Apple has just announced that 68% of all iPhones installed iOS 18 (its latest mobile operating system). The iPhone manufacturer has published a new report showing the rate of adoption of its latest versions of operating systems, including iOS 18 and iPados 18. The company whose headquarters is of Cupertino reveals that around 53% of all iPads execute iPados 18.
Interesting, since Public Liberation in September 2024Apple has first shared information related to iOS 18. Apple informed that iOS 18 is installed on approximately 76% of the iPhones introduced in the past 4 years.
This last iteration of the Apple mobile operating system – iOS 18 – is filled with various new features, including improved personalization options for icons and the disposition of the Home screen, a redesigned control center and The possibility of adding or modifying the controls on the lock screen.
In October 2024, Apple published iOS 18.1 with the first series of “Apple Intelligence” features. Then, in December 2024, Apple deployed the latest software updates for iPhones and iPads, iOS 18.2 and iPados 18.2. With this update, the company has mainly added several AI Apple Intelligence tools.
Meanwhile, speaking of the remaining iPhones available worldwide, around 19% still use iOS 17, while 13% use an earlier version of iOS (like iOS 16 and so on). At the same time, 19% of iPhones released in the past 4 years are currently installed iOS 17. To come on iPads, of all active devices, 28% perform iPados 17 and 19% perform an earlier version of iPados.
Interestingly, these official figures from the company are divided at a time when the iOS 18.3 and iPados 18.3 updates have been published in the coming weeks. Upcoming improvements and new features of these updates can push more users to adopt the latest operating system.
In particular, in iOS 18.3 Beta 3 for developers, the company temporarily disabled the notification summary function fueled by Apple Intelligence for news and entertainment applications. This is due to complaints related to inaccuracies in summaries.
In the meantime, Apple should publish its report on the results of the first quarter of 2025 on January 30, 2025, which will detail the performance of the company for the period from October to December 2024.
