For the first time since iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 were released last fall, Apple has shared data on the adoption rates of these updates. Apple says that 81% of all iPhones introduced in the past four years are now running iOS 16, while 72% of all iPhones are running iOS 16.
Here’s a rundown of the data:
iPhones introduced in the last four years
- 81% iOS 16
- 15% iOS 15
- 4% earlier
All iOS devices
- 72% iOS 16
- 20% iOS 15
- 8% earlier
iPads introduced in the last four years
- 53% iPadOS 16
- 39% iPadOS 15
- 8% earlier
All iPads
- 50% iPadOS 16
- 37% iPadOS 15
- 13% earlier
Apple publishes this data via its Developer website. This is the first time it has provided any adoption data since iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 were released last fall. As usual, Apple’s adoption numbers are impressive in comparison to Android and other platforms.