Apple Releases iOS 26 Adoption Figures, iOS 26 Adoption by iPhone Age, YouTube Launches Apple Vision Pro App (Finally)
Happy Friday. We will jump right into today’s update.
Apple Releases iOS 26 Adoption Figures
Last month, a fair number of Apple bloggers and writers got punked by faulty analytical data from StatCounter that showed few iPhone users had upgraded to iOS 26. Prior to the mistake being caught, the bad data led to a wave of articles infused with FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt). One publication’s takeaway was that iPhone users were “showing a level of hesitation toward iOS 26 that has not been seen in recent years.”
Based on new App Store disclosure from Apple, iOS 26 adoption is trending roughly in-line with adoption behavior seen in prior years.
As of February 12th:
iOS 26: Installed on 66% of devices.
iOS 18: 24% of devices.
Earlier than iOS 18: 10% of devices.
For new iPhones (released within the past four years), iOS 26 adoption jumps to 74% with iOS 18 representing another 20% of devices.
Circling back to what Apple reported in prior years:
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