Mobile analytics firm Mixpanel has iOS 7 adoption covering the vast
majority of Apple mobile devices, with its real-time adoption stat
tracker showing between 88 and 90 percent of devices
on the latest major revision of iOS based on hourly browsing data. By
comparison, you can see that according to its Android device
information, only around 8 percent of those using Google’s mobile OS are
using Kit Kat (4.4) or higher.
This
stat shot says that Apple users are good at remaining fairly current on
their devices, and it’s also great news for developers, since apps
designed for iOS 7 are likely to be strikingly different from those
created for earlier versions of iOS. Apple’s advantage when it comes to
fragmentation issues mean less money spent on making sure software works
across a range of different OS versions, and it’s something Android
still lags considerably with, which is apparent from the current Kit Kat
uptake.
As
for Apple’s latest version of iOS 7, iOS 7.1, it’s already accounting
for the majority of visits to Mixpanel’s partner apps and sites since it
debuted March 10. Between that date and today, Mixpanel has seen 31
percent of visits come from 7.1, versus 29 percent via 7.0.6, which is
the next closest. The bottom line: Apple users are quick to update and
don’t show any signs of becoming more reluctant to do so, which in turn
means the efficiency benefits of developing software for iOS over
Android aren’t likely going to disappear anytime soon.
This
stat shot says that Apple users are good at remaining fairly current on
their devices, and it’s also great news for developers, since apps
designed for iOS 7 are likely to be strikingly different from those
created for earlier versions of iOS. Apple’s advantage when it comes to
fragmentation issues mean less money spent on making sure software works
across a range of different OS versions, and it’s something Android
still lags considerably with, which is apparent from the current Kit Kat
uptake.As
for Apple’s latest version of iOS 7, iOS 7.1, it’s already accounting
for the majority of visits to Mixpanel’s partner apps and sites since it
debuted March 10. Between that date and today, Mixpanel has seen 31
percent of visits come from 7.1, versus 29 percent via 7.0.6, which is
the next closest. The bottom line: Apple users are quick to update and
don’t show any signs of becoming more reluctant to do so, which in turn
means the efficiency benefits of developing software for iOS over
Android aren’t likely going to disappear anytime soon.
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