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The latest iOS 18 adoption data posted by Apple on Friday revealed statistics that were virtually identical to the iOS 17 numbers from 2023. The latest report from Apple shows iOS 18 spans 68 percent of iPhone models with 76 per cent adoption among products produced during the past four years (As reported on January 21).
These iOS 18 adoption figures represent a 2 percent enhancement over iOS 17 a year ago when 66 percent of phones ran it. The other stat was identical to today’s data: As of January 2024, data showed 76% of the iPhones from the preceding four years had iOS 17 installed.
iPad users have not shown significant movement with Roses and Thumbs upgrades. According to Apple’s data, iPadOS 18 versions are used by 53% of all iPads (a figure equal to iPadOS 17 usage numbers one year ago). About 63% of the latest four years’ tablets operate under iPadOS 18. The latest figures mark a slight improvement over last year’s data which showed 61 percent of devices operating on iPadOS 17.
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Are increased numbers being attracted by Apple Intelligence’s limited offerings? The company remains tight-lipped regarding the implementation numbers for its AI feature suite across its user base.
Regardless, we can speculate that Apple wants Apple Intelligence adoption to grow: Apple is enabling its AI features by default through the onboarding process in iOS 18.3 beta releases. After the setup phase ends you can exit Apple Intelligence through system settings. Users needed to grant their explicit permission to enable this capability when they set up earlier editions of the system. The new software is set to appear as soon as next week.
