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> As of June 2020, Apple Reports that 92% of devices introduced in the last 4 years use iOS 13, while 81% of all devices (including the oldest) use iOS 13. Some

> As of June 2020, Apple Reports that 92% of devices introduced in the last 4 years use iOS 13, while 81% of all devices (including the oldest) use iOS 13. Some businesses are not willing to part with that remaining 8%-19% of users. I'm surprised that so many people have the latest iOS. I was reluctant to use SwiftUI because I thought that more people have older iPhones which wouldn't support it.

wlesieutre 6y ago
iOS 14 support goes back to the 6S and original SE, so the newest unsupported phone is the iPhone 6 from September 2014. Not a lot of those still around.
- bsaul 6y ago
  Just for the anecdote : as an owner of an iphone6, i have to say this phone was perfectly functional. it made me feel extremely bad to buy a se2 just so that i could test my code on a real device. moving from iphone6 to se2 is the first time i've felt disappointed by my new iphone. it's bulkier, the battery lasts about just as long, and the screen feels cheap.
  - wlesieutre 6y ago
    I suppose when they were dropped in iOS 12 it wasn’t nearly as old. They’ve done well to keep the same devices supported since then. You probably don't want to buy a new phone again, but I recently went from an SE (2016) to a 12 Mini and can tell you it's a pretty great device. If the new SE feels too large, you might like it too. More expensive, of course.
saagarjha 6y ago
iOS adoption rates are extremely high these days, especially with the long support periods devices get and various ways to reduce friction while updating.
- jonplackett 6y ago
  Plus the constant, never-ending nagging!
pritambarhate 6y ago
As per this Wikipedia article[1], more than 2 billion iOS devices were sold by September 2018. 19% of 2B is 380M devices. So by going iOS 13 only quite a few potential users are left out. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iOS_and_iPadOS_devices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iOS_and_iPadOS_devices
- dilap 6y ago
  Though I wonder what fraction of those people are interested in installing new software? I wouldn't be surprised if it was pretty small.
  - moonchild 6y ago
    Maybe. On the other hand, maybe they're likely to engage more with the few apps that still support their version of ios.
- auggierose 6y ago
  I doubt all of those sold devices are still functional.
- valuearb 6y ago
  iOS users who don’t upgrade to the latest iOS versions are far less likely to spend money on APIs than iOS 13 & 14 users. That 19% accounts for closer to 5% of actual App Store sales and subscriptions.

wlesieutre 6y ago

iOS 14 support goes back to the 6S and original SE, so the newest unsupported phone is the iPhone 6 from September 2014. Not a lot of those still around.

bsaul 6y ago
Just for the anecdote : as an owner of an iphone6, i have to say this phone was perfectly functional. it made me feel extremely bad to buy a se2 just so that i could test my code on a real device. moving from iphone6 to se2 is the first time i've felt disappointed by my new iphone. it's bulkier, the battery lasts about just as long, and the screen feels cheap.
- wlesieutre 6y ago
  I suppose when they were dropped in iOS 12 it wasn’t nearly as old. They’ve done well to keep the same devices supported since then. You probably don't want to buy a new phone again, but I recently went from an SE (2016) to a 12 Mini and can tell you it's a pretty great device. If the new SE feels too large, you might like it too. More expensive, of course.

saagarjha 6y ago

iOS adoption rates are extremely high these days, especially with the long support periods devices get and various ways to reduce friction while updating.

jonplackett 6y ago
Plus the constant, never-ending nagging!

pritambarhate 6y ago

As per this Wikipedia article[1], more than 2 billion iOS devices were sold by September 2018. 19% of 2B is 380M devices. So by going iOS 13 only quite a few potential users are left out. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iOS_and_iPadOS_devices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iOS_and_iPadOS_devices

dilap 6y ago
Though I wonder what fraction of those people are interested in installing new software? I wouldn't be surprised if it was pretty small.
- moonchild 6y ago
  Maybe. On the other hand, maybe they're likely to engage more with the few apps that still support their version of ios.
auggierose 6y ago
I doubt all of those sold devices are still functional.
valuearb 6y ago
iOS users who don’t upgrade to the latest iOS versions are far less likely to spend money on APIs than iOS 13 & 14 users. That 19% accounts for closer to 5% of actual App Store sales and subscriptions.