iOS 7 Adoption Rate Now At 90 Percent, Apple Claims

Official numbers from iOS devices visiting the App Store in a recent seven day stretch suggest iOS 7 adoption rate is now up to 90 percent, Ubergizmo reports.

The figure is notable for the latest major mobile OS update from Apple considering it featured some graphics and visual changes that were not unanimously celebrated. However, the publication notes that the upcoming iOS 8 update will likely receive upwards of 90 percent adoption due to the fact that it will not feature a design overhaul, focusing on new features instead.

The adoption rate is significantly higher, however, than that of the latest Android update, which is running on less than a fifth of all Android devices, the publication notes.

iOS 6 adoption is currently at 9 percent and earlier iterations are still running on about 1 percent of iOS devices, according to Apple.

Android app users, however, deal with crashes less often than their Apple counterparts, according to another recent comparison by Crittercism.

Unsurprisingly, the study also showed that users of Android KitKat (4.4) and iOS 7.1 experience the smallest crash rates, while the older versions offer the highest crash rates.

Android KitKat, Jelly Bean (4.3) and Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) feature a 0.7 percent crash rate, while Gingerbread (2.3) apps crash at a 1.7 percent clip.

As for iOS, the app crashes come in at 2.5 percent of the time for iOS 7, 2.1 percent for iOS 7 and 1.6 percent for iOS 7.1.

The device you use also makes a difference. Apple iPhone 5 users reported the smallest crash rate (1.7 percent) for iOS, while the Samsung Galaxy S4 offered users an outstanding 0.9 percent rate.

Tablets, meanwhile, are less stable than smartphones, but Crittercism sees that leveling out over time.

"As tablet adoption grows, expect developers to focus on optimizing performance for tablets, thereby bringing crash rates to be on par with smartphones," the report said.

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