14 DAY TRIAL // Apple rolled out iOS 14 with much fanfare the last fall, and since then, the company has been pushing for everybody to install the new OS version and benefit from things like App Library, widgets, and so many other improvements.
It’s not a secret, however, that Apple’s device ecosystem typically updates to new software versions quite quickly, and new data shared by Mixpanel indicates that in the case of iOS 14, the adoption has already reached 90 percent.
In other words, more than 9 in 10 supported iPhones are already on iOS 14, while only 5 percent of the models are still on iOS 13.
iOS 14 is available for iPhone 6s and newer, but it’s believed the next operating system update would drop this model and only become available for the iPhone 7 and later.
What’s next for iOS
And speaking of the next iOS updates, Apple is currently working on iOS 14.5, and it’s believed this update would go live as soon as this month.
The update would include substantial improvements, including a feature to unlock iPhones from the Apple Watch, something that would come in very handy if you’re using Face ID and you’re wearing a mask.
In addition, Apple is also planning a new battery recalibration feature, as well as improvements for Apple Maps, which would get a Waze-inspired incident reporting tool.
iOS 15 is also on the radar, with Apple to provide us with an early glimpse into what’s to come at the WWDC conference this summer. Needless to say, the very first betas for developers and public testers would roll out shortly after WWDC, with the production launch to take place in September according to the typical calendar.
It’s not yet known what features iOS 15 is likely to include.