US EditionMost iPhone Users Are Still Running iOS 18, with iOS 26 Adoption Slow: Report
Statcounter data shows iOS 26 adoption at 16% globally, significantly lower than iOS 18's over 60% usage nearly four months after release.
- Nearly four months after release, StatCounter finds only around 15 to 16% of active iPhones run iOS 26, while most remain on iOS 18.
- Design and update-policy changes include iOS 26's Liquid Glass visual overhaul and Apple’s continued security support for older iOS 18, reducing upgrade urgency.
- The breakdown shows iOS 26.1 at 10.6%, iOS 26.2 at 4.6% and iOS 26.0 at 1.1%, with StatCounter deriving these estimates from web‑traffic analytics.
- The adoption shortfall shows iOS 26 adoption rate running at less than one-quarter that of recent predecessors, prompting questions about why users hold off upgrading.
- With Apple rarely sharing OS metrics, MacRumors readers this year show 25.7% on iOS 26 versus 89.3% on iOS 18 last year, highlighting atypical hesitation.
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According to figures from the market researchers at Stat Counter, only 15 to 16 percent of the world's active iPhones iOS 26 have installed. iOS 26.1 with 10.6 percent is the largest share, the update to iOS 26.2 released only in December runs to 4.6 percent of the devices. The original iOS 26.0 has remained 1.1 percent. iOS 18 still accounts for around 60 percent of the devices, most of which are iOS 18.6 and iOS 18.7. This is an unusually low …
Even after four months, most iPhone owners prefer Apple's previous operating system, iOS 18. iOS 26 is showing extremely poor numbers.
Most iPhone Users Haven’t Moved to iOS 26 and iOS 18 Remains on Top
iOS 26 has been out for almost four months, but many iPhone users still have not moved on. A large share continues to run iOS 18, raising questions about whether this update is lagging behind earlier releases. At this point in the release cycle, Apple usually sees faster adoption. That pattern makes the current numbers […] The post Most iPhone Users Haven’t Moved to iOS 26 and iOS 18 Remains on Top appeared first on The Mac Observer.
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velvetclassic.netiOS 26 Adoption Rate Notably Lower Than Previous Versions Months After Launch: Report
Apple’s iOS 26 has been downloaded and installed by only a small percentage of iPhone users, according to a report citing data from a web analytics service. The reason behind this is said to be the new Liquid Glass design, which was met with criticism for causing legibility issues due to the transparent UI elements. Moreover, iOS 26’s adoption rate is significantly lower than the previous OS versions at the same time after their release, the rep…
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