{"id":696439,"date":"2026-06-10T21:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/696439\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:54:10","slug":"ios-26-adoption-grows-but-still-lags-slightly-behind-ios-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/696439\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26 adoption grows, but still lags slightly behind iOS 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iOS-26-officially-launches-today-but-some-developers-arent-sure-it-should.webp\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"iOS 26 officially launches today, but some developers aren't sure it should | Icon with 'wait' symbol\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/13\/apple-announces-ios-26-usage-numbers-heres-how-they-compare\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple updated<\/a> its iOS and iPadOS usage figures, showing adoption just a smidge behind iOS 18 and iOS 17 in the months after their releases. Here are the updated numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Are people still updating to iOS 26 and iPadOS 26?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, around WWDC, Apple updates its iOS and iPadOS usage numbers, offering a glimpse of how fast (or slowly) users are adopting the current system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Apple updated its adoption rate figures with data \u201cmeasured by devices that transacted on the App Store on June 7, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Apple\u2019s new numbers, of all iPhones introduced in the last four years:<\/p>\n<p>86% are running iOS 26<\/p>\n<p>11% are running iOS 18<\/p>\n<p>3% are running earlier versions<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to all iPhones in use <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/09\/15\/ios-26-supports-these-recent-iphones-but-drops-three-models\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">that can run iOS 26<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>79% are running iOS 26<\/p>\n<p>14% are running iOS 18<\/p>\n<p>7% are running earlier versions<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the iPad, here\u2019s the adoption rate of iPadOS 26 on devices introduced in the last four years:<\/p>\n<p>79% are running iPad 26<\/p>\n<p>16% are running iPad 18<\/p>\n<p>5% are running earlier versions<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, considering all iPad models that are <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/06\/09\/can-your-ipad-run-ipados-26-heres-the-compatibility-list\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">compatible with iPadOS 26<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>68% are running iPad 26<\/p>\n<p>17% are running iPad 18<\/p>\n<p>15% are running earlier versions<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared with the data from February, iOS 26 adoption grew 12% for iPhones released in the last four years and 13% for all compatible iPhones, while iPadOS 26 adoption grew 13% and 11%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to how iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 fare against the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 adoption <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/06\/05\/apple-reveals-how-many-users-are-running-ios-18-and-ipados-18\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">figures from last June<\/a>, both are 2% behind for devices released in the last four years, and 3% behind overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about iOS and iPadOS adoption figures, <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/support\/app-store\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">follow this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you still avoiding iOS 26 and iPadOS 26? 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