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James Rogerson

iOS 26 adoption on iPhones is staggeringly low – here are 3 reasons why

Apple iPhone 17 Pro REVIEW.
  • Data suggests that only around 16.3% of iPhone users have iOS 26
  • That's a far lower percentage than other recent versions had at this time in previous years
  • This is likely because of dissatisfaction with Liquid Glass coupled with less pressure to upgrade than in the past

One thing you can usually count on with a new version of iOS is that most iPhone users will upgrade to it quite quickly. Unlike Android, where new software version roll outs can be a long, drawn-out period with different phones getting them at different times, all compatible iPhones get access to new iOS releases on the same day, so no one is left waiting before they can apply the update.

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