Category: Mobile

66% of iOS devices are running iOS 10

iOS 10 is now installed on more than two thirds of the active iOS device install base, recording 66.7% twenty-seven days after iOS 10 was released according to Fiksu. Mixpanel is also recording iOS 10 adoption topping 66% since Sunday.

As shown by the graph, iOS 10 has the fastest adoption rate than any previous update, a month after release.

If there is one thing Apple does well, it’s increasing adoption of their software. From Public Beta Testing, to automatic updates, to intelligent “install later” deferrals, iOS kills it when it comes to updates.

I’ve been running iOS 10 since the first developer beta, and it’s one of the most stable releases I’ve run. Same for MacOS Sierra.

When you look at the economics behind it, this is why Apple beats Google in mobile. They have a unified platform, with strictly controlled hardware, limited device types/sizes, and a base that is more willing to spend money. This is key for building an ecosystem like the app store. When you build an iOS app you have strong confidence that you don’t have to support 500 different devices, and most users will be running the latest software, that is a huge incentive as a software developer.

Even if you wanted, you can’t buy a Galaxy Note 7

We remain committed to working diligently with appropriate regulatory authorities to take all necessary steps to resolve the situation. Consumers with either an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 device should power down and stop using the device and take advantage of the remedies available.

This is what Samsung should have done in the first place. When your product is catching fire, you stop selling it and issue a recall. Somehow Samsung managed to botch the recall and has held out far too long on actually halting sales. I wonder if Samsung is hiring QAs…

What’s glaringly missing from this press release is ANY information for Galaxy Note 7 customers on what options they have available to them.

The one thing Google got right with the Pixel

Connect. Sign in. Transfer.

Once you’ve signed in to your Google Account, choose what you want to move, like your contacts, calendar events, photos, videos, music, SMS messages, iMessages® and more. Then sit back and let Pixel do the work.

What’s the biggest pain point of getting a new phone? Moving your data.

Google is including a magical microUSB to Lightning cord in the box of every Pixel phone and software to translate the data. Just don’t forget to deregister iMessages.

While any consumer could easily purchase one of these cords for just under $8 the fact that it’s included in the box makes it that much more effortless to switch from iPhone to Google.

Genius.

The war of iOS vs Android is far from over.