For something that Apple has always been characterized by unlike Android, it is because the Cupertino-based company updates its devices for at least five years, until it completely abandons it, something very difficult to find even in the terminals that Google itself released to the market. The latest iOS update left without the possibility of updating the iPhone 4s, iPad 2, 3, 4 and iPad Mini, some models whose latest software update has been iOS 9.3.5. Five months ago Apple released iOS 10, the latest version of the operating system for mobile devices, a version that according to the latest data published by Apple in the developer center found in 79% of supported devices.
Starting with iPhone 5 and iPad Mini 2, all iPad Air and iPad Pro models are compatible with iOS 10, a version that works very well on older models, which could indicate that Apple can still hold out for another year. older models. iOS 9, is found today on 16% of devices while previous versions represent 5%. The adoption of iOS 10 is being very similar to what we could see with iOS 9, already in the same period of time, the adoption of iOS 9 reached 77%.
If we compare the adoption of the latest versions of iOS and Android, we can see how Android Nougat is installed on 1,2% of supported devices, although we must bear in mind that the operation of both platforms is different as we all know. Apple controls both the software and the hardware, giving it the ability to release versions designed for its devices, hence the update cycles of its models are much longer than on Android.