Weekly Roundup: iOS 7 Usage Up to 74%, Plus Create Animations Without Writing Code

Aaron Brethorst, December 07, 2013

I think that the rapid uptake of new versions of iOS, coupled with the relatively homogenous nature of the device ecosystem is one of the most underappreciated advantages iOS has over Android, at least for developers. Even so, supporting iOS 6 and 7 across iPhone and iPad can be a serious undertaking. I can't imagine trying to support a popular app on Android, where you have to deal not just with a wide range of operating system versions, but also a staggeringly large number of devices, many of which have their own quirks. No offense intended to my Java-writing, Dalvik-targeting friends out there, but I think that I'd probably just go back full time to building web apps if Android was the only game in town.

To be fair, it seems like most Android developers recommend abandoning 2.x, and focusing exclusively on the 4.x releases, as Gingerbread (Android 2.3) usage has significantly declined over the past year.

Fortunately, for those of us lucky enough to work on iOS, it looks like—just a few months after its release—iOS 7 adoption is around three quarters of all users. This data from Apple is further corroborated by what you can see from MixPanel. Furthermore, iOS 6 usage is only slightly higher than Android's Gingerbread. Although I can't speak to your exact circumstances or business needs, were I starting a new app today, I would skip iOS 6 altogether and only support iOS 7.

Best,
Aaron


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