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Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 10Apple Says 86% of Recent iPhones Run iOS 26, With Overall Adoption at 79%
3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 10Summary
- 86% of iPhones released in the past four years now run iOS 26, based on devices that transacted on the App Store on June 7, Apple said.
- Across all compatible iPhones, 79% are on iOS 26, while 14% remain on iOS 18 and 7% on earlier versions.
- iPadOS 26 trails the iPhone rollout: 79% of recent iPads and 68% of all compatible iPads run the latest software.
- Since February, iOS 26 adoption rose 12 points on recent iPhones and 13 points across all compatible iPhones; iPadOS 26 gained 13 and 11 points.
- Those rates still lag last June's iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 figures by 2 points on newer devices and 3 points overall as Apple heads into WWDC.
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