- Daring Fireball: MacRumors: 'iOS 8 Adoption Stagnates Just Two and a Half Weeks After Launch'That marks a very slight increase in adoption over the past two weeks, as back on September 21, iOS 8 was installed on 46 percent of devices. 47 percent of iOS users continue to stick to iOS 7, possibly due to a number of bugs that have plagued the launch of iOS 8.
- I’d be willing to bet the slow iOS 8 uptake is due mostly to lack of space on iPhones. I helped many people delete things to fit /cc @gruber
http://twitter.com/gerardvh/status/519807130057334784
— Gerard Van Halsema (@gerardvh)Wed, Oct 08 2014 11:10:52 - @gruber 'casual users no longer trust iOS updates' Agree, but also I've seen casual users ignore/give up because iOS 8 needs 5GB free space.
http://twitter.com/Matt_Peacock/status/519809704672108545
— Matt Peacock (@Matt_Peacock)Wed, Oct 08 2014 11:21:05 - @daringfireball @gruber While I don't disagree Apple has lost update trust, @DanFrakes is onto something too: https://twitter.com/DanFrakes/status/519504889186369536 …
http://twitter.com/beverson/status/519812241764659200
— Ben Everson (@beverson)Wed, Oct 08 2014 11:31:10 http://twitter.com/Dieulot/status/519818565927862272
— Alex Dieulot (@Dieulot)Wed, Oct 08 2014 11:56:18http://twitter.com/netzfeuilleton/status/519828509523714049
— Jannis Kucharz (@netzfeuilleton)Wed, Oct 08 2014 12:35:49- @gruber I would upgrade my wife’s iPhone 5S to iOS 8 if it wasn’t such a hassle getting enough space on the device to do it (16GB).
http://twitter.com/metajungle/status/519830383601664000
— Jakob Henriksson (@metajungle)Wed, Oct 08 2014 12:43:16 - @daringfireball @gruber it has to do with file size than anything else, right? Who has 4 gigs available on their current devices anymore?
http://twitter.com/arvindang/status/519835128030593024
— Arvin Dang (@arvindang)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:02:07 - @gruber capacity of 16gb is really 12.2 gb. The update is almost half that. iOS 7 made year old devices look & feel new, iOS 8 not so much.
http://twitter.com/roamee/status/519835187858124800
— roamee (@roamee)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:02:21 - @gruber apple offering 16gb versions of newer devices this year might be great for margins but hurts customer satisfaction in long run.
http://twitter.com/roamee/status/519836091944534016
— roamee (@roamee)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:05:57 - @joeyboxcar @daringfireball @gruber Same boat. I had a LOT of deleting to do on a 16GB iPhone (games, pics, music) and some on a 32GB iPad.
http://twitter.com/DanEpstein140/status/519836901625585664
— Dan Epstein (@DanEpstein140)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:09:10 - @atomicfern @gruber 8.0.2 claims to be 75mb, but needs 1.5gb of free space for OTA update. On a 16gb phone, that’s crazy.
http://twitter.com/TheJsoh/status/519838177042124800
— Groot beer (@TheJsoh)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:14:14 - @gruber I think the 4gb required to install the iOS is the biggest issue on iOS8 adoption. My sister couldn't install
http://twitter.com/pedrocc/status/519839984288026624
— Pedro Cavalcanti (@pedrocc)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:21:25 http://twitter.com/mcelhearn/status/519843112018268160
— Kirk McElhearn (@mcelhearn)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:33:50- @mcelhearn @DanFrakes @gruber @ShawnKing iOS8 needed 5GB for me. That's nearly 2x more. As % of 16GB, that's 10% more (7=20%, 8=30%)
http://twitter.com/MarkDMill/status/519842591165014017
— Mark Miller (@MarkDMill)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:31:46 - @mcelhearn @gruber @ShawnKing It’s 2GB bigger; people have had a year longer to fill up space, apps are bigger, newer phones=larger photos…
http://twitter.com/DanFrakes/status/519843490323525632
— Dan Frakes (@DanFrakes)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:35:20 - @DanFrakes @mcelhearn @gruber @ShawnKing Yup – I’ve been asked how to deal with inadequate space for update by friends. 5GB out of 16GB? Hmm
http://twitter.com/gpcroft/status/519844674031616000
— Giles P. Croft (@gpcroft)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:40:03 - @daringfireball @gruber you can't install iOS 8 on any device with less than 32 GB of storage without deleting most your stuff. That's it!
http://twitter.com/mazdak/status/519845624028860417
— Mazdak Rezvani (@mazdak)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:43:49 - @gruber every family iOS device for the first time ever this year lacked space for over the air iOS update. that is the barrier to adoption.
http://twitter.com/dcorsi/status/519846094336188416
— David Corsi (@dcorsi)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:45:41 - @DanFrakes @gruber @ShawnKing Yes, my iPad mini says that the 8.0 .2 update is 944 MB, and that I needed least 4.9 GB of storage.
http://twitter.com/mcelhearn/status/519846237781372928
— Kirk McElhearn (@mcelhearn)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:46:16 - @daringfireball @gruber the only reason my friends haven’t installed iOS 8 is the free space requirement.
http://twitter.com/Mezeek/status/519846551712436224
— Mezeek (@Mezeek)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:47:30 - iOS 8 installs are stalled! @gruber - not worrisome due to trust. The update is simply too big. Too many 8 and 16 GB devices out there.
http://twitter.com/aorr/status/519847363658395650
— Andy Orr (@aorr)Wed, Oct 08 2014 13:50:44 - @gruber The casual iOS users I know who haven't updated to 8 just don't have the 5GB of required free space.
http://twitter.com/fletch/status/519850630228504576
— Rick Fletcher (@fletch)Wed, Oct 08 2014 14:03:43 - @gruber @anildash @GVerhoeven There should be a prompt under upgrade reminding people of that functionality
http://twitter.com/joshkehn/status/519850655536939008
— Joshua Kehn (@joshkehn)Wed, Oct 08 2014 14:03:49 http://twitter.com/anildash/status/519850848575553537
— Anil Dash (@anildash)Wed, Oct 08 2014 14:04:35





















