Apple Says 68% of Devices Now Running iOS 8

Apple updated their App Store Distribution page yesterday to note 68% of iOS devices are now running the latest version of their mobile operating system, based on App Store usage of of January 5, 2015.

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In just under a month, iOS 8 adoption increased 5% compared to the previous update on December 8, 2014. After a slow start, iOS 8 installs have increased after updates were released to fix earlier bugs, while the requirement to use Apple Pay in the U.S. also required users to install iOS 8.1.

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