Onswipe Says iOS 6.1 Adoption Rate Hit 22% in 36 Hours

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Apple released iOS 6.1 to the public just a few days ago, on Monday, packing LTE support for new international LTE support and enhancing Siri, and it is already on the way to recording the fastest adoption rate ever.

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Onswipe has seen rapid adoption of iOS 6.1, with 11.35% of iDevices upgrading within the first 24 hours, and nearly 22% by 3 p.m. ET Wednesday. The creators of touch templates for Web-based content are gathering data from over 13 million monthly active users on iOS.

Just a quick comparison: When Apple released iOS 6 to the public, it took seven days to reach 44.58% of iDevices, and roughly a month to surpass the 60% milestone, while iOS 6.1 seems to be experiencing a much faster adoption rate.

Onswipe CEO Jason Baptiste says this is likely due to Apple’s OTA mechanism, as users cut the cord with the arrival of iOS 5 in October 2011. During the past 15 months, users have had enough time to get comfortable with the over-the-air mechanism.

An additional boost could be given by the upcoming iOS 6.1 jailbreak: The Evad3rs have waited for Apple to release iOS 6.1 before they push out Evasi0n, the jailbreak tool that will set all 22 iDevices free.

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