iOS 8 Now Running on 56 Percent of Active iOS Devices: Apple

The Cupertino-based company updated its App Store Distribution page to show the OS distribution data of App Store visitors on November 10, split between iOS 8, iOS 7 and earlier iOS versions.

According to the App Store Distribution page 56 percent or the majority devices were running iOS 8, followed by 40 percent running iOS 7, and 5 percent running earlier versions. This translates to 101 percent, so it's apparent Apple has rounded off figures incorrectly.

The numbers reported by Apple definitely show a rise in iOS 8 adoption if compared to the numbers shared by Apple in September. Earlier, 49 percent or the majority devices were running iOS 7, closely followed by iOS 8 (46 percent of the devices), and the rest on earlier versions (5 percent).

MacRumors notes figures from last month, saying that during Apple's October 16 event for the iPad, CEO Tim Cook had revealed iOS 8 was installed on 48 percent of devices as of October 13.

In early October, according to some third-party tracking sites, iOS 7 had a better start than iOS 8. One firm reported that iOS 8 had hit an adoption rate of just 7.3 percent in 24 hours of its public release, compared to 18.2 percent for iOS 7, and 14.8 percent for iOS 6.

Notably, the adoption rate for Google's latest Android version was worse as it took around 11 months for Android 4.4 KitKat to reach 24.5 percent of the worldwide users, according to Google's own figures shared in September.

Last month, the company started rolling out the iOS 8.1 update, bringing features such as Apple Pay (only for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus), iCloud Photo Library beta, Camera Roll, Continuity and more. The iOS 8.1 update was rolled out for the iPhone 4S and later models, the iPad 2 and later models, the fifth-generation iPod touch, and the third-generation Apple TV.