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Recent reports about low iOS 26 adoption failed to pick up on a crucial mistake with the source data. It’s a reminder to be careful about third-party sources for Apple statistics.
Safari user agent data caused inaccuracies in iOS 26 adoption reports
An early January report claimed that Apple is struggling to get people to upgrade their devices to iOS 26. It’s a story that seemed to have come from a reputable source of data, and it quickly spread across the Apple news sites.
However, it seems that there was a major flaw in the original data that wasn’t taken into account by any of the publications. All told, it was an event that serves as a reminder that third-party data sources making claims about Apple are not necessarily going to be entirely accurate.
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