Apple publishes iOS and iPadOS 16 adoption rates on Developer website.

According to Apple, iOS 16 is now installed on 81% of modern devices and 72% of all compatible devices. iOS 15 is installed on 15% and 20% respectively.

iPadOS 16 is running on 53% of modern devices and 50% overall. iPadOS 15 powers 39% modern and 37% of all compatible iPads.

These numbers show that projects targeting iPad still need to consider supporting previous major iPadOS releases.

Apple Developer Support: App Store

Reference: Apple reveals iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 usage stats for the first time

Recommendations

Developer:

Adjust supported iOS and iPadOS releases accordingly.

QA engineer:

Keep iPad devices running iPadOS 15 and, possibly, iPadOS 14 for proper on-device testing.

PM/DM:

Adjust supported iOS and iPadOS releases accordingly.

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