iOS market share ticks up at the end of 2022, Android down slightly

13 December 2022
During Q4 of this year the success of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max have boosted iOS market share. Android still hovers above the 70% mark, though.

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BrianCoriour, 13 Dec 2022I still go for android as the winner. I can download a yout... moreSo you are not paying the people who worked to develop an app or to make a movie/serial etc. and claim yourself as smart? No wonder. Android users are often accused of piracy and people like you are the reason.

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    • Anonymous
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    hmm, 13 Dec 2022It will tick down in the future as it wont go up forever as... moreYeah. Also, the title is stupid. I don't expect more from this website, though. There are only two major mobile OSes. So when one goes up, obviously another must go down.

      In simple terms every year apple iphones keeps outperforming flagship Android phones so it's no surprise that the already released iPhone 14 pro and max variants
      Will outperform the yet not released android flagship phones powered by the yet not released Qualcomm snapdragon 8 gen 2 chip. And add to than apple iphones
      Get 6 or 7 years of iOS software updates vs Android only 4 years at most. Add to that apple iphones are more secure and hacker resistant vs Android phones. Add to that iphones smoother performance and higher benchmark performance vs Android phones. So to sum it up, iphones are clearly superior to Android phones.

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        dbjungle, 13 Dec 2022I honestly don't expect iOS to drop in market share an... moreIt will tick down in the future as it wont go up forever as it's done so far is go up and down and up and down.

        News show the scale pictures that it ticks up and down trough time passes on. It's just reality and every time it ticks up is not news worthy like more special then before

          BrianCoriour, 13 Dec 2022I still go for android as the winner. I can download a yout... moreSame.

          NewPipe is a great YouTube app alternative if you don't want to sub to YouTube Prime and you want to block ads.

          I use Flud + a VPN app (to avoid annoying emails) to download movies and TV shows from PirateBay. But we also have Amazon Fire TV Stick that's jailbroken and we have practically every channel we want for $30 per month for two TVs. I also use Regal Unlimited Plus during the warmer seasons to watch every big summer movie.

          I go to Vimm's Liar or CoolROMs for my ROMs. Sometimes CDRomance.

          My emulator apps
          Lemuroid: NES, Game Boy, Genesis, GG, SNES, PS1, N64, PSP
          Redream: Dreamcast
          AetherSX2: PS2
          Dolphin MMJR2: GameCube, Wii

          I started with iPhone first dating back to 2008. Jailbreak the first gens of the iPhone and iPod touch. But since trying Android by 2011 with a second-hand Nexus One, I always go back to it. I try iPhone as a daily driver but always go back to Android after 1 to 4 months.

            Currently
            Motorola Razr 5G with T-Mobile sim
            Apple iPhone SE 2022 with AT&T sim

            Ranking My Favorite Daily Drivers
            1. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 (2021)
            2. Motorola Razr 5G (2020)
            3. Google Pixel 3 (2018)
            4. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
            5. Apple iPhone 7 (2016)
            6. Apple iPhone SE (2016)
            7. Essential Phone (2017)
            8. LG G5 (2016)
            9. Xiaomi Mi 3 (2013)
            10. HTC One (2013)
            11. Apple iPhone 4 (2010)
            12. Google Pixel (2016)
            13. LG V20 (2016)
            14. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (2016)
            15. Google Nexus One (2010)
            16. Apple iPhone (2007)
            17. Nokia N82 (2007)
            18. Apple iPhone 12 mini (2020)
            19. Motorola Moto E2 4G (2015)
            20. Microsoft Lumia 640 (2015)
            21. Samsung Focus (2010)
            22. Motorola Moto E4 (2017)
            23. LG G3 Beat (2014)
            24. MyPhone QTV38 (2011 or 2012?)
            25. Sanyo SCP-5500 (2003)
            26. Motorola RAZR V3 (2004)
            27. Motorola V600 (2004)
            28. Nokia 3360 AKA 3310 (2001)
            29. Sony Ericsson T616 AKA 610 (2003)
            30. Audiovox CDM-9155GPX? (1999?)
            31. Qualcomm QCP-1960 (1999)
            32. Cherry Mobile Flare (2012)
            33. Nokia 3595 (2003)

            Phones I Owned But Weren't Daily Drivers
            BlackBerry Bold 9000 (2008)
            BlackBerry Bold 9900 (2011)
            Palm Pixi Plus (2010)
            Google Nexus 4 (2012)
            Google Nexus 5 (2013)
            HTC One M8 (2014)
            HTC 10 (2016)
            Apple iPhone 3G (2008)
            Apple iPhone 4S (2011)
            Apple iPhone 5 (2012)
            Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (2013)
            Sharp Aquos Crystal (2014)
            Nokia Lumia 635 (2014)
            Cherry Mobile P8 (2012)
            MyPhone my81 DTV (2016)
            Asus Zenfone Go ZB450KL (2016)

            Totality = 49

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              • Anonymous
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              apple gaining market share due to some game payment thats it

                This was a statement gone wrong,what the person was trying to say is true but the way he said it is not

                "Apple is gaining ground in the mobile market due to its focus on customer experience, innovative designs, and quality products. With the introduction of its new flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max, Apple has given itself a competitive edge and attracted more users to its platform. Android is losing market share in key markets like China due to its lack of innovation and fragmentation, which have caused customers to switch over to Apple.”

                  Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022"I can play ps2, psp, gamecube, and so on games on my ... moreAlso its super easy. Just download the app and youll see a file of that app name. If not just create a file and name it. And download the roms. Extract it and put it in that file for that console. Some require a BIOS or its optional. Look up Mr.Sujano for the best emulators. The bios are easy to find. And the games as well. I use romsgames.net but theres others too.

                    Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022"I can play ps2, psp, gamecube, and so on games on my ... moreThe apps always ask you to make or select the file you want it to access to only. So itll only read and see whats inside that file you assigned it to.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      BrianCoriour, 13 Dec 2022I still go for android as the winner. I can download a yout... more"I can play ps2, psp, gamecube, and so on games on my phone through emulation"

                      How does that work with scoped storage? Is it a pain to manage your files or does it work fine if you throw everything in something like the documents folder?

                        hmm, 13 Dec 2022I also see times when IOS ticks down on the scale when Andr... moreI honestly don't expect iOS to drop in market share anytime soon unless China goes full Huawei on Apple in China. Apple's prices definitely have crept up, but I would say the past few years where the prices were closer to Android flagships have been more of an exception than the rule. I think most people are already fairly entrenched in the OS they like, but there are still a lot of people who probably wanted iPhones that just couldn't afford them. Eventually they will be able to afford them at some point.

                          Super Android 22, 13 Dec 2022I'd honestly agree ios atm is better than one ui and s... moreI don't see how Pixel is trying to be like iOS, but the real reason why people who want a clean OS and updates would buy a Pixel over an iPhone is because they find iOS too restrictive. Some might find it too expensive now days as well. I've had 2 iOS devices, the first was the OG iPod Touch. It was a solid product at a time when the web browser experience on Android was still pretty poor. The other is the iPad Mini 6, I like the size of it, and it's fast, but outside of that, it's probably the most disappointing tech product I have ever bought. But it's mainly because I don't like iOS than a problem with the hardware itself.

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                            • 13 Dec 2022

                            I also see times when IOS ticks down on the scale when Android ticks up.
                            So whats the news for ? There be times when IOS ticks down on the scale in the future also and then ticks up again like we see so far it happens. So whats the news for ?

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 13 Dec 2022

                              Super Android 22, 13 Dec 2022I'd honestly agree ios atm is better than one ui and s... moreYes, if they want to mimic Apple so bad then why not just switch to iOS? I don't see Android getting better, only worse. They say it's for "privacy" like restricting accessibility apis from sideloaded apps yet malware still finds ways around it? Doesn't sound like privacy to me. In fact, I am consenting to install the app, as well as enable the app's accessibility features. Also, if you are using a sideloaded FOSS app, it would likely have more privacy than the apps on the play store anyways. Even if I stay on Android 11, I suffer. Apps that rely on those restrictive new things like scoped storage like with Minecraft, which worked FINE on older versions of the game! Some apps have stretch scroll even while I am still on Android 11!

                              As for OneUI, another funny thing that I realized is that I remember a toy camera having "Normal" and "Fine" quality options. How about a thousand dollar phone? You only can change the aspect ratio. You can't change your resolution anymore in the stock camera app. Why? Probably to fill the storage up more which you can't upgrade so you would be implied to use cloud storage. At least you can change video resolution and framerate, but I wonder how long it would be for that to be gone as well?

                                I still go for android as the winner. I can download a youtube version that has no ads, no need to pay. I can play ps2, psp, gamecube, and so on games on my phone through emulation. I can download movie and tv show apps free with no ads and payment. I can even get any app on playstore for free. By going on google and typing the app name and atthe end i type APK. And now i have it for free. Android gives way more freedom than iphone. On iphone u cant do any of this. You have to pay to remove ads on youtube by force. And no emulation, and no apps that give u movie and tv shows and anime free. And if its illegal then maybe google should be shut down. They the ones giving it to me so 🤷🏻.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  Super Android 22, 13 Dec 2022I'd honestly agree ios atm is better than one ui and s... moreSamsung had a good thing going for One UI. It started nosediving after 4.0 in my opinion. 4.1 even feels unfinished. Here is just one thing: On One UI 3.1, I can drag my finger only partially down to see only a couple of my notifications and then drag them back up. On One UI 4, you need to drag it pretty much all the way down. The brightness slider looks worse and notification icons are all the same and it looks weird, notifications aren't grouped anymore and they each have rounded corners which is probably more taxing to render, it just feels... off. It doesn't help that One UI 5 literally traps the app icons in orbs and gives it one solid color.

                                    Anonymous, 13 Dec 2022Understandable. Android tries to get restrictive like iOS w... moreI'd honestly agree ios atm is better than one ui and stock android, I don't understand this fanboyism over stock android or mainstream meadia/tech sites having some following for one ui in recent times. Pixel is the worst for it, its literally trying to be ios but fails in most areas/feels like some knock off ios with barely working features.

                                    If you want just top class software support go iPhone over Samsung or Google devices (it's clearly what they are trying to focus on), if you want something different with unique features/more flexible with feature set then go any other android maker than Samsung and Google, you'll also have more consistent and not broken hardware too. (Huawei used to be the best by miles but we saw how America hates Chinese brand success)

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 13 Dec 2022

                                      the graph is not from 09-22 its from 2019-2022 please correct post

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 13 Dec 2022

                                        Understandable. Android tries to get restrictive like iOS while still being clunky Android and they will switch to iOS. This is coming from an Android 11 user that is considering iOS when I replace my phone when Play Store apps and stuff don't support Android 11 anymore. I hate Android 12 and up. Scoped storage is stupid if the user can't do anything to allow an app to use whatever area they want (I know there are probably ways around this but it's the fact that it's intended to restrict me which is a problem). I couldn't figure out how to let any app read a single folder from my Micro SD card. I HAVE to use my internal storage and only in specific folders btw like the documents folder. I can't simply make a folder in the root file system and put stuff in there for an app to access. Look at Minecraft: It's harder to navigate all the way over to the data folder and google only wants you do use their built-in stock file manager when I don't want to. I hate material you and apps are starting to migrate to it and I hate it, I can't disable the bounce scroll animation without first disabling literally all other animations. Stuff looks more padded and the fonts look more bold and gross, icons aren't shaded anymore and have a dumb outline on it which makes me barely tell them apart, I don't know anymore. I would prefer iOS more than stock android and I am getting more sick of One UI with every update.

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