<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/16/best-ios-14-features-release/> iOS 14
launched just last Wednesday, September 16, and comes with it a number of
new features that are proving very popular with users
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/18/ios-14-widget-apps/> including home screen
widgets,
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/17/how-to-picture-in-picture-video-iphone-ios-1
4/> picture in picture support, and much more. And data is backing that up
as iOS 14 adoption is approaching an impressive 30% in just five days while
<https://9to5mac.com/2019/09/26/ios-13-adoption-tops-20-across-iphone-and-ip
ad-devices-one-week-after-release/> iOS 13 hit 20% last year after seven
days.
The biggest user-facing change with iOS 14 for iPhone users is the arrival
of
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/16/how-to-use-iphone-home-screen-widgets-ios-14
/> home screen widgets that allows for
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/20/widgetsmith-ios-14-home-screen-widgets/>
much more customization than ever before. And picture in picture support is
also proving popular along with a number of other new features and changes.
And it looks like more of the mainstream has noticed the appeal of the new
iOS 14 features as adoption numbers of the latest software are trending
above
<https://9to5mac.com/2019/09/26/ios-13-adoption-tops-20-across-iphone-and-ip
ad-devices-one-week-after-release/> what we saw with iOS 13 and iOS 12.
<https://mixpanel.com/trends/#report/ios_14> Mixpanel's data (via
<https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/21/ios-14-adoption-mixpanel/> MacRumors)
is showing iOS 14/iPad OS 14 adoption at almost 27% just five days after
launching. Last year after seven days, iOS 13 had just hit 20% uptake, and
iOS 12 adoption was a bit slower than that (and keep in mind Apple vastly
<https://9to5google.com/2020/04/10/google-kills-android-distribution-numbers
-web/> leads the industry in new software adoption even with slower take up
rates from past years).
We usually see
<https://9to5mac.com/2019/10/16/apple-says-ios-13-is-now-running-on-50-of-al
l-iphones-ipados-adoption-hits-33/> Apple release official data in October
when adoption of the latest operating system crosses the 50% mark. For iOS
13/iPhone specifically,
<https://9to5mac.com/2019/10/16/apple-says-ios-13-is-now-running-on-50-of-al
l-iphones-ipados-adoption-hits-33/> that was October 16 last year. If the
trend that Mixpanel is seeing continues, that could happen faster than ever
this year.
For detailed walkthroughs on some of the most popular iOS 14 features, check
out our guides below:
*
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/18/ios-14-how-to-use-popular-features/> iOS 14:
How to use 10 of the most popular new iPhone and iPad features
*
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/20/widgetsmith-ios-14-home-screen-widgets/>
Hands-on: Widgetsmith brings ultra-customizable widgets to your iOS 14 home
screen
*
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/17/how-to-picture-in-picture-video-iphone-ios-1
4/> iOS 14: How to do Picture in Picture video multitasking on iPhone
*
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/17/how-to-use-iphone-back-tap-controls-ios-14/>
iOS 14: How to use iPhone Back Tap custom controls for Shortcuts,
Accessibility, system actions
*
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/18/ios-14-what-do-the-orange-and-green-dots-in-
the-status-bar-mean/> iOS 14: What do the orange and green dots in the
status bar mean?
* <https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/18/ios-14-widget-apps/> These iOS 14
apps offer home screen widgets, App Clips, and much more
*
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/07/03/how-to-use-iphone-app-library-ios-14/>
Hands-on: Everything you can do with the new iPhone App Library in iOS 14
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