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Here are the 36 U.S. states where Apple’s iOS leads Google’s Android in adoption



On iPhones, changing the language is slightly more complicated than on Android 13, and you need to know where to look for the option. You can't long-press the homescreen icon to go straight to the language settings. Instead, you'll go to system settings and look for the app in the list toward the end. Tap it to find the option to switch the language. iOS doesn't have a list that shows which languages are assigned to which apps like on Android 13. This is something that Apple hasn't changed for iOS 16.


iOS is slightly more popular than Windows in the US, and has been more used the last 6 months, on a monthly average basis,[64] or for up to 11 weeks in a row (weekly average).[65] That's because it's much more popular on the weekends, while Windows usually more used on weekdays. iOS has however been more used for up to almost 2 weeks, every day of that time-span, and even on some days, such as 29 May 2022, Android is also more used than Windows meaning iOS and Android are up to 2.6 more used than Windows there.[66] Worldwide, Android at 43.23% is 48% more used than Windows, next at 29.2%, and iOS third at 17.67% meaning the mobile operating systems Android and iOS are combined a bit over 2 more popular then Windows. In Africa, Android at 62.66% (for May alone is 3.3 (almost 4 with iOS) than Windows at 18.81 (and iOS third at 10.74%).[67] For a 12-month average Android is only 2.1 more popular than Windows in Africa.




Here are the 36 U.S. states where Apple’s iOS is used more than Google’s Android




Before iOS became the most popular operating system in any independent country, it was most popular in Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States, for four consecutive quarters in 2017-18,[68][69] although Android is now the most popular there.[70] iOS has been the highest ranked OS in Jersey (a British Crown dependency in Europe) for years, by a wide margin, and iOS was also highest ranked in Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory, for one quarter in 2019, before being overtaken by Android in the following quarter.[71][72] iOS is competitive with Windows in Sweden, where some days it is more used.[73]


Windows is still the dominant desktop OS, but the dominance varies by region and it has gradually lost market share to other desktop operating systems (not just to mobile) with the slide very noticeable in the US, where macOS usage has more than quadrupled from Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2020 to 30.62% (i.e. in Christmas month; and 34.72% in April 2020 in the middle of COVID-19, and iOS was more popular overall that year;[93] globally Windows lost to Android that year,[94] as for the two years prior), with Windows down to 61.136% and ChromeOS at 5.46%, plus traditional Linux at 1.73%.[95]


Since mid-2020, the world uses smartphones more than desktop (including laptop) computers.[103][104][105] For global statistics it's every day of the week. It has also happened for all individual continents (at least for some weeks, and also for the United States[106][107][108][109] where the smartphone share has gone up to 54%, both on July 9, 2019, a Sunday,[110] and also that high in 2021). The proportions do vary widely by region (more so than by the day), e.g. in Africa the smartphone share is highest at 69%, in Asia at 65% and in South America at 50.19%, while in the United States it's at 46% and desktop at 50%. On some continents, e.g. North America and the US, smartphone use may only go over 50% on weekends, since smartphones usage increases on weekends,[111][112][113][114] while the smartphone share has gone up to 54% for a single day (Thanksgiving), and on average over 50% for full week.[115][116]


Since 2016, in South America (and Cuba[145] in North America), Android tablets have gained majority,[146] and in Asia in 2017 Android was slightly more popular than the iPad, which was at 49.05% usage share in October 2015.[147][148][149] In Africa, Android tablets are much more popular while elsewhere the iPad has a safe margin.


As of March 2015[update], Android has made steady gains to becoming the most popular tablet operating system:[150] that is the trend in many countries, having already gained the majority in large countries (India at 63.25%,[151] and in Indonesia at 62.22%[152]) and in the African continent with Android at 62.22% (first to gain Android majority in late 2014),[153] with steady gains from 20.98% in August 2012[154] (Egypt at 62.37%,[155] Zimbabwe at 62.04%[155]), and South America at 51.09% in July 2015.[156] (Peru at 52.96%[157]). Asia is at 46%.[158] In Nepal, Android gained majority lead in November 2014 but lost it down to 41.35% with iOS at 56.51%.[159] In Taiwan, as of October 2016, Android after having gained a confident majority, has been on a losing streak.[160] China is a major exception to Android gaining market share in Asia (there Android phablets are much more popular than Android tablets, while similar devices get classified as smartphones) where the iPad/iOS is at 82.84% in March 2015.[161]


According to StatCounter web use statistics (a proxy for all use), smartphones are more popular than desktop computers globally (and Android in particular more popular than Windows). Including tablets with mobiles/smartphones, as they also run so-called mobile operating systems, even in the United States (and most countries) are mobiles including tablets more popular than other (older originally made for desktops) operating systems (such as Windows and macOS). Windows in the US (at 33.42%) has only 8% head-start (2.55-percentage points) over iOS only; with Android, that mobile operating system and iOS have 52.14% majority.[168] Alternatively, Apple, with iOS plus their non-mobile macOS (9.33%) has 20% more share (6.7-percentage points more) than Microsoft's Windows in the country where both companies were built. 2ff7e9595c


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