iOS 11 News: Close to 187,000 Apps Will Not Work With Apple's Next Software Version
Once iOS 11 goes live, up to 187,000 apps might stop working.
Apple has been sending warnings, and now, it has become pretty clear: apps that still work on 32-bit processors might see their final days when iOS 11 gets launched.
Actually, the signs of the impending "app-pocalypse," as reports call it, have been present since Apple introduced 64-bit processors on the iPhone 5s. Since then, Apple has been sending out warnings in every operating system update to users and app developers that a 32-bit app will slow down their device.
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However, with the App Compatibility program recently found on iOS 10.3 beta, Apple's warning became more particular, saying: "This app will not work with future versions of iOS. The developer of this app needs to update it to improve its compatibility."
With the said warning message, many developers believe that despite the lack of Apple's official announcement, 32-bit apps will not be compatible in future versions of the iOS.
According to a recent study from app analytics and research company Sensor Tower, they analyzed that a lot of active apps that have once been placed at the top free, paid, or grossing charts are still running 32-bit processes. The report showed that the number of such outdated apps "stands at approximately 187,000 or about 8 percent of the roughly 2.4 million apps on the App Store worldwide."
In the figures also provided by Sensor Tower, the top three categories with the most apps still running a 32-bit process are Games (38,619), Education (19,765) and Entertainment (14,239).
On the other hand, it has been known that the App Store is crawling with outdated apps. Sensor Tower also mentioned that in 2016, they actually found out that 16 percent of the apps for iOS have not been fixed or updated by their developers in the past three years.
Apple is known to also be keen in keeping the App Store clean from dormant software. In fact, the Cupertino, California company has recently taken out up to 47,000 apps in October 2016, according to another Sensor Tower research.
