Much have been written on Android’s problem with user version fragmentation. Basically the issue is that there are many different versions of Android still running live on phones across the world.

While at first hand people might think it just means they can’t use the latest version of their OS, that’s just the top of the iceberg. First of all, having an outdated OS means no more updates Apple or Android themselves, and eventually no more support from third party developers — the ones that makes the apps you’re using.

There are quite a few issues with this fragmentation, most notably perhaps is the security problems posed with developers abandoning their old apps and operating systems.

Apple have always had a lesser fragmentation on their OS than Android, and iOS 11 seems to be right on track comparing to previous releases.

We’re already seeing more than a fifth of all iOS users having upgraded to iOS 11.

Within just a few days, Apple can now boast with having secured more than 20% of their users running on iOS 11, and only time will tell what that figure is at the end of 2017. Still, comparing with Android, it’s clear that Apple have done something right, even if their users are complaining about the need for new phone purchases too often.