‘Why people aren’t upgrading to Apple’s new operating system’

Since it was released in mid-September, barely half of users have made the switch from iOS 7 or earlier versions, according to official Apple figures.But now a developer has claimed that the reason is that the software is too ‘nerdy’, and its features simply go over the heads of regular people.Speaking to Wired, developer Andrew […]

Since it was released in mid-September, barely half of users have made the switch from iOS 7 or earlier versions, according to official Apple figures.
But now a developer has claimed that the reason is that the software is too ‘nerdy’, and its features simply go over the heads of regular people.
Speaking to Wired, developer Andrew Clark said: “[iOS 8 is] a nerd release. Can you think of any non-power-user features that it’s worth upgrading for?”
He said that of the various features included in iOS 8, many of them were simply not of interest to casual owners.
Mr Clark continued: “Home Kit and Health Kit are useless until all the accessory makers get on board. Extensions and third party keyboards are great, but a casual user isn’t going to understand or care about them.”
In addition other planned features for iOS 8 are yet to be released.
Continuity, which allows users to switch tasks between Apple devices, comes out later this month, around a similar time that Apple’s mobile payment service Apple Pay will be available.