Apple iOS 8 Crash Rate Skyrocketing At 78% Higher Than iOS 7

Apple released iOS 8 to users very recently, and the adoption rate has been effective, so far. However, the iOS 8 installation has turned out to be quite a headache for many Apple device users. This includes both iPhones and iPads.

Notably, the iOS 8 software update was made available to Apple users starting last week. Apple iOS 8 has introduced the much-required third-party keyboard support, Notification Center widgets and Continuity, among others. Specifically, Continuity is a brand new feature that allows iPhone users to seamlessly integrate between Apple devices, like answering phone calls via Mac and iPad. Alternatively, a user can start an email in one Apple device and continue working on the same from another Apple device.

Even with lots of features to boast, the iOS 8 is not without its problems. Identical to other software updates, iOS 8 adapters have reported various problems after installing the software. Based on the report from Crittercism, a performance management company, Apple's latest software iOS 8's crash rate is higher than the earlier version iOS 7, ZDNet reports.

Furthermore, the crash rate (instability) is higher in older versions of Apple devices when compared to the recent releases. The latest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus clocked a crash rate of 2.63 percent and 2.11 percent, respectively, whereas the iPhone 4s, the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 5s handsets' average crash rate stand at 3.57 percent. Generically, iOS 8's average crash rate based on all the Apple devices is 3.56 percent; however, iOS 7's rate is relatively better at 2 percent, says ZDNet.

The unprecedented crashes are predominantly because of the bugs pertaining to iOS 8 and third-party app integration. As a matter of fact, higher app crashes are quite prevalent in the initial stages, when upgrading to any new OS version. Also, the consequent software updates from Apple should stabilise performance issues. Nevertheless, the silver lining for Apple is that some of the devices under observation are running older versions of third-party apps that are yet to get iOS 8 update, ultimately resulting in crashes.

In addition, Phone Arena cautions that Apple iPhone 4S users are advised not to update to iOS 8 at this point. Mainly because iOS 8 updated users of iPhone 4S are experiencing sluggish apps and menus.

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