This statistic shows the results of a survey concerning the operating system update behavior of smartphone users in the United States, as of the first half of 2016. During the survey period 42 percent of respondents stated that they would update their phone's operating system as soon as a new version was available.
Frequency of operating system updates among smartphone owners in the United States, as of 2016
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Frequency of operating system updates among smartphone owners in the United States, as of 2016
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Original question: "... thinking about the OPERATING SYSTEM on your smartphone, how frequently do you update it? Do you usually update it as soon as you are notified that a new version is available, do you update it whenever it’s convenient, or do you never update your smartphone operating system?"
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Pew Research Center. (January 26, 2017). Frequency of operating system updates among smartphone owners in the United States, as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/747607/united-states-survey-smartphone-users-update-frequency-operating-system/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of operating system updates among smartphone owners in the United States, as of 2016." Chart. January 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747607/united-states-survey-smartphone-users-update-frequency-operating-system/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Frequency of operating system updates among smartphone owners in the United States, as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/747607/united-states-survey-smartphone-users-update-frequency-operating-system/
Pew Research Center. "Frequency of Operating System Updates among Smartphone Owners in The United States, as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/747607/united-states-survey-smartphone-users-update-frequency-operating-system/
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Frequency of operating system updates among smartphone owners in the United States, as of 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/747607/united-states-survey-smartphone-users-update-frequency-operating-system/
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