Browser Support & Device Recommendations – 2015 4Q The latest Device and Browser Support updates, courtesy of MCD Partners. Browser support recommendations for desktop and mobile browsers are constantly changing and close attention should be paid to updates as the slightest change can significantly impact user experience. On a quarterly basis, MCD Partners tracks the use of stable releases of browsers, operating systems, and devices for the general U.S. population, identifying the current share of the user base and potential velocity for large-scale adoption of new and obsolesce of old platforms. The device and browser support recommendations outlined in this report are based on the general U.S. consumer market; with a couple of noted exceptions. An individual project’s browser support requirements should be identified based on measurement analytics for the target site and inform the design and development specifications throughout the project. Browser Support: The recommendation changes for this report include: Drop support for versions of IE prior to IE 11. Add full support of Firefox 42 and Firefox 43 to Win XP, Win 7, Win 8.1, Mac 10.10 and Mac 10.11. Drop support for versions of Firefox prior to version 42. Add full support of Chrome 46 and Chrome 47 to Win XP, Win 7, Win 8.1 Mac 10.10 and Mac 10.11. Drop support for versions of Chrome prior to version 46. Chrome 48 and Chrome 49 are not added since the stable versions were recently released. As of this report, support isn’t warranted but we expect full support by the end of the 1st quarter 2016 due to automatic upgrades. Device Support: The recommendation changes for this report include: Add full support of Samsung Galaxy S5 on Android v5.0 and Android v5.1. Please view the full Device and Browser Support Recommendations below. For future Browser Support updates please visit MCDPartners.com and submit your contact information.

1. Platform Support
Recommendations
2015 Fourth Quarter
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2. Overview
On a quarterly basis, MCD Partners tracks the use of stable releases of browsers,
operating systems, and devices for the general U.S. population, identifying the
current share of the user base and potential velocity for large-scale adoption of new
and obsolesce of old platforms.
The following table is our recommended platform support policy. Both velocity and
lifecycle are factored. Platforms that fit into these categories change regularly, some
faster than others. Full and partial support types are defined after the table.
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3. Support Policy
Upcoming
<=2%
Experimental
<=1%
Antiquated
<=1%
Aging
<=2%
Might not
function or
display
properly; no
longer
supported
Full core
functionality
with some
display errors
acceptable.
Full functionality and error-free display. Full core
functionality
with minor
display &
formatting
errors
acceptable.
Might not
function or
display
properly;
future
support may
be needed.
None Partial Full Partial None
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4. Support Type Definitions
Full Functionality
All features and functions display and operate as designed and specified.
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Partial Functionality
Core functionality works correctly, but may have some display errors. Functional errors may
occur but will not impinge on core functionality. Special features (e.g., overlays or advanced
animation) may not function properly or at all.
It is important to note that as a new stable release of a browser, device, or operating system
moves into the “Upcoming” category, it does not necessarily displace any other supported
platform. Conversely, a platform in the “Experimental” category may never move into the
mainstream environment. We also monitor certain platforms that have been “stuck” in the
experimental group for some time but have a high potential to suddenly break out and become
an Upcoming or even Modern platform.

5. A note on Support Type Definitions
Project Specific Support
The platform support recommendations outlined in this report are based on the general U.S.
consumer market; with a couple of noted exceptions. An individual project’s platform support
requirements should be identified based on measurement analytics for the target site and
inform the design and development specifications throughout the project.
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6. 6
Recommendations Summary
The following table summarizes the browser by operating system
support recommendations as of December 2015. Supporting
documentation is provided later.

7. Browser Support Recommendations
Win XP Win 7 Win 8.1
Mac
10.9
Mac
10.10
Mac
10.11 iOS1 Android1
IE 11.x Full Full
Firefox 42 Full Full Full Full Full
Firefox 43 Full Full Full Full Full
Chrome 45 Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial
Chrome 46 Full Full Full Full Full
Chrome 47 Full Full Full Full Full
Safari 8 Partial
Safari 9 Full Full
Mobile Safari Full
Android Browser Full
Mobile Chrome Partial Full
[1]For specific supported operating system and device support refer to the Device Support section on the next page.
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8. Recommendations Changes for This Report
• Drop support for versions of IE prior to IE 11.
• Add full support of Firefox 42 and Firefox 43 to Win XP, Win 7, Win 8.1, Mac 10.10 and Mac
10.11.
• Drop support for versions of Firefox prior to version 42.
• Add full support of Chrome 46 and Chrome 47 to Win XP, Win 7, Win 8.1 Mac 10.10 and
Mac 10.11.
• Drop support for versions of Chrome prior to version 46.
• Chrome 48 and Chrome 49 are not added since the stable versions were recently released.
As of this report, support isn’t warranted but we expect full support by the end of the 1st
quarter 2016 due to automatic upgrades.
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9. 9
Device Support Recommendations
The following table summarizes the device by operating
system support recommendations as of Dec 2015.
Supporting documentation is provided later in this document.

10. Device Support Recommendations
iPod Touch
/ iPhone 4s
iPhone
5/5s
iPhone
6/6+ iPad Mini iPad 3G
iPad
4G
Kindle
Fire
Kindle
Fire HD
Galaxy
S3
Galaxy
S4
Galaxy
S5
Galaxy
Tab 2
Google
Nexus 7
iOS 7 Full Full Full Full Full
iOS 8 Full Full Full Full Full Full
iOS 9 Full Full Full Full Full Full
Android
v2.3
Partial
Android
v4.1
Full
Android
v4.2
Partial Partial
Android
v4.4
Full Full
Android
v5.0
Full Full
Android
v5.1
Full Full Partial
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11. Recommendations Changes for This Report
Add full support of Samsung Galaxy S5 on Android v5.0 and Android v5.1.
As of writing this report, the market penetration for Kindle Fire and Kindle
Fire HD is not available. As per Stat Counter Global Stats, in the USA,
Amazon has 1.57% market share. At this point, we recommend partial
support of Kindle family.
http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile+tablet-vendor-US-monthly-201501-201512-bar
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12. 12
Operating System Version Analysis
This section details the operating system (OS) versions that garner
1% or more of total sessions.

13. Desktop (Windows and Macintosh)
Total
Win & Mac Win 10 Win 8 Win 7 Win XP Mac
Dec-2015 88.50% 15.5% 16.3% 44.5% 2.3% 9.9%
Nov-2015 89.00% 14.1% 16.9% 45.2% 2.2% 10.6%
Oct-2015 88.90% 12.6% 17.3% 46.2% 2.4% 10.4%
Sep-2015 88.90% 10.6% 18.0% 47.6% 2.7% 10.0%
Aug-2015 84.60% 3.5% 19.4% 47.2% 3.6% 10.9%
Jul-2015 87.10% - 23.1% 48.6% 4.0% 11.4%
Jun-2015 87.30% - 23.3% 50.7% 3.4% 9.9%
May-2015 88.10% - 23.5% 51.1% 3.3% 10.2%
Apr-2015 88.70% - 22.8% 52.1% 3.6% 10.2%
Mar-2015 88.70% - 22.2% 52.3% 4.1% 10.1%
Feb-2015 88.40% - 21.3% 52.5% 4.5% 10.1%
Jan-2015 78.50% - 21.0% 52.8% 4.7% 9.8%
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14. Desktop (Windows and Macintosh)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Total Win and Mac
Windows 10
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows XP
Mac
Windows 7 is the top operating system in use with over 44% market share.
Windows 10 market share has increased since Aug 2015. Also note the remaining
percentage includes operating systems such as Linux and Windows NT.
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15. Desktop (Macintosh Only)
Mac 10.11 Mac 10.10 Mac 10.9
Dec-2015 2.99% 2.23% 0.82%
Nov-2015 2.66% 2.45% 0.86%
Oct-2015 2.18% 3.45% 1.10%
Sep-2015 0.21% 4.91% 1.21%
Aug-2015 0.15% 4.76% 1.22%
Jul-2015 0.11% 4.74% 1.33%
Jun-2015 0.03% 4.54% 1.44%
May-2015 0.00% 4.20% 1.47%
Apr-2015 0.00% 4.23% 1.53%
Mar-2015 0.00% 3.96% 1.61%
Feb-2015 0.00% 3.55% 1.65%
Jan-2015 0.00% 3.45% 1.82%
http://www.netmarketshare.com
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16. Desktop (Macintosh Only)
The Mac 10.11 market share has been growing and is now at 2.99%. We expect it
to reach our 3% full support in the upcoming quarter and, thus, recommend full
support at this time. Mac 10.9 has dropped below 1% market share; as a result,
support is dropped for this quarter.
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17. Mobile and Tablet
Total iOS Android Others
Dec-2015 5.32 % 1.31 % 3.47 % 0.54%
Nov-2015 4.99 % 1.32 % 3.09 % 0.63%
Oct-2015 4.96 % 1.01 % 3.37 % 0.58%
Sep-2015 4.96 % 1.21 % 3.24 % 0.51%
Aug-2015 5.01 % 1.16 % 3.23 % 0.62%
Jul-2015 5.03 % 1.12 % 3.15 % 0.76%
Jun-2015 5.37 % 1.28% 3.28% 0.81%
May-2015 5.37 % 1.50% 3.16% 0.71%
Apr-2015 5.00 % 1.27% 2.99% 0.74%
Mar-2015 4.98% 1.10% 3.08% 0.80%
Feb-2015 5.01% 1.27% 2.93% 0.81%
Jan-2015 5.00% 1.31% 2.88% 0.81%
The following table illustrates mobile and tablet operating system usage as of Dec 2015.
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18. Mobile and Tablet
Based on this quarter’s data, iOS and Android support remains the same as last quarter.
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19. 19
Browser Type Analysis
The following tables and charts highlight desktop browser types
and versions with 1% or more of total sessions. For detailed
information on desktop browser versions, refer to the Browser
Version Analysis section later in this document.

20. Browser Type Analysis
Chrome
Internet
Explorer / Edge Firefox Safari
Dec-2015 68.0 % 6.3 % 19.1 % 3.7 %
Nov-2015 67.4 % 6.8 % 19.2 % 3.9 %
Oct-2015 66.5 % 6.9 % 20.0 % 3.8 %
Sep-2015 65.9 % 7.2 % 20.6 % 3.6 %
Aug-2015 64.0 % 6.6 % 21.2 % 4.5 %
Jul-2015 63.3 % 6.5 % 21.6 % 4.9 %
Jun-2015 64.80% 7.10% 21.30% 3.80%
May-2015 64.90% 7.10% 21.50% 3.80%
Apr-2015 63.90% 8.00% 21.60% 3.80%
Mar-2015 63.70% 7.70% 22.10% 3.90%
Feb-2015 62.50% 8.00% 22.90% 3.90%
Jan-2015 61.90% 7.80% 23.40% 3.80%
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21. Browser Type Analysis
We compared browser use for January 2015 to December 2015 by general market browser
share, as reported by w3schools, and noted some interesting differences. Chrome use is
significantly higher among the browsers in the general market as it outpaces Firefox and Safari.
Also note the very large difference in Safari – a browser primarily used in iOS devices.
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
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22. 22
Browser Version Analysis
This section details desktop browser versions by type that garner
1% or more of total sessions.

23. Internet Explorer / Edge
Edge IE11 IE10 IE9
Dec-2015 1.0 % 3.9 % 0.6 % 0.4 %
Nov-2015 1.0 % 4.4 % 0.6 % 0.5 %
Oct-2015 0.9 % 4.1 % 0.6 % 0.5 %
Sep-2015 0.8 % 4.2 % 0.9 % 0.9 %
Aug-2015 0.3 % 3.5 % 0.8 % 1.0 %
Jul-2015 - 3.4 % 0.8 % 1.0 %
Jun-2015 - 4.20% 0.80% 1.20%
May-2015 - 4.10% 1.10% 1.20%
Apr-2015 - 4.50% 1.00% 1.40%
Mar-2015 - 4.10% 1.00% 1.40%
Feb-2015 - 4.10% 1.10% 1.50%
Jan-2015 - 3.70% 1.10% 1.40%
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24. Internet Explorer / Edge
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25. Browser Version Analysis
We’re seeing the slow deflation of the IE 10 and 9 browsers largely due to Microsoft
auto updates. Hence we do not recommend support of IE 9 and IE 10 in the current
quarter as usage is 1% or under in the last quarter. There is a possibility 2016 will
continue to see large corporate users upgrading directly to Microsoft Edge, Firefox,
or Chrome.
As of writing this report, Microsoft Edge market penetration is gradually gaining.
However, as usage was under 1% in the last quarter, we do not recommend
support at this time. We will continue to monitor this browser for possible inclusion
in upcoming quarter
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26. Firefox
Firefox 43 Firefox 42 Firefox 41 Firefox 40
Dec-2015 4.8% 9.3% 0.6% 0.5%
Nov-2015 0.7% 9.9% 4.2% 0.8%
Oct-2015 0.2% 0.8% 12.7% 2.1%
Sep-2015 - 0.2% 1.9% 13.3%
Aug-2015 - 0.1% 0.6% 6.8%
Jul-2015 - - - 0.7%
Jun-2015 - - - 0.2%
May-2015 - - - -
Apr-2015 - - - -
Mar-2015 - - - -
Feb-2015 - - - -
Jan-2015 - - - -
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27. Firefox
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28. Firefox has considerable competition from Safari and Chrome. We see Firefox version 40
and 41 dropping sharply from its release date to now.
Little more than a month after the release of Firefox 43, Mozilla released Firefox 44 on
January 26th, 2016. Firefox 44 market penetration is less than 1%; therefore, we will
monitor Firefox 44 in the coming quarters for possible inclusion.
Firefox
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29. Safari
Safari 9 Safari 8 Safari 7
Dec-2015 2.6 % 0.6 % 0.2%
Nov-2015 2.6 % 0.7 % 0.3 %
Oct-2015 1.9 % 1.0 % 0.3 %
Sep-2015 0.3 % 2.6 % 0.4 %
Aug-2015 0.1 % 2.4 % 0.7 %
Jul-2015 0.1 % 2.2 % 0.8 %
Jun-2015 - 2.4 % 0.60%
May-2015 - 2.7 % 0.60%
Apr-2015 - 2.5 % 0.70%
Mar-2015 - 2.3 % 0.8%
Feb-2015 - 2.3 % 0.9%
Jan-2015 - 2.2 % 1.0%
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30. Safari
Since Safari 8 market share dropped below 1% last quarter support has been dropped.
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31. Chrome
Chrome 47 Chrome 46 Chrome 45 Chrome 44
Dec-2015 47.1% 14.2% 1.3% 0.8%
Nov-2015 0.6% 58.3% 2.3% 1.2%
Oct-2015 0.6% 27.1% 32.2% 1.9%
Sep-2015 0.8% 0.4% 47.8% 10.5%
Aug-2015 - 0.6% 0.5% 52.1%
Jul-2015 - - 0.7% 11.7%
Jun-2015 - - 0.8% 0.5%
May-2015 - - 0.1% 0.8%
Apr-2015 - - - 0.4%
Mar-2015 - - - -
Feb-2015 - - - -
Jan-2015 - - - -
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32. Chrome
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33. Since Chrome 44 market share dropped below 1% last quarter, support has been dropped.
Google released Chrome 48 version on January 20, 2015. Currently, Chrome 48 market
share is less than 1% but growing, therefore, we will monitor Chrome 48 in the coming
quarters for possible inclusion.
Chrome
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34. Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome Android
Dec-2015 55.49% 34.45% 6.09%
Nov-2015 55.6% 33.95% 6.45%
Oct-2015 54.51% 34.16% 6.91%
Sep-2015 54.83% 33.63% 6.62%
Aug-2015 55.21% 32.42% 7.09%
Jul-2015 54.3% 32.51% 7.93%
Jun-2015 53.14% 32.94% 8.68%
May-2015 52.91% 32.11% 9.48%
Apr-2015 53.91% 31.48% 8.89%
Mar-2015 55.06% 29.88% 9.51%
Feb-2015 55.28% 28.45% 10.71%
Jan-2015 55.10% 28.15% 10.88%
Mobile and Tablet Browsers
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35. Mobile and Tablet Browsers
Mobile browser support remains the same as the last quarter.
http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile+tablet-browser-US-monthly-201501-201512
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36. Mobile and Mobile/Tablet Analysis
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Desktop Mobile Tablet
Dec-2015 64.87% 27.09% 8.04%
Nov-2015 64.64% 26.91% 8.45%
Oct-2015 64.64% 26.76% 8.6%
Sep-2015 63.44% 27.6% 8.95%
Aug-2015 61.06% 29.39% 9.55%
Jul-2015 61.51% 29.05% 9.44%
Jun-2015 66.97% 24.79% 8.24%
May-2015 68.98% 23.04% 7.99%
Apr-2015 68.30% 23.57% 8.13%
Mar-2015 64.09% 26.77% 9.14%
Feb-2015 62.98% 26.89% 10.12%
Jan-2015 63.35% 26.75% 9.90%
http://gs.statcounter.com/#desktop+mobile+tablet-comparison-US-monthly-
201501-201512

37. Desktop and Mobile/Tablet Analysis
Device support remains the same as the last quarter.
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38. Mobile/Tablet Operating System Overview
By the end of the 2015 4th quarter, 57.45% percent of U.S. mobile and
tablet owners had a device that runs iOS.
iOS Android Others
Q4 2015 57.45% 39.81% 2.76%
Q3 2015 56.94% 39.49% 3.56%
Q2 2015 55.57% 40.43% 3.99%
Q1 2015 57.7% 37.97% 4.32%
http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile+tablet-os-US-quarterly-201501-201504-bar
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39. Mobile/Tablet Operating System Overview
In the U.S. iOS continues to dominate market share of mobile and tablet operating systems.
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40. Android Device Analysis
Android
5.1
Android
5.0
Android
4.4
Android
4.3
Android
4.2
Android
4.1
Android
4.0
Android
2.3
Dec-15 11.59% 11.28% 14.22% 1.07% 1.09% 1.82% 0.97% 0.92%
Nov-15 9.93% 11.06% 15.68% 1.21% 1.23% 2.16% 1.07% 1.06%
Oct-15 8.30% 11.46% 17.40% 1.38% 1.40% 2.54% 1.20% 1.14%
Sep-15 6.25% 12.11% 20.46% 1.61% 1.49% 3.20% 1.38% 1.83%
Aug-15 3.63% 11.30% 19.74% 1.51% 1.61% 3.07% 1.46% 1.18%
Jul-15 1.61% 11.40% 20.21% 1.63% 1.75% 3.40% 1.61% 1.20%
Jun-15 0.64% 10.74% 21.44% 1.67% 1.82% 3.64% 1.71% 1.36%
May-15 0.57% 8.29% 21.12% 1.57% 1.90% 3.76% 1.85% 1.38%
Apr-15 0.37% 5.32% 22.72% 1.39% 1.92% 3.70% 1.78% 1.35%
Mar-15 0.12% 2.61% 24.34% 1.47% 2.00% 4.02% 1.89% 1.43%
Feb-15 0.00% 1.11% 25.38% 1.58% 2.34% 4.69% 2.15% 1.53%
Jan-15 0.00% 0.57% 25.68% 1.71% 2.52% 5.36% 2.32% 1.76%
http://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&qpcustomd=1
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41. Android Device Analysis
http://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10&qpcustomd=1
41

42. Android Device Breakdown
Below are the top Android devices by market share as of December 2015.
The Samsung Galaxy S3, S4, and S5 are the favorites
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43. The Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5 are now listed in the top Android phone list. At 5.7%
and 10.1%, we recommend continuing full support of Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5.
According to appbrain.com10, Galaxy S3 has market share of 3.9%. As a result, we
recommend full support of this device. It is worth monitoring in 2016, as there is a
possibility by the end of the current quarter to see an overwhelming majority of people
opting to use Samsung Galaxy S6.
As of writing this report the market share for Galaxy S6 is approximately 1%
yet slowly gaining market share. Although this share falls below our recommended
support level we will continue to monitor this device for possible inclusion in upcoming
quarters.
Android Device Breakdown
http://www.appbrain.com/stats/top-android-phones, http://www.appbrain.com/stats/top-devices-by-country?country=us
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44. Android Tablet Type Breakdown
Samsung Galaxy Amazon Kindle Fire Google Nexus
4Q 2015 7.12% 4.19% 1.29%
3Q 2015 7.20% 6.56% 1.4%
2Q 2015 7.77% 6.98% 1.73%
1Q 2015 8.96% 6.78% 1.77%
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45. Android Tablet Breakdown
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46. Android Tablet Type Breakdown
http://gs.statcounter.com/#tablet-vendor-US-quarterly-201504-201504-bar
Over the past year, the Android tablet market has seen major changes. As per State
Counter Global Stats, the Samsung vendor takes top market share while Amazon is
second with Google coming in third. At this point, we recommend full support of the
Samsung Galaxy tablet and partial support for Google Nexus 7 tablet.
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47. iOS Operating System Analysis
iOS9.x iOS8.x iOS7.x iOS6.x iOS5.x
Dec-2015 79.14% 11.56% 4.87% 0.40% -
Nov-2015 71.33% 20.71% 6.35% 0.53% -
Oct-2015 67.28% 25.13% 6.09% 0.42% 0.20%
Sep-2015 28.36% 63.14% 6.75% 0.54% 0.22%
Aug-2015 0.70% 89.24% 8.52% 0.58% 0.30%
Jul-2015 0.52% 88.08% 9.66% 0.65% 0.34%
Jun-2015 - 85.22% 13.75% 0.74% 0.29%
May-2015 - 84.94% 14.16% 0.86% 0.37%
Apr-2015 - 83.33% 14.86% 0.99% 0.39%
Mar-2015 - 80.34% 17.57% 1.22% 0.44%
Feb-2015 - 75.11% 22.15% 1.75% 0.51%
Jan-2015 - 71.01% 26.01% 1.99% 0.55%
Above section details iOS versions by type that garner 1% or more of total sessions.
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48. iOS Operating System Analysis
https://mixpanel.com/trends/#report/ios_frag/from_date:-86,to_date:-56
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49. iOS Operating System Analysis
http://gs.statcounter.com/#tablet-vendor-US-quarterly-201504-201504-bar
As illustrated, iOS 9 continues to dominate market share of mobile and tablet operating
systems against iOS 8 and 7. Note that iOS 8.x and iOS 7.x usage is gradually moving down
to just over 11% and 4%, respectively. We continue to recommend full support for these
operating systems. However, also note that iOS 6.x market share has fallen below 1%. At
0.40% we do not recommend support for this operating system at this time.
As of the writing of this report, iOS 5.x and iOS 6.x are less than 1% market penetration
and below our recommended support policy.
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50. iPhone Breakdown
This section details iPhone breakdown by iOS version that garner 1% or more of
total sessions.
iPhone 6S
/ 6S+
iPhone 6
/6+ iPhone 5s iPhone 5c iPhone 5 iPhone 4s iPhone 4
iOS 9.x
100.0% 86.7% 76.5% 75.8% 72.8% 55.9% 0.0%
iOS 8.x
0.0% 13.3% 19.1% 15.3% 11.0% 16.3% 0.0%
iOS 7.x
0.0% 0.0% 4.4% 8.9% 15.8% 22.5% 97.0%
iOS 6.x
0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 2.2% 1.9%
http://david-smith.org/iosversionstats/
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51. iPhone Breakdown
http://david-smith.org/iosversionstats/
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52. iPhone Devices Breakdown by Usage
http://david-smith.org/iosversionstats/
This section details iPhone breakdown by
iOS version that garner 1% or more
of total sessions.
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53. iPhone Devices Breakdown by Usage
http://david-smith.org/iosversionstats/
Over the past year, the iPhone market has seen major changes. David-Smith.org
completed a study to determine which iPhone devices are seeing the most success in
terms of usage. This pie chart shows iPhone 6 with top market share while iPhone 5s is
second with iPhone 6s coming in third. As a result, we will continue to support iPhone 5s
and iPhone 6 in the current quarter. Since iPhone 6+ has a market share of 8.60% we
recommend supporting this device.
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54. iPhone vs iPad
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Next slide shows the top iOS devices among all devices available in the market by market
share as of December 2015. The iPad Touch dropped considerably against the iPhone and
iPad in the last quarter and holds less than 1% market penetration, therefore, it is not
included.

55. iPhone versus iPad
iPhone iPad
Dec-2015 19.41% 15.88%
Nov-2015 19.88% 14.83%
Oct-2015 23.18% 16.87%
Sep-2015 22.01% 16.32%
Aug-2015 22.81% 17.77%
Jul-2015 22.67% 18.63%
Jun-2015 22.75% 17.83%
May-2015 21.26% 17.49%
Apr-2015 21.02% 17.57%
Mar-2015 22.48% 19.23%
Feb-2015 22.39% 19.93%
Jan-2015 21.61% 20.68%
http://marketshare.hitslink.comreport.aspxqprid=11&qpaf=
&qpcustom=iPad&qpcustomb=1&qpsp=192&qpnp=12&
qptimeframe=M
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56. iPhone versus iPad
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=11&qpaf=&qpcustom=iPad&qpcustomb=1&qpsp=192&qpnp=12&qptimef
rame=M
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57. iPad Breakdown
This section details iPhone breakdown by iOS version that garner 1% or more of
total sessions.
iPad 4G iPad 3G iPad 2G iPad Mini iPad Air
iOS 9.x 76.1% 74.2% 62.2% 74.3% 70.5%
iOS 8.x 14.0% 10.6% 23.0% 17.2% 27.6%
iOS 7.x 8.1% 14.2% 10.5% 6.0% 1.9%
iOS 6.x 1.8% 1.0% 4.3% 2.6% 0.0%
http://david-smith.org/iosversionstats/
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58. iPad Breakdown
The adoption rate of iOS 9.x is significantly higher than iOS 8.x and iOS 7.x
among iPad users. At this time, we recommend full support of iOS 9.x in
current quarter.
http://david-smith.org/iosversionstats/
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59. Thank you for viewing MCD Partners' platform support updates for
Fourth Quarter, 2015.
Look for the next quarterly updates in 2016.
Thank you!
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