Survey shows 95% developers updating apps to support iOS 7

Nearly 95% of 575 respondents are updating their applications to accommodate iOS 7. A new survey shows that 95% of developers are updating their apps to support the upcoming iOS 7 platform, while 52% of developers say the updated app must be run under iOS 7, according to a news report on the August 29 night of the Sina technology. The results came from a survey of 575 iOS software developers by the Twitter client twitterrific developer The Iconfactory Executive Clegg Hokenberry (Craig hockenberry), showing how much developers value iOS 7. Hokenberry says the IOS 7 has a big change in interface and interaction, which makes it more difficult for developers to update their current applications compared to previous versions. Also, newer apps are hard to support for older versions of iOS platforms. As a result, more than 50% developers said that newer apps only support iOS 7 platforms. Hokenberry said: "If users are using iOS devices several years ago, they should now consider upgrading because many applications require the device to run iOS 7." "The survey found that 94% of iOS 6 users plan to quickly upgrade to iOS 7. Apple plans to officially release iOS 7 this autumn, which could also release a new generation of iphones and ipads. The iphone 4 and 2011 users who bought the ipad 2 in 2010, and those who later bought Apple-related products, will be able to upgrade to iOS 7 for free. (Li Ming)