Hi Buzzers :-) What version of iOS are you compiling your apps for? Now that iOS 7 is on the horizon, are you compiling for 6.0 or higher, or do you still think that it's worth compiling for 5.0 or higher? Any reason why you would NOT compile for 5.0 or higher? I compiled my app for 6.0 or higher, but I'm putting out an app update, and wondering if I should lower that down to 5.0 or higher? I don't think I've seen any stats for how many users are using 5.x vs 6.x, or if there would be any issues with any Buzztouch code compiled for 5.x ? Cheers Steve

I read somewhere that iOS 7 beta had more users than iOS 5 users. Don't quote me on that. :-) I think it really depends on the functionality/capabilities of your app that limit the OS. For example, if you integrated voice command with Siri, you would need iOS 6.x or higher, etc. For my apps, I've required as low as 4.3. There's nothing on my app that limits those users, so why not allow them to download it? I think in the near future, you'll be OK with just 6.0 or higher, after reading some of the stats, but there will always be those a few versions behind. Good question tho.

@Alzooka. So true. I can't think of anything in my "BC Tech" app that uses some of the plugins here that would not be useable on iOS 5.x, but I don't have iOS 5.x to test on, so maybe I'll just stick with iOS 6.0 and higher. Although everything works fine in the Xcode simulator when selecting iOS 5.x :-) Cheers

I compile for iOS 4.3 as well. I figure that gives me a large install base. Since there's nothing I use that's specific to a higher OS level, it's currently not a problem. Mark

Mutzy had a good point in a similar post a couple weeks ago. iPad first gen is stuck at 5.1.1 There are tons of those still in action.

As long as my 1st Gen iPad is in operation, I compile for 5.1 Cheers! -- Smug

A month ago I read in the VisionMobile website, they keep track of mobile usage among others things, that iPhone users update their OS very frequently. They mentioned that about 87% of all users have their iOS up to 6.0 or more. So, if that trend continues, we should be up to about 90% by now. Regards, Pancho.

According to Apple they are up to 93% install base on iOS 6. Though I think their method of coming to that number is a little bit dubious. https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/checklist/

Thanks guys. Appreciate the feedback. @NadTheVlad. Nice link. Based on that alone, I think I should be ok with iOS 6.x and up :-) Even though I don't think there should be no problems with 5.x.

I think u also need to consider the target audience. If it's for technical people, odds are they will be on a newer/more up to date device. If it's an educational app for children, there's a reasonable chance that it could be on a 'hand me down' device. So cater accordingly