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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OS-updating habits of smartphone users in the United States 2016
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 ** percent of respondents stated that they would update their phone's operating system as soon as a new version was available.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Jan 2017, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/747607/united-states-survey-smartphone-users-update-frequency-operating-system/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Frequency of operating system updates among smartphone owners in the United States, as of 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/747607/united-states-survey-smartphone-users-update-frequency-operating-system/
