Apple does not publish sales figures and, as a result, we will never know exactly how many iPhones were left under the Christmas tree. However, thanks to the ranking of the Play Store, the Android application store, we know that this year, Santa Claus has converted a significant number of Android smartphone users to iOS.
Apple doesn’t offer many Android apps. But among the firm’s few apps for the Google platform, there is “Migrate to iOS”. As its name suggests, this is an application that Apple designed to support people who are switching from a competing smartphone to an iPhone. And, according to Appfigures data, “Migrate to iOS” is in 14th place on the ranking of free apps for Android in the United States. In France, it is even in 7th place.
As a reminder, when activating the iPhone, this Apple application for Android facilitates the transfer of photos, but also messages, contacts, the calendar, and certain accounts on online platforms.
iPhone 16, AI: has Apple won over the crowds?
As a reminder, the two main new Apple products of this third quarter were the iPhone 16 series, as well as Apple Intelligence. The iPhone 16 series benefits from interesting new features, including a new processor and the Camera Control functionality for taking photos.
As for Apple Intelligence, these are new features based on Apple’s AI. These new features are only compatible with the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Recently, Apple updated Apple Intelligence to enable ChatGPT integration with Siri. But for the moment, Apple Intelligence is not yet available on iPhones in the European Union, since Apple must first ensure that this new feature is compatible with the Digital Markets Act.
- It looks like many Android users switched to iPhone this Christmas
- Indeed, the “Migrate to iOS” application, which facilitates the change of platform, is one of the most popular Android applications at the moment
- The two main new releases of the year are the iPhone 16 series and Apple Intelligence (Apple’s AI features that are not yet available on the iPhone in the EU)
