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# iOS 9 Installs Should be Way Easier Than iOS 8's
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/ios-9-installs-should-be-way-easier-than-ios-8s/
- Published: 2015-06-23T20:15:04.000Z
- Updated: 2015-06-23T20:15:04.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: ios, Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

> 66% of my customers on eligible devices have at least 1.3GB of free space \[enough to install iOS 9\]. This compares to just 37% of users who would have immediately had sufficient space at the old iOS 8 requirement. 
> 
> via [David Smith](https://david-smith.org/blog/2015/06/23/impact-of-ios-9-s-space-requirement/?ref=birchtree.me)

Speaking as an owner of a 16GB iPhone, this is great news! I had so many of my friends tell me that they couldn't install iOS 8 last fall because they didn't have space. Most of them eventually upgraded by deleting apps, but some did not. This is a terrible user experience, and I'm glad Apple is addressing it in iOS 9.

With the news that [iOS 9 will also automatically delete apps and reinstall them for you as a part of the install](http://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/23/ios-9-beta-2-tidbits/?ref=birchtree.me) (if you don't have enough space), it seems that pretty much everyone will be able to upgrade.

But Apple, come on, be a pal and drop 32GB into the low-end iPhone 6S in September.