iPod 3,1
Earlier this year, we blogged about using Pinch Analytics to detect iPhone 2,1 usage and user behavior. That was our first “glimpse” of the iPhone 3GS. Now, we’ve been noticing an “iPod 3,1″ string appearing in our version reporting, signifying what we believe to be a new yet-to-be-released version of the iPod Touch. Here’s a little more about what we know about iPod 3,1 from the data we’ve gathered from Pinch Analytics:
- the first time an application using Pinch Analytics was run by a ‘iPod3,1′ device occurred in late April 2009;
- applications using Pinch Analytics were run by ‘iPod 3,1′ devices very infrequently until late May 2009, when the pace picked up slightly;
- As of this date, a few dozen distinct ‘iPod 3,1′ devices have run around two dozen different applications using Pinch Analytics;
- The applications being run on ‘iPod 3,1′ devices have all been the larger, more popular applications using Pinch Analytics, with hundreds of thousands to millions of unique users– other than their size, the applications have little else in common.
If you’re interested in seeing if your own iPhone application is being used by next-generation hardware, or want to watch out for future hardware versions, register for Pinch Analytics and install it in your iPhone application today. Our analytics dashboard includes a feature that displays stats by device type.
