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Q: Has all of the new updates ruined my iPad 2

Over the years the updates have slowly killed my iPad 2. Slow, unresponsive, even a full restore doesn't seem to fix it once the newest IOS is installed. Is this a ploy by apple, a way to get me to buy the newest iPad or is my IPad just starting to kick the bucket.

iPad 2, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Mar 29, 2016 11:25 AM

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  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Mar 29, 2016 11:56 AM in response to Goodwrench69_75
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    Mar 29, 2016 11:56 AM in response to Goodwrench69_75

    IF your iPad 2 IS STILL ON IOS 9.2.1.

     

    A disclaimer.

    I make no guarantees, expressed or implied, that any of my own procedures

    will return EVERY older iPad to a usable, running condition.


    Try all of the following:

     

    Try resetting All Settings found in the Settings App under General and in the right column under

    Reset.

     

    Try resetting histories and deleting/resetting caches in all of the web browsers you use.

    If you use Safari, these functions maybe in the Settings App under Safari.

    Other web browsers have their settings inside of the running app, itself.

     

    If your iPad has been activated for iCloud, in the Settings App under iCloud, to the right, under

    iCloud Drive, tap iCloud Drive and make sure Safari is turned off for saving Safari data to

    iCloud Drive.

     

    Also, under iCloud in the Settings App, in iCloud Drive, disable the saving feature for any other

    apps that you DO NOT want data being saved automatically to iCloud Drive.

    OR turn off/disable iCloud and iCloud drive entirely if you do not use any iCloud functionality.

     

    If using Safari is still causing issues,

    Try changing/using another, different third party web browser.

    I don't use iOS Safari too much any longer because I found it causing me some headaches on

    certain websites I, regularly, visit.

    I commonly use another third party web browser, Perfect Web Browser (there are others that

    may suit your web browsing style better, so look at all of them first to see which third party

    browser may work better for you) and I never experience a lot of the issues that Safari was

    causing.

     

    In Settings app, under the Safari settings panel, tap the panel and in the right hand window, turn

    off/disable Safari Suggestions.

     

    In Settings App, under the General settings panel, tap the panel, in the right hand column, tap

    Spotlight, then turn off/disable Some or all of the Spotlight Suggestions.

     

    In the Settings App under the General tab, to the right under Spotlight search, try disabling the

    search under apps that really do not need a search, like some games, remotes, apps that really

    do not need to be searched, etc., to reduce the list for Spotlight to search.

     

    Try turning on Reduced Motion.

    This is found in the Settings App in the General tab the left panel.

    In the right panel look under Accessibility, the look for Reduce Motion and turn this feature "On".

    You should see an appreciable performance increase on all iPad 2, 3 and 4 models.

     

    In the Settings App under the General Tab, in the right column, look for Background App

    Refresh and turn this setting to "off".

     

    Make sure you don't have a lot of apps running in the background in the App Switcher.

    Quit them in the App Switcher by swiping up with a single finger.

     

    If you have the iOS Mail app set to automatically fetch mail at one of the default fetch time

    intervals, in the Settings App, under the Mail, Contacts, Calendar settings panel, tap this panel, in

    the righthand window, turn off/disable Push Mail and set fetching mail for either every hour or

    set for manual fetch only for all of your mail accounts.

     

    If you are willing to do this (I, personally, wouldn't recommend this), some users have reported

    that turning off Find My Phone/iPad, in Settings App under iCloud, has improved iOS

    performance, although I don't how this feature could be causing such a performance slowdown,

    unless its a bug in iOS  that is only affecting some iPad users.

     

    Try another hard reset of your iPad by holding down both the Home and sleep/wake buttons

    simultaneously until your iPad goes to black and restarts with Apple logo, then release the

    buttons.

     

    Good Luck!