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Q: Ipad air low memory crash

I came to this forum to see if other ipad air owners are experiencing same problem with low memory crashing as I do but seems like I'm one of the few people have this. So far I have 10 low memory crash reports. I also have about 30 more crash reports but it's from various apps. I got my ipad air on the launch day, second in line, here in California. Maybe I just have a defective one, I don't know. If you have same issues, please reply so I can determine if I should return it or just live with it. Closing apps every day is a hassle. I wish Apple just put in extra gig of ram. Overall, I am extremely happy with my ipad. There are so many good this things to mention about this ipad but this is wrong thread to do that.

iOS 7.0.3

Posted on Nov 6, 2013 10:09 AM

by Yellowtail714,Solvedanswer
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After trying out ios7.1 for number of days now I must say this a huge improvement. It still crashes once in a while but that is not an issue anymore. Nothing is perfect in this world. I do wish there was more ram because memory is constantly running low. I also wish iPads had memory card slot but knowing how stingy Apple is with memory that is just wishful thinking.

 

I'll give credit where credit is due. Apple engineers did a great job improving this operating system however this should have been done when this device was first launched. This would have avoided millions of customer dissatisfaction.

Posted on Mar 16, 2014 1:20 AM

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  • by asul11,

    asul11 asul11 Dec 6, 2013 9:17 AM in response to asul11
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    Dec 6, 2013 9:17 AM in response to asul11

    I plan to do a video of my iPad Air crashing non-stop and post it on my YouTube channel. I will show this video to the "Geniuses" in the Apple store since they don't believe me.  I plan to get a MacBook Air instead.  To cover my "pocket" I'll call the Apple Care support and let them know what I plan to do.  I do want my money back. I still love Apple and I do hope that they'll find a fix for this.

  • by asul11,

    asul11 asul11 Dec 6, 2013 9:18 AM in response to psmyth
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    Dec 6, 2013 9:18 AM in response to psmyth

    Thank you. So far I haven't ready anything bad about MacBook Air.

  • by zxphilxz,

    zxphilxz zxphilxz Dec 6, 2013 9:21 AM in response to Crows2012
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    Dec 6, 2013 9:21 AM in response to Crows2012

    You could always tether to your phone, or doesn't your carrier allow that?

     

    They do sell a Kindle HDX with 4G LTE with 10 bands, so I would think you should. Get coverage.

  • by Fabio_from_Italy,

    Fabio_from_Italy Fabio_from_Italy Dec 6, 2013 10:14 AM in response to zxphilxz
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    Dec 6, 2013 10:14 AM in response to zxphilxz

    Hi guys, Apple began censoring this discussion!!!

     

    I was blocked my post about the iPad air crash problem with a mail saying:

     

    "Dear .....(Fabio_from_Italy),

    Apple removed your post titled, "Re: Ipad air low memory crash," because it contained off-topic or non-technical posts."

     

    Very kind of you, really...

     

    Try to solve the problem instead

  • by ronfromtoronto,

    ronfromtoronto ronfromtoronto Dec 6, 2013 10:23 AM in response to Fabio_from_Italy
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    Dec 6, 2013 10:23 AM in response to Fabio_from_Italy

    Yes I was sensored too socialism is great. Don't mention the word "J Break". Yes I should know better but coming from Android I'm not used to being taken hostage by the os I want to install on the device I paid for.

     

    The fact that apple can't acknowledge this issue goes to show how they treat us like sheep. No one dares to mention these issues in reviews without consequences. If blackberry had half of the bugs apple did they wouldn't get away with it.  Ios7 is an entirely new beast so I will give them some time to fix it. It's disconcerting however to see Safari still crashing in the early reviews I have seen of ios7.1 beta on you tube.

  • by psmyth,

    psmyth psmyth Dec 6, 2013 10:42 AM in response to Fabio_from_Italy
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    Dec 6, 2013 10:42 AM in response to Fabio_from_Italy

    Fabio, can you (attempt to) post the email and the post that got censored?

  • by Data Wrangler,

    Data Wrangler Data Wrangler Dec 6, 2013 10:59 AM in response to psmyth
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    Dec 6, 2013 10:59 AM in response to psmyth

    I wonder if Tim Cook is really aware of all of this?

     

    <Email Edited by Host>

  • by Fabio_from_Italy,

    Fabio_from_Italy Fabio_from_Italy Dec 6, 2013 11:05 AM in response to Data Wrangler
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    Dec 6, 2013 11:05 AM in response to Data Wrangler

    I tried more times with the same effect

  • by Thetruthhurtz,

    Thetruthhurtz Thetruthhurtz Dec 6, 2013 11:21 AM in response to Fabio_from_Italy
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    Dec 6, 2013 11:21 AM in response to Fabio_from_Italy

    This is ridiculous-- there are other people on this thread talking about censoring..

  • by apw2,Helpful

    apw2 apw2 Dec 6, 2013 11:23 AM in response to Yellowtail714
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    Dec 6, 2013 11:23 AM in response to Yellowtail714
    Its now confirmed and reported by many techs that the current Ipad Air has a design flaw from lack of RAM.
    The move to a 64-bit platform however does complicate things a bit. Moving to a larger memory address space increases the size of pointers, which in turn can increase the footprint of 64-bit applications compared to their 32-bit counterparts.
    In general you’re looking at a 20 - 30% increase in memory footprint when dealing with an all 64-bit environment. At worst, the device’s total memory usage never exceeded 60% of what ships with the platform but these are admittedly fairly light use cases. With more apps open, including some doing work in the background, I do see relatively aggressive eviction of apps from memory.
    Although things seem to have improved with iOS 7.0.3, the 64-bit builds of the OS still seem to run into stability issues more frequently than their 32-bit counterparts. I still see low memory errors associated with any crashes. It could just be that the move to 64-bit applications (and associated memory pressure) is putting more stress on iOS’ memory management routines, which in turn exposes some weaknesses.
    http://www.anandtech.com/show/7460/apple-ipad-air-review/9
    http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/381578/does-ipad-air-need-more-ram
    and other tech sites.
    The Air’s 64-bit programs take up 30% more RAM than 32-bit programs, the iPad 3 and 4 have, in effect, 40% more RAM than the iPad Air.
    I had to return my Air because it was crashing left and right, and after a lot of research turns out the Air is short on RAM to run correctly.
    The  crazy fact that the Air has the same RAM as the Ipad 3 and 4, as I  found out, is absurd, its running 64bit, IOS7, and 64bit IOS apps.  

  • by Data Wrangler,

    Data Wrangler Data Wrangler Dec 6, 2013 11:32 AM in response to Thetruthhurtz
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    Dec 6, 2013 11:32 AM in response to Thetruthhurtz

    My posts are mysteriously disappearing. I don't know if it is AI, or someone reading this thread.

     

    I don't want to leave Apple. I want an acknowledgment from Apple that there is a problem and that they are working to fix it. And of course that they do actually FIX it.

  • by ronfromtoronto,

    ronfromtoronto ronfromtoronto Dec 6, 2013 11:35 AM in response to Data Wrangler
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    Dec 6, 2013 11:35 AM in response to Data Wrangler

    It's funny how it's noted that these bulletin boards are not reviewed by apple support staff to proactively fix and find problems however They have the resources to censor us.

  • by Data Wrangler,

    Data Wrangler Data Wrangler Dec 6, 2013 11:35 AM in response to Data Wrangler
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    Dec 6, 2013 11:35 AM in response to Data Wrangler

    Maybe is AI based on the word c3ns0rsh1p?

  • by ronfromtoronto,

    ronfromtoronto ronfromtoronto Dec 6, 2013 11:37 AM in response to Data Wrangler
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    Dec 6, 2013 11:37 AM in response to Data Wrangler

    That's why I spell it like M7 co processor sensor ship

  • by Data Wrangler,

    Data Wrangler Data Wrangler Dec 6, 2013 11:45 AM in response to ronfromtoronto
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    Dec 6, 2013 11:45 AM in response to ronfromtoronto

    LOL

     

    Yes this blog does appear to be scanned by the M7 coprocessor sensor ship.

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