Will an iPad 2 be upgradable to iOS 8?

Star Traveler wrote:

I know that from the installed user base, and the fact that the news reports are "NOT" there for the overwheming and vast majority of the installed user base having problems. It's very easy to see. And I see how few problems there are here (in relation to that user base).

I read yours and it sure sounds like an opinion to me ... :-) ...

Again maybe you should read it slowly and more carefully.

However, I'm sure the "multiple millions" 😁
you suggestyou know for a fact who are not here but getting help will be reassured by your pro- Apple rhetoric.

Good luck with your "installed user base" 😉

The fact that there are multiple millions in the installed user base without problems gives the ASSURANCE to other users who are having problems that they - too - can get to that condition as the vast and overwhelming majority of users. It tells them that it's something on their own iPad which is causing a problem, and not necessarily something that is disabling ALL USERS on the installed iOS base.

Again, that doesn't mean that those users are "not" having their own unique and peculiar problems, but that they are "fixable" as they can see the many millions who do not have the problems.

And if these users find the fix to be beyond "themselves" (which it might be for many here) then they need to go to Apple Support to have them look at it and fix it ...

http://www.apple.com/support/

http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

Did this last week. Genius bar guys said that there is no guarntee that what you say will work and we can try it if we want. He said that we have signed term and conditions that we agree not to get iOS 7 installed again. And this is not my first visit to the genius bar. They worked on my Mac book pro four moths ago for and hour to get an adware fixed. They do have upper geniuses at back end who come out when the main first person you meet is unable to fix an issue. So genius bar though awesome is of no help in this case. You are the second person I know who does not have a problem with iPad 2. First being my brother-in-law. And my brother-in-law has umpteen devices, he does not use ipad2 and thus cannot say how it worked before the update.

All iPad users know how their iPad works. If it does not work after an update does that mean that all iPads had a hardware problem just after the update. The potability is pretty remote. Twenty people fall sick after eating food at a venue, the probability that they all had other technical issues in their body at the same time is remote.

Genius bar buy admitted that FB is crashing in iapd 2 in iOS 8. iOS 8.0.2 worlds perfectly fine on iPhone 5 and I do not see myself or anyone else complying about that.

What particular thing that I said, are you referring to ... that may not work? I just ask that, so I know what you're talking about.

One additional thing to note here ... if a "parricular app" is crashing, Apple doesn't fix the app. It's the developer of the app who is responsible and needs to fix the app. I thought I should just make that clear.

To put it another way - let's just pretend that Apple did a major upgrade where 75% of the apps crashed. Apple would not fix those apps, each developer would fix their own app, and they would each be responsible.

But, once again, if you could let me know exactly what it was that I said ... that you're referring to not working ... I could then understand what you mean and could comment on it. Thanks ... :-) ...

I am so happy you are not having any problems! However, I am sure there are more people than those posting to this site having the same issues with iOS 8. Several members of my family have an iPad 2 and they too are having problems. Two of them also have the iPad Air and they are experiencing some of the same problems since the iOS update. Before you ask, we do not live in the same house or even city/state, so it is not a networking problem. Even at my job, people are experiencing the same problems that people posting here are having. IT IS AN iOS 8 PROBLEM AND APPLE NEEDS TO FIX IT NOW! If Apple is releasing an iOS 8.1 in the next couple of days that you say they are, then it is clearly an iOS 8 issue.

The fact that Apple is releasing an iOS 8.1 version soon is not even closely related to the certainty of it being related to your problem. You can't assume that. There are some minor issues that the bulk of users are having, but they are not making the iPads unusable. Apple will be fixing those, you see, plus anything else that they can identify from specific problems submitted to Apple Support.

I've give you just one example of a minor problem with iOS 8 which does not affect things in a major way at all. There are some instances in which the software keyboard covers up the entry point of the screen. Sometimes you can just scoot it up higher and it will uncover it. At other times, the page isn't long enough to scoot it up and then you have to type without seeing it directly, That's an example of a software bug and a minor problem that Apple will fix with an update.

SO ... again ... just because you see Apple issuing an update, it doesn't mean that Apple has had a major problem that "makes my iPad unusable" (as some have said) and that they are "fixing that" (according to what people said). Apple may be simply fixing those issues like the keyboard covering up the entry point and other such things.

And, if you hear "that" ... you'll say, "But what about them making my iPad unusable?!" The fact of the matter is that Apple hasn't made your iPad unusable or cause it to fail in a major way, because if that was so ... then the entire installed user base would be unusable. It's not, and thus ... what is going on is that you have something that is peculair with "your particular setup" that is causing trouble. You have to diagnose it from that standpoint.

AND ... you can take encouragement from the FACT that the vast and overwhelming majority of the users in the installed user base is NOT having problems, because that means that it's just related to "your machine" and is THEREFORE "fixable" at your machine level!

I hate to say this but you can sprout all that rhetoric and say all that crap you want but we all know that iOS 8 is the problem.

Apple needs to fix these issues. All of these people who are having issues are not having hardware problems, if they are it is because of iOS 8. Like I said before not everyone post on the website. Not everyone is aware that the Apple Support Communities exist. As for me, my iPad 2 was in perfect shape, it had no problems, no issues whatsoever. There were no hardware problems, no issues until the iOS 8 update. If you search the web you will find multiple sites reporting people having problems.

Hooray for you, who is not having any problems but you need to step out of denialville and realize iOS 8 is the problem and it needs to be fixed.

I loved my iPad and I have many Apple products. I just purchased an iPhone 6 which I hope was not a mistake. Right now the only issue I am having with it is I cannot send group iMessages. Apple better fix these issues because iPads are not cheap and you may not believe it but a lot of people are having problems. If they do not fix it, I see a lot of lawyers in Apple's future.

That said, I am done talking about it... :-)

Apple can't fix problems from inside iOS 8 which are related to issues on just your own device. You could have a corrupt file, a particular app from Apple may have gotten scrambled in the process of the installation just on your machine alone, you may have a hardware issue that needs to be fixed on your machine or the settings in one of the panels may have gotten scrambled. You have to methodically eliminate them all, and then, if you have a bug report to issue to Apple, after you've eliminated the obvious choices ... you can open a case file to document it with Apple, so the engineers can examine your report and see what the issue consists of.

i don't know who you are or what your relationship is or is not with Apple. I have been troubleshooting technical issues for many years and I understand cause and effect. I know my iPad worked fine with no issues whatsoever until I upgraded. I have contacted Apple support and have an appointment tomorrow to have the experts to take a shot at it since none of the suggestions so far have resolved my particular issue.

By the way, there are two more iPads in my household and for some strange reason they have recently started experiencing similar issues but they are not the same model as mine so I'm sure they have different root causes of their issues. I'm sure it is not at all related to the fact they were just upgraded also but they haven't reported their issues to Apple or anyone else that matters.

I am just glad to know that my issues will be addressed tomorrow.

Well stated. I'm just tired of the arrogance and lack of accountability to just admit that there is a re-occurring problem many Apple consumers are experiencing. From the Apple stores to these Apple snobs, all I hear are excuses and phrases like "vast majority not experiencing problems" that completely disregards the fact that there is a problem which seems to have stemmed from the update. I just don't think people are making this up or this is one big coincidence. I am a big Apple fan, but just disappointed the last few weeks with this whole topic. I think they could have avoided all of this by giving consumers the opportunity to restore IOS7, or at least given some warning/disclaimer before the update.

Smart move. There was nothing revolutionary about IOS8 unless you bought a iPhone6. IOS7 for the iPad2 was fine as well until I made the mistake of updating to 8.

Agree. Says a lot about leadership, vision and accountability.

Another ipad 2 user here, completely peed off after upgrading to iOS 8. Experiencing same problems as others. Wife's ipad 2 doing the same 😟

I use my iPad for around 4 hrs a day, but for the first time in months I've had to resort to using a PC, as fed up with lagging iPad and Safari locking up and crashing !

I Paid a visit to the Apple Genius today and the only suggestion was to wipe my iPad 2 and start over. When is asked how confident she was this would address the issues the response was something to the effect of you may notice an improvement but she was not able to provide me with a warm fuzzy feeling. I also asked point blank if she thought 8.1 would be any better and the answer was a negative nod. I opted to try and live with it as is and hope so where down the road Apple will release a better more stable version of software.

Maybe this is just a marketing ploy to sell new product!? I played with a number of devices while I waited in the store and observed no issues with the new models. Go figure! Good luck all.

Not looking good 😟

I have bought 6 iPads for my family over the years, but if this can't be resolved other than buying a new ipad, I will be off to other platforms. Had enough of the apparent lack of customer care from Apple