Q: Ipad mini with retina wifi extremely slow/dead after ios 8 update

Try a reboot press & hold power button & menu button hold both down until you see Apple Logo you will not lose any data. Bsydd uk

I Have tried all of the "solutions", including this one that gave been posted here and elsewhere. Just installed 8.1, all have the temporary effect of turning wifi off and on.

yes, after updating my iPhone 6 to 8.1 my wifi is incredibly slow. I've reset the router, forgot networks in the phone and checked the router for updates. Honestly, i think it's the phone since my two chromecasts, nexus 7, and macbook pro work without any problems! I hope Apple fixes this soon!!

johnfromoregonia wrote:

 

I Have tried all of the "solutions", including this one that gave been posted here and elsewhere. Just installed 8.1, all have the temporary effect of turning wifi off and on.

Have your issues returned after installing iOS 8.1?

actually, after rebooting my router(not turning it off and back on, but logging into it) my wifi connection to my iPhone has been fast and rock solid. I still don't know what the problem was.....but all seems well now! I consistently get over 20MB/s according to Speedtest. All applications and Safari websites seems to be loading very fast. Hopefully, I don't see the issue again.

I cannot believe that Apple put out this update and is just letting us drown with all these issues. My iPad is chronically stuck in the mud now. I am giving up using it. My next tablet WILL NOT BE AN IPAD!!

Hi I have the ipad mini Retina running iOS 8.1 no problems at all. What I would do is Back up to ICloud Restore ipad to Factory Settings this will make your iPad as new Also I read today that some iphone/ iPads work better if cloud Drive is Disabeled. don't give up yet just try this let me know what happens. Cheers Brian

How do I disable my iCloud drive?

Most experiencing this debacle with like you exasperation will feel the same, i was fortunate in my devices being pre - retina. resetting network settings solved my problems (on 3 devices).

QUality control was lamentable, but imho going over to an 'alternative' OS wil be very expensive, from those who have jumped ship i have spoke to regretted it.

I beleive Apple will sort it, when they do you will have a superior product, unfortunateky it seems Apple's slow response seems an abuse of that loyakty, and is due to that user base confidence, but has done much damage to newer clients.

i know i woukd be very darkly annoyed had i bought a new ip6 and iPad mini retina, then just days after it was hobbled by a faulty software update.

Delete the Facebook and Messenger apps and reboot. Do NOT reinstall them. your iPad will run MUCH better.

Bob

I upgraded by iOS on my ipad mini to iOS 8.3 from iOS 8.1. Under iOS 8.1 my mail was loading slower than a snail.  iOS 8.3 so far is great.  Mail perfermance is very good.

Joyce

I upgraded from iOS 8.1 to iOS 8.3 on my ipad mini.  The upgrade fixed my slow mail message loading problem. Much faster performance with iOS 8.3.

So I have finally (after 1 year of replacing iPads and trying to fix the issues) FINALLY resolve my connectivity issues.  Seems to be related to both Apple and how it handles some of the new network connections -- those with dual band.

Ever since getting a dual band router (DLink), which comes with both 2.4GHz and 5 GHz bands I gave both of these the same names and passwords.  These worked fine for ALL of my devices except my iPad Mini 2 and iPad Mini 3.  I took my devices to the genius bar and replaced them several times but none of these fixed the ultimate issue - that I was not able to connect (and remain connected) to my wifi network despite the fact that it works for all of my other devices, including my Macbook, iPhones (5, 5S, 6, 6S), iPad Air and iPad Air 2 and all other connected devices.

So tonight I contacted DLink and the kind support technician had me rename the 5GHz band on my route to another name (same network name + 5GHz) and VOILA!!!!  My iPad began to work.  The issue appears to be with the iPad's ability to filter between the same network name on two bands, which causes it to bounce back and forth repeatedly but not actually supply a proper connect to the iPad.

I've read plenty of posts on this thread on how to resolve but this was the only one which worked for me. 

If you have dual bands on your router:

- make sure they don't have the same names

- Change the names to be different

- reset your router (unplug and plug back in)

- connect back to the router and ensure you connect to both bands

I hope that resolves your issues as it did mine.

my  ipad mini retina wifi is frustrating. My macbook pro works fine in same area. My android phone works fine in same area. I have never had fun with the ipad as it does not solve my on the go situations. Ipad shows I have wifi but it just keeps spinning and usually not delivering.  Any suggestions?