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iOS 8 : Problems & Issues

Hi All,

Please add your issue/problem/difficulty with iOS8 on your iDevice. Please hit "I have this question too" if you find similar problems on your device and request others to do the same.

List of issues: iOS8

1. Miserable battery life.

2. No option to choose 2G network.

3. Excessive heating problem. Becomes very hot with a little use.

4. Display(flickering and color gradient) issue if the brightness is increased to the highest level.

5. Safari crashes frequently.

6. Safari gets the maximum usage of battery though I closed/terminated it from multitasking menu.

#iOS8Problems&Issues

iPhone 5s, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 1:05 AM

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MyBlueSky Author

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Posted on Sep 26, 2014 2:52 AM

It_caveman wrote:

You can revert back. I did it on all my devices.

Here you go. I rolled my Air, Mini and iPhone 5 back to 7.1.2 and all are back normal.

http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-downgrade-ios-8-to-ios-7.1.2/

Follow directions carefully and note that this is only available for a while. Apple will stop signing the file eventually. Hopefully this will get you back to work until ios 8 is fixed.

Helpful guide 🙂

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Sep 25, 2014 4:29 PM in response to MyBlueSky

Add me and my wife to the battery issue.

The drain is incredibly fast and I do not have the option of keeping my phone plugged in during my work day. I, like many other users, have done everything suggested to try and combat the issue to no avail. Unfortunately, this is the kind of issue that has me considering a new phone from a different manufacturer. Consistent issues like this for every update (and lets face it, there are many updates) are maddening at best. I need my phone to work, and to do so for a reasonable duration under minimal to moderate use. Four hours is not long enough considering the eleven hours I was getting with ios7. Not a fan and not happy that I am unable to revert back to ios7.

Maybe apple will give us a fancy iphone case with an extra battery in it.

Oclair

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Sep 26, 2014 2:16 AM in response to pbeaudet

I have exactly the same issue updating my iPhone 4s to iOS8.0.1 including new bugs introduced in ios8 (copied text forgotten) of course the app switching refresh bug from IOS7 remains an as intended feature....

Productivity could not be lower

Sep 27, 2014 7:36 AM in response to MyBlueSky

I have been a loyal customer for a very long time and am thinking about returning my device for a galaxy. I have battery drainage and several other issues. Set up took a really long time with major issues even with hours of phone time with support. Nothing was resolved. I hung up and started from scratch. What is the point of all of the new, great stuff if you can't use it due to glitches or having to turn it off to save battery life. They are getting it wrong!

Oct 1, 2014 11:44 PM in response to MyBlueSky

I have problems since I upgraded to iOS 8 - wish I had never done it now!

Problems:

Apps keep crashing and iPhone returns to home screen.

Settings keeps crashing and doing same as above.

Wi-Fi responding slow after enabling/disabling, sometimes does not even enable or disable.

iPhone generally slower now.

Battery drains at an alarming rate.

Bluetooth issues.

sakinad

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Oct 5, 2014 6:16 PM in response to MyBlueSky

my iPad battery is draining so fast since the iOS 8 update. My husband's isn't. We have tried turning off everything that is extra on this iPad but it still drains within a couple of hours. To better use it shows the iMessage and contacts are the worst. Please help!

ManSinha

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Jan 19, 2015 10:17 PM in response to ickmule

Apple is not officially present on these fora to heed your ultimatum. That said can you please check your wife and daughter's phones for carrier updates and if up to date try to reset network settings from Settings - General - Reset?

Jul 11, 2015 9:05 AM in response to GSR13

I fully agree with your post,

face the same problems with iPhone 5s since update:

- ridiculous battery drain

- standby and usage time are about the same

- iphone gets very hot

- immense number of error reports (diagnosis)

Did every type of "resetting" ..... but doesn't work

Realized that error reports refer to an iPhone 6,2

Sep 20, 2014 5:19 AM in response to MyBlueSky

ios 8 keeps draining my storage, I had 600mb left, now I woke up to 243mb, I deleted a music album and now the storage is down to 234mB.. That's trippy

jag6142

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Sep 24, 2014 10:26 AM in response to MyBlueSky

Word on the street is that iOS 8.0.1 was released this morning. Not certain what issues it will fix, but we are hopeful.

Sep 24, 2014 11:47 AM in response to Saberhagen2501

with "surfing" i mean, go to ONE website and read there for 5 minutes... 😮

costs me 10% battery

Biups

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Dec 6, 2014 9:37 AM in response to Vagante

am on 8.1.1 the battery life is horrible , just safari eat it nothing to do i disabled everything related to location whatsoever but nothing works

MyBlueSky Author

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Sep 20, 2014 5:35 AM in response to MyBlueSky

Found another issue which was not present in iOS 7.1.2:

- Can not take screenshot of messages while dragging them to left to show date and time of Messages thread with AssistiveTouch button on your screen

FYI you can take screenshots with AssistiveTouch from Device -> More -> Screenshot

Sep 20, 2014 2:29 PM in response to ssschmidt

All my issues seem to be resolved ... by itself... at least without me doing anything....

maybe some carrier updates were pushed down .... ???

A new issue that I have now...

* Airplay does not work... the airplay button does not even show up now on my phone...

garin001

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Sep 21, 2014 12:58 AM in response to Vinya76

With the 3G thing I notice on my 4S when I turn off the 3G the signal drops to one dot and an E appears next to the carrier name (in my case Telstra) I thinks this means Emergency only

I also notice that the phone looks like it goes to 3G when in standby and when I wake it up the 3G symbol appears and then reconnects to my wi-fi network.

Sep 22, 2014 1:28 PM in response to MyBlueSky

MyBlueSky,

IMHO asking folks to post all of their likely unrelated issues on one thread is exactly how folks should NEVER use discussion forms! If you have a problem with your iPhone or iOS 8 then you should: 1) first, search the discussions for anyone else that has already posted the issue, then post your comment there; or 2) start a new discussion thread for a SINGLE issue so that others can discuss it in a reasonable way.

Discussion forums work best when discussions are of a SINGLE well defined issue, and have a very clearly worded subject. This allows the thread to remain manageable in size and have some focus.

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