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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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MyBlueSky Author

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Sep 22, 2014 9:44 PM in response to FishingAddict

Tim Snoots wrote:

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.

Thanks Tim. What I think your suggested way is very much feasible for a stable version where someone is facing a specific issue. But here people are facing different multiple issues and yes, it is very likely to have number of issues after a new release.

oNedAe

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Sep 22, 2014 9:58 PM in response to MyBlueSky

Im having the same issues as whats mentioned from others. To be honest, I been a iphone user since iphone 4 and this has been the WORST update with these many obvious glitches. I don't get it~ didn't you guys test it out with iphone 5S before launching this **** thing? I'm sooooo disappointed with the way you guys handled the launch of IOS8, and honestly feel like I should be compensated for the stress this update has caused me.

SERIOUSLY APPLE SUPPORT PEOPLE, PLEASE ESCALATE ALL THE ISSUES AND HAVE AN UPDATE SOON TO FIX IT!!!!! I do business with my iphone 5S and your product is affecting my work. Im pretty **** sure this is not what you guys want to embed your image as to iphone users. I also demand an apology from you guys.

MyBlueSky Author

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Sep 23, 2014 7:13 AM in response to ssr_rao

ssr_rao wrote:

Im facing the following issues after installing iOS8 -

1. Miserable battery life.

2. No option to choose 2G network.

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

I have a iPhone5

Quick battery drain and excessive heating issue is really annoying and frustrating for using a mobile phone. Hope Apple takes care of these burning issues ASAP.

afras12

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Sep 24, 2014 10:13 AM in response to jaydotmart9n

I Have also had this problem with memory being drained from my iPhone but surprisingly not my mini iPad. Have you had any response from Apple regarding this? Another issue I have had is with iMessage in that it only works if my messages are linked with my email address. Is there anyway to go back to the previous iOS version I was using?

jag6142

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Sep 24, 2014 12:25 PM in response to jag6142

According to the release notes, "Fixes an issue that prevented some apps from accessing photos from the photo library." Nope. Issue still persists and the update introduced new bugs including loss of cellular service. Really Apple? Your users expect better than this. You are letting us down!!

aarrooww

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Sep 26, 2014 11:02 AM in response to MyBlueSky

Hello,

I have upgraded to iOS 8 on my 5s and have problem with Reminders - frequently use location based reminder for incoming calls: Decline - Remind me - When I leave. Location based Reminder was correctly set up automatically. Now with iOS 8 the new Reminder si set but without any location. I checked setting for Setting - Privacy - Location Services - Raminders. Now there is options Never or While Using the App (my option). Other apps has option Always but this option is not available for location services. iOS 7 had only toggle on-off for every app.

Can you help me, please?

Thanks

Vaclav

Sep 27, 2014 7:52 AM in response to MyBlueSky

I am tired of having to spend hours on work arounds when I just purchased a new product. Why should I have to fix something that I bought? It seems like I have to disable half of the features that I bought the phone for on the first place just so it will have the basics. Thinking about switching to Android.

MyBlueSky Author

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Sep 28, 2014 10:38 AM in response to ravifromirving

Wifi is not working on my iPhone 5S (iOS 8.0.2).

Some experts are giving a solution to restart or check the Wifi router in the discussion forum. But I am confused that every other device is working with the Wifi router at my workplace whereas this phone is not doing it at all. How come this is a router problem ?!?

Tobsch

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Sep 30, 2014 3:53 AM in response to jaydotmart9n

Hi, do you still have this problem? I am going crazy with my phone, but I am not sure if the problem came in 8.0 or 8.0.2.

My phone consumed 300 MB last night when I was sleeping and the phone was just charging...

Every day I have different amount of GB or MB left on my phone, but I have not made any changes to it. It suddenly lives its own life both in terms of storage and battery.

So far iOS8 is my worst iOS experience ever.

KimC5555

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Sep 30, 2014 6:12 AM in response to utgonzo

I am having a similar issue. When I receive a text and try to do a quick respond in the notification center my keyboard freezes. I have to go into the original message to respond. I have an iPhone 6. Do you think this is an ios 8 issue or could it be my phone?

Thanks!

mattia77

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Oct 15, 2014 3:55 AM in response to mattia77

Update.

After many, many reset, re-instalation, DFU and so on, mostly kindly guided by Apple support staff by chat, I eventually figured it was an hardware issue. Support by the device reseller confirmed it was an hardware issue that couldn't be fixed by them neither.

So, probably a coincidence and nothing to do with iOS8.

MyBlueSky Author

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Sep 20, 2014 5:16 AM in response to ssschmidt

Some points added by apple discussion community friends:

1. Photo upload failure from safarI.

2. Weak wifi signal

Reference:

Problems and issues after updating to iOS 8 (iPhone 5S)

Sep 20, 2014 5:21 AM in response to MyBlueSky

Did restoring bring you back to ios7??

Sep 20, 2014 5:44 AM in response to MyBlueSky

AAlright I'll try that thanks!

MyBlueSky Author

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Sep 20, 2014 5:46 AM in response to jaydotmart9n

No, it did not bring me back to iOS 7. It is just the restore from iTunes which uses the latest ipsw file for restoring the iphone.

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