IOS 8 copy paste problem + slowdown

Upgraded my ipad2 to ios 8. General slowdown, apps crashing on startup, huge lag when typing or selecting email from inbox. I've also experienced a strange copy/paste issue In Safari, facebook and other apps. When I copy and try to paste, I often get an old item I copied instead of the last item. Yesterday I tried to paste a URL repeatedly and kept getting text I copied from notes earlier in the day. I gave up. Today when I tried to copy and paste a sentence from a website, the URL that wouldn't paste yesterday kept pasting! Anyone else experience these issues?

iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 20, 2014 7:51 AM

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Oct 21, 2014 3:56 PM in response to dexipur

I too had an extra long hard reset after installing 8.1. I first did a hard reset immediately and went on checking mail, etc. Looked for a link to send to friend from Safari and discovered that Safari was basically frozen so did another hard reset. This was a quite long one and I was also wondering if it would eventually need more intervention, After what I consider not an ordinary reset time it did come back with lock screen and appears to be normal--other than 8.1 did not bring back Air Print for my older HP 3511 which I had hoped for. Luckily the printer does offer Wireless Direct so I can still print with additional steps in settings and wifi.


DIane Fields

Oct 21, 2014 4:39 PM in response to TheHaj

I did my iPad2 update thru iTunes on my iMac and it was sucking the iMacs memory very low during the update.

Safari froze before loading the first web page and I did a hard boot and went fishing as I saw where it was

going to take a long time to recover. When I tried again it wasn't quite right and then did one more hard boot

and then did a Reset "Reset all Settings" and it works real well now.

Oct 22, 2014 6:32 AM in response to TheHaj

I Think I may have a solution , its working for me


to copy you have to PRESS your finger on the screen, get the bubble up, select the text and press copy-THAT STAYS THE SAME


BUT


TO PASTE-DONT PRESS, just tap the screen and the paste button appears and stays there!!! and it works


can't believe it's that simple but its working for me


hope it works for you guys, sometimes the simplest solutions are the best?

Oct 22, 2014 2:00 PM in response to TheHaj

Same here with the copy and paste issue. I copy something, but when I go to paste, it randomly pastes something I copied days ago. Even after it finally successfully pastes something I actually want to paste (after having to hit copy 10 times), I try to paste again a few minutes later and it randomly pastes something old again. Also, echofon alerts stay stuck, someone will @ me on Twitter, I review it, but when I go back into the app, it still shows as a new alert for days, it also doesnt hold it's place in your tweet feed like it used to. I think it's funny that every time Apple releases a new phone, they also release the buggiest OS ever. Seems like they want to drive customers insane enough to just give up and buy a new phone. It wont happen, I'll switch to android if Apple wants to play that game. We aren't held hostage to iphone due to Instagram exclusivity anymore. It's been a month already, fix the friggin problem!

Oct 22, 2014 7:50 PM in response to curliecutiepie

RE: "Seems like they want to drive customers insane enough to just give up and buy a new phone. It wont happen, I'll switch to android if Apple wants to play that game. We aren't held hostage to iphone due to Instagram exclusivity anymore. It's been a month already, fix the friggin problem!"

CUtie pie, my thoughts EXACTLY! I won't put up with Apple's playing games, trying to force a new purchase on us! If this is not resolved in a max of 30 MORE days, I'm buying myself and hubby an Android, if not just for spite! 👿 We are FED UP. MY IPHONE .5 and hubby's 5c were fine until the ios8 update. This is BS.

Oct 22, 2014 10:36 PM in response to serenissima7

I have a new IPad Mini, with the latest OS installed. Cut or copy and paste is still a bust. Invariably, something that was previously copied appears when attempting to paste something more recent. One would think that, given the importance of copying and pasting to its users, Apple would have solved this persistent problem long ago. Why haven't they? Better yet, why hasn't one of their representatives spoken to this issue in their forum?

Oct 23, 2014 9:22 AM in response to jaalburquerque

yes, the issue starts exclusively after a copy/paste of anything in Safari


edit: I reported that already weeks ago, and Apple didn't bother to provide a fix in iOS 8.1. Started a new thread today... guess we might have to wait until iOS 8.2 is out ... later this year or early 2015 ... cool 🙂 I mean if Apple keeps dealing with major issues (like the home button bug, solved a month later) ... by taking their time, why not be optimistic?

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