Q: IPAD2 very slow after IOS 8 upgrade
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Oct 9, 2014 2:56 PMby PACETurf,There are still many unsatisfied customers who are struggling with the upgrade. You have read the attempts to gain satisfaction by going to the Apple Geniuses and Apple Support. I am still experiencing problems with my iPad 2.
The iOS 8 upgrade problem is real and difficult to deal with.
http://www.cnet.com/news/ios-8-adoption-tops-40-percent-says-one-report/
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Oct 9, 2014 3:02 PMby Star Traveler,There are many here on this forum who are solving their issues WITHOUT Apple doing a single thing to iOS 8.0.2 ... and that shows that people can definitely have fully functioning and operational iPads WITH iOS 8.0.2 ... even though Apple is coming out with future bug fixes. The FIXES HERE have nothing to do with any future bug fixes by Apple.
Ipad2 has major problems with iOS 8
People have been solving their issues in a myriad of ways ... not just one way ... and all the while they are using iOS 8.0.2!
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Oct 9, 2014 5:09 PMby Fed3,We have 2 Ipad 2's. One is 16GB and the other is 32GB. I updated the 16GB to IOS 8.
Initially there were quite a few problems that I solved by reading suggestions from this forum.
I was impressed by the contributions and suggestions. I have used many and the Ipad 2
16GB is running much better but I had to move all of the Pics to my PC and remove some
APPS that seemed troublesome. There is no doubt that the Ipad 2 with IOS 8 is running slower
than the Ipad 2 with IOS 7 but the latter has more space 32GB vs 16GB on the unit
running IOS 8.
I think the Ipad 2 16GB unit will be limited with IOS 8 but can still function fine. We have
not used either with cellular since the change but will probably only use cellular on the
unit running IOS 7 and 32GB.
I am hopeful that Apple will make some more improvements to IOS 8 so that
both Ipads run smoothly. I do find it annoying looking at a white screen waiting for
email to open. Safari is not running as smoothly on IOS 8.
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Oct 10, 2014 5:23 AMby Kirjondra,I Am also in complete agreement. I have never had this much trouble with a device. I would also add the, " as I like to call it." (black screens of death), in which you push an app two or three times thinking the pad did not get the command, although it is only being very slow, finally opening the app going black, and repeating the process up to the amount of times you pushed the app. The update has also apparently convinced the I pad 2 that some of the keys on the key board are unnecessary or they are treated like the apps and have to be entered two or three times before being recognized as needed in the sentence.
v/ r
Trish
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Oct 10, 2014 8:39 AMby Star Traveler,Since the very beginning and the first iPhone, of about 7 years ago and the new iOS for the iPhone (and now the iPad), Apple has never supported a reversion to a lower system. When you have a major upgrade, you can have major changes in the file structures and interactions between the iOS and the apps, too. You'll get apps that won't work on a previous iOS, and if a person were to "go backwards" then apps would crash because the apps have been updated and "some" may have problems with some features. In other words, it would be a "nightmare" to go backwards and it would require another layer of infrastructure to be built up to do that. Apple never has done that, and has only moved forward and kept previous models "in the loop" as long as possible for the new iOS.
Right now you'll find that the vast and large majority of users have had no problems with iOS 8.0.2. That's certainly the case with me. No problems to begin with and no problems now. On the other hand, there have been a few (and they are in a small minority) where they have come across various problems, but we're seeing more and more of them on these forums being able to solve their issues, with a myriad of solutions (different ones work with different problems and devices) ... and now they are running and functional on iOS 8.0.2. Note that they've done this WITHOUT Apple having made a single change to iOS 8.0.2!
What this larger majority without any problems ... and ... the ones who have solved their problems ... show you, is that you are ALSO able to get to a fully functional and running iPad with iOS 8.0.2 ... without Apple changing a thing, right now ... in other words, it is ENTIRELY and TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE to do so. I don't know which one of the many solutions will work for you ... but what I do know is that it is entirely and technically possible for you to do so! You may have to try out a few solutions and work at it, but other users have done so.
iPad 2 has major problems with iOS 8 [solved]
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Oct 10, 2014 8:46 AMby Star Traveler,Apple has NEVER reverted back to old systems. That would be a nightmare disaster for file systems, apps and so on. You don't solve an individual problem with an individual iPad by causing the entire infrastructure of Apple iOS systems and devices to go into a "nightmare status" ... LOL ...
No ... you solve that one individual problem and other problems ... on a case-by-case basis, as Apple does ... and as this forum of "users helping other users" do here.
And actually ... Apple is not doing anything to its customers with this iOS 8.0.2. That because the overwhelming majority are operating under it right now. And furthermore, even those here on this forum, who have had some problems initially, have been able to solve their problems and have a fully functional iPad ... and ... run iOS 8.0.2 at the very same time. And note here ... they have done this without Apple have had to make even "one single change" to iOS 8.0.2.
SO ... all this doesn't mean that you are not having problems, but what it means is that it is entirely and feasible for you to be running iOS 8.0.2 without Apple having to do anything ... and it only requires finding out what that glitch in your machine is (as others have, or else, completely cleaned their machine). It should be noted, too ... that in some case (and probably a very small number) there can be "hardware issues" which will affect things. The hardware, in that case, must be fixed (if it happens with you).
See this as just one example of how iOS 8.0.2 works for someone who did have a problem before ...
iPad 2 has major problems with iOS 8 [solved]
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Oct 10, 2014 8:55 AMby Star Traveler,idontlikevista wrote:
If I have to buy a new tablet I will buy a andriod tablet
It wouldn't be in your best interests to downgrade to an inferior system and platform and especially one that doesn't have the vast integration of the iOS and Yosemite! It would be a tremendous loss for you and a shame.
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Oct 10, 2014 9:06 AMby Star Traveler,There are people who are having various problems with their individual iPads. We do know that, but one has to keep in mind that we're also seeing that when solutions are accomplished that this is showing that the original problem did not relate to something wrong in iOS 8.0.2. There's a tendancy for people to automatically blame Apple or the iOS 8.0.2. What we are seeing, however (even with some people having problems) is that files can get scrambled inadvertently, or something can get corrupted, or there was something initially wrong on an individual iPad, and all these things needed to have been corrected. When iOS 8 was installed, the existing problems interacted in such a way to cause problems right now. That's not necessarily related to a problem in iOS 8.0.2.
For example, I'm seeing a lot of people present various solutions and getting their iPads in functional and working order and they are now happy with iOS 8.0.2. There are a myriad of solutions as different people have different problems and causes for those problems. Once you find that solution, or possibly two or three solutions, you're back to normal again. That shows that there was no problem with iOS 8.0.2 ... because these people who initially had problems were able to fix them WITHOUT Apple having done a single thing or made a single change to iOS 8.0.2.
Here's an example of one such user on this forum, showing that it's not a problem with iOS 8.0.2. There was a problem ... the problem was fixed ... it runs fine now with iOS 8.0.2!
iPad 2 has major problems with iOS 8 [solved]
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Oct 10, 2014 9:17 AMby Star Traveler,Pat attention to the DETAILS ... here ... LOL ...
Other users in this forum, who have had initial problems with their iPads, have been able to SOLVE their problems, and use iOS 8.0.2, and be fully functional and fine without Apple needing to make a single change to iOS 8.0.2.
What that means is if several other users who have posted problems here are able to do it ... you are also technically and feasibly able to do it, too ... and that it's not inherently a problem with iOS 8.0.2!
iPad 2 has major problems with iOS 8 [solved]
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Oct 10, 2014 9:38 AMby PACETurf,NOT SOLVED!
And with adoption rate of iOS 8 being the lowest adoption rate of any iOS, there is proof that this problem has not been solved.
http://www.zdnet.com/ios-8-why-i-wont-upgrade-my-iphone-or-ipad-7000034496/
This weekend, I'm going to try to restore from a backup of iOS 7 in hopes of getting my iPad 2 back to normal operational functionality. I've implemented all of the options to improve performance with iOS 8 and the iPad 2 runs and functions and I can take a nap between page loads in Safari. That may be problem solved to some here, but it isn't good enough for me.
I'll let you all know if the restore works and I will try to get some page load times with iOS 8.0.2 vs iOS 7 restore.
