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Q: IPAD2 very slow after IOS 8 upgrade

After IOS 8 upgrade many aplications ( Safari, Facebook, etc) load  very, very slow (comparing with 7 version) , with a significant delay of more than 10 seconds...

 

Who can I solve this problem? Any workaround?

 

PD

 

Apple should better test the software before delivering.

 

Thanks.

iPad 2

Posted on Sep 22, 2014 11:35 AM

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  • by Star Traveler,

    Star Traveler Star Traveler Oct 13, 2014 3:30 PM in response to JohnMHoyt
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    Oct 13, 2014 3:30 PM in response to JohnMHoyt

    If you reply to someone who has his post deleted, yours goes too ... :-) ... the mistake is replying to a troll who gets deleted ... LOL ...

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Oct 13, 2014 3:35 PM in response to JohnMHoyt
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    Oct 13, 2014 3:35 PM in response to JohnMHoyt

    JohnMHoyt wrote:

     

    petermac87 wrote:

     

    Wow. You DO have an attitude problem. Yes many have been capable of fixing their issues. Others are not that capable or have more severe issues with their devices.

     

    Good Luck with your 'Customer Base' of iPad2 users.

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

     

    I have an attitude problem because I want my device to work? And my family wants their devices to work? And my co-workers, and my clients?


    I'm sorry that equates to an attitude problem.  We just want to be able to use our devices like we could a month ago.   Sadly, we are unable to do so.

     

    We can't go back - that's not supported.  So we hope and pray we get solutions here, or elsewhere. 

    You do not seem to be interested in solutions. Your posts have a history of either being removed because you cannot abide by the TOU you agreed to or are otherwise made up of snide remarks that are neither on-topic or of any technical use to anybody. Such as

     

    JohnMHoyt wrote:

     

    Hahha it appears that some of ST's posts are being banned too?

     

     

    So I doubt that much help will come for you here in these user to user forums and I would think that complaining to Apple themselves will be more rewarding for you.

     

    https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

  • by cmlfrommass,

    cmlfrommass cmlfrommass Oct 13, 2014 6:21 PM in response to JohnMHoyt
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    Oct 13, 2014 6:21 PM in response to JohnMHoyt

    even after updating to 8.0.2my Ipad is stiill running  slow and locking up.  Is Apple going to try fix this?

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Oct 13, 2014 6:26 PM in response to cmlfrommass
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    Oct 13, 2014 6:26 PM in response to cmlfrommass

    Here are the Apple Support Links for the things that have worked for others. And make sure you do your backup before fiddling with you iPad.

     

     

     

    Solved issues ...

     

    iPad 2 has major problems with iOS 8 [solved]

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6586844

     

    I am not able to download App updates nor iTunes on my iPad 2 [solved]

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6590416

     

     

    Back up and Restore your iOS Device with iCloud or iTunes

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

     

    iTunes: About iOS Backups

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946

     

    Use iTunes to Restore your iOS Device to Factory Settings

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414

     

    Apple Support

    http://www.apple.com/support/

     

    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

    http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

     

     

    Pete (thanks to Star Traveller)

  • by RattyCube,

    RattyCube RattyCube Oct 14, 2014 4:01 AM in response to pacoKAS
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    Oct 14, 2014 4:01 AM in response to pacoKAS

    Hi, Im not sure if you've already had an answer or solved this.

     

    I had the same problem. I almost threw the ipad away, everything was slow back to 90's internet speed, no responses on the touch keyboard, apps crashing etc.

     

    My solution, that worked for me was to do a backup and then restore the Ipad via iTunes.
    It's now back up and running, no major lags.

  • by Machomach,

    Machomach Machomach Oct 14, 2014 4:53 AM in response to RattyCube
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    Oct 14, 2014 4:53 AM in response to RattyCube

    i had the same problem as you guys who upgraded to iOS 8 and last night I was searching for solution 'coz I don't want to restore my ipad to factory setting and doing all that back up,iTune thing.I found out a very simple solution I hope this work for all of you too. I just reset my network setting and all that problem  are gone. Just go to General tap Reset then tap reset network setting.

  • by Alibac,

    Alibac Alibac Oct 14, 2014 6:54 AM in response to Machomach
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    Oct 14, 2014 6:54 AM in response to Machomach

    I went ahead and tried this but didn't notice much change.  So, I went a step further and tried "reset all settings" and my typing issues have completely returned to normal.  There is still a touch of lag, but I don't get the repeated letters or spaces that I was getting.  I wouldn't have thought to reset the settings, so thanks for the suggestion. 

  • by Star Traveler,

    Star Traveler Star Traveler Oct 14, 2014 7:09 AM in response to RattyCube
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    Oct 14, 2014 7:09 AM in response to RattyCube

    I'm glad you got it going again! And yes, there have been many users that have gotten their iPads back to normal from resetting it back to factory default condition. That's what I've been posting in order to help a lot of people here. For anyone else reading this, here are the Apple Support Links for backup and then ... for setting it back to factory default, below.

     

    ALSO ... do know that some people have restored their backups and found out that things slowed down again, which means there is something in the backup that is causing trouble. And many times that could be an app or two that is troublesome. I read the other day that another user had Apple run their special diagnostic software on his iPad and Apple found one particular app that was very bad (causing slowdowns and interaction problems). So, they told him to get rid of the app. When he did, everything returned to normal. So, do realize that even though resetting to factory default helps many people (and it should be done every year anyway, I say ...) that there could be other apps which could cause the trouble, too. And then, as many have reported here, clearing the setting helps at times, too. I've had to clear my network settings a few times, when Safari seemed to be "hanging". And when that happens, it solves that problem. Anyway, there is not just one particular solution that helps for all, but the resetting back to factory default is something everyone should do anyway ... and ... be sure to do your backups, too.

     

    Back up and Restore your iOS Device with iCloud or iTunes

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

     

    iTunes: About iOS Backups

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946

     

    ICloud: iCloud Storage Backup and Review

    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519

     

    Use iTunes to Restore your iOS Device to Factory Settings

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414

     

    Also, to see what another user did, read this person's account. There is hope for us all ... :-) ...

     

    SOLVED:  IOS 8 Issues on iPad 2:

     

    I just returned home from a visit to the Genius Bar. Like you and many others, when I upgraded my iPad 2 to IOS 8, it became practically unusable. It was VERY slow, lagged whenever trying to to do anything. Lots of screen freezes and apps spontaneously crashing. I was convinced that the processor on the iPad 2 just couldn't handle the new IOS and I went in to see about restoring to IOS 7.

     

    Thankfully, I was hooked up with a very sharp guy at the bar. The problem is not with the OS, it is with it being an *upgraded* OS. He used the analogy of when you had an older Windows computer and how over time (and over upgrades), they just tended to get slower and slower because of all of the garbage that was carried forward in the upgrades. At those times (and if you've ever had a Windows computer, you get this), the only thing that would speed it up would be to wipe the machine and do a fresh install of the current OS and then reload your apps, and the viola, everything would be fast again. Well, it turns out that IOS can suffer the same problems.

     

    THE FIX:  FIRST, be sure you have a current iCloud backup of your device.  Connect your iPad to a computer that has a clean fresh copy of IOS 8 on iTunes (this is best done with a computer other than the one that you sync your device to because you DO NOT want to restore it from a back up just yet). Ideally, if you do this at an Apple store you'll be assured of the right version there and someone to answer any questions you might have along the way. You then hold the power and home button down to hard-reset the device and continue to hold them down until it reboots into recovery mode. You then follow the instructions on the computer to reinstall the OS on the device (which wipes everything from it and then reinstalls a clean copy of it). Once this is done (which only takes about 15 minutes), your device will reboot and ask you to set it up. Answer the questions about language, location, etc. and continue until it asks you to log into your iTunes account. Once you do that, it will ask if you want to either 1) Set it up as a new device, 2) Restore from iCloud, or 3) Restore from iTunes. Choose (2), restore from iCloud. This will ensure that it brings down "clean" copies of all of your apps and preferences rather than the potentially corrupted ones that might reside in your iTunes backup. That's it! It will take a few hours depending on how much data and apps you have, but I am happy to report that my iPad 2 is now running IOS 8 and it's running as fast as it ever did when it was brand new!

     

    To sum it up, this process 1) Wipes your device and the garbage causing your problems, 2) Loads a clean and bug-free version of IOS 8 to your device, and 3) restores your apps and data so that it looks just like it did before the wipe, with the exception that it works now!  :-)

     

    Note also that by following this process you don't have to go through the painful and laborious process of reloading all of your apps, data and/or settings. iCloud takes care of all of that for you.

  • by Alibac,

    Alibac Alibac Oct 14, 2014 7:18 AM in response to Star Traveler
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    Oct 14, 2014 7:18 AM in response to Star Traveler

    Thanks ST.  I wish I had read your information a little more closely.  Somehow, when I read "restore to factory defaults", I took that as meaning to "reload iOS8 and restore from back-up.  I wonder if I'm not the only one reading it like that, because that is exactly what it was.  Thanks all!!

  • by Star Traveler,

    Star Traveler Star Traveler Oct 14, 2014 7:32 AM in response to Alibac
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    Oct 14, 2014 7:32 AM in response to Alibac

    That's great news. I know that this doesn't solve absolutely everything, but I think it solves most things ... :-) ...

  • by RememberWhenAplWasNum1,

    RememberWhenAplWasNum1 RememberWhenAplWasNum1 Oct 15, 2014 12:24 AM in response to pacoKAS
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    Oct 15, 2014 12:24 AM in response to pacoKAS

    Of course I have all the same issues, but would like to point out Apple's absence in this matter. I thought the purpose of a forum on a companies website was so that the company could stay current with what is happening with the people that make the their paychecks possible, and give a quick response. However in 549 replies I haven't seen one from an Apple rep with and apology, or a "hang in there everyone, we're working on it", or maybe "buy the new one or deal with it". With the extensive problems and Apple's lack of response and/or action on the matter, who could blame us for wondering if this whole thing is just a ploy to force people to upgrade there devices. After all I've had my iPad 2 for two years now, surly I've gotten my $800 worth, right? Wrong! If these issues are not resolved soon it will prompt me to buy a new tablet, but a new iPad? I'm no idiot.

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Oct 15, 2014 1:22 AM in response to RememberWhenAplWasNum1
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    Oct 15, 2014 1:22 AM in response to RememberWhenAplWasNum1

    Apple do not reply here. Never have. This is purely a Technical Support Forum set up by Apple for the use of Apple users to help solve each others issues. I doubt they would even come here. There are moderators appointed to make sure that all postings are within the Terms Of Use that all who join here agree to. If you wish to contact Apple at their official feedback channel, then try here

     

    https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

  • by Star Traveler,

    Star Traveler Star Traveler Oct 15, 2014 6:15 AM in response to RememberWhenAplWasNum1
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    Oct 15, 2014 6:15 AM in response to RememberWhenAplWasNum1

    RememberWhenAplWasNum1 wrote:

     

    Of course I have all the same issues, but would like to point out Apple's absence in this matter. I thought the purpose of a forum on a companies website was so that the company could stay current with what is happening with the people that make the their paychecks possible, and give a quick response. However in 549 replies I haven't seen one from an Apple rep with and apology, or a "hang in there everyone, we're working on it", or maybe "buy the new one or deal with it". With the extensive problems and Apple's lack of response and/or action on the matter, who could blame us for wondering if this whole thing is just a ploy to force people to upgrade there devices. After all I've had my iPad 2 for two years now, surly I've gotten my $800 worth, right? Wrong! If these issues are not resolved soon it will prompt me to buy a new tablet, but a new iPad? I'm no idiot.

     

    LOL ... I see you didn't read the "Terms of Use" for this forum ... this is EXCLUSIVELY a forum for "USERS helping other USERS" and NO APPLE SUPPORT here!

     

    Apple Support Communities Terms of Use

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5952

     

    Community Etiquette

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6082

     

    Apple Website Terms of Use

    http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html

     

    Apple Support is FULLY STAFFED where it's always been!

     

    Apple Support

    http://www.apple.com/support/

     

    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

    http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

     

    Product Feedback

    https://www.apple.com/feedback/

     

    If you want to just GRIPE, Apple has set up a spot for you to gripe. Go to the feedback link. On the other hand, if you really do want SUPPORT from Apple, then go to their support, either on the phone or by chat or by call-back or in the Apple Store and talk to the Apple Support person at the Genius Bar!

  • by Star Traveler,

    Star Traveler Star Traveler Oct 15, 2014 6:17 AM in response to RememberWhenAplWasNum1
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    Oct 15, 2014 6:17 AM in response to RememberWhenAplWasNum1

    I was thinking of changing my "handle" here to ... RememberWhenUsersWereSmarter ... what do you think?

  • by Star Traveler,

    Star Traveler Star Traveler Oct 15, 2014 6:55 AM in response to Star Traveler
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    Oct 15, 2014 6:55 AM in response to Star Traveler

    NOTE ... to people who just dropped in here today or yesterday or the day before. This forum is not a "gripe forum" ... it is set up by Apple for "users helping other users" ... which basically and fundamentally means that someone posts a problem and other users post some possible solutions. It's not about "telling Apple" about anything or getting "Apple Support" because Apple has set up other links for doing that.

     

    If you want APPLE SUPPORT, then go to the following two links ....

     

    Apple Support

    http://www.apple.com/support/

     

    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

    http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

     

    If you merely want to GRIPE about something, go to the following place ...

     

    Product Feedback

    https://www.apple.com/feedback/

     

     

    AND THEN, if you like the idea of "users helping other users" then post your problem or difficulty here, and then do or follow through with other users' suggestions. If you don't find any users' suggestions to help, then head over to Apple Support, because that's what they are there for.

     

    "ONE MORE THING" ... when you see those numbers by people's names, that means that those people have been "awarded points" by fellow users to thank them for useful and helpful answers. You can get the same kind of points by offering other users good answers that "they" find useful. You won't get points unless other users actually like your answers!

     

    I hope that clears it up for those who just joined today or yesterday or the day before.

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