Q: IPAD2 very slow after IOS 8 upgrade

I Did the factory reset and reloaded the apps an it's working great again.

I've been having all the same problems everyone else has been reporting. 

Just on on a hunch, I disabled cellular data on my iPad 2.

it hasn't run this well since before iOS 7.  Its running circles  so fast I can't believe it.

im afraid to turn cellular data back on now.

I have to do this several times a day since the upgrade to iOS 8.  I hate it.  I thought it was my iPad 2 just going out.  I think it's 4 years old now, or close to it.   It's only since the upgrade that I have this freezing problem and multiple crashes.  Sometimes I have no sound at all; I just had to reboot the iPad to hear the music in Candy Crush (okay that might not be such a bad thing to lose) but still.  Any chance of Apple releasing another update to circumvent the damage done by iOS 8?

8.1 came out today.

Pete

SAme problem here using ipad mini

I had the exact same issue with my iPad 2 using iOS 8.

Extremly slow, trouble with "double-tab" feature, which spent like 10 seconds showing the opened applications, some freezes with Safari, very very slow Wi-Fi connection.

It's way better with iOS 8.1. Still not fantastic but way, way better. I encourage every user having this kind of trouble with iOS 8.0, 8.0.1 or 8.0.2 to switch to iOS 8.1.

I don't know about cellular network issues though since I'm not using it on my iPad 2.

Hope this helps future readers.

I am having the exact same problem.

Turn off:

1. Background App Refresh
2. Multitaskimg Gestures
3. Spotlight Search

I can't exactly call this a "fix", but so far I have seen significant improvement.

Well, I decided to try the "Apple" way and restored my iPad2 to factory settings and then restored my apps from my laptop.  It is working great, kind of ****** me off to have to do that every time they "upgrade" the iOS.  The only issue that remains is that some of my pictures didn't make it back (no big deal because I backed it up to my laptop before, so I should be able to retrieve them. Good luck to everyone still struggling with this Apple "improvement"

I Agree it completely ***** to have to reinstall but at least it works.  wouldn't it be nice and completely out of character to have apple admit that there is a problem like this and acknowledge that this is the only solution?  Never, phones don't bend, phones don't drop calls, phones never need a reboot.  The list goes on.  they make great technology it's just not perfect.

Neither are the users.

Pete

Sorry I do not have thing to offer, as far as fixing it. It also appears no one else does either. Aren't people supposed to be answering your questions rather than complaining of their own issues??? I come here looking for some answers not to hear about every one else's woes.

hey I restored my ipad mini and deactivate spotlight, hands off, background updates, multigestures and the depth animation on the wallpaper and now it works almost like with ios 7

how did you get back to 7

willfitz69@hotmail.com

FIRST ... Apple does not support or give any information for going backwards in the iOS. Then SECONDLY it's actually and "literally" impossible to do that now, since it has to be "signed" by Apple and Apple only did that for a few days after iOS 8.0. Once Apple quits signing it (the previous system file) it's impossible to even do the non-sanctioned procedure.

The bottom line is that no matter who was able to do it in the first few days, it's impossible now. And furthermore, if you were able to, you would find that a lot of your apps that have updated already, are only running on iOS 8. Therefore, if you "went backwards" you would find that many of your apps would NO LONGER WORK! In other words, you would have nightmare situation on your hands!

The only way out ... Is "forward".

Thanks, this was helpful. It improved things a bit and I never used any of these items anyway.