iPad 2 and iOS 8.0.2 problems

I'd suggest that you & the others who've commented send feedback to Apple @ this link: http://www.apple.com/feedback/ as I have. At some point the comments are likely to get through. If not you can also send the list of bugs to CNET or PC Mag or the like. Nothing like a little publicity to focus a corporations attention.

Addition ipad2 issues:

1. App switching using gestures instead of the home button. Occasionally after reading a long email where I've had to scroll through the body of the text, I'm unable to switch to another app using either the pinch gesture or the swipe. I have to use the home button to switch. After I switch then return to mail it works.
2. Mobile data service still works intermittently. It works mostly but occasionly shows no service. The only fix is to restart. Interestingly the iPad sometimes restarts on its own!
3. Trying to edit a contact so I could delete an invalid address crashes Contacts. No solution.
4. Safari crashes when trying to watch NBC nightly news. Streams about 5 minutes then crashes. The news streams ok when using Chrome. I've switched to Chrome as my default browser.

I am having a similar issue after upgrading to 8.02. Safari is very unstable, freezes, long lag after touching the screen, it seems like the memory is full, but I have 24 gig of memory available . Had the same issue of not enough memory when upgrading to 8.0. Using a 64 gig wifi iPad2.

Same here.

My mother has iPad2, I have bought it to here as a gift. At that time it's been working very fast. My mom was happy. All she does is web browsing (cooking sites) and e-mail. But with each upgrade iPad becomes slower and slower. Safari freezes. Animations are not smooth which is annoying. Some weird bugs appear requiring to restart Safari.

Same with my iPad3: some basic functions became very slow. And I don't get why: hey, my hardware hasn't deteriorated with time. And web and e-mail are the same: they should not require more horsepower from CPU.

I would be happily downgrade my mom's iPad to iOS 5 or 6 if I could. Because iOS5 could do all she needs fast and stable. Now we have to pay with speed for some features we don't even care about. It makes no sense. Why iOS8 works slower than iOS5 when it comes to simple things?

Apple should really care about older devices. Or should I buy new iPad each 2 years just to have smooth web browsing?

Yup similar problems on my iPad 2 after upgrade. Everything very slow with long delays before touch responds. On checking, bags of storage but free active memory very low. Never an issue before upgrade. Tried deleting apps and closing apps plus reboot but no improvement. Seems that Apple have given us an update that requires more memory than a ipad 2 has! Apple please do something

I Have done a reset did not work.

A Complete reset- loss of data

back to IOS7 and iTunes didn't work

reistalled iOS8.2 same issue. Google chrome is working well, which I just installed so I can use the ipad

same here, mine is impossible to use it,it is very slow constantly not only safari ,all my apps and games either crash ,stops or freezes,i don't know what to do ,because is almost impossible turn it off too, apple don't care about older devices.Are they want us to keep buying every two years a new one?

I Was seeing that same sort of performance issues. I changed a few settings and the performance is much better ( not as fast as ios7) but more acceptable.

1. Go to Settings / General / Background App Refresh And turn this off.

2. Go to Settings / Accessability / Reduced Motion and turn this on.

It is not perfect but performance is so much improved that I can actually use my iPad 2 and still take advantage ios8 family features

give it a try.

I Would like to see a constructive response from Apple for iPad 2 users who have been in trouble since upgrading to iOS 8. It does seem as though they do not care at all about owners of older models.

Have turned off your suggestions and will see how it goes!

iI've seen a "reset all settings" reported as helping the iPad 3: does it help iPad 2?

additionally, someone suggested a 2-finger pinch gesture on the far right-hand tab in safari helps restore some performance: I'm not sure why (note that my iPhone and iPad are not affected by these issues). I'm trying to collate some of the approaches others have said help. Best of luck.

I agree that Apple needs to respond to their customers. Ipad2 failed to restart after upgrade via itunes to 8.02. Performed a recover and restore from backup to finally get my ipad2 to start again.

Now this ipads fails to turn on first time, is extremely slow and laggy. Swipe will not work in many applications now. Apple needs to solve the problem with their update or allow a method to return to 7.1.2 system.

As an aside, I have 2 iphones5 both using the same carrier, Virgin in Australia. Updated one to 8.02 and now cannot send or receive SMS unless cellular data is turned on. The another iphone5 I have left on 7.1.2 and no problems with SMS. Tends to isolate where the problem lies one thinks.Resetting network settings solves the bug for a short time but it reappears shortly after. Apple support have3 suggested I take my phone in to an Apple store for repair. Do not know how this will go though.

Like Pavel's mom, I also just use my iPad 2 for email and web browsing. After upgrade, experienced all the problems listed. I made the settings changes ocjay recommended and the improvement is measureable. I was ready to throw it out the window, but now it operates much more smoothly. Thank you, ocjay

I foolishly upgraded my iPad 2 to ios 8 last night too and my iPad is now slower than an asthmatic snail.

It lags when you swipe between screens. It locks up. It reboots. Safari scrolling is painful.

Thanks Apple !

I'm going to try resetting to factory and see what happens.

Surely Apple need to address this,

Sorry you are in the same boat as a lot of ipad2 users. I have tried all the so called fixes, some improvements but performance is nothing like as good as when I was running ios7. I went into an Apple Store today to complain and ask for help, bottom line......very little to be done. As you say..thanks Apple.

I have done several restores to previous dates and today, on Apples advice today, I did a restore to new iPad setting. Honestly, not a great deal of difference. It's not so sluggish. But the problem that is driving me mental is when I open safari and the second I begin to type the keyboard disappears, and I have to wait, go to the top of the screen, where the Google bar has gone to and continue typing. Also the favorites bar does not automatically retreat which it did before.

its such a shame, I have also written to Apple, no response!!