iPad 2 and iOS 8.0.2 problems

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 suggest a reset by holding the power and home keys down until the Apple logo appears.

FWIW I am running iOS 8.0.2 on an iPad 2 (with minimum memory) without any sort of problem.

Barry

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?

This is just a temporary solution and doesn't solve the problem. I have an iPad 3 and never had a problem until upgrade to IOS 8.

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.

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 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!

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.

Yes, quite right, I have in fact done that already. We shall see if there is any response to this problem, I'm not holding my breath!

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.