iPad 2 keeps crashing rebooting after ios 8 update

I'm also seeing random reboots after updating to iOS8.1. I have done all the resets save for the one with the desktop, as iPads won't play nice with Linux won't mount it as of this post, my iPad mini has rebooted twice, both in the middle of working on a script.

N.B. I own two iPad minis. Both run iOS8.1. only the 32Gb is experiencing this reboot issue.

Kinda peeved with apple for their non-attention to this "feature" of iOS8.1

Hey Vince,

Did you mention that users were finding stability with the wifi off?

I can't troubleshoot this as I don't have the cellular option.

That's disappointing, even though turning off wifi for me isn't an option, I was hoping it might be the solution and therefore fixable in future updates.

It was me who called Apple and got the hardware failure spiel on the phone, it's just the easy answer for them. Some much of what they were releasing in the past was groundbreaking but now they just seem to be struggling to update for the sake of it.

On a sidenote, I went to OS Yosemite on my laptop and while no OS faults identified yet, I hate the look of it, it's childish. I suppose I'm Apple heavy with my gadget setup but christ they've annoyed me this past while 😟

VinceCharming wrote:

Wish me luck for this evening I intend to enter the Apple store and raise the issue of consumer law and the warranty/quality of their products ...

I'm interested in how THAT LAW works in your country. Let me know what happens with the technical details of "this law". I think that's a worthwhile subject to know about here, for Apple Support and customer affairs.

Mind you, I'm not interested in what one should do, should not do, or how policy should be or should not be ... but merely ... how does this law work "when the rubber meets the road" of an actual claim through that law. That's what I'm interested in here.

slumper wrote:

It was me who called Apple and got the hardware failure spiel on the phone, it's just the easy answer for them.

You simply "say" it's an easy answer, but what really matters here is not what you think ... but rather ... "Is there a hardware failure or not". In other words, if there is a hardware failure, IN FACT, then no amount of grousing about it is going to change the fact. What you need to do is VERIFY (or "not") the hardware status of the machine.

It's about the "FACT OF THE MATTER" and not what one thinks about it. So, again, "verify" or not, that hardware failure, and then you'll have "something" to talk to Apple about.

I have a similar issue. iPad 2, iOS8.1. Updated several days ago from iOS7. The device only uses WiFi and no bluetooth.

After the update the device was very slow. The battery drained within a matter of hours. I tried charging, left it on charge for over 12 hours and it had not even got to 50%, when previously under iOS7 it charged fully with this amount of time. I reset the whole device back to factory defaults. I charged the iPad to approx 95% and it seemed to be ok but the battery level dropped quickly again with little use and even dropped when not in use. I tried charging, left it for 12 hours and it again couldn't charge, got to 27%.

The device is now unusable and not fit for purpose. It won't charge properly, the battery flattens very quickly and I can't restore back to iOS7.

iPad 3s are all having this issue too. Not just iPad 2s. Of course Apple knows about it. If they wanted things to work correctly, they'd fix it with an update or allow users to downgrade to iOS 7. So, the only 2 possible answers are that Apple doesn't know how to fix the problem or it's forced obsolesence.

I was able to revert to 7.1.2 just in time. I was mortified by the massive usability problems when I went with the new 8.0; actually, it wasn't "useable" at all. Virtually nothing worked - basically bricked. The list of issues exhibited by my tablet is, quite simply, too long to print here. Switching back to iOS7 COMPLETELY RESTORED its functionality, proving the problems are operating-system-based. I feel for all those who are stuck with whatever version of 8 they ended up with. I am SO COMPLETELY OUTRAGED by Apple's indifference. I've written them a number of times with no response. They aren't, in any way, acknowledging their guffaw regarding many of the (older) now RUINED devices. I hear nothing in the press, except for that iOS 8 isn't working well for their new flagship phones. I've even written questions to various computer publications; also without results. NO ONE at Apple is paying attention to their previous customers and fans, who are very likely to be permanently turned off of Apple products in the future. And I'm thinking the number of those is turning out to be quite large. How I wish they just would have just put in some sort of effort to alleviate our very serious problems. Anyway, my iPad Mini is still going strong. I was hoping to have a decent version of 8, because the new apps and features available sound enticing. But there's virtually no way I'm trying to upgrade again, after hearing just how many other horror stories there are. Good luck to everyone. Keep posting here, and to Apple directly. Maybe someday they will pay heed, and offer the solutions that we, quite frankly, deserve.