Since iOS 8... iPAD 2 slow WiFi, unresponsive taps at times, copy and paste function not working properly, typing is slow, opening and closing apps is SLOW. EVERYTHING WITH IOS 8 IS SLOOOOW

Hey Tony, and everyone here, i just read that there is an update available, I have not tried it yet, but thought you'd want to know. I read this on the 9 to 5 Mac website:

http://9to5mac.com/2014/11/17/apple-releases-ios-8-1-1-w-bug-fixes-performance-i mprovements-for-ipad-2-iphone-4s/

"According to Apple, iOS 8.1.1 will improve performance for older, A5-powered devices running iOS 8, namely the iPad 2 and iPhone 4s; Apple’s current selling iPod touch first released in 2012 is also powered by Apple’s A5 chip. The update appears to be without issue...."

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If it helps...i just downloaded the new software update 8.1.1 which addresses the issues of iPad2. -'though i posted a scathing review of iOS 8, I must tell you my experience with the new update has been quite different. We own two iPad 2's same 64 gb and one with iOS 7 . Mine with the new update is working smoothly. I hope this helps

New update iOS 8.1.1 has fixed all my issues. I compared by doing same actions on the iPad 2 with iOS 7 version and mine with new update. even the wifi issue has been corrected. I noticed on the description of the update: bug fixes iPad 2.

Thank you! Going to update right now on my iPhone 4 and iPad 2. I was wondering if there was ever going to be a fix...

looks better, much better, should be similar with the iOS7 behaviour.

what is strange, i did the update with the iTunes, iPad shows 8.1.1 but iTunes shows 8.1 and keeps asking to do the update!

Apple wake up, there already enough bugs lately, you don't need to create new ones

Newest update on 11/17 did NOT help my iPad mini. Safari is still slow.

Hey rain! thanks for letting me know, I've already spotted it and am updating my iPad as we speak.....using the method I have posted on another thread...............fingers crossed I get my iPad back to its IOS 7 self! 😕

AApple is pathetic. Now that Jobs is gone, they have gone back to producing crap like they have always done. Apple has never and will never produce good products on their own. I hope Samsung sues the **** out of Apple, as the only thing Apple can do at this point is copy Samsung. Simply pathetic.

some folks will be never happy with themselves, how can they be happy with what the other!

yesterday night Apple gave life to my iPad2, i used it intensivelly and works in a accetable speed.

LESSONS LEARN, no matter what, this iPad2, i will never update it again, i am quiet sure is his end of life firmware update.

also, iOS 8.1.1 solved the battery issues with my 5s

also, OS X 10.10.1 solve my issues with Wi-Fi

the big difference from the JOBs time, is that he would release this operating systems only now, mostly he did not released buggy versions, mostly the upgrade versions were not to solve bug issues. but unfortunatly he is gone and he was 1 in a cantury, we will need 100 more years to get the new genius, and that is a fact we have to live with. ✅

Latest update 8.1.1 resolved a number of the delay issues but on facetime, I am still getting a freeze up on the reverse camera which never happened on 7.1.2. Can't we get our functionality back....please. Just downgrade me to 7.1.2, enough with the patchwork quilt!!

Are there any further updates coming, I am still experiencing a lot of delay and also problems with facetime on my iPad 2 with 8.1.1 including the latest update.

I wish I could go back to ios6!

They should have a way do downgrade.

Windows or android next time. This is for the birds.

The latest update version is still slower than 6.

Whatever happened to Keep it Simple Stupid?

Had same problems and lost Verizon connection also, so now I can only use WiFi, also has slowed down and freezes up, keyboard covers message. I Took it in to Apple store in Pleasanton Ca. they reloaded software, said it's broken, you'll need to buy a new one if you want one that works. I said it worked fine before I uploaded the new software but now it's messed up, store manager was like a robot just kept repeating it's out of warranty, you'll have to buy a new one.

I held off updating my iPad 2 for as long as I could knowing there would be issues, but seeing the red dot on the settings icon everyday was frustrating so I finally updated to IOS8 through itunes because I didn't have enough space on my iPad to do it. Well that was the worst thing I could've done it was like uploading a nasty virus to my pad, now everything sticks, closing pages stick, closing apps stick and stutter, when I type I have to wait for the text to catch up before I can carry on. Tapping on the back and forward button in Safari is massively frustrating because they don't respond all the time and when they do decide to respond, depending on how many times you tapped them, will have it jumping all the way back to last weeks visited pages.

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