safari iOS 8.1 freeze and slow

Having the very normal kinds of minor glitches with a very small percentage of users isn't something that is "widespread". For as long as I can remember, for the last 30+ years, with every company of every computer-type product with software upgrades, there has never been one single time for all those companies and all those products that for a major upgrade that there were never any fixes issued, usually two or three at the minimum. This kind of thing is so normal and predictable that it makes me realize that there are obviously a whole lot of neophytes here ... :-) ...

This is basically nothing in terms of the latger installed user base and in terms of the overall history of computer products.

This article is a bit more realistic ...

iOS 8.1.1 Beta Vs iOS 8.1: Performance Test For Older-Gen Devices

Major new releases of iOS tend to bring with them plenty of complaints of poor performance on older devices, and iOS 8 was no different with regard to how it ran on the iPhone 4s and iPad 2. Neither hardware is getting any younger, and with limited hardware at their disposal both the iPad 2 and iPhone 4s have been found dwindling in the old speed stakes.

Curiously, Apple has very recently released a beta of iOS 8.1.1 to developers that has an interesting line in the release notes. Specifically mentioning the iPad 2 and iPhone 4s by name, Apple says that iOS 8.1.1 improves performance on those devices which will come as wonderful news to those struggling along with them.

The best course of action to take at this moment is time is to simply upgrade your hardware. Software updates might pump life into older hardware for a short moment of time, but eventually we all know that our aging gadgets will eventually give up on us.

In short, it’s time for an upgrade no matter what. After all, who doesn’t like to own newer gadgets, right?

http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-8.1.1-beta-vs-ios-8.1-performance-test-for-older-g en-devices-video/

Man, you really are a strange Apple cheerleader. It's not helpful --- you're not helping Apple, and you're not helping users. When problems arise, it doesn't help to post endlessly about how they're not really problems.

As these and other articles point out, the problems are in fact widespread. http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2014/10/30/ios-8-1-problems-add-to-slow-uptake-of- ios-8-x/

iOS 8 broke our HTML5 app on ALL devices and it has taken us weeks to put together a hacky workaround. Safari has serious bugs.

These are real problems and it's a good thing you don't work for Apple, because if this were their attitude, they would be in big trouble. I presume some engineers at Apple have finally noticed these issues and are hard at work fixing them. Good to know they don't have your bad attitude.

syntheticzero wrote:

... and you're not helping users.

It would appear that the other users on this forum disagree with you ... as you can see from my points. And check out your points while you're at it ... :-) ...

TThese are not "minor glitches" they affect basic usability and are also affecting new devices.

i Have a long background in mainframe computer systems design and I recoganise poor project management when I see it.

jgc123 wrote:

why should we need to buy new gadgets, when the gadgets we own are still being sold in stores? and were working fine before ios8

You don't "need" to as it's true that they are working quite well right now. But when I advise people how to get the most out of their iOS device and the Apple ecosystem, I advise to sell the iPad 2 models AS FAST AS THEY CAN in order to get the best sales price possible, while it is still on Apple's upgrade process for iOS systems, because as soon as it goes into a "quarantine" mode and can no longer be upgraded, you're going to lose out on the sales value ... overnight!

AFter 8.1 update, Safari has periodically been freezing, links often do not respond to tapping on them, and even though I have high speed internet, downloading pages is extremely slow and sometimes Safari just gets stuck during downloading pages.

APPLE TECHS - PLEASE FIX THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your "points" are just because you obviously spend huge amounts of time in this forum. I don't have time for that. But, more importantly, I was referring to you not helping about this issue. You're not.

I have to keep resetting my network, over and over and over and over. I have iPad 4 with retina display. If Apple does not fix this soon, I will switch to Samsung Tab S. This is absolutely ridiculous how long this has gone one. I thought Apple was supposed to be so great.

AFter 8.1 update, Safari has periodically been freezing, links often do not respond to tapping on them, and even though I have high speed internet, downloading pages is extremely slow and sometimes Safari just gets stuck during downloading pages.

APPLE TECHS - PLEASE FIX THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

syntheticzero wrote:

But, more importantly, I was referring to you not helping about this issue. You're not.

I'Ve been getting points all through this period of time having to do with users' requests for a variety of different issues with iOS 8. Every day I get someone who awards me points for helping them with some aspect of an issue with iOS 8. SO ... I would say that I've been helping a whole heck of a lot more users here with iOS 8 than anything I see you have done ... :-) ...

People please!

Haven't you figured it out yet? 'Star Traveler' is a TROLL!

Responding to his skewed views are his oxygen - He's baiting you and feeding off your frustrations like some bottom feeder!

Send him packing to some other poor souls by simply IGNORING his posts - Then sit back and relish his richly deserved slap around the chops when Apple FINALLY issue fixes for these "non-existent" problems!

As with all computer-type electronics with their continual upgrades and additional features and more computing power ... you either resell -or- your devoce becomes non-functuonal at a predictable point in time. So, it's up to you if you want to keep it without selling it, but I can assure you, you are going to arrive at that predictable point in time with your device where you won't be able to use it any longer. It's not right now, but it's coming soon ... and therefore ... you can move on when you have the best sales options at hand, or you can run it into the ground.

LOL ... you must have missed the fact that I updated to iOS 8.0.2 and then to iOS 8.1 ... which were clearly announced bug fixes. And, you must have missed the fact that I said bug fixes were totally common and were always done. And then you must have missed the article I posted about another such update coming ... :-) ...

iOS 8.1.1 Beta Vs iOS 8.1: Performance Test For Older-Gen Devices

Major new releases of iOS tend to bring with them plenty of complaints of poor performance on older devices, and iOS 8 was no different with regard to how it ran on the iPhone 4s and iPad 2. Neither hardware is getting any younger, and with limited hardware at their disposal both the iPad 2 and iPhone 4s have been found dwindling in the old speed stakes.

Curiously, Apple has very recently released a beta of iOS 8.1.1 to developers that has an interesting line in the release notes. Specifically mentioning the iPad 2 and iPhone 4s by name, Apple says that iOS 8.1.1 improves performance on those devices which will come as wonderful news to those struggling along with them.

The best course of action to take at this moment is time is to simply upgrade your hardware. Software updates might pump life into older hardware for a short moment of time, but eventually we all know that our aging gadgets will eventually give up on us.

In short, it’s time for an upgrade no matter what. After all, who doesn’t like to own newer gadgets, right?

http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-8.1.1-beta-vs-ios-8.1-performance-test-for-older-g en-devices-video/

I have an iPad 2. I use forums a lot, and make long entries. This glitch makes my iPad now basically impossible to use for this. Worse, I have been unable to get any word from anybody at Apple as to whether this will even get fixed, let alone when it mighty happen. I have news for Apple: Having no complaints department does not equal no complaints. I will not put up with this poor level of costumer service much longer, and soon my username will be backed up by action. There is no way I'll buy another ipad until this gets some sort real solution.

it took an hour and countless attempts to make this post because of the glitch.

Does anyone know if there is a fix on the way? Or is there a solution I missed here?

The best we can hope for right now is that 8.1.1 does indeed fix these issues. Expected release is in the next few weeks.

Turning it off and turning it back on is not a solution.

When I have issues with safari sometimes if I can open up a few more tabs and then pinnch the screen with two fingers so that all the tabs appear in a smaller form and then reopen the screen I was working on it will allow me to press on the blue highlighted links. Other times a refresh of the screen can solve the issue. And sometimes nothing but a restart of Safari is the only option. I will never be a lab rat for Apple again.