Q: Ipad really slow after update to iOS 9

Yess in to Freezes up, I'm so frustrated   Does anyone know, how to go bck to iOS 8???

my iPad was low from beginning of the update, an now it is slower plus it freezes   Anyone help tyvm

signed Annoyed

Have you tried any of the suggestions mentioned in this post?

Thank you for this, I know now not to trust that iOS 9 will work on my iPad mini 1 despite Apple saying it will.  It works fine on iOS 7 and there it will remain.

Sounds to me like Apple is losing some credibility with this 'update'.  Why bother to make such a fine product that will last for years when the operating system is the limiting factor through planned obsolescence.  Give us the ability to download ANY version of iOS we want, not just the current one. 

I Made the mistake of upgrading to iOS 9 from 7 I have now ironed out most of the lagging issues by resetting and deleting some apps, photos etc and my iPad 2 is ok for now, but what you don't know until you upgrade is that some of the functions that work on the latest iPads ie picture in picture, split screen multitasking do not work on earlier iPads even with ios9 because the processor can't cope. I appreciate progress etc but come on Apple my very first original iPad cannot upgrade from ios5 rendering it practically useless now and it's only around 5 years old, there are hardly any apps available for ios5. My iPad mini will survive for now but with all these iOS upgrades and apps that gave to keep up will no doubt render this iPad defunct within two years. Apple just want our money!!!!!!

Apple never stated that all of the new features would work with every iPad model.

Just like previous versions released of iOS, some of the latest new and cool functionality of newer iOS updates do not work with older iDevices.

Here is what Apple states about what functionality in iOS 9 works with what iDevice.

Picture in Picture and Slide Over are available on iPad Pro, iPad Air or later, and iPad mini 2 or later.

Split View is available on iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, and iPad mini 4.

Siri is available on iPhone 4s or later, iPad Pro, iPad Air or later, iPad (4th generation), iPad mini or later, and iPod touch (5th generation or later) and requires Internet access. Siri may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area. Cellular data charges may apply.

Facedown detection is supported on iPhone 5s or later.

Software update sizes calculated by updating iPhone 6 from iOS 7.1 to iOS 8.0 and from iOS 8.4 to iOS 9.

Two-factor authentication will initially be available to a limited number of users. Learn more.

Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas. Click here to see complete list.

iCloud requires an iCloud-enabled device. Some features require iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan. Some features require a Wi-Fi connection.

Some features are not available in all countries. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices.

THats  my argument, with each yearly upgrade an early iPad won't cope for long before becoming pretty useless because app designers have to keep up with the iOS and eventually in the App Store the apps require a certain iOS or they won't work, such as my first original iPad which cannot upgrade now it's on ios5 and there are hardly any apps that will download. In this day and age I am sure processors are fast enough to cope with upgrades for years to come but obviously not in apples interest because they want the consumer to upgrade every 2-3 years, Apple products are good but expensive.

I agree with you 100%. I had to get a new iPhone a couple years ago because my iPhone 4 performed terribly after upgrading it to iOS 6/7 (I forget which it was). I fear that iOS 9 will force me to make yet another upgrade. I've tried every suggestion for my iPad mini (1) but nothing works. I've done resets, deleted apps, adjusted background refresh, etc. Safari is unusable-- there is almost 1-3 second lag when typing a URL; websites take forever to load; when it does finally load, navigating the page is almost impossible.

I used my iPad mini every day until this update came out and it's seriously frustrating. I'm going to try onlytonynguyen1's suggestion to reset all settings when I get home later today, but at the moment: I'm 2 for 2 when it comes to Apple devices performing poorly after updating the iOS.

Despite those who are having issues with their iPad 2s, Apple still supports it on every iOS version since iOS 5.

My Wife's and Mom's iPad 2 are running fine on iOS 9, but they mainly use their iPad 2s for photos, saving recipes, web surfing, email, social media and the occasional solo play games or card style games.

They are not really taxing their iPad 2 models as much as I use mine, daily.

But they have not reported any issues to date on iOS 9.

My iPad 3 is going to be 4 years old and is still running as it should on iOS 9.

I don't feel like Apple is forcing me to upgrade to a newer iDevice, however I have been waiting for larger iPads for many years since the first iPad, so I am strongly considering a purchase of a new iPad Pro model when they arrive, but not because I think my iPad 3 has reached the end of its useful life.

I want additional screen real estate to draw and paint on.

I do not use my iPads for hard core mobile gaming as some users, though. I have one or two driving games and mostly pinball style games on my iPad and that is all the type of gaming I do.

I use my iPad mostly for creative artwork and photography uses and some graphics and word processing.

I tend to use my iPad more or less like a regular laptop computer or MacBook.

I just recently uograded my very old iPod Touch 2nd gen to the new 6th gen because my 2nd gen iPod Touch is almost 8 years old and I bought an 8 Gb versions that became totally inadequate for storage of photos and music about 2-3 years after I purchased. That and Apple ended its iOS at 4.3.

I used it for many years after, but got tired of having to always unload old music/reload new music and having to remove old photos to make room for new ones.

Plus, the 2nd gen iPod Touches had no cameras on them.

So, I purchased the 6th gen iPod Touch 64 GB storage model as this model's specs really comes close to that of the new iPhone 6 models at half the price.

I expect to have and keep using my new iPod Touch for, at least, the same amount of time I used my old one.

As far as the original iPad is concerned, I purchased one of these for myself and my Mom in 2010.

I had felt at the time that this iPad would last longer than 2 years, but when you purchase brand new technology such as this was in 2010, you know you are going to be the early tester and early adopter of brand new technology and I realised this and sort of knew I was going to purchase a newer iPad model sooner than later and, in fact, that did happen. I was a little upset, but knew the outcome going in.

I always felt that the original iPad was really an early technology, early adopter model.

The positive is that I purchased a much better and powerful iPad that has kept up with all of the upgrades and updates, to date.

It has a decent back camera and has the front facing camera for using to FaceTime my family and friends as well as for Skype-ing friends and family who don't use Apple products.

My iPad 3 has been working well and I feel was well worth the purchase and purchase price.

The iPad Pro, for me, is going to be a much bigger jolt in the wallet for an iPad than I am used to paying, so, that is why I am going to have to contemplate whether it will have the same or longer longevity of my current iPaf.

My Mom retired her original iPad earlier on than I did because she wanted the iPad with the later cameras so she could Skype and FaceTime with family in different States.

My Wife got my original iPad and used it for one more year until she got so frustrated with its poor performance online and using it for FaceBook and with no more iOS upgrades to help with some of its issues.

So, I got her a couple of years, ago, a 64 GB storage iPad 2 that was an Apple reseller Demo model that hardly saw any use and got this at a really good, discounted price and the seller warrantied it for one year.

I looked and ran like a brand spankin' new iPad!

It came with a non-Apple charger that I didn't trust, so we went to our nearest Apple Store and purchased the proper charger.

It has worked very well for her, but since it only had 512 MBs of RAM, she always complains that she can't keep a lot of apps running in the background and she has to makes sure not to have a lot of web tabs open in her web browser.

Other than that her iPad 2 has been running and performing very well for her.

Have you tried any of these fixes

Try resetting All Settings found in the Settings App under General and in the right column under Reset.

Try resetting histories and caches in all the web browsers you use.

Try turning on Reduced Motion.

This is found in the Settings App in the General tab  the left panel.

In the right panel look under Accessibility, the look for Reduce Motion and turn this feature "On".

You should see an appreciable performance increase on all iPad 2, 3 and 4 models.

Try a hard reset of your iPad by holding down both the Home and sleep/wake buttons simultaneously until your iPad goes to black and restarts with Apple logo, then release the buttons.

Good Luck!

It was hideously slow for me after update. So took suggestion of restoring as a new device and now it's back to its old responsive self.

i Had nothing major to lose.

let see how long before it slows down again.

thanks to the person suggesting the restore to new tip.

Dones restoring to new, ie factory reset, restore with original ios or ios9?

IOS-9.

OK thank you. I have tinkered with settings deleted some stuff it helps but I guess these pads have a limited shelf time 3-4 years in my experience. I started with original iPad which is virtually useless now, then IPad mini which is still going for now, and I have mini iPad 1 128gb but each iOS puts strains on earlier ones. I guess if you do not need to update iOS every time then it will last longer. I highly recommend 64gb or above though, 16gb 32gb pretty much a waste of time. After all the gripes I still think Apple iPad is the one to beat, the competition is hotting up though.

You're welcome. Try the Restore as new tip Intuitive Niel suggested. It's usually the last trouble shooting step recommended but sometimes its the accumulated gumk you've collected over the last 4 years that are preventing your iPad from working correctly. Make sure to have a iTunes or iCloud backup first.

Sometimes it's suggested you when setting up your iPad you set it up as a new device first. If everything works OK you set it up again from your backup. I think setting it up from your backup should be enough.

Don't know if this will help anybody.......

I do a lot of writing with Pages on my iPad 3. After installing ios9, Pages became unusably slow due to keyboard lag. Other apps a bit sluggish but usable.

I Turned "Show lower case letters" OFF and problems disappeared.

Keyboard problem or Pages problem? Don't know. Hope it gets fixed.