Q: Ipad really slow after update to iOS 9

Yes! iPad mini 1 VERY slow! Good work only iOS 6.

2 year lag!

Newer buy apple!

Instead of coming to Apple's troubleshooting forums to complain in three short statements, why don't you have a go at trying ALL of my suggested fixes on the previous page of this post.

If you still have your iPad Mini and if you are using iOS 9, I think my solutions will help greatly with your iPad Mini issues.

On the previous page, try ALL my updated list of suggested fixes.

If still having issues, see my thread post above that list for doing a complete backup to iTunes/clean reset/erase/setup as new/restore from iTunes backup procedure.

My restore procedure may reaaly help bring your iPad Mini back to life.

I have the Air 2 but it's working fine now. I would like to have the spotlight thing on but if it's going to possibly hinder things again and I'm not going to use it anyway then I can do without it. iOS 9.2 will be out eventually. Maybe Apple will address some lag bugs in it. Thanks for the help.

You are very welcome!

One more thing you can easily try that one other iPad user in another post I posted in, and may add to my ever growing list of suggested fixes, if you do not really use the Find My Phone/iPad app, turn it off to aee if things get even a little better.

If you like having this feature always activated, then just leave it alone.

This particular iPad user turned off Find My Phone and his iPad got immediately much faster in functioning performance.

Wouldn't hurt to try this.

Just carefully gone through this whole 7 page thread taking notes and now having done all but a full erase/restore I have a responsive first gen iPad Mini.

Might do the erase restore soon to get the space back etc.

I did the General>Reset>Reset All Settings and it totally fixed all my problems. It's a bit of a pain because you have to put in all your preferences again for each app like notification etc and sign in again sometimes but totally worth it to get it working normally!

Thanks to help.

but iPad newer work like on this video:

http://youtu.be/0Klpw1QpOEo

that's why i'm angry

and downgrade is not available

The video was a speeded up animation. I have no idea what it intends to show. Also the mini appears to have been jailbroken, never a good idea.

Google translation.

Published on Mar 5, 2015 -. Ios 6 animated transitions hand speed VS PS locking the screen with the main screen the same tablecloth, operating on different tablecloths faster, are more cards iOS 3 because no main screen wallpaper, so the operation will be very smooth Category Science & Technology License Standard YouTube License

Problem not with speed animation.

http://youtu.be/4PHFvTPXhUk

On iPad mini 1th similar situation.

Settings is demanding program? Show text list is very difficult For A5 processor? Or first show keyboard? or call list?

it grieves.

McDuff14, I agree the iPad mini is designed to run iOS 6. Unfortunately Apple refused to serve 6.1.6 to iPad. The latest version served was 6.1.4 and that has the SSL bug. iOS 6.1.6 was the patch for the SSL bug.

Posted in error. Please disregard. My apologies.

I just had a good 3-4 second delay waiting for the on screen keyboard to come up.  "Upgrading" to iOS 9 has RUINED my iPad 3.  After losing wifi for weeks after iOS 7 "upgrade", I swore I wouldnt do it again but app requirements essentially forced me to cross my fingers.  Apps resist swipe close, HORRIBLE lag typing makes Safari basically UNUSABLE, apps CRASHING left and right.  I'm screaming in the hope that it saves others from turning their perfectly operating iPad into a piece of junk.  This is what made me switch to Apple five years ago from a Dell PC.  The first four and a half years were heaven.  it just works wasnt just a slogan, it was truth.  Whatever the reason, Apple is NO LONGER the company it once was and their products are no longer so very exceptional as to warrant their premium prices.  This is more than forced obsolenice.  Anyone disagree?  Look at the iPad PRO issues out of the gate.  Such a shame.  Really questioning whether it is worth it to continue in the Apple sphere with its pricey adapters and peripherals.  Mistakes happen but this is an undeniable pattern of issues that proves, conclusively, that Apple products, hard and soft, are not what they once were.

BTW, before anyone jumps down my throat, I have tried all of the suggested fixes including a clean re-install.  Hours of wasted time with no improvement.  

Try my own re-install procedure, instead.

I just upgraded another family members 16 GB iPad 2 and it is running very well on iOS 9.1. It was upgraded from iOS 7.1.2, too!

This is the FIFTH older iPad that I have had to help someone upgrade and my third Pad 2 upgrade to iOS 9.

I do not know how all of you have been upgrading/updating your iPad 2's, but this is beginning to be either user error or something user related than iPad or iOS related.

I am NO rocket scientist and I don't have a PH D in computers or computer science, just more knowledgable than most, but I have upgraded 5 older iPads and NOT one has had the knds of issues eveyone posting in these forums has been reporting.

I don't know.

Anyhoo...

I have something new you should try as this has made my iPad 2 and 3 even faster.

Here is my own restore procedure that has already worked, sucessfully, for a couple of iPad 2 users, so far!

I have done this and my iPad 2 and 3 are working like new, " out of the box" units!

First, connect your iPad to USB and sync and backup your iPad to iTunes (make sure your iTunes is up to date).

Then disconnect/eject your iPad from the computer.

From just the iPad, in the Settings App under the General setting, look in the right column for Reset option, then erase and reset your iPad to completely erase your iPad and then, again, from the iPad, set it up as a new iPad setup to factory "out of the box" operation.

Then reconnect your iPad to the computer and make sure to cancel the syncing, by tapping the small X to the left in the top  center iTunes display box.

iTunes should detect your iPad. If iTunes begins to try and sync, again, cancel the sync.

Select Restore from Backup instead and pick your last backup to restore back to your iPad.

Once the restore is complete, finish setting up the iPad and let it sync back to iTunes you can either cancel the sync, again or let it backup, again.

Then disconnect the iPad.

Do one 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.

Once your iPad is back to the Home screen,

In the Settings App under the General tab, to the right under Spotlight sesrch, try disabling the search under apps that really do not need a search, like some games, remotes, apps that really do not need to be searched, etc., to reduce the list for Spotlight to search.

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.

In the Settings App under the General Tab, in the right column, look for Background App Refresh and turn this setting to "off".

If you purchased any music from iTunes, you will need to redownload that content back to your iPad for playing directly from your iPad and not from Apple Music servers.

Also, if your iPad contained a lot of images in the Photos app, these will take time to regenerate the original AND thumbnail images themselves inside of the Photos app when you first launch it.

Good Luck!