IPad 2 Crashing after IOS 9.0.2 Update, Useless

also having same problem what a useless update and apple is not addressing the issue... seems like they are not hearing anything at all...

This helped a lot. Thank you. I can now enjoy my IPad again.

A new software release is the only solution that is going to fix this issue.

Come on Apple it's time for a fix!

You are exactly right. If it is Update 8 as they say they need to fix it. Mine is still crashing. I have even started using my windows notebook because I can deal with all the crashing all the time. After this update 9 it really started.

Guess what folks, APPLE doesn't care!

First, I couldn't post to this thread using Safari so using Chrome app! Crash after crash since updating to 9.0.2. I tried suggestions here, turned on Reduce Motion, did hard reset. Didn't help. 13GB available so that's not the problem. Dumped apps I'm not using weeks ago. Besides having crashes, apps load slowly and keyboard delays are a pain. If I have to type a long email, I go to MacBook Pro which defeats convenience of iPad. Any other suggestions? Anyone downgrade to earlier OS?

MY iPad my in is the same. Really slow response to anything, especially on safari. Apps just randomly close, including the apple base apps like mail. You then can't open them again until you close the original open app and then reload.

typing on safari there's a delay from hitting the letter and it appearing on screen

BAttery consumption is very high. Used to be able to last 2-3 days on full charge now barely lasts 1 day

Have ;

1) Reset settings several times

2) Hard reset device several times

3) turned off background app refresh etc

STill device is slow,

i note that there are no responses from Apple to these threads, seems like there are always issues with new updates a la Microsoft !

Come on Apple get it sorted

TThank you so much for your guidence!! Now my iPad 3 with iOS 9.0.3 works just fine! Thank you again

I just wanted to add my voice to the chorus. I upgraded to 9.0 and had apps keep crashing on me. After trying the usual restart and hard reset (I elected not to give the backup and factory restore a try) I decided I couldn't live with it and was thankfully able to retrograde to 8.4.1.

I will note that I have the 64GB version and deleted off a good chunk of my video so that I had more than 10GB of free space and performance/stability did not improve. I can understand keeping 1-2 GB free, but if I have to keep 15-20GB free, that kind of defeats the purpose of getting the big one. And it has worked fine on 8.x when I keep around 2-3GB free. Yes, it's a little sluggish, but I realize it's a 4 year old device and it was never lightning fast to begin with. I try not to compare it to my 5C as that is a couple generations newer. I still have one app that crashes on loading 2-3 times, but I have learned to live with that quirk as the app does load and is stable once loaded. This is on 8.4.1

I agree - if you haven't upgraded, don't. I'm going to wait and see if 9.1 fixes the crashes. I should be able to play more than one level of a game, scroll through more than a dozen Facebook posts and look at more than 3-4 Safari pages without crashing.

Apple should give iPad 2 owners the chance to downgrade so that our devices are not bordering on unusable, even with an official Apple app

I'm bummed as I was looking forward to the multi-tasking (though honestly a bit curious as to whether my iPad 2 could handle it). Honestly, this reeks of a push to get us to buy a newer iPad, even though there were no upgrades this year. I had been thinking of getting a replacement, but I know if I do so, the new one is coming in less than a year and since the iPad Air 2 wasn't updated.

This is a special thank you note to Michel-PM for all the tips and guidance you provided earlier - i decided to "trial" my iPhone 4s (pretty old model huh!) on the latest IOS 9.1 update, I followed all your instructions- and so far so good, it's completely successful!

Just managed to browse the internet, and view their new "News" app- it was fantastic!

Its only just a tad second slow when surfing or getting from one item to another in the phone, but that's to be expected and not a glitch as this is a "dinosaur" model. Therefore, I am not complaining. ;-)

Just wanted to post this message also for those out there on older Apple phones/iPads/devices, be encouraged. It CAN work if you follow all the necessary instructions and sensible advice given by MichelPM BEFORE you do your software update.

Thank You very much for your kind words and encouragement.

I appreciate that this has helped you and I hope my suggestions will continue to help other with older iOS devices.

I am glad that all of my advice has worked for you.

Your very welcome!

🙂

Michel

Try this link

http://osxdaily.com/2015/09/18/slow-ios-9-speed-up-tips/

I am having the same problem since updating to 9. My iPad 2 is slow, buggy, unstable and impossible to scroll up and down on some web sites. Is there no way to go back to 8? Worse is the lag when writing emails or responding. If you haven't updated to 9 yet, don't. I use to love cruising the net but since updating, it has become an exercise in frustration. Sometimes I want to throw it against the wall. And, why should I have to have the 'find friends' or 'find iPhone' apps on my screen. I don't have any friends and iphones are nothing but junk and I would never buy one so who gives two ***** and a flying **** where the I phone Is? Certainly, this is just another way for Apple to get you to spring for a newer model. I don't think my next tablet will be an apple.

"Certainly, this is just another way for Apple to get you to spring for a newer model."

No. It's not.

I guess you decided to igmore my reply post to the previous Poster.

If you want Apple to listen to you, your only outlet is to use their feedback page.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

Your advice is most useful thank you.

However you say the sort of thing that Microsoft used to say' small number of complaints' whilst foisting bloat ware on us.

At that time Apple was seen as the 'works with no fuss' option and it probably was.

Now we have the crazy situation where Apple is adding lots of extra mostly unnecessary features and all the time reliability decreases. Most folks don't complain or want spend the time complaining so they buy another piece of gear or just live with it. Microsoft meanwhile are going the other way afaics.

just writing this on my iPad is a pain But it's still just the best in class.