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iPad unusable after ios 9 update

I have an iPad 3 and before I updated to ios 9 it worked perfectly. Faster than my MacBook. Updated to ios 9, unusable. Shuts down randomly, freezes, apps randomly close.


So my question is why? Would like a technical response based on what exactly in the new ios is using up my RAM and CPU power to render what used to be perfectly fine useless?


Thanks

iPhone 6, iOS 9.0.1

Posted on Oct 5, 2015 11:48 AM

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Posted on Oct 5, 2015 12:20 PM

Hi

You may have a bug.

Go to iCloud backup backup now .

Then Restore back to Factory Settings .

After restore use same apple ID to get your apps /data back .

I Restore iPhone & ipad every 2 months makes them run like new .

Cheers

Brian (uk)

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Nov 24, 2015 11:34 AM in response to ktotheherm

Here is my updated list of suggested fixes for a slow iPad 2, 3 or 4 model.


Try resetting All Settings found in the Settings App under General and in the right column under Reset.
Try resetting histories and deleting/resetting caches in all of the web browsers you use.
If you use Safari, these functions maybe in the Settings App under Safari.
Other web browsers have their settings inside of the running app, itself.
If your iPad has been activated for iCloud, in the Settings App under iCloud, to the right, under iCloud Drive, tap iCloud Drive and make sure Safari is turned off for saving Safari data to iCloud Drive.
Also, under iCloud in the Settings App, in iCloud Drive, disable the saving feature for any other apps that you DO NOT want data being saved automatically to iCloud Drive.
If using Safari is still causing issues,
Try changing/using another, different third party web browser.
I don't use iOS Safari too much any longer because I found it causing me some headaches on certain websites I, regularly, visit.
I commonly use another third party web browser, Perfect Web Browser (there are others that may suit your web browsing style better, so look at all of them first to see which third party browser may work better for you) and I never experience a lot of the issues that Safari was causing.
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".
Try a 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!

Nov 24, 2015 11:36 AM in response to ktotheherm

Also, I have since found that my iPad 2 has become "like new out of the box" fast performance-wise by doing a variation on a normal erase-reset/restore procedure.

On both my iPad 2 and iPad 3, I did a backup to iTunes, then did and erase-reset restore as new iPad, first. Then, reconnected my iPads to iTunes on my Macs and then, I did a restore from backups.

The performance increase from this were noticeable and apreciable and both iPads are operating with a like new performance speed and, in addition, both iPad models have gotten an appreciable amount of free storage space returned to them.


Here is the procedure for this restore procedure and this has already worked, sucessfully, for one other iPad 2 user so far!


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 and ask if you want to update to the latest iOS version.

Select OK. If iTunes begins to try and sync, again, cancel the sync. Let the update continue until it loads into the iPad.

May take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to update the iPad.

DO NOT WALK AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER DURING THE UPGRADING PROCESS!!!!

Once your iPad is updated and your iPad appears in iTunes, again, CANCEL the sync, once more.

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.


I update ALL my iDevices connected up to my iMac and sync'd over USB through iTunes.

My Mom"s and Wife's iPad 2s were still both on iOS 7 and my own iPad 3 this way.

I have NEVER, EVER had an issue with any iOS updates.

Good Luck!

Nov 24, 2015 11:49 AM in response to Briansyddall

iPads and iPhones are NOT Windows computers or Windows tablets.

They do not NEED to be restored every couple of months!

REALLY!!!


I realised that maybe I waited waaaay toooo long to do my restores on my iPad 2 and 3, but I would say if you start having performance slow down issues or issues with recent iOS upgrades/updates, that this maybe an procedure to consider.

Maybe I'll start doing a restore on my iDevices every year, at least, or twice a year, but every two-three months?

That just seems like overkill to me.

I backup my iDevices pretty regularly. Only because I have a lot of stuff I don't want to lose if a device fails.

So, I do iDevice backups, at least, once a month.

Most ordinary iDevice users don't even backup their devices, much less perform regular restorations of their devices.

No regular user is going to do complete restores every two months. IMO.

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