How do I go back to iOS 8k
IiOS 9 on my 32 g iPad mini is so slow that it's effectively rendered it useless. I want to roll back to iOS 8. Is it possible
cheers
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10)
Downgrading the iOS version is not supported by Apple.
What have you tried to see if they improve things ? Have you tried :
- closing apps via the iPad's taskbar
- if having problems with Safari then clearing its history and data via Settings > Safari
- soft-reset (i.e. a reboot) : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear and it should reboot.
- backing up (and copying any purchases over to your computer's iTunes library via File > Devices > Transfer Purchases) and restoring. With iOS9 apps won't copy back from a device, so any new apps or updated apps that you have on your iPad you will need to redownload on your computer's iTunes prior to restoring
- adjusting settings e.g. turning 'reduce motion' on (Settings > General > Accessibility), turning off 'background app refresh (Settings > General), turn off multitasking gestures (Settings > General)
- resetting back to factory defaults (after copying off purchases and any documents, photos etc that you want to keep) and then resyncing