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Q: How well does Pokemon Go work on an iPhone 4s?

My daughter wants to play Pokemon Go but doesn't have her own phone yet. I'm considering re-activating my old iphone 4s for her. I see that it is compatible with iOS9 so, so far so good.  But what about other issues that might effect performance -- memory, battery life, etc.  is anyone using a 4s for PoGo with adequate results?

iPhone 4, iOS 9, 4s

Posted on Jul 14, 2016 12:21 PM

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Q: How well does Pokemon Go work on an iPhone 4s?

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  • by HTBNY,

    HTBNY HTBNY Aug 22, 2016 10:24 PM in response to ChrisMack93
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    Aug 22, 2016 10:24 PM in response to ChrisMack93

    Hello, what does AR stand for... trying to install the 4s for my son, instead of using my 5....

  • by Ikegwuonu,

    Ikegwuonu Ikegwuonu Aug 23, 2016 1:55 AM in response to SGL63
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    Aug 23, 2016 1:55 AM in response to SGL63

    My son was running PKG on his iPhone 4s too in combination with iOS9, but it always crashes. I only works with Wifi while mobile internet is disabled. I would recommend to use a Samsung or iPhone5+. It's very annoying and will only cause frustration.

     

    Some tweaks (disable background refresh, turn airplane mode on and off during startup) might increase stability slightly, but are no real solution as it will remain sluggish. I wouldn't even bother.

  • by Bakhtina,

    Bakhtina Bakhtina Aug 23, 2016 8:24 AM in response to HTBNY
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    Aug 23, 2016 8:24 AM in response to HTBNY

    Isn't AR "Augmented Reality"?

  • by MotoBella,

    MotoBella MotoBella Sep 15, 2016 9:48 PM in response to SGL63
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    Sep 15, 2016 9:48 PM in response to SGL63

    Dang it - I wish I looked here first before spending half the day yesterday reactivating my old 4s, thinking, oh, it works on iOS9... sure! However, PG app does NOT work on the 4s very well at all. It will download and it will open (after a while) and then, it just lags and lags and lags... then suddenly crashes. Oh well. Lesson learned the hard way... looking for an old 5 now because it's better than my son running around the neighborhood with my newer 6+!

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