iOS 11 on iPad Pro 9.7 very slow

I got the iPad Pro 9.7 128GB for its speed and performance.

I got this device for about 60k and now on iOS 11 it feels like im using iOS 10 on iPhone 5.

it lags a lot. all the animations have a stutter. And everything takes forever to load. It’s not smooth. It is visually depressing to see a new device perform this way. Please find a way to solve this. And also please could someone else confirm if their device is performing in a similar way. I have tried hard resetting and also even restored to get the same exact results. Please help.

iPad Pro Wi-Fi, iOS 11, null

Posted on Sep 24, 2017 3:09 AM

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MichelPM

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Posted on Jan 14, 2018 1:05 PM

Other things to look at.

In Settings app, General settings panel, turn OFF Background App Refresh.

In Settings app, under General settings, Reset panel, at the right bottom of the list, Reset All Settings.

Also, in general, if you want a faster IDevice, on all of my iDevices, I turn off most of the iOS motion graphics eye candy, by simply turning ON Reduce Motion in Settings app, General, Accessibilty settings.

Make sure you aren't running scads and scads of background apps in the iOS 11 Control Panel/App Switcher.

If you are, you need to quit the bulk of these background running apps by tap and hold a finger on an app window in the switcher and slide your finger upwards to quit an app. You should be able to use more than one finger to quit more than one app simultaneously.

Also, make sure you don’t have scads and scads of active website tabs running in the web browser.

If you do, greatly reduce the amount of active website tabs your web browser.

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digmac8

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Jan 19, 2018 4:01 PM in response to MichelPM

This helped...thank you!

Jan 28, 2018 5:18 AM in response to MichelPM

I am a ipad Pro 9.7 user. And over the last month..it is MISERABLY SLOW.

MichelPM

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Mar 5, 2018 10:49 PM in response to IshanMehta2808

Have you tried to anything to solve this issue?

Mar 12, 2018 6:25 AM in response to MichelPM

No, If You Could Help Me To Come Out Of This It Would Be Very Great Full To Me

Mar 21, 2018 7:26 PM in response to MichelPM

Hi did all those tips before posting but unfortunately same issues but thanks an

Mar 22, 2018 8:20 AM in response to MichelPM

Thanks for that, although still not as fast as it was a couple months ago it does appear slightly faster, so Will see how it performs over the next few days.

Thanks again for your help. 🙂

Oct 30, 2017 5:32 PM in response to DaveAI

DaveAI wrote:

I feel like this is an issue that Apple may need to look into.

Then you need to let Apple know you're having an issue with your iPad. The way Apple tracks these things is by people calling Apple Support or bringing the devices into an Apple Store.

MichelPM

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Sep 25, 2017 10:36 AM in response to pranavfromchennai

So far, you are the only one reporting a slow down on a 9.7 inch iPad Pro.

I asked you, but you never confirmed, is the iPad Pro slow across the board or only when you access apps that need a Wifi Internet connection?

Did you try using your iPad by temporarily turning off Wifi and try using some apps that don't need Wifi or Internet to work.

I am trying to confirm possible MODEM/Wifi router issues.

MichelPM

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Sep 26, 2017 2:42 PM in response to Karmafect

Have you tried a 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 ?

Good Luck!

katt96

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Oct 10, 2017 6:53 PM in response to pranavfromchennai

I updated my ipad air this week and wish I hadn't; it can take up to a minute to open any application regardless of what is running. I have 64GB Ipad with 39 GB available and use this ipad for mainly reading. I find that I have to select app 2 times to get it to finally open after almost 1 minute of the app freezing on my display.

Any ideas on how to speed this up would be greatly appreciated.

MichelPM

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Oct 10, 2017 7:02 PM in response to katt96

Have you tried a 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?

Try turning OFF Bluetooth when NOT using any Bluetooth devices.

In Settings App, turn OFF Background App Refresh.

Try turning OFF any apps or settings that give constant access to iCloud.

Good Luck!

MichelPM

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Oct 14, 2017 11:00 AM in response to Adam Tinworth

I think that everyone having still having issues with iOS 11 on either a 9.7 inch iPad Pro or 1st gen iPad Air should perform a backup, then do a complete erase and restore of their iPads.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201274

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252

https://support.apple.com/en-us/ht204184

MichelPM

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Nov 9, 2017 5:55 PM in response to drjoe66

A bunch of recent iPad Air 1 and 2 posts reported that if you do a Reset All Settings, found in the Settings app, under General, Reset, that their iPad Air models were working better.

Not sure why this works, but about 2 dozen iPad Air users reported a significant improvement.

Same results for some iPhone 6/6s users, also.

Wouldn't hurt to try this.

Good Luck!

Jan 14, 2018 12:45 PM in response to MichelPM

If you’re addressing me, yes it is an Apple refurbished iPad Pro 9:7 and it is running the latest os.

i have just yesterday done to things. Turned off blue tooth, and stopped using opera coast. Things seem to be running better at this time.

i do like to use my iPad pen though so blue tooth is a must.

Oct 30, 2017 1:24 AM in response to pranavfromchennai

Yeah, same here on my iPad Air 2. Report this problem to Apple please.

bugreport.apple.com

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