iPad Air 2 slow after iOS 12 update

> Just because Apple pushes iOS/macOS upgrades/updates to their devices and computer, doesn’t mean you are forced to install them.

Not entirely true. If you know a way to reject the latest iOS after factory reset, I'd like to know it. Otherwise, 'force' is the right word for it.

> Just because Apple pushes iOS/macOS upgrades/updates to their devices and computer, doesn’t mean you are forced to install them.

Not entirely true. If you know a way to reject the latest iOS after factory reset, I'd like to know it. Otherwise, 'force' is the right word for it.

You can’t roll back, but if in doubt about any iOS upgrade/update, the procedure I outlined temporarily gets rid of these upgrades/updates for a time, so you are not tempted to install them OR, in the case of some users, accidentally install these.

Been doing these particular actions for the past two major iOS upgrades.

Also, Apple, more or less, pushes these upgrades/updates constantly over night ( after midnight ), when your iDevices are plugged into power charging and are still connected up to a WiFi network.

If I leave my iDevices plugged into power charging during the day still connected to a WiFi network, I never get any Apple iOS upgrades/updates ever during the day.

Simple solution.

So, what I do to make sure I do not receive these upgrades/updates overnight is if I need to charge my iDevices overnight, I simply turn off WiFi before I plug my iDevices in to be charged up.

That way my iDevices are not active online for Apple, or anyone else, to push ANYTHING to my iDevices that I do not want.

If iOS 12 doesn't shape up before the end of its cycle, I will be skipping this major version, as well.

It's not worth it to lose so much performance in these expensive devices to iOS upgrades/updates that start just whittling away at the performance of these expensive devices.

My three year old iPad Pro and iPod Touch will perpetually stay with iOS 10.

It's been garbage since 10 came out. The last acceptable iOS version for iPad Air was 9. The rest slows it down worse and worse. Mine struggles with iOS 11. I'm not installing 12 until I am forced to install it (ie. after a factory reset). Btw, I don't see an answer regarding how to avoid installing the latest iOS version after factory resetting the device so I guess you don't know it either (or there is no way to avoid it. Apple forces it down our throat if we factory reset the device).

I've done a handful of complete erase of all contents on my iPad Pro, over the three year period, to reinstall backups, and have never had an iOS upgrade/update install automatically behind the scenes, ever!

But, again, I always make sure there are no iOS upgrade/update files on my iPad, using the method I outlined to the previous Poster I replied to.

I have never, EVER had this happen to ANY of my iDevices.

When I’ve dond an Erase All Settings and Contents and setup my iPad, the iOS version it had was the one that was still on it.

My iDevices have never just automatically upgraded/updated iOS magically on its own.

I've always thought that if we reset all contents and settings (factory reset), the device will check for newer version when you configure it as a new device. And if a newer version is available, there is no way to proceed without installing it. Is that not the case any longer? As an example, I'm running 11 and if I factory reset, it'll detect 12 (and yes iPad Air is compatible) and forces me to install 12 or else I can't set it up as new.

Perhaps you never reset your iPad when there is a newer compatible iOS out there. That's what I meant by "force". You have no choice if you want to sell your device. It has to have the latest compatible iOS.

Since updating my iPad Air 2 to iOS 12.1.4 its internet connectivity speed has slowed to a snail's pace. I tried to follow the instructions given by MichelPM to remove the update, all the other ideas suggested having failed, but was unable to see anything resembling "iOS 12.1.4" in the list of apps generated under storage.

Can anyone tell me how to rid my iPad of this horrible update? It has made my iPad virtually useless.

Thanks.

There is no way to revert to a previous iOS once the update is done. None!

My instructions had NOTNING to do restoring an iDevice to a previous iOS. Nothing!

You interpreted/read my posting wrong!

You want this iOS 12.4.1 update, anyways, since it fixes the world-wide group FaceTime bug!

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?

Since updating my iPad Air 2 to iOS 12.1.4 its internet connectivity speed has slowed to a snail's pace. I tried to follow the instructions given by MichelPM to remove the update, all the other ideas suggested having failed, but was unable to see anything resembling "iOS 12.1.4" in the list of apps generated under storage.

Can anyone tell me how to rid my iPad of this horrible update? It has made my iPad virtually useless.

Since you already installed the latest version (12.1.4), there is nothing to delete because there is nothing to download and install. I would try backing it up, factory reset the device and set it up as a new device. Test and find out if there's any difference.

Thanks, ShagCA, but I don't know how to do any of that. I spent over an hour with Apple (non) Support yesterday while the tech kept telling me it had nothing to do with the update and having me put my iPad close to the router and move away from the router. I guess I'm just doomed to having an unusable iPad until Apple fixes this. :(

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 for her. I'm also running 11, slow but usable.

My 1st gen iPad Air is also painfully slow now. It’s as laggy as my mom’s 2nd gen iPad. This iPad Air used to be very zippy.

Very disappointing.

This seems to have worked for me.

A correction.

For starters, turning ON reduce motion minimises all of the unnecessary iOS UI graphics eye candy and you will see an uptick in performance just doing THAT!