ipad2 seems to lag...

bridgedino

Hi

My iPad 2 now seems to lag. It's about 3 or 4 seconds slow in responding to my actions. No doubt due to the recent iOS update as it was ok prior to then. Has anyone experienced similar or got any suggestions as to sorting it.

Thanks

daveyjp

It is probably due to ios8. Start with a hard reset. Hold home button and power off until it restarts. You may find you need to do this on a regular basis.

bridgedino

Thanks, will give it a try

AJXX

bridgedino wrote: »

Hi

No doubt due to the recent iOS update as it was ok prior to then. Has anyone experienced similar or got any suggestions as to sorting it.

Love how people always blame updates when stuff goes wrong. I've got 3 iPads and 4 iPhones in the household. All updated with no issues at all. No slowness/lag/"the update deleted everything" complaints.

Do a backup and restore (search Google if needed) a clean install will sort out any problems.

bridgedino

AJXX wrote: »

Love how people always blame updates when stuff goes wrong. I've got 3 iPads and 4 iPhones in the household. All updated with no issues at all. No slowness/lag/"the update deleted everything" complaints.

Do a backup and restore (search Google if needed) a clean install will sort out any problems.

just the fact that all was well before the update, as soon as it was updated it started to play up. fine before, problems afterwards. Go figure...!!!!

IPad Air and 2 iphone 5's all fine with no issues

NeverEnough

The Apple forums have a load of reports of slowed down older devices since "upgrading" to iOS8.1 - seems lots of older ipads were affected and some reports of some which are now pretty well unuseable and cannot be "downgraded" to iOS7 or 6 any longer as Apple has taken that option away.

I left my iPad 2 on iOS 6 and it runs perfectly, can't use the absolute latest apps as many are just for iOS8 but at least it still works pretty fast. Older iPhones seem to take the update better - I actually updated my 4s to iOS7 and its fine, as are firends iPhones of similar age, although we thought iOS8 was probably a step too far.

Not sure what the answer is to speed them up again, if there is any sort of "fix" - Apple seem to do this eventually to older technology -in effect making it redundant and spurring on new purchases.......not very money saving, but technology does move relentlessly on.

matttye

iOS 8 is slow on the iPad 2 but a clean install did make it a lot better on mine.

bridgedino

Thanks guys. Sunday morning clean install me thinks :beer:

jaks111

Hi same problem here with my iPad 2 updated it it runs awful freezing slow etc, I have reset it but it has made no difference any help would be great
Thanks
Ps its iOS 8.1 now.

glenandemm

this has got me worried about buying my girl an ipad2 mini for christmas if theyre already slowing down with the latest updates!

bridgedino

AJXX wrote: »

Love how people always blame updates when stuff goes wrong. I've got 3 iPads and 4 iPhones in the household. All updated with no issues at all. No slowness/lag/"the update deleted everything" complaints.

Do a backup and restore (search Google if needed) a clean install will sort out any problems.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6552856?start=90&tstart=0