** iOS 8 **

[ADT]

I updated my iphone 5 yesterday and since then it has been sluggish, anyone else suffer from the same issue?
updated using itunes

 

[Zethor]

Ok the girlfriend has a 4s 8gb, she got the notification about ios8 earlier today, now myself i know naff all about apple products never owned any, but she asked me if she should update it and here i am asking you guys, who know more about this than i.

Tell your gf Apple products "just work", they are intuitive and they do not require tinkering. Or so the adds say..

 

[MichaelAwkward]

I updated my iphone 5 yesterday and since then it has been sluggish, anyone else suffer from the same issue?
updated using itunes

Mine's fine. 16GB version.

 

[Whoop]

Ok the girlfriend has a 4s 8gb, she got the notification about ios8 earlier today, now myself i know naff all about apple products never owned any, but she asked me if she should update it and here i am asking you guys, who know more about this than i.

As a general rule with Apple updates for me...

1) Backup the device (I use iCloud)
2) Connect to iTunes and install IOS 8
3) Reset the device completely
4) Restore from existing backup
5) Enjoy clean speed / put new music on

I've had an issue in the past where I lost a huge chunk of space for no reason at all so I choose to wipe/restore after an upgrade, that's just me.

Standard OcUK response -


"would need to see pics of gf to see if upgrade is worth it"


Probably wait a while for the 4S to be more stable though is what I'd lean towards.

 

[killsta]

Anyone else noticed Safari running slower after the update, I am sure it's taking longer to load pages with ios 8. I am on 5S.

Me - I was just going to post the same thing. It's extremely irritating.

 

[Minstadave]

Slow on the iPad 4, the sidebar sliding out is laggy too.

Hopefully it'll get a performance patch like ios 7.

 

[tribz]

On a shared iTunes account, the ability to receive iphone calls on all devices led to a bit of head scratching this afternoon as it rang on my phone / iPad and my wife's phone / iPad and vice versa. Now disabled.

 

[Destination]

I am having safari issues on this forum.
Anything that links or launches a second window when you close the window the forum as often as not will fail to review the initial page and just sit displaying a blue background.

Annoying, no doubt they will fix it as some point.
Although we are still waiting for the update to fix embedded youtube videos.

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

Anyone know how to delete the download?

Soon as I got in and connected to WIFI it began downloading. I dont want to install it.

Only had the 5S a few days and want to gauge current battery life.

EDIT: Nevermind, found it.

 

[n111ck]

Ok the girlfriend has a 4s 8gb, she got the notification about ios8 earlier today, now myself i know naff all about apple products never owned any, but she asked me if she should update it and here i am asking you guys, who know more about this than i.

http://www.tuaw.com/2014/09/17/psa-ios-8-is-going-to-make-your-iphone-4s-a-good-bit-slower/

 

[flying grouse]

Ok the girlfriend has a 4s 8gb, she got the notification about ios8 earlier today, now myself i know naff all about apple products never owned any, but she asked me if she should update it and here i am asking you guys, who know more about this than i.

from Trusted reviews
Update: It's only taken a day to find out that updating to iOS 8 on the iPhone 4S is a bad idea. Performance is significantly worse, with some loads speeds over a second longer. Individually this isn't a huge problem, but the combination of lots of slower loading speeds leads to a sluggish experience. Several users have reported serious bugs on the iPhone 4S, too, suggesting it's a bad idea to make this update. The same goes for the iPad 2, iPad mini and iPod touch 5.
Read more at http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/ios-8-download#1DK3TDGjYkC1I5Wc.99

By Vandervall (2014)

 

[tribz]

Although we are still waiting for the update to fix embedded youtube videos.

This works fine for me now, it was fixed in the betas also. I see the previews in the GD youtube thread. Are there other sites it doesn't work on?

 

[Nismo]

Experiencing really sluggish Safari performance on my iPad mini :/

Everything from text entry on some sites being laggy, to the bookmarks list juddering in and out.

 

[Minstadave]

Yeah same juddering for me, don't really like the sidebar at all. It should hide itself once you've chosen a bookmark.

Also the bookmark button has changed sides and you have to reach across the screen which is annoying.

 

[Destination]

Yes why is it determined to keep itself open? I don't see how that is useful to anyone.

 

[Magic_x_uk]

Brilliant. Just spent half an hour sorting out photos, apps, music etc to get my 4s 16gb down to a suitable level to be able to install this update to now read it is not worth installing it if you have a 4s.

God damn! That was slightly a waste of time and annoying then.

 

[Minstadave]

iOS 7 was the same on the oldest devices supported. There was a later update that made it bearable, you can probably expect the same wit iOS 8.

 

[Nismo]

Yeah same juddering for me, don't really like the sidebar at all. It should hide itself once you've chosen a bookmark.

Also the bookmark button has changed sides and you have to reach across the screen which is annoying.

Weird, my bookmarks sidebar DOES disappear once a site is chosen.

Will definitely be upgrading my mini to the new version later this year, which I guess is what Apple wants /cynic.

 

[Minstadave]

Seems to disappear in portrait but stay in landscape.

With it open in landscape everything is really laggy, text input/website rendering etc. Once you close it it's fine again.

 

[Nismo]

Amazing, just disabled predictive text on the standard keyboard and also the recent contacts list that shows up when you double tap home, and my iPad now actually feels quicker!