iOS 8

wndsr · 20 Sep 2014 at 10:48

How do I actually use iCloud Drive? I have Yosemite on my MBA which has a folder for it, but nothing on my iPhone.

KIA · 20 Sep 2014 at 11:44

BunnyKillBot said:
On my iPad2 safari is almost unusable. Its like it only loads the open tab in to ram, so switching between tabs forces a slow laggy reload. Argh its just such a mess.

Slowly but surely I am switching away from apple, them and their cultish ways.

Read reviews before upgrading old hardware.

CaptainRAVE · 20 Sep 2014 at 12:47

Not having any trouble with safari on my ipad2. Not too fussed anyway though, will probably upgrade next month.

BunnyKillBot · 20 Sep 2014 at 13:10

KIA said:
Read reviews before upgrading old hardware.

Bull ******* ****. Software updates should not break a device, do not push updates to older hardware if they break usability. Because I clicked yes to an automatic prompt does not make me ******* responsible.

sam690 · 20 Sep 2014 at 13:32

Not so keen on the way you have to open a new tab to access any bookmarks you add in Safari. It seems you can't click the book at the bottom of the Safari window to open the list of custom bookmarks like iOS 7.

Is it possible to change this?

Jobe · 20 Sep 2014 at 15:34

Easy question for you techies

On my (now old) ip5, if I erase all content and reset, does it take the phone completely back to stock. i.e. Ready for selling?

Jb

pepsilol · 20 Sep 2014 at 16:01

I updated my iphone 5s to IOS8. I don't really notice much difference. Looks pretty much the same speed etc.

VaderDSL · 20 Sep 2014 at 16:35

Jobe said:
Easy question for you techies

On my (now old) ip5, if I erase all content and reset, does it take the phone completely back to stock. i.e. Ready for selling?

Jb

Yeah should do, just remember to disable Find my iPhone before/remove it from your account.

MOOGLEYS · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:21

This has made my iPad mini retina horrid to use. Especially browsing which now feels sluggish with lots of pages failing to open properly.

:mad:

MagicBoy · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:26

Jobe said:
Easy question for you techies

On my (now old) ip5, if I erase all content and reset, does it take the phone completely back to stock. i.e. Ready for selling?

Jb

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5661

MOOGLEYS said:
This has made my iPad mini retina horrid to use. Especially browsing which now feels sluggish with lots of pages failing to open properly.

My Dad's was a bit the same earlier, sorted itself out in the time it took to have some lunch. I've got a hunch it's spotlight indexing in the background, similar to when you upgrade OS X.

BunnyKillBot said:
Bull ******* ****. Software updates should not break a device, do not push updates to older hardware if they break usability. Because I clicked yes to an automatic prompt does not make me ******* responsible.

Just LOL. Let me guess, you're never responsible for anything?

mame · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:38

MOOGLEYS said:
This has made my iPad mini retina horrid to use. Especially browsing which now feels sluggish with lots of pages failing to open properly.

That's just what I come here to find out. Maybe I should leave mine on 7. I also have an ipad 2 on iOS 7 which is just used for kids games but I don't really want to ruin it.

MagicBoy · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:41

I'd leave the iPad 2 on iOS 7 unless you need one of the new features or enhancements.

Apple did some optimisation on iOS7 to help fix the poor performance on the iPhone 4, but it took them months... Further reading : http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/ios-7-1-on-the-iphone-4-as-good-as-its-going-to-get/

Swarfega · 20 Sep 2014 at 17:49

Reoccurring theme this with Apple products. IOS 7 was awful on my iPad 2. Won't be installing 8.
Apple should be stopped from rending their old hardware in what most find unusable.

MagicBoy · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:04

It's good that they continue OS support for 4 years, my main beef is they make it difficult to get back to a previous OS.

Jobe · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:10

Perfect, thanks Magicboy

mame · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:30

6.9gb space needed!! I'm 2gb short. Oh I'll save this one for a rainy day I think

Janesy B · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:45

mame said:
6.9gb space needed!! I'm 2gb short. Oh I'll save this one for a rainy day I think

Plug into a computer and use itunes...

MOOGLEYS · 20 Sep 2014 at 18:49

Do Apple not test these updates before release. IOS 8 is a complete mess. Both my retina and the wife's normal mini have been having issues since updating its damn frustrating.

I presume there is no way to go back to 7 ?

morkfromork · 20 Sep 2014 at 19:13

MOOGLEYS said:
Do Apple not test these updates before release. IOS 8 is a complete mess. Both my retina and the wife's normal mini have been having issues since updating its damn frustrating.

I presume there is no way to go back to 7 ?

Did you do an update or a fresh install on both devices?

I did an update and it was lag then tried a fresh install and my iPad mini non retina is now running fine.

Swarfega · 20 Sep 2014 at 19:17

MagicBoy said:
It's good that they continue OS support for 4 years, my main beef is they make it difficult to get back to a previous OS.

It is but when its too demanding for its hardware it is not worth supporting. Apple aren't doing you a favour by supporting old hardware. They're just rending old devices slow making people upgrade. Criminal.

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