How did you check the memory usage? Because I have the same impression: 8.1.3 leaves about 80 Mb of free ram more on a fresh boot.
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8.1.3 reduced performance
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How did you check the memory usage? Because I have the same impression: 8.1.3 leaves about 80 Mb of free ram more on a fresh boot.
I don't see a change in speed. 8.1.3 made my rMini behave, where I was having a problem with rotation from the first 8 upgrade. I didn't notice any difference on my iPhone 6, and don't use my Air 1 enough to comment about it, but overall my experience is the same.
I am happy with my devices and use the 6 and rMini all day every day. I would certainly notice a slow down.
I'm one of the lucky ones as well.
I am happy with my devices and use the 6 and rMini all day every day. I would certainly notice a slow down.
I'm one of the lucky ones as well.
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LOL, I hope you realize that being happy with your devices is distinctly outre here at MR.
I can tell you that safely, because I am, too. 
My iPhone 5 and iPad Mini 1 have been sluggish lately. Slow Safari loads, Facebook app taking forever to get new posts (background app refresh turned off), and lots of buffering in Netflix. My boyfriend has also complained about slow speeds with the same devices. We've been wondering if it's his ISP (local cable provider known for slower than advertised speeds). Hopefully the next update brings improvements because it's pretty ridiculous.i suppose it could be the ISP based on speed tests.
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Thanks for all the replies. It's clear that some notice a degradation in performance and some don't. I can only hope that Apple will take the time to improve performance through software rather than a hardware only solution.
It wouldn't be so bothersome if they would simply lock the older devices to older OS versions. I'd much rather have a higher performing older OS on my older devices than a slow, featurefull newer OS that makes my device lag horribly.
It wouldn't be so bothersome if they would simply lock the older devices to older OS versions. I'd much rather have a higher performing older OS on my older devices than a slow, featurefull newer OS that makes my device lag horribly.
I understand what you mean, but locking is a really bad idea. I essentially did that with my 4S and after a year there were quite a few apps I wanted to install but couldn't. The same thing was true for a lot of app updates.