ios 8.3 made safari browsing a little more slower but that was expected...until ios 9 arrives and kill the device.![]()
IOS 9 should run much better then IOS 8 on the Touch 5 (assuming that the Touch 5 will run IOS 9).
Based on what? No ios at this moment is gonna revive such an old device performance.
Oh wait you think because ios 9 gonna be focused on optimization this device is gonna improve on performance? i don't think so.
Based on what? No ios at this moment is gonna revive such an old device performance.
Oh wait you think because ios 9 gonna be focused on optimization this device is gonna improve on performance? i don't think so.
I think so. Nothing will have the performance of IOS 6 and even IOS 7 on a Touch 5 but, IOS 9 should run better then IOS 8 on a Touch 5 with the optimization Apple is doing.
Updated to 8.3 on my iPod 5th gen last night running no different at all to previous iOS 8 versions.
If you're on iOS 7 I'd stay on it as long as possible. If you're ready on iOS 8 then updating to the latest makes no difference.
IOS 7 will always run better than any IOS 8 version as far as performance.
I think so. Nothing will have the performance of IOS 6 and even IOS 7 on a Touch 5 but, IOS 9 should run better then IOS 8 on a Touch 5 with the optimization Apple is doing.
But come iOS9 those devices aren't going to be supported.
was it you did i debated before?
People are on here clamoring that they're going to have the iPad2/iPhone 4S/ iPod Touch 5G
is going to be supported to iOS9.
No, its not. You know how much time and investment (paying for labor) they're going to spend to optimize OLD devices?
You're talking about a business, a business that dropped the 17" model because it wasn't selling well, not that it wasn't making profit.
You really think they're going to invest time and money to optimize for devices that most people aren't even going to use?
Its not even that, not optimizing or supporting iOS9 on these ancient devices (in terms of the smartphone/tablet game) would be a marketing incentive.
And its not like apple cares about their consumer relations, if they did they would of improved the Mac Mini, they would of offered the iPhone 6 with 32GB as the base model, etc etc.
LOL at people thinking that they're going to support iOS9 through these older models because of hi iPad Mini 1 sales.
Those Mini 1 sales are selling for cheap because apple wants to get rid of them, and of course they still make a killing profit.
But come iOS9 those devices aren't going to be supported.
Why wasn't iPhone 4 or the iPad 1 supported through iOS8? Shouldn't we optimize it for them too? :roll eyes:
Not to mention its going to a bother for developers if an app tester for apple tests on a 4S on iOS9 and can't handle the memory usage and crashes.
So no, iOS9 isn't going to be supported on devices with 1GB of ram or less.
These devices right now CRASHES AT 200MB of ram. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! There is Absolutely NO WAY apple can optimize these old devices that have 512 MB of ram.
when the OS takes 300MB of ram just too run on these old devices with old processing chips
We will be able to see who is correct when the details on IOS 9 are released in June. I claim that IOS 9 will support the Touch 5 and I still think that I'm correct.
(Note - The Apple store discontinues sales of a product at least one year before the product no longer supports the latest operating system. Could you imagine the lawsuits and bad PR if Apple changed that policy (i.e. no longer supporting the product just after someone buys it)).
The Touch 5 should be discontinued in September since there is no way it will support IOS 10. I hope Apple comes out with a Touch 6 but who knows.
the lastest you tube app on ios 8.3 is definitely better.
The Youtube app is just terrible.. needs to be overhauled. Hopefully google will get onto that.
I'm pretty sure the iPod Touch was discontinued around May, a few months before the release of iOS 7 but it didn't get updated to that (which is a good thing IMO).We will be able to see who is correct when the details on IOS 9 are released in June. I claim that IOS 9 will support the Touch 5 and I still think that I'm correct.
(Note - The Apple store discontinues sales of a product at least one year before the product no longer supports the latest operating system. Could you imagine the lawsuits and bad PR if Apple changed that policy (i.e. no longer supporting the product just after someone buys it)).
The Touch 5 should be discontinued in September since there is no way it will support IOS 10. I hope Apple comes out with a Touch 6 but who knows.
A5 devices will suport iOS 9. Your argument highlights exactly why it is a good idea. Apple can optimise iOS 9 to run well, iOS 7 was certainly optimised quite nicely for 512 MB of ram.
Spending the money to optimise iOS 9 to run well on 512 MB of ram will help them massively. One of the biggest problems of iOS 8 is that it is terrible with ram usage - this hurts the supposedly brand new iPhone 5 and iPad Mini 3 with 1 GB of ram. Basically if Apple optimises the OS enough to get it to run reasonably well on 512 MB of ram, it will run brilliantly on 1 GB of ram. So it is not a waste of resources. Lets also remember that Apple is a company with a lot of money, so its not really that much of an ask.
Apple does not just keep two A5 device the not support them. You'd be crazy to say that. Add to that the majority of iPad users are on A5 devices - mainly on the iPad 2 and iPad Mini 1. Again Apple hates fragmentation and leaving half their users behind would create massive fragmentation.
iOS 8.3 is already running better on A5 devices than previous versions of iOS 8 so it is perfectly doable.
There are very good reasons why the iPad 1 and iPhone 4 were dropped. The iPad 1 had too little ram, and it had a small installed base, and no other similar models. Same with the iPhone 4 - the only single core device left.
At the current time we have the 4S, Mini 1, iPad 2 and Touch 5 all with very similar specifications with a combined large user base. It is a completely different scenario.
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Exactly this. The Mini 1 is still selling in volume. Apple would have discontinued them both by this point if it was planning to drop support.
The new YouTube design that was updated on a few people's iOS devices was worse than the current implementation according to some users. So I wouldn't bet on it.
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I'm pretty sure the iPod Touch was discontinued around May, a few months before the release of iOS 7 but it didn't get updated to that (which is a good thing IMO).
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So when will Apple drop support for the iPad 2/iPad mini/ iPhone 4s? As long as the user base is there, because that doesn't make too much sense. There's a cut off point and iOS 9 is likely candidate for that. A lot of people are using 2008 Macbook yet that didn't get updated to Yosemite. Or are you suggesting Apple should support A5 devices for a few more years because of user base?