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Apple Releases iOS 8.1.1 With Bug Fixes, Performance Improvements for iPad 2 and iPhone 4s
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What's your router?
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If the performance is improved on the oldest devices, then you can be pretty sure that the improvement is across the board for all supported devices.
Right now I'm using Windstream's FAST1704N. I was using a Linksys WRT610N. I had the problem with both routers.
In fact tonight, the phone actually did connect to the router, for 2 minutes, then disconnected itself and went back to the "Unable to joint the network". I did a forget of the network and now get the "Incorrect password for" message.
This is on a 2.4GHz band WPA2-PSK & TKIP-AES. My two ROKUs, AppleTV, iPad3 on 8.1.1, HP laptop and girlfriends IP6 (not +) all work fine. Mine worked fine until I came home Sunday and for no reason (no changes, no reboots of any devices) it decided to refuse connection.
I reset network settings - no effect
I reloaded the phone and set up as new - still wouldn't connect
Tonight it finally did connect, for two minutes then quit.
Apple is dispatching a replacement phone that should be here Wednesday. I'll update once I test with that phone.
I'll do a set-up-as-new first and make sure that works, then I'll restore my backup and see what happens.
Sorry, juts realised a mistake on my post. Did mean to say "glad you are not one of these......"
Grammatically not good.
Sometimes its the router, but the bug is subtle. Tried to reset the router settings, or at least reboot it?
Looking through the routers log usually informs you why the failure occurs. A frequent one I use to have is mac address, being retained with a different IP address when the lease is renewed. Or DNS leases not being released when devices leave, eventually filling up the table. There could be an authentication problems.
There are many ways a connection can fail.
what i see is that the opinions are between good & suck on iPhone 4S!
but the question is, why it differs between them even if it's the same phone model?! is it about the mass of Apps & other contents you have in your mobile! or it's about other reasons behind that?
i am just a user of iPhone 4S with iOS 7.1.2, and i am willing to upgrade to iOS 8 to take advantage of Continuity between my iPhone & iPad plus my Hackintosh Yosemite, plus the Notification widget & third party Keyboard
any advice!
but the question is, why it differs between them even if it's the same phone model?! is it about the mass of Apps & other contents you have in your mobile! or it's about other reasons behind that?
i am just a user of iPhone 4S with iOS 7.1.2, and i am willing to upgrade to iOS 8 to take advantage of Continuity between my iPhone & iPad plus my Hackintosh Yosemite, plus the Notification widget & third party Keyboard
any advice!
The same two phones or tablets are identical only in original boxes. After first run of each tap, each user information provided, each application installed make them different.
Two days ago I had to restore my iPad because of error when trying to make sure if it is possible to update from 7.0.4 to 7.1.2. Unfortunately not.
So I had to restore to 8.1 and then restore my apps from backup. System performance is good. Sometimes I noticed clean tabs in Safari. Animations and keybord responses in Safari are good.
I delayed 8.1.1 update for now and carefully read this thread.
In my opinion clean restore is the clue. I didn't switch off transparency. I switched off most of background refreshes because I don't need them.
Two days ago I had to restore my iPad because of error when trying to make sure if it is possible to update from 7.0.4 to 7.1.2. Unfortunately not.
So I had to restore to 8.1 and then restore my apps from backup. System performance is good. Sometimes I noticed clean tabs in Safari. Animations and keybord responses in Safari are good.
I delayed 8.1.1 update for now and carefully read this thread.
In my opinion clean restore is the clue. I didn't switch off transparency. I switched off most of background refreshes because I don't need them.
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what i see is that the opinions are between good & suck on iPhone 4S!
but the question is, why it differs between them even if it's the same phone model?! is it about the mass of Apps & other contents you have in your mobile! or it's about other reasons behind that?
i am just a user of iPhone 4S with iOS 7.1.2, and i am willing to upgrade to iOS 8 to take advantage of Continuity between my iPhone & iPad plus my Hackintosh Yosemite, plus the Notification widget & third party Keyboard
any advice!
Great mistake, in my case. My advise: Don´t even think. Slower, no wifi. Maybe battery drain. I would pay for having your version back.
hahaha i would sell it with a higher price though
thanks a lot for your advice, i think i'm gonna take it and update only my iPad mini Retina to iOS 8.1.1
This router is too basic to give an error log
I have reset the router to defaults. No joy.
The iP6+ also refuses to connect to open systems i.e. Starbucks. Just plain refuses. I have to blame the device since it's the only constant.
It seems like that's a hardware defect, then, not an issue with 8.1.1. Wifi may actually work much better for the vast majority of people.
hahaha i would sell it with a higher price though
thanks a lot for your advice, i think i'm gonna take it and update only my iPad mini Retina to iOS 8.1.1
Don't let one person dissuade you from iOS 8.1.1 goodness. You are missing out on good features and issues could be isolated to certain users. Heck, some folks drop their phones and get them all wet then turn around and blame Apple because they lack common sense.
Take the plunge and thank me later.
It is very easy to explain on a phone that never got wet. Until the day before iOS 8, it worked perfectly. Then, no. Wifi was intermittent, unstable, and ended up disappearing.
Installed 8.1.1
New to the forum...
Installed 8.1.1 on Monday on a 4S and on a 5S.
4S is much improved. Phone is faster and both email and WiFi are much faster.
5S not so much. WiFi seems faster but email is slower. I have to launch email to get new downloads. Has anyone else seen this behavior or does anyone have experience with this problem and have a solution?
~Thanks!
New to the forum...
Installed 8.1.1 on Monday on a 4S and on a 5S.
4S is much improved. Phone is faster and both email and WiFi are much faster.
5S not so much. WiFi seems faster but email is slower. I have to launch email to get new downloads. Has anyone else seen this behavior or does anyone have experience with this problem and have a solution?
~Thanks!
As of now, I have yet to have a keyboard freeze even after typing posts here for a few days.
Yeah it was one of the few ios 8 bugs I actually encountered, but defiantly the worst for me. Drove me nuts to the point i had to re-edit my posts a million times and eventually just ended up using the note app first.
So far so good.
Yeah, that's what I started doing (using the notes app). Now, I am slow typing longer and longer posts in Safari and I have yet to have it freeze.