iOS 8 is a HUGE improvement in functionality over iOS 7. With a 5S you should upgrade asap.
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Apple's Claims of Improved Performance on iPhone 4s and iPad 2 With iOS 8.1.1 Put to the Test
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iOS 8 is a HUGE improvement in functionality over iOS 7. With a 5S you should upgrade asap.
These were so fast on iOS 6...
I think Apple should rewrite iOS in swift...
I think Apple should allow people to downgrade to an older version if they are not happy with the performance....
Lol, my 4S on iOS 6 kicks all their asses.
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Yes please. Or at least sign restores if we haven't updated.
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Yes please. Or at least sign restores if we haven't updated.
iOS 8.1.1 made my iPhone 5 laggier. Bringing up Spotlight, the keyboard takes much longer to appear.
Getting fed up of Apple trolling with the software on older devices to purposely make people buy a new iPhone. If they gave us a way to downgrade to iOS 7, then I wouldn't be complaining as much.
Getting fed up of Apple trolling with the software on older devices to purposely make people buy a new iPhone. If they gave us a way to downgrade to iOS 7, then I wouldn't be complaining as much.
This, I agree with. Or at the very least, knowing the performance issues, Apple should have made iOS 8 the first version of iOS to only support devices with 64-bit processors. It's time for them to move to an all 64-bit, all retina line up. Yes, it's aggressive but it's better than users upgrading and having poor user experience due to performance issues.
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I have an iPhone 4S, and I really don't need a bigger, thinner, faster or better device. All I want is to be able to use Safari, Maps, Facebook, Skype and some other basic things reliably. Why can't Apple either not allow iOS 8 to install on the 4S, or make iOS 8 function in a way that adds a handful of features while maintaining the same performance when you're not actually using those specific features?
I get that using 3rd party keyboards probably uses a bit more resources, but say you're not actually using one right now, what's still making every single animation slower? iOS 8 is pretty much identical to iOS 7 unless you specifically hunt for the few new features or you actually want to use them, so why is performance affected to such an extent?
I'd love it if Apple did a "Snow Leopard" release for iOS, targeted at old devices: iOS 8 adds new features for new iPhones, while it doesn't add many new features for the 4S, it actually makes it run faster with a better battery life. That would be cool. Until then, I don't see why I shouldn't stick with iOS 7: it's fast, it's got everything I need, it's got no problems that I know of.
I get that using 3rd party keyboards probably uses a bit more resources, but say you're not actually using one right now, what's still making every single animation slower? iOS 8 is pretty much identical to iOS 7 unless you specifically hunt for the few new features or you actually want to use them, so why is performance affected to such an extent?
I'd love it if Apple did a "Snow Leopard" release for iOS, targeted at old devices: iOS 8 adds new features for new iPhones, while it doesn't add many new features for the 4S, it actually makes it run faster with a better battery life. That would be cool. Until then, I don't see why I shouldn't stick with iOS 7: it's fast, it's got everything I need, it's got no problems that I know of.
I'm running 8 on my 5s and have ZERO performance issues. Bugs for sure but speed wise it doesn't feel any different than iOS 7.
I'm glad that someone is doing these kinds of tests to precisely measure the performance hits that result when updating (which are so often reported anecdotally).
My iPhone 4s on iOS 6 runs smooth as butter and is rock stable. Too bad it just sits in a drawer while I use my Galaxy S5.
I may reconsider an iPhone someday -- when Apple allows you to run any version of the OS you want, which will happen several years after hell freezes over. Apple's updates screw up your iToy, and you're stuck, you can't go back without jailbreaking. That's beyond pathetic.
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Who forced you to upgrade? My mother has an original iPad mini and an iPhone 5 and I told her not to upgrade right now. If I had an older device I would definitely wait to upgrade and if reviews said the performance sucked I wouldn't upgrade at all.
I upgraded my 5s a couple of days ago and it is fine. The 5 was a bit slower and the 4s was disappointingly slow.
I'd say upgrade your 5s with no concerns.
Much better!!
My original iPad mini is much faster. The iPad was almost unusable in iOS 8.1.1. Now it feels a lot more like iOS 7. Very pleased. Also it improved battery life on my iPhone 5 by two whole hours. This is the update my devices have been waiting for
My original iPad mini is much faster. The iPad was almost unusable in iOS 8.1.1. Now it feels a lot more like iOS 7. Very pleased. Also it improved battery life on my iPhone 5 by two whole hours. This is the update my devices have been waiting for
So your complaining about getting updates instantly on iOS, While your S5 wont get Lollipop for a while?
Im enjoying my 6 Plus dramatically more then the S5 that I came from(better cameras, better design, better performance and a brighter screen, better battery life)
Whatever your happy with, laggy TouchWiz UI for the win?
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