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Are you upgrading to 8 or keeping old iOS versions on your old phones?
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iPad 3.
iOS 6 was fine, iOS 7. Not so much. Sometimes lags so much that it skips the animation, like entering the app switcher.
iPhone 4S lost fluidity, but not too bad.
Yeah, sometimes a new OS introduces some minor quirks, but "dramatic"? It was still useable. IMO.
You know why I am hoping this isn;t true? because the floods od Android trolls saying the next gen iPhone is just last gen with a bigger screen will need to be sifted through and thrown away. Ugh...
Honestly, performance increase (except additional ram) was at the bottom of my list of what I was hoping for.
Agreed. I don't really see that many apps taking advantage of the A7. Only iOS seems to favor it. I was more excited about the 50% less power draw than the "2X the CPU performance of the previous generation," though I will admit...I had grown accustomed to it
.I'm selling my iPhone 5 this week and most likely will upgrade the iOS on it. However, I won't update my iPad Air until a jailbreak is out.
Reinstall from scratch to iOS 7. For some reason, if you upgrade instead of a fresh install, the iPad 3 hates it. My iPad NEVER lags anymore since I did that.
I agree my iPad is still usable, but less responsive. Originally I disabled the animations, but when Apple sped up the OS with iOS 7.1 they actually increased the "transition less" fading time!
But I'm pretty happy with 7.1.
I've been using ios8 for 2 months on my 5s (beta). Pretty nice. Can't wait for next Friday to get the 6 and 6+ I pre ordered. See which one I prefer and sale the other ios8 on these new bigger screens will be a big +
ios8 on these new bigger screens will be a big +Reinstall from scratch to iOS 7. For some reason, if you upgrade instead of a fresh install, the iPad 3 hates it. My iPad NEVER lags anymore since I did that.
I did that, but I'm going to do it again with iOS 8 since I decided to keep it another year. It really does make a difference.
Agreed. I don't really see that many apps taking advantage of the A7. Only iOS seems to favor it. I was more excited about the 50% less power draw than the "2X the CPU performance of the previous generation," though I will admit...I had grown accustomed to it
Grown accustomed to what? Your battery dying? If so, me too lol. I have cables I'm every drawer where I tend to be stationary for any length of time and a battery backup with USB ports just in case haha.
I'm absolutely updating my 5S to iOS 8 the day it goes live. It's the only thing I'm looking forward to from Apple this year. They can keep the iPhone 6, and Apple Watch too. The 5S is still a great phone and there are some iOS 8 features I can't wait to get my hands on that will make the phone even better.
I haven't been this excited for an iOS update since iOS 5.
I haven't been this excited for an iOS update since iOS 5.
I will be updating my phone and my iPads come Wednesday. I need a "new" toy since I will have to wait a bit on a new device.
Whether i'm about to get a new iPhone several days later, or am in the middle of a contract with my current iPhone (which is the case for me this year), I *always* upgrade to the latest iOS as soon as possible.
In fact, I have iOS 8 on my iPhone 5S (that I got a year ago now) already!
I'm *always* on the latest version of iOS, even if I will only have my phone for a few days until my new one comes!
In fact, I have iOS 8 on my iPhone 5S (that I got a year ago now) already!
I'm *always* on the latest version of iOS, even if I will only have my phone for a few days until my new one comes!