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Extremely Slow Update Downloads with iOS 11 (Pro 9.7”)

ThisBougieLife

ThisBougieLife

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I’ve encountered a new problem after downloading iOS 11. Updates in the App Store are downloaded and installed extremely slowly now. Never had this problem before. My Wi-Fi has not changed—the internet speeds seem to be exactly the same on Safari, but when it comes to downloading app updates, it’s slowed down to a snail’s pace. I pressed “Update All” ten minutes ago; it’s still working on the first three out of 9 apps. It never used to take even close to this long. Doesn’t seem to matter if it’s a large or small download. It’s just slow, slow, slow. Any idea what’s going on? Anyone have a similar problem?
 
ThisBougieLife said:
I’ve encountered a new problem after downloading iOS 11. Updates in the App Store are downloaded and installed extremely slowly now. Never had this problem before. My Wi-Fi has not changed—the internet speeds seem to be exactly the same on Safari, but when it comes to downloading app updates, it’s slowed down to a snail’s pace. I pressed “Update All” ten minutes ago; it’s still working on the first three out of 9 apps. It never used to take even close to this long. Doesn’t seem to matter if it’s a large or small download. It’s just slow, slow, slow. Any idea what’s going on? Anyone have a similar problem?
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Same here
 
Either Apple servers are busy or an AppStore bug. Have you tried restarting?
 
I disable location service for App Store completely ages ago. I care nothing about it. My download speed is normal.
 
Also see slow download speeds - iOS 11 on 128GB LTE Air 2, high-speed Internet (120MB/sec SpeedTest on Air 2). Perhaps due to the large number of app updates for 11 going out to a large number of users, stressing the servers?

Edit - does seem somewhat faster this AM.
 
So this is not just me. It's happened variously since I downloaded the update. I've restarted many times, used LTE or Wi-Fi, nothing makes any difference. It's something to do with the App Store itself, because like I said, speeds aren't affected on Safari or other apps.

On my phone it seems to be faster (but only by a little) when I download updates individually than when I press "Update All". Haven't tried it on the iPad yet.

@aniss.kais I hope they put out a fix soon. This can't just be ignored.
 
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So this is not just me. It's happened variously since I downloaded the update. I've restarted many times, used LTE or Wi-Fi, nothing makes any difference. It's something to do with the App Store itself, because like I said, speeds aren't affected on Safari or other apps.

On my phone it seems to be faster (but only by a little) when I download updates individually than when I press "Update All". Haven't tried it on the iPad yet.

@aniss.kais I hope they put out a fix soon. This can't just be ignored.
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Mine seems back to normal.
 
Anyone notice an improvement after installing iOS 11.0.2?

I'm not sure if this is exactly what caused it, and I haven't tried to bulk-update a large number of apps (6 compared to 20 last time), but the download speeds seemed normal this time. So I hope I don't see this issue again. It took 2 minutes to download and install 6 updates (compared to taking 35 minutes to download and install 20 updates--which is what prompted me to post this thread).
 
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Anyone notice an improvement after installing iOS 11.0.2?

I'm not sure if this is exactly what caused it, and I haven't tried to bulk-update a large number of apps (6 compared to 20 last time), but the download speeds seemed normal this time. So I hope I don't see this issue again. It took 2 minutes to download and install 6 updates (compared to taking 35 minutes to download and install 20 updates--which is what prompted me to post this thread).
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I can't say it's cause and effect but I'm on 11.1 Beta and now download speeds seem normal if not downright fast.
 
i'm really considering into buying an ipad pro 9.7, but one thing keep stuck in my consideration.. do we need to get 365 subscription to use basic stuff microsoft office (like create & edit document) in ipad pro 9.7?

because official microsoft website & app store both said that: microsoft office is free to use for basic task (create&edit docs) in ipad, but for ipad Pro you need get 365 subscription for even basic task like create & edit doc, otherwise you just can view the docs..

here what microsoft website said:
"A qualifying Office 365 subscription is required to use premium features on the iPad®. A qualifying Office 365 subscription is required to create and edit documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the iPad Pro®."
and here what app store said:
"Read Word documents on iPad Pro for free. To create and edit docs, you need a qualifying Office 365 subscription."

I'd really appreciate for the feedback.. thankyou..
 
henryyy said:
i'm really considering into buying an ipad pro 9.7, but one thing keep stuck in my consideration.. do we need to get 365 subscription to use basic stuff microsoft office (like create & edit document) in ipad pro 9.7?

because official microsoft website & app store both said that: microsoft office is free to use for basic task (create&edit docs) in ipad, but for ipad Pro you need get 365 subscription for even basic task like create & edit doc, otherwise you just can view the docs..

here what microsoft website said:
"A qualifying Office 365 subscription is required to use premium features on the iPad®. A qualifying Office 365 subscription is required to create and edit documents in Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the iPad Pro®."
and here what app store said:
"Read Word documents on iPad Pro for free. To create and edit docs, you need a qualifying Office 365 subscription."

I'd really appreciate for the feedback.. thankyou..
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Paid subscription not required on the 9.7 iPP:

https://www.imore.com/if-you-buy-smaller-ipad-pro-youll-get-use-microsoft-office-free
 
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