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ipad mini 1: is it worth Upgrading to ios 8.4 from iOS 6?

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Jychow

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Oct 29, 2011
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Hi. I've just acquiring a mini 1. Yes it is an old model but I got it with a good price and it should fit my requirements. It is currently running iOS 6. Is it advisable to upgrade to iOS 8.4? Would it performing decently?

Please kindly share your experience. Thanks.
 
Thanks for your reply. I'm finding decent apps for used with IOS 6. It is still rocking fine.

Actually, it is really like a walk in the memory lane. Many apps has updated their icons in newer version. Seeing these apps in their previous glory is something interesting. :)
 
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Wherever you buy this iPad mini I would like to remind you to check activation lock and find iPhone before starting putting your stuff on it, although I remember this is a new feature added from iOS 7.

And I am glad you can buy an iPad mini with iOS 6 installed. Mine has already been upgraded to iOS 9 beta 2. The performance is ok, but I bet It is not as good as it was on iOS 6. I don't miss old skeuomorphism design though, and I love new features.
 
Find iPhone works ok. No issue. Haven't tried the activation lock.

On iOS 6, it is pretty snappy. But seeing some YouTube video showing iOS 8.4 on ipad mini 1, it is not really that bad. Is iOS 9 gonna be snappy for mini 1?
 
Jychow said:
Find iPhone works ok. No issue. Haven't tried the activation lock.

On iOS 6, it is pretty snappy. But seeing some YouTube video showing iOS 8.4 on ipad mini 1, it is not really that bad. Is iOS 9 gonna be snappy for mini 1?
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In my iPad mini, things becomes "not so bad" from beta 2. As we know, beta 3 coming is imminent. I think I should put some faith on this beta.

When I find Apple often set a goal in WWDC, and reach that goal gradually from beginning, I don't want to waste too much of my hope on Apple beta products, including Force Touch and Apple Watch first gen.
 
I own the mentioned in the title and have it running on 8.4 its ok not great, sluggish is the best word. Maybe do as mentioned above let it die out on your current iOS.
 
We have an iPad Mini 1, Air 2, iPhone 6, iPhone 4s.

With iOS 8.4 the older iDevices really are not as bad as people make out. They struggled with iOS 7 and 8, but 8.4 seems pretty quick. I have no problems using the mini affter the Air 2 for example.
 
Do you plan to use the iPad on a completely isolated network, or are you expecting to go online with it? In the latter case, if you are at all concerned about security, you ought to consider upgrading to the latest iOS release in order to benefit from the fixes to hundreds of security vulnerabilities that exist between 6.x and 8.4.
 
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Maybe not to iOS 8.4.1 now, but perhaps to iOS 9. You should wait to see what the reviews are and then make a decision about upgrading.
 
My orig mini is running ios9 (current beta) and the performance is fine. I don't remember ios8 being an issue either.
 
My mini 1 runs latest beta too.

Speed is ok, but not so great.

I count app compatibility more than speed, although certain apps will not allow running on such old hardware.
 
It would work just fine for the tasks you do there now, because you can't be doing much of anything too intensive for it to handle for the specs it has right now. Obviously hardcore gaming is out of the question, but if for browsing, media consuming, and reading it would be perfectly fine for all of that and I always support upgrading to the latest system updates for security reasons.

The Mini 1 is still an amazing device. While hardly a huge difference, I miss the weight of it compared to the 2 and hope the (hopefully coming) 4 has a similar weight.
 
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