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iPhone 6+ Lag
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I haven't pushed my phone at all and it stutters at random times. Honestly, I think it's a software issue that can be fixed. I've seen bugs on a 6+ that I did not see on a 5S. I had to reset my phone today because iMessage was acting up. After the reset the phone performed better. Definitely still buggy.
I've noticed that too. The bottom of the Apple leather case bites into my pinky. I'm debating to return the 6+ and get a 6 instead.
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Heard the same thing. That points to a software issue since the Air 2 is much more powerful than a 6+.
No one is trying to find faults. We all noticed them during normal usage, so we try to figure why this happens. It's justifiable for a brand new device. Sure months down the line we might get acostom to it, but right now we want to know why we bought a new device that doesn't perform optimally. We're all enjoying the device, and I get your point of don't worry about the little things. But a smooth experience is an iOS trademark. It was the reason I chose iOS when picking against PalmOS.
Agree on all points. I refuse to pay a restock fee, so I'll live with my decision.
If only it were that simple. The 6+ has to downscale to 1080p which the Air doesn't have to. That's the issue most are seeing.
For now, use it in Zoom, problem solved. In the (near) future, all apps will be optimized to run at the proper resolution and this will be a non issue.
Zoomed still downscales, doesn't it? Also, apps won't be optimized because the app usage guidelines define certain specifications that match the original iPhone resolution or multiples of it. 1080p doesn't fit those multiples.
Even Apple apps like Safari lag and stutter. You'd think they would already be optimized. The fact is that the 6+ could easily handle the higher resolution of 4x the iPhone 5S but displays weren't available at that resolution so they had to go with 1080p and downscale as a temporary solution. That is a hack.
The 6s+ will likely have that full resolution display and will not have to downscale and still keep to the app guidelines.
I have a 6+ and enjoy it but I'm also realistic and not defensive about it.
While I don't own a 6+, I do have a 5s and iPad Air and this stutter is noticable at times on my Air whereas my 5s is absolutely fine. When using the pinch gesture to return to the home screen there is, on occasion, a very faint stutter at the beginning of the animation of the app icons flying in. There's also keyboard lag on Safari and severe rotation lag on Spotlight with the keyboard on screen (iOS 8 added a transparency on the home screen behind the keyboard on Spotlight that wasn't there on iOS 7).
As I said my 5s is pretty much fine other than the stock weather app which lags pretty badly when tapping on a city to go in and out of list view. I didn't expect the iPad Air, with so few UI changes to be stuttery in places versus iOS 7. I remain convinced its a software issue.
Until then I've enabled "Reduce Transparency".
As I said my 5s is pretty much fine other than the stock weather app which lags pretty badly when tapping on a city to go in and out of list view. I didn't expect the iPad Air, with so few UI changes to be stuttery in places versus iOS 7. I remain convinced its a software issue.
Until then I've enabled "Reduce Transparency".
I recently found that trying to load maps while music is playing will crash and reboot my phone. Pretty sad about that one specifically lol.
Spotlight rotation animation is embarrassingly stuttery on iPad Air. It is awful. On par with Android 1.0.
Transparency is to blame. Either optimize it to run smoothly or redesign iOS
Spotlight rotation animation is embarrassingly stuttery on iPad Air. It is awful. On par with Android 1.0.
Transparency is to blame. Either optimize it to run smoothly or redesign iOS
Even the animation when you press cancel in Spotlight to go back to the home screen lags as the transparency disappears and the home screen reappears.
Awful.
Apple music (is that what it's called?) as well as Apple maps. Doesn't happen every time, but Id say at least 50%. I can almost always duplicate it if I spotlight search a place and then click on the "maps" search result.
Lag is perhaps the wrong word, but its slightly slower and a tiny more sluggish than on Air 2 and I've ran both side by side.
Most probably wouldn't notice it, but I see iOS frame drops in an instant.
I would like to see this. Does this include lag free spotlight rotation with transparency on normal? On the Air right?
I also don't see spotlight lag...
To be clear, you just search something in spotlight and then switch to landscape, right? If that's the case, it works flawlessly, but as I have noted above, other things don't, so there's that lol.
Just tried several times to make this happen. No luck (or nothing but luck), the phone would not freeze.
Not a universal issue, must need a combination of things to be wrong.
Alright, you made me do it. Here's some definitive prove to show the lag. Second video edited together with iMovie in slowmo in case there's any doubt.
First video showing rotation in Spotlight. First in normal setting, followed by turning on Reduce Transparency:
http://youtu.be/surLhcxzGwk
Edited short clips of both in slowmo. Me turning the phone is in real-time, then the animation is 1/4 speed of 120fps from 5s
http://youtu.be/rZ0cS-ammfs
I want to see how many people don't have the same lag as me in normal settings.
I do sometimes get that, but only seems to happen the first time I try. But is this what everyone is up in arms about? Aside from the fact that I never actually perform this action in normal use, the "lag" is so insignificant as to be barely noticeable.
Your videos are ******** perfect. Do I see this stutter/lag? Absolutely. Is it a deal breaker? No way. Do I believe it's software? Yes. Does the 6 regular do this? Unclear. Either way, considering (via planned obsolescence) this phone will last two years no issue.
Thanks for the videos!!!!
If your going to ridicule those here, please at least spell "Foxconn" correctly.
I'd actually like to quote something I wrote in another thread below. I wrote this after being contacted by an advisor at Apple acting as a middle man between me and the engineering team. They are looking at the issues of lag and RAM compression seriously so I am expecting a big fix soon.