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iPad Pro Is iOS 11.1 safe for the 10.5 Pro?

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Hi all,
I ask this because I have 10.3.3 on it now and absolutely no issues. Do I dare risk ruining an awesome iPad Pro 10.5 like I have so many other iOS devices in years past or is 11.1 bullet proof and ultra smooth on the Pro?

Thanks
 
You should also be aware that 32 bit apps will not work in IOS 11. I forgot how to check which ones are not compatible.
 
The experience always varies. Some people will have issues but most wont. You never know which camp you’ll fall under, unless you actually do it.
 
Fine for me! iOS 11.0 was a little stuttery with the multitasking and such, but 11.1 fixes all that. I’m on 11.2 beta now, and besides the known changes I don’t really see any differences.

Besides not being able to support 32 bit apps, it’s a big upgrade with the new features and is highly worth it, it was for me anyways.
 
I wouldn't do it. I kept my iPad on iOS 10.3.3. The ProMotion display reveals even the smallest of stutters and it's just not worth it.
 
Radon87000 said:
I wouldn't do it. I kept my iPad on iOS 10.3.3. The ProMotion display reveals even the smallest of stutters and it's just not worth it.
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Thank you everyone.
To Radon, thank you thats more than enough to not use iOS 11.1. Like I stated earlier, I'm on 10.3.3 and all is fantastic.
 
Low country said:
Thank you everyone.
To Radon, thank you thats more than enough to not use iOS 11.1. Like I stated earlier, I'm on 10.3.3 and all is fantastic.
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I have 1st gen iPP...and one 10.3.3. I think i'll stay there as well. lol.
 
No issues so far on mine. What is the point of having a 'pro' ipad if you are not going to take advantage of multitasking and file access?
 
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I have no issues but even if I did have a stutter as some suggest I think the new features would more than make up for it.
 
No performance issues here with 11.x; on the other hand couldn’t go back to 10.x due to the multitasking and drag & drop features of 11.
 
Brenster said:
No performance issues here with 11.x; on the other hand couldn’t go back to 10.x due to the multitasking and drag & drop features of 11.
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I absolutely agree. My 10.5 has no problems and the new stuff is great. Some people on the forum pop up in every thread to do their best Chicken Little 'the sky is falling' impression.
 
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iOS 11.1 is mostly good here on my 10.5 Pro other than some frame drops in the zooming animation of the app switcher. But functionality-wise it's so much better than 10.3.
 
Abiatha Swelter said:
No issues so far on mine. What is the point of having a 'pro' ipad if you are not going to take advantage of multitasking and file access?
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That's the conundrum. You have it, but in many cases, what about the cost? If: performance decreases severely; stutters and lag are both present everywhere; battery life plummets, etc. Is it, at the end, worth it?
 
The iPad Pro with anything less than 11 is devaluing its potential. Everything I bought the pro for is embodied in 11.xx
 
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No performance issues here with 11.x; on the other hand couldn’t go back to 10.x due to the multitasking and drag & drop features of 11.
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This. I’m used to 11.1 on my 10.5 and I couldn’t go back. I still have 10.x on my 9.7 Pro (just because I rarely use it, and haven’t gotten around to updating) and it feels weird/wrong whenever I do actually use the thing.
 
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Low country said:
Hi all,
I ask this because I have 10.3.3 on it now and absolutely no issues. Do I dare risk ruining an awesome iPad Pro 10.5 like I have so many other iOS devices in years past or is 11.1 bullet proof and ultra smooth on the Pro?

Thanks
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Yes, it fixed all the issues from iOS 11.0.3. Absolutely smooth
 
FeliApple said:
That's the conundrum. You have it, but in many cases, what about the cost? If: performance decreases severely; stutters and lag are both present everywhere; battery life plummets, etc. Is it, at the end, worth it?
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The 10.5 was designed for ios11, people on here are talking as if it’s an old legacy device which could have issues updating to a much more advanced OS than it was designed for.
 
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danny842003 said:
The 10.5 was designed for ios11, people on here are talking as if it’s an old legacy device which could have issues updating to a much more advanced OS than it was designed for.
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It's not the hardware that's the problem. The software is what messes everything up. It's sad that we actually have genuine fear that updates will kill our devices. It's sad but true. This paranoia is completely understandable. Apple plays these little games, that force you to upgrade your hardware. It's getting worse as time goes on. Something needs to change, it's getting ridiculous now.
 
danny842003 said:
The 10.5 was designed for ios11, people on here are talking as if it’s an old legacy device which could have issues updating to a much more advanced OS than it was designed for.
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I am not. It isn't the hardware as it was said, it's unoptimized software that screws up. Come on, the hardware on the 10.5/9.7 Pro is more than sufficient to support no lag... App switcher! But it lags. It isn't hardware, you have multiple times the 'raw power' required but still lags. Software trails behind (not software itself, but optimization.)
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Royksöpp said:
It's not the hardware that's the problem. The software is what messes everything up. It's sad that we actually have genuine fear that updates will kill our devices. It's sad but true. This paranoia is completely understandable. Apple plays these little games, that force you to upgrade your hardware. It's getting worse as time goes on. Something needs to change, it's getting ridiculous now.
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I agree. Not kill though, but just... Introduce general lag and slight to severe unresponsiveness that can be prevented by refraining from having the latest add-ons (which are nice for the iPad itself on iOS 11.) I'd rather have less features than have my iPad work severely worse.
 
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