Is iOS 7 still crappy slow on iPad 3?

[Merkie]

It runs okay, certainly a lot better than the 7.0 betas, but it could really use some 7.1.

 

[cynics]

It could certainly be better. I've been very disappointed with iOS 7 on an iPad (any iPad model) so far. Hoping 7.1 clears up some issues. When Apple finally get it right they will be ready to release iOS 8 and 7 will be all but obsolete...

 

[skallal]

Keyboard lags is much less with iOS 7.1...

 

[Merkie]

Honestly 7.1 runs great on my iPad 3. It's really fast, smooth and responsive. It's like having a new device. I see no reason to upgrade my iPad at all, especially since the Air has the same amount of RAM.

 

[sunking101]

Typical, absolutely nothing wrong with iPad 3 hardware yet obselete already, only released a year and a half ago.

Don't update your o/s next time you buy an Apple product. After this iOS7 debacle I certainly won't be doing. It will stay with whatever it ships with.

 

[C DM]

Don't update your o/s next time you buy an Apple product. After this iOS7 debacle I certainly won't be doing. It will stay with whatever it ships with.

Except when something like the recent SSL bug comes up and you are still on iOS 6 with iPhone 5 (or even 4S or 4) and can't get the fix because in order to get it you have to upgrade to the latest iOS version…or stay with what you have and live with a rather large/bad security hole.

 

[sunking101]

Except when something like the recent SSL bug comes up and you are still on iOS 6 with iPhone 5 (or even 4S or 4) and can't get the fix because in order to get it you have to upgrade to the latest iOS version…or stay with what you have and live with a rather large/bad security hole.

I would live with it rather than consign my perfectly functional hardware to the trashcan. I'm sure the security flaw was overstated.

 

[C DM]

I would live with it rather than consign my perfectly functional hardware to the trashcan. I'm sure the security flaw was overstated.

You don't have to be sure, it's already been taken apart to show how not overstated it is, especially now that it's public knowledge and that much more people can be exploiting it.

 

[sunking101]

You don't have to be sure, it's already been taken apart to show how not overstated it is, especially now that it's public knowledge and that much more people can be exploiting it.

Why would they try to exploit it now when a security patch has been released?
I'm not disputing what you're saying and I guess when flaws like that are exposed it makes good sense to update *but* I have been badly burned with iOS7 and will try my absolute best to resist upgrades in future.

My iPhone 5 was three months old when iOS7 came out and slayed the battery life. Then the Safari crashes and page reloads etc...
My new phone felt old way before it should do. Hell, my battery performs worse than my three year old+ iPhone4 which has the original battery, and boy was that device well used!

 

[sammy-boy]

My wife's pretty happy with 7.1 on her iPad 3, no complaints either on previous 7.x versions either. I'd say go for the update!

 

[C DM]

Why would they try to exploit it now when a security patch has been released?
I'm not disputing what you're saying and I guess when flaws like that are exposed it makes good sense to update *but* I have been badly burned with iOS7 and will try my absolute best to resist upgrades in future.

My iPhone 5 was three months old when iOS7 came out and slayed the battery life. Then the Safari crashes and page reloads etc...
My new phone felt old way before it should do. Hell, my battery performs worse than my three year old+ iPhone4 which has the original battery, and boy was that device well used!

Because plenty of people don't upgrade right away, and now that more people know about the issue more of them might try to exploit it. I completely understand what you are saying about updates, I'm just saying things like that security hole and the way Apple fixed it make it that much harder for a lot of people to just not upgrade.

 

[sunking101]

Because plenty of people don't upgrade right away, and now that more people know about the issue more of them might try to exploit it. I completely understand what you are saying about updates, I'm just saying things like that security hole and the way Apple fixed it make it that much harder for a lot of people to just not upgrade.

Fair comment. In that case I shall amend my statement thus:

I shall never again update the o/s on an iDevice. It will remain with whatever it ships with, unless there is a critical security update.

;-)

 

[C DM]

Fair comment. In that case I shall amend my statement thus:

I shall never again update the o/s on an iDevice. It will remain with whatever it ships with, unless there is a critical security update.

;-)

That seems more realistic (unfortunately).

 

[Zetaprime]

Ios7 was terribly slow on my old iPad 3, so I got rid of it and bought an iPad mini Retina to replace it last fall.