IOS 8.1.1 was released today and it supposedly improves performance in the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. For people who have it installed on their Touch 5, does it improve anything ?
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iPod touch Is IOS 8.1.1 an improvement on the Touch 5 ?
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Iphone 4s, Ipad 2, and Ipod touch 5 all have the A5 chip
But only Iphone 4s and Ipad 2 were mentioned in the update performances. Apple is hinting something?
But only Iphone 4s and Ipad 2 were mentioned in the update performances. Apple is hinting something?
Perhaps they forgot the iPod Touch exists. Maybe that's the reason they did not update it since 2012. They totally forgot about it.
The sense I've gotten (after combing through other threads) is that it is a marginal/or decent performance improvement over 8.1 on products using the A5 chip (iPad 2, iPad mini 1, iPhone 4S, and iPod Touch 5) and that it runs well overall... although I haven't heard anyone speak specifically about the iPod Touch yet. No one has claimed that it's as snappy as 7.1.2 was.
I personally don't know since I'm still running 7.1.2 on my iPod, but would love to hear some experiences shared.
I personally don't know since I'm still running 7.1.2 on my iPod, but would love to hear some experiences shared.
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7.1.2 was smoother, snappier, and less of a RAM hog certainly, so I had far fewer app crashes due to lack of RAM.
That being said, the latest update hasn't made anything worse as far as I can tell, and 3rd party keyboards now seem to work more or less they way they should - which was a huge issue for me before. I can finally just stay on Swype now. Before this latest iOS8 update Swype was unusable.
This article may answer your question: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/1...and-ipad-2-a-little-faster-kind-of-sometimes/
I definitely have noticed an improvement on my iPod touch. Animations don't seem to lag nearly as much as they used to. A lot of the first party apps and third-party apps seem to start quicker than on iOS 8.1. There seems to be much less lag overall.
Your decision to make. I finally decided to load 8.1.1 (from 7.1.2) on my Touch 5. I find start times to be longer but it seems very stable and no stuttering.
Do not want any form of iOS 8 on either of my devices.
So I've deleted the download from my Touch as well as my iPad 2.
So I've deleted the download from my Touch as well as my iPad 2.
No, but I just ignore it. Have the red notification for certain apps I refuse to update. Not a big deal and it adds a bit of color to my home screen.
No, but I just ignore it. Have the red notification for certain apps I refuse to update. Not a big deal and it adds a bit of color to my home screen.
Apple really needs to let us have the option of making the red notification go away after first refusal of update, except for maybe critical security updates.