iPad Air has it too in a few spots, but only when rotating the keyboard, opening Spotlight, etc. Kind of disappointing, you'd think the A7 could handle simple things like that.
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iPad Retina Mini iOS 8.1 lag
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So dissapointing that Apple did not fix the stutter / lag issues with 8.1 release yesterday. One can only wonder why? And if it will be resolved?
Is that on retina mini?
Stutter most prominent when using chrome, also on the notification centre drop down with widgets enabled when scrolling.
Ha! Yes, a retina Mini......that's what this thread is about, right??
But I don't use Chrome, and I guess I don't scroll with the Notification Center dropped down with widgets enabled.
Lag is very subjective. What someone else calls "lag" may differ greatly than what you think lag is. Doesn't mean its not there.
They'll have slowed it down on older hardware to push the A8. All well and good, except they couldn't be bothered to deliver the A8 on the Mini, presumably so they can try and upsell us to the full size iPad. Nice of them eh.
Agreed!
If only one could go back to 7.1.2.....
In any case, hopefully some future update rectifies all.....
Look at the hardware specs. Other than TouchID, they're identical, and so is performance. By the way, my Mini 2 didn't get any slower going to 8.1 than it was on 7.1.2.
I know that they're identical. But I can't believe that you can see something like that on Mini 3.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1813309/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1813309/
It's just sad and pathetic. Hope to see an improvement in iOS 8.1.1 (for sure...).
My iPad lags even while opening/closing Safari/FB etc.
I upgraded last week to 8.1 from 7.1.1 on my new iPad mini (2). It works fine as far as i can see.
I don't use the Facebook app on my iPad because it always has been lousy on my iPhone throughout the years and OS releases and i don't think this is Apple's fault.
I did read a lot of lag issues regarding iOS8.1 on older devices such as iPad mini (1) and iPhone 4S but i don't have that with my iPad mini 2.
I haven't and won't upgrade my iPhone 4S. That runs still 7.1.2 very smoothly.
I don't use the Facebook app on my iPad because it always has been lousy on my iPhone throughout the years and OS releases and i don't think this is Apple's fault.
I did read a lot of lag issues regarding iOS8.1 on older devices such as iPad mini (1) and iPhone 4S but i don't have that with my iPad mini 2.
I haven't and won't upgrade my iPhone 4S. That runs still 7.1.2 very smoothly.
Thinking the same.... With no sign of 8.1.1 or some kind of fix am tempted to just sell mine.....
Sell it and get an Air 2. Everything is buttery smooth the way iOS 8 is supposed to be. I think a lot of it has to do with all the new internal code. Quick reply, etc is eating up resources. Even music stuttered sometimes on my Air 1. Definitely a case of lack of RAM. on the Air 2 theres plenty to spare.
Haha the screen rotates to landscape yet the keyboard stays in portrait...ridiculous. My iPad mini retina is also buggy as hell...Safari is choppy, hand gestures are terribly choppy and any of fluidity is lost. It's ironic how iOS has all of a sudden become the example of bugs, lagging and overall poor system optimisation that Android was known for.
Apple need to get a hold of this, i just don't understand how a company so large have fans using the excuse 'doing too much at once' as well, this literally is unacceptable when everyone is paying a premium for their products.
Unlucky, works perfectly smoothe on my mini retina. Gestures to swipe between apps, back to home screen all smooth. Opened 40 odd apps and swiped back and forth no problem. Safari smooth as silk too, I don't use chrome or have it installed. ipad mini retina 32gb 4G model. Had been upgraded to iOS 8.1 then a backup restored from an iPad 4th gen retina 4G model. About 6GB free space left on it.
Maybe you should try a full restore.
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These homeboys claim there's no lag whatsoever on the iPad Mini Retina on iOS 8.
Some ppl are just blind when it comes to stuttering / lag and don't realize it gets much worse with heavier graphical rendering loads a elsewhere.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1810079/
Some ppl are just blind when it comes to stuttering / lag and don't realize it gets much worse with heavier graphical rendering loads a elsewhere.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1810079/