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Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by potatolicious »

sxcurry wrote: post #19
microtonal wrote: post #16

It's sad. For a lot of iPad buyers, 500 dollar or Euro is a lot of money. One can only hope that the majority of them will be recycled, or it is an ecological disaster as well. (If mining of the necessary resources isn't already.) Of course, it's not just Apple. Many Android phones are neglected by their vendors as well. At some point we have to consider, whether we are willing to waste that many resources and money…

Really, an ecological disaster? I tend to think of a disaster in terms of oil spills, nuclear meltdowns, etc. Somehow this doesn't seem to be quite the same class. Are you sure you aren't exaggerating just a bit?

I don't think it's a huge exaggeration - is it that hard to believe that the cumulative, massive force of modern manufacturing has a much, much larger ecological effect than any single oil spill or nuclear meltdown?

Hell, just go to China, or any of the many mining towns that still exist in the US - it's like a small oil spill, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, lasting decades at a time.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by jws »

pat2man wrote: post #22

What a sad an incomplete list. Lets add a few: •Use it as a digital photo frame. •Use it as an eBook reader. The Kindle app works just fine. •Use it as a media player, stream music to your stereo. •Use it as a remote control for your Apple TV, etc. The amazing thing about the iPad is that unlike a computer it doesn't take up a huge amount of space. You can have an old one lying around and still use it for years. I wo…

Or a wireless web browser connected to the entire internet plus your own vast library of music and books!

It's still Star Trek technology on your coffee table.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by kyriakos »

this is surprising when my chinese single core tablet i bought more than a year ago went through 2 major android version updates (currently running jelly bean) and in each iteration became faster and smoother.

this is the problem with a closed eco-system like Apple's iOS - there's no community to support the devices past their manufacturers support expiration date.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by coolnow »

panda_person wrote: post #25
numbsafari wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You are over generalizing. That's only true if "new apps" only support iOS6. "new apps" that choose to support iOS5 will update and download just fine. The vast majority of apps will still run on iOS5, and likely will for at least a few more updates (based on the developer's decision). Running the latest and greatest software usually means running the latest and greatest hardware. That's what the Apple platform is ge…

My 4th gen iTouch with 256MB RAM simply runs too buggy and slow to enjoy iOS 5

My 4th gen white iPod Touch (shipped with iOS 5) is on iOS 6 now and i find it much smoother than iOS 5, apart from the App Store. The low RAM does get in the way when you switch to other apps and need to wait a few seconds for it to reinitialise, but other than that, it's not a problem. However, i do regret not buying the black version on iOS 4 and comparing the speed to iOS 5.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by untog »

josefresco wrote: post #20

I own 1G iPad and I've used it daily since it's launch. With each and every OS update, the device has become slower, and more unstable. Apps like StumbleUpon, Flipboard, and basically any app that uses a "wrapped" browser crashes frequently. App launch times and UI responsiveness are laughable compared to modern tablets and smartphones. To me the problem is not just iOS 6, but rather a slow and consistent degrading o…

I wish it was possible to install Android onto my 1G iPad. Same installing RockBox onto my ancient iPod, there are motivated hackers out there that would strip out the unnecessary parts until a perfectly workable, speedy OS was running on the device. The benefits of open source, I suppose.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by jasonlotito »

hnriot wrote: post #23

This is no different than any other first gen product. How many people are still using their first generation digital camera either. You buy the first generation of a brand new product and you have to expect to be replacing it soon enough. That's the nature of the early adopter product life cycle. The simplest solution is to restore an iPad backup from when it worked well (using time machine) and just be happy with i…

The problem is in the syncing process. You can't sync if you've updated the app. This is especially problematic if you have more than one device. I can't sync with the computer because the older device will remove the app because it now only supports iOS6.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by jcromartie »

It's still the same thing it was when it came out, and that is: amazing. You're talking about a 10" handheld touchscreen with wifi and a battery that will last a month when sitting on the coffee table or bedside stand. It puts the entire internet at your fingertips and it can be used to do almost anything you want.

It's freaking Star Trek, but since it's 2 years old and it won't get some OS updates we think it's garbage now? It's the technology we had all been dreaming about for decades, since we were kids, made real. And now it's junk?

What a spoiled bunch we are.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by microtonal »

sxcurry wrote: post #19
microtonal wrote: post #16

It's sad. For a lot of iPad buyers, 500 dollar or Euro is a lot of money. One can only hope that the majority of them will be recycled, or it is an ecological disaster as well. (If mining of the necessary resources isn't already.) Of course, it's not just Apple. Many Android phones are neglected by their vendors as well. At some point we have to consider, whether we are willing to waste that many resources and money…

Really, an ecological disaster? I tend to think of a disaster in terms of oil spills, nuclear meltdowns, etc. Somehow this doesn't seem to be quite the same class. Are you sure you aren't exaggerating just a bit?

The mining and extraction of lithium and coltan requires massive amounts of water and energy [1][2]. In African countries with very little regulation, land, lakes, and rivers are polluted as a result of mining.

And what do we use it for? To produce some 15+ million million devices that are deprecated after two years.

Yes, that is tragic and a disaster for those countries. It's just that more attention is paid to events that unfold within days rather than years.

[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/carbon-footpr... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coltan

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by zarify »

akadien wrote: post #9

I've had the same experience with a 1G iPad. Within the past few months or so, the browser started crashing frequently for no good reason, and the device has slowed down considerably. I am a soft-core iPad user and stick mainly to mobile web apps or Google apps. Pity because I like the device's form factor. After this and other weirdness with my Macs, my next purchases will most likely have names on them like "Roku",…

I'm curious as to what the upgrade situation is with Android devices and apps. Do developers just keep support for legacy versions in their apps? If so, do all the people sporting the new hotness have to put up with that.

On the Mac side of things, all those I've owned have kept up with OS upgrades surprisingly well, so I don't know that they should be bundled in with this. I'd sooner lose a hand that go back to a Windows laptop and I've had enough horror Linux upgrades to not want to go that way either (fine for my home server, but that doesn't get major updates, just security ones). Personal preference, anyway I guess. Good luck!

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