iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks • Hacker News Board

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by eddieroger » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:30 PM UTC

etimberg wrote: post #14

I upgraded an iPad 3 to iOS 8 and I definitely regret it. I don't like how Safari has changed, and it just feels sluggish.

I was in the same boat, and ended up wiping my 3. That helped more than it should have, especially for the pain in the ass that it was to reinstall the stuff I use regularly.

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by bpicolo » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:30 PM UTC

To be honest I wish I were back on iOS7. They got rid of the all photos (camera roll) view, which was the only way I actually made use of photos.

Terrible decision. Why remove camera roll? It's not exactly a tricky thing to support / leave in. The new way of viewing photos is awful. I have no clue on what date or what location I saved / took that one photo I'm looking for.

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by eddieroger » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:31 PM UTC

8.0.1 got a lot of negative press and scared people who have no idea what they're talking about into not updating. I don't know how many of those "cousin's boss' fiance who works for an Apple certified technician said not to update" posts I saw on Facebook. I imagine if Apple gets 8.1 out with the rumored iPad announcement in a few weeks, it'll all right itself.

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by slig » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:32 PM UTC

etimberg wrote: post #14

I upgraded an iPad 3 to iOS 8 and I definitely regret it. I don't like how Safari has changed, and it just feels sluggish.

I somehow missed the iOS 6 update on my iPad 3. Everything I use still worked fine, so never bothered to update to iOS 7 and now it's very unlikely that I'll upgrade to iOS 8.

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by crazygringo » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:32 PM UTC

I upgraded to iOS 8 on my 4S, and regret it immensely. Sluggish doesn't even begin to describe it. Animations have gone from ~30 fps to maybe 2 or 3 fps. It's almost as if the update disabled the GPU or something, I can't even begin to understand it. A popular game like Subway Surfers is now completely unplayable -- it'll run smoothly for a couple seconds, then freeze for half a second, and bam, you run into a train. It's bizarre.

What really pisses me off is the attitude of app developers to only support the newest version of iOS. I'd upgraded from iOS 6 to 7 simply because I needed HipChat and FourSquare for professional reasons, and both companies had completely dropped support for iOS 6. And then upgraded to iOS 8 because I know the same thing is going to happen again. I don't criticize Apple so much for creating new iOS versions that require greater processor power -- I criticize the app developers which force us to upgrade to OS's our phones can't support. And now I basically need to drop $500 to buy a new phone I shouldn't need, just for my phone's interface to feel even minimally responsive again. Ugh.

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by geuis » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:34 PM UTC

I regret doing the upgrade too. My 5s has had terribly slow LTE and wifi since the upgrade from 7. I usually have to turn off all the radios with airplane mode for a few moments to get any connectivity back when it slows down. There aren't any new obvious features that make a big difference. Tried keyboards but they all kind of suck so just went back to stock.

If you haven't upgraded, hold off for a while.

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by calvin_c » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:34 PM UTC

acomjean wrote: post #10

minikites wrote: post #2

I bet a big part of it is that you need ~5GB of free space which is really difficult on 8 or 16GB devices. iOS 7 only needed 1 or 2, if my memory is accurate.

Thats what holding me back from upgrading and I have 32gb 4s. Plus it just doesn't seem that compelling and upgrade. Makes one wonder the 16-64-128 gb storage strategy.

You don't need the on board space if you upgrade through iTunes. It's a drag, considering OTA updates have been a big push since iOS 5, but it avoids the issue of trying to clear out 5 GB of space.

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by jeremymcanally » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:35 PM UTC

minikites wrote: post #2

I bet a big part of it is that you need ~5GB of free space which is really difficult on 8 or 16GB devices. iOS 7 only needed 1 or 2, if my memory is accurate.

Just a tip, but I don't think you have to do this if you use iTunes to upgrade. I know it's a bummer, but don't let that keep you from upgrading.

I think I had to do it for iOS 7 actually. 16GB ain't what it used to be. :)

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by calvin_c » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:36 PM UTC

bpicolo wrote: post #22

To be honest I wish I were back on iOS7. They got rid of the all photos (camera roll) view, which was the only way I actually made use of photos. Terrible decision. Why remove camera roll? It's not exactly a tricky thing to support / leave in. The new way of viewing photos is awful. I have no clue on what date or what location I saved / took that one photo I'm looking for.

It looks like the Camera Roll is back in iOS 8.1 Beta http://www.product-reviews.net/2014/09/30/ios-8-1-beta-relea...

Re: iOS 8 Adoption Stalls at 47% of Users After Three Weeks

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Post by chrisBob » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 3:36 PM UTC

NDizzle wrote: post #19

My iPad2 runs worse and worse with every new version of iOS. I wish I could go back to 6.

My oldest iOS device is an iPad2, and I upgraded everything but that. The 4th generation iPad was fine, but it sounds like I made a good call holding off on the iPad2.