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

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

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Post by themodelplumber »

crazygringo wrote: post #25

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.…

I had this experience going to iOS 6 on an iPod. It was so frustrating (as any device with poor responsiveness is) that I decided I'd only upgrade to a new major OS version within the same year the product was released. That's worked really well so far, though it's always annoying that the notifications don't seem to completely go away.

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

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Post by adamors »

I'm staying on 7 for at least a couple more minor versions.

iOS 8 was incredibly buggy so far, with the 8.0.1 update almost bricking phones, and 8.0.2 introducing a lot of bluetooth connectivity issues/wi-fi slowdowns and battery problems. The 5S has a weak battery life as is, I don't need it shrunk to a half day.

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

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Post by kmfrk »

crazygringo wrote: post #25

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.…

The performance on my iPad 3 also deteriorated, after I updated. I don't seem to experience it anymore, so I may support the theory that it's Spotlight re-indexing my device after updating.

Tweetbot crashes like mad, though, but it was designed for iOS 5-6 anyway.

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

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Post by happyscrappy »

crazygringo wrote: post #25

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.…

Anyone running iOS8 on a 4S should change some settings:

Settings->General->Accessibility->Increase Contrast Set to On

Settings->General->Accessibility->Reduce Motion Set to On

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

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Post by Kalium »

crazygringo wrote: post #25

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.…

Remember, Apple considers this attitude among developers a feature.

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

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Post by tacoman »

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 had the same experience. The devices is noticeably slower. I feel like I had no choice because of the potential security problems of staying on iOS 7.

e.g. https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/iOS+7+1+x+Exploit+Released...

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

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Post by lukeholder »

happyscrappy wrote: post #37
crazygringo wrote: post #25

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.…

Anyone running iOS8 on a 4S should change some settings: Settings->General->Accessibility->Increase Contrast Set to On Settings->General->Accessibility->Reduce Motion Set to On

yes, turning on contrast will remove the translucency which will greatly improve performance.
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