Advisable to go iPadOS 14 on 10.5 iPad Pro?

[pdoherty]

Wondering if this OS update will be the “bridge too far” for this model or

 

[xxray]

Not sure what you mean, but it's running as smoothly on my 10.5 as iOS 13 was for me if that's what you're asking.

 

[Falcon9]

It's been running very well on my 10.5". No noticeable loss of performance compared to iPadOS 13. I'd even go so far as too say that system animations seem smoother on 14.

 

[Candurin]

Upgraded mine. Although, not having spatial audio is kinda nagging me. I’ll upgrade next year

I do like some of the pencil improvements they’ve made. I finally started using my pencil during zoom meetings and presentations to make notes. Scribble functionality seems to work well.

 

[pdoherty]

Not sure what you mean, but it's running as smoothly on my 10.5 as iOS 13 was for me if that's what you're asking.

What I mean by this is Apple has a tendency to allow major iOS updates on devices about one major rev longer than is advisable and that last major version ends up making the device essentially unusable and slow. There’s myriad websites and threads discussing this.

 

[ediks]

What I mean by this is Apple has a tendency to allow major iOS updates on devices about one major rev longer than is advisable and that last major version ends up making the device essentially unusable and slow. There’s myriad websites and threads discussing this.

lol dont worry, i have it on my ipad 5th gen with A9 and its as fast as the day i got it with ios 10 (im also surprised)

 

[SisterBlue22]

I updated my iPad Air 2 to iOS 14, and it's doing just fine.

 

[pdoherty]

Anyone else have feedback since iPadOS 14 has had some more updates? I’ve seen discussions about text input lag being bad and battery life being bad. Anyone experiencing these or other issues?

Some examples...

Battery issues:

2017 iPad Pro 10.5 Rapid Battery Drain

I am at my wits end. I have spent hours on the phone with apple support - I am reaching out to the community to see if there is any assistance/input that others are willing to share. My iPad's battery is discharging at a high rate. I first noticed this the morning of September 12, 2020 as I...

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Text input delays:

iOS 14 Delay when Typing

I had this too since 14.0 release and now on 14.1. I went to Settings, General and then Dictionary and removed a bunch of dictionaries that appeared to get added after messing with the new Translate app. Since removing them and using the two English dictionaries, no more lag. Somehow related or...

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