Does Apple slows down iPads just like they do with older iPhones??

[KingSH007]

No they don’t slow them down, but iOS 11 runs like utter dog **** on my 9.7” Pro, I mean really rubbish. I’ll have to do a complete wipe and reinstall at some point.

Did you OTA update? Don't do that with major versions of iOS (eg. iOS 10 --> iOS 11).
Always back up to iTunes and restore, then restore backup, if you want good performance.

 

[apolloa]

Did you OTA update? Don't do that with major versions of iOS (eg. iOS 10 --> iOS 11).
Always back up to iTunes and restore, then restore backup, if you want good performance.

Yeah I did.... I’ll probably just do a complete new install at some point. Been busy playing around with home routers at the moment to get IPV6 on my Xbox One... all this tech needs looking after like a baby haha!!

 

[Compote]

Hello.

Although I could reproduce the Geekbench test confirming my iPhone 6 WAS throttled, when I tried the same thing on my iPad Mini 2 (a rather old device too), I didn't see any difference.

 

[kaielement]

Just do your self a favor if you love Apple products and will continue to buy.......do not upgrade to new builds. Out of the box as you bought it is all you need. I have had 2 MacBook Airs motherboards and batties fry after only 2 years of owning them right after I upgraded to new builds. I don't think that is coincidence. Serious indictment but now with the admission of the iPhone issue i'm more suspect than ever.

Funny I've never had that happen with any software update I've done on any Apple product I have owned ever!!!! And just so you're aware I am running the latest Mac OS High Sierra on my MacBook Air 11-inch 2012 . Happy to report no issues. I would assume there would be a small percentage of issues with any software upgrade but to make a blanket statement that no one should ever upgrade their software is insane LOL.

 

[Atomic1977]

My iPad mini 2 runs iOS 11.2.6 and is a little slower to boot up but it’s still a great device.

 

[Connie061]

I have an iPad Air 2 and had it for over 2 years now and believe it or not it is still on iOS 9.3.4 and am not looking to upgrade to iOS 11 because I want to have the best performance and awesome smoothness on my iPad and the fear of Apple might be slowing down the iPads as well.

But I am wondering does Apple slows down iPads just like they do with older iPhones??


I am really really curious about if Apple actually does this to iPads as well because of the news about Apple slowing older iPhones to protect the battery.

Can anyone test this on there iPads please to see if Apple actually slows down iPads as well??

I really really hope Apple does not slow down iPads as well!!!!

 

[Carlosriosness]

Your title feels very misleading, so I feel like I need to correct it: Apple doesn't slow down older iPhones. iOS slows down iPhones with batteries below a certain capacity to prevent random shutdowns starting from iOS 10.2.1.
And no, iPad are not affected by this slowdown.

iPads are, however, (like all iOS devices) affected by slowdowns that naturally come with each major iOS update. Just like you don't expect your 15 year old computer with a Pentium 4 in it to run Windows 10 like a new computer would, you can't expect iOS 9 to run on the iPad 2 as good as iOS 4 did, or iOS 11 on the iPad Air 2 to run as good as iOS 8 did. These slowdowns are not intentional, but they will happen.

Is your example a bit dramatic? I have had multiple PC’s from 2005 (athlon x4 and a core2duo) that run windows 10 amazingly. All it takes is a clean install and ssd. I expect a 4 -5 year old iPad to run iOS just as well, if not better. Sure, apps will get more demanding, but the OS shouldn’t.