iOS 14 on older devices

[dogslobber]

What's the prognosis for older devices like the Air 2 and the 6S for running iOS 14? I have both these devices running 13.x but fear upgrading as Apple might neuter them like in past experience. Obviously the battery being even more chewed by the OS and these iOS Dashboard widgets has me worried. Then there's sluggish performance compared to 13. What are people's thoughts on whether to upgrade or stay with 13?

 

[DomC]

Good article here:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...nd-se-performance-is-fine-other-stuff-is-not/

 

[Marlon DLTH :)]

This is my experience on my iPhone 8.

iOS 14 stability

I’m amazed at the stability of iOS 14. In my phone, it has been more stable and faster than iOS 13.7 overall. Battery life has increased, and I have only seen a few bugs. RAM management is much better. I have an iPhone 8 that has only 2gb of RAM. iOS 13 was terrible, my apps used to close a lot...

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[eicca]

My 6S is running noticeably smoother and with longer battery on 14 than on any iteration of 13. Phone feels fresh again.

 

[matraco]

My 6s runs as fast on ios 14 too, same battery runtime as well, but the keyboard feels a bit slower so far.

 

[yellowbunny]

7 is noticeably faster and smoother. Great update

 

[robertosh]

On iPad Pro 9,7 seems that the animations are slower. i don’t mean that they lag as they are fluid, but seems that they reduce the speed. On the other hand I don’t see any benefit of having it coming from 13. Boring update for iPad ...