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iOS 5 on iPhone 4: smooth?
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My sister uses it on her iPhone 4 and she hasn't had any complaints so I assume it's going fine for her.
iOS 5 is a lot more than just iCloud, by the way
iOS 5 is a lot more than just iCloud, by the way
To the OP, I have no interest in iCloud either, beyond the (formerly MobileMe) function of Find My iPhone. I have had bad battery draining issues since upgrading my iPhone 4 and 1st Gen iPad to iOS 5 and then iOS 5.0.1. I continue to hope that the next incremental update will fix the battery drain for me.
Opinion is fairly divided between those who have had battery issues and those who haven't been bothered by them. There are some who had the problem with the initial upgrade and were remedied with the second update. Some had no problem at first and then were hexed with the second update.
It seems to be a crapshoot whether there'll be problems or not. You can't know ahead of time and that makes the decision harder.
I hope the next update comes soon.
Opinion is fairly divided between those who have had battery issues and those who haven't been bothered by them. There are some who had the problem with the initial upgrade and were remedied with the second update. Some had no problem at first and then were hexed with the second update.
It seems to be a crapshoot whether there'll be problems or not. You can't know ahead of time and that makes the decision harder.
I hope the next update comes soon.
iOS 5 is like butter on my 4, iCloud works perfectly and i wouldn't go back to without for a million dollars. no battery issues either, if anything performance is better.
Smooth on my 3GS, so don't see why it wouldn't be on the 4.
Only time it's a bit jittery is if it's been locked for a long time, it takes less than 3 seconds to settle down though. It's also a bit laggy for 15-20 seconds after a reboot.
It can also chunk a little if I've got a heap of apps in the background and I load something like Angry Birds. If I close all the sleeping apps then it runs fine.
Only time it's a bit jittery is if it's been locked for a long time, it takes less than 3 seconds to settle down though. It's also a bit laggy for 15-20 seconds after a reboot.
It can also chunk a little if I've got a heap of apps in the background and I load something like Angry Birds. If I close all the sleeping apps then it runs fine.
Very smooth. No problems BUT:
Be sure to thoroughly go through all of your settings menus. There are a TON of new menu items in iOS5, and many of them involve functions like geolocation, data sharing, and data backups. Battery and cellular data intensive stuff. You kind of have to do a cost/benefit analysis to figure out what is worth keeping.
Personally I think iMessage, Photostream, and the camera control upgrades are the best part. So much better.
EDIT: And notifications! Oh my god...so much better.
Be sure to thoroughly go through all of your settings menus. There are a TON of new menu items in iOS5, and many of them involve functions like geolocation, data sharing, and data backups. Battery and cellular data intensive stuff. You kind of have to do a cost/benefit analysis to figure out what is worth keeping.
Personally I think iMessage, Photostream, and the camera control upgrades are the best part. So much better.
EDIT: And notifications! Oh my god...so much better.
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In fact it runs smoother than IOS 4, but has some bugs. Notable in exchange calendars and in location services (at least here in Brazil).
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It runs very smoth on my iPhone 4, definitely upgrade. It's very nice not having use the computer for any syncing anymore. And there is no performance difference at all from ios 4.
It runs very smoth on my iPhone 4, definitely upgrade. It's very nice not having use the computer for any syncing anymore. And there is no performance difference at all from ios 4.
Smooth as Silk on my iPhone 4. Battery is great too, although I have a nightly routine of charging paired with disabling/enabling features and functions as I use them. Get almost 2 full days out of it that way. Great for weekends where I'm usually not by a charger.
