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iPad throttling?
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I have an iPad gen. 3 and the internet has been slow or the apps have been slow to load (like messenger and remaining logged into Facebook. and it had trouble connecting to a hotel wifi in August.) And the OS is on iOS 9 and won't update any higher.
I keep wondering if I need a new iPad.
I keep wondering if I need a new iPad.
Please, run geekbench and compare your test with what’s expected from an iPad 3 with a new battery. Let us know your finding
I don’t think it makes sense for Apple to want to ruin your device experience to make you buy a new one.
That might sound great if I’m in my tin foil hat mood but when I apply common sense the idea vanishes. If I make your experience with my product a bad one you are likely not to come back. Apple is all about customer experience.
Looking in the forum we see many people keeping their iPads for years so there most certainly is no trend towards earlier replacements either. Even if true that strategy would have failed.
Funny, my Air2 on 11.2.1 performs better than it did on 10.3.3. Just goes to show you, everyone’s experience is different
Yes, you’re right. I think Apple doesn’t overtly make the user feel miserable with older iPads. But on a subtle level, it doesn’t do much to make older iPads work well over time with later releases. For example, it could allow older iPad users to optionally disable functions and features that would allow better performance with later IOS releases. Or even program IOS to automatically recognize older models and disable certain features. Apple inherently does want its customers to move on and buy their latest devices. The sooner the better.
#1. Fully charge your iPad battery
#2. Fully discharge it.
#3. Repeat twice.
#4. Take it to the Apple store for a free battery Diagnostic
They will tell you the wear level. How many cycles it has if it’s Thermally throttling itself And battery health.
From the posting on Reddit that broke #batterygate scandal open if you are at 70% battery health or below Apple is “throttling you” for your own Safety and Performance
No need to. My iPad3 reloads Safari pages constantly, so it's self-throttling. Which is why I got a 10.5 inch IPP.
lol gotta love that self throttling feature. 10.5 iPP is great. Unfortunately Apple has always been if you want the best user experience you need the latest and greatest model.
That is funny. I think I might back it up and reset it and see if that helps.
I ran Geek Bench
CPU- 334 - single core score
579 multi core score
Battery - 1775 Battery score estimate
Medium confidence
I don't know how / or where to find the comparison to a new battery on an iPad 3rd generation.
As the iPhones do iPads with old poor battery statements also have reduced clock speed like the iPhones do?
This is mine:
I will run the geek bench battery test next to see what it looks like. Meanwhile according another app called Battery Life Doctor it only has 73% of its original designed capacity.
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I'm still using the Ipad Air I had for almost 3 years. However, it's worth noting that it's still ios8. Even if there were slow downs, I'd wait until the 4 to 5 year mark, as I'm not interested in buying even a used Ipad every 2 to 3 years.
Maybe now after Apple admitted slowing down their iPhones, some here who think Apple is so innocent might think twice about why their iPads slow down after only a few years.
Apple sorry we got caught slowing down your devices now pay us.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/28...e-battery-replacement-price-slow-down-apology
This is not Good enough. There’s needs to be consequences for Apple. Not billions in profit from replacing batteries.
And pretty sure accepting the $29 battery replacement Excludes you from any Class Action Settlement.
Strangely enough, my iPad Mini 3 has made significant performance improvements over the last 2 weeks. Has anyone else experienced this weird behaviour? Currently on iOS 10.3.
I've been considering a new iPad Pro for a while now, barley getting by with my current device. It was slow and sluggish when performing almost anything. This slowness has magically disappeared. I mean, it's not the speed of an iPad Pro, but definitely a usable device again.
Has anyone else experienced this?
I've been considering a new iPad Pro for a while now, barley getting by with my current device. It was slow and sluggish when performing almost anything. This slowness has magically disappeared. I mean, it's not the speed of an iPad Pro, but definitely a usable device again.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Yeah, how dare they power manage the devices to prevent them from shutting down?
In the real world the majority of 2 year old iPhones are given to family members who don’t care about speed or simply land in a drawer and are never used again.
Just wanna say that RAM problems have absolutely nothing to do with CPU throttling. Your Safari pages are closing due to you running out of RAM. The iPad 3 only has 1 GB. The iPad 10.5 has 4 GB in comparison, so you’re not experiencing it with that.
What CPU throttling would do is make animations not as smooth, make apps take longer to load, and some games/CPU intensive apps wouldn’t run as good.
There's really no need to throttle the iPad 3. It was slow to begin with. Even an iPhone throttled due to #batterygate runs faster.
ux io = 5923 (should be 11490)
cpu multi core = 13746 (should be 19840)
ram score = 12047 (should be 16896)
3-D garden = 29133 (should be 36655)
Antutu 6.3
[doublepost=1514574332][/doublepost]I reran Antutu 6.3 with my iPad plugged into charger, got very similar results.
It seems that if Apple's throttling rationale is to prevent sudden shutdowns or conserve battery power, then all devices should be allowed to run at full, unthrottled speed when they are plugged in???
Why is my iPad still just as slow when plugged into wall power?
Antutu v6.3 screenshot attached
[doublepost=1514574332][/doublepost]I reran Antutu 6.3 with my iPad plugged into charger, got very similar results.
It seems that if Apple's throttling rationale is to prevent sudden shutdowns or conserve battery power, then all devices should be allowed to run at full, unthrottled speed when they are plugged in???
Why is my iPad still just as slow when plugged into wall power?
Antutu v6.3 screenshot attached
