Maximum performance iOS 12.2

[aevan]

I’m after optimal performance. I’ll never be that guy, that says “hey why is my iPad running so hot?

Are you saying that using the latest iPad Pro as Apple intended is not optimal?

I would put it the other way around: what good is performance if you don’t spend it? At least some of the things you disabled are genuinely useful and the reason Apple put an A12X in your iPad is precisely to run these useful things so smoothly (and still with a lot of headroom). I am yet to see a benchmark, let alone real life usage, that shows noticeable (and by that I mean “any”) performance gains with background services turned off, for example.

By your logic, I could say the best way to “optimal performance” is to keep your screen turned off: it will maximize battery, the iPad will be totally cool, there won’t be any lag. This is a joke and I don’t say it to provoke you, but to demonstrate my point.

And iPads get warm, yeah, when you use them, if you use demanding apps. Still, even after hours of using Procreate at 120fps, it never gets hot. So not sure what you’re getting at.

Of course, you use you iPad any way you like - but you did come here, so people will give you their opinions. My advice is not intended to anger you, my intentions are good-natured: you are getting a small benefit at a big cost. And way overthinking a device designed to be picked up, used and even enjoyed.

 

[AutomaticApple]

I'm not sure about "Ark Survival" (sounds like a game?).

Yes, it’s a game.

 

[aevan]

The problem with this thread is not that OP is using their iPad a certain way, it’s that they are implying that it’s good advice for everyone. Phrases like “why would anyone need anything else”, “optimal performance”, “I guess everyone would want the same” (paraphrasing) etc.

In reality, I believe a lot of what they are proposing is bad advice for the vast majority of people. I also think it has a minimal actual impact on performance.

As is often the case on Macrumors, people confuse their subjective needs and use cases with the needs of others. Only in this case, I think disabling things on iPad Pro 2018 for performance is bad for any use case: because the net gains are insignificant and it defeats the advancements Apple crammed into this powerful device.

 

[BigMcGuire]

I'd argue that turning off all those things has a negligible affect on performance / life of the device.

I've actually done this for battery longevity tests and there is very little to gain from this. The biggest gains to battery I found were turning on airplane mode on my iPhone.

Yes, my laptop would be a tiny bit faster if I turned off wifi, turned brightness down to the tiniest amount, and didn't install ANY applications on it. But what's the point of having a laptop? (Same for iPad).

 

[masotime]

The problem with this thread is not that OP is using their iPad a certain way, it’s that they are implying that it’s good advice for everyone. Phrases like “why would anyone need anything else”, “optimal performance”, “I guess everyone would want the same” (paraphrasing) etc.

No offense but I've been re-reading the OP's posts and the paraphrasing you are using seems somewhat disingenuous. What I see is the OP owning most of their statements with "I" and "assume". In particular I don't see any phrasing matching "why would anyone need anything else".

The assertion "I’ll never be that guy, that says “hey why is my iPad running so hot? Or where’s my battery percentage gone off to?" is maybe a little strong (perhaps more accurately "I never want to be that guy...."), but otherwise I see no sweeping generalizations.

I do agree the suggested optimizations aren't necessarily going to result in substantial improvements, but it looks like the OP has a resource-intensive use case which might have driven this desire to "optimize". 4k60 editing work is definitely "spending performance", although the efficiency of the apps used could be a separate discussion.

 

[aevan]

No offense but I've been re-reading the OP's posts and the paraphrasing you are using seems somewhat disingenuous. What I see is the OP owning most of their statements with "I" and "assume". In particular I don't see any phrasing matching "why would anyone need anything else".

I meant this:

I’ve left location services on, Siri is on, Face ID is on, email notifications are on, find my iPad is on. What more does anyone need?

I do not need iPad backup, or iCloud photos, or auto updates, or cloud storage.

Basically - I read this as "why would anyone need iCloud or backup?". I definitely think most users should use iCloud services, for example (especially if they own more than one Apple device) - and backup too is certainly useful for a lot of people.

Also, they say that you get optimum performance when you turn off these things - which is not true. Maybe (and that's a big maybe) you get maximum performance, but the iPad is certainly running optimally with iCloud, background apps and push notifications turned on.

I do agree the suggested optimizations aren't necessarily going to result in substantial improvements, but it looks like the OP has a resource-intensive use case which might have driven this desire to "optimize". 4k60 editing work is definitely "spending performance", although the efficiency of the apps used could be a separate discussion.

I honestly doubt they would see any difference in 4k60 editing performance based on whether their iCloud is on or if Mail has push notifications turned on - especially on a 6Gb RAM 2018 iPad Pro.

 

[masotime]

Basically - I read this as "why would anyone need iCloud or backup?". I definitely think most users should use iCloud services, for example (especially if they own more than one Apple device) - and backup too is certainly useful for a lot of people.

That's fair, I missed that part - that is an unnecessary generalization.

Also, they say that you get optimum performance when you turn off these things - which is not true. Maybe (and that's a big maybe) you get maximum performance, but the iPad is certainly running optimally with iCloud, background apps and push notifications turned on.

I honestly doubt they would see any difference in 4k60 editing performance based on whether their iCloud is on or if Mail has push notifications turned on - especially on a 6Gb RAM 2018 iPad Pro.

Yes it's unlikely to have any effect. I think the @tps3443 is attempting to "over-optimize", which could be somewhat understandable given the prior experience with the 4Gb iPad Pro and that they're "new to iOS".