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So turns out iOS 9 is actually laggy

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I restored my iphone and did clean install ios 9 and it solved my problem. No lagg or stutter. For those that didnt do clean install maybe they can try this.
 
Well I tested out the settings fix on my wife's iPhone 6. Turned both settings to "on" and then "off" and did a restart. Definitely see the diff on search spotlight and app switcher!

I'm still not updating my Plus to 9 because I don't like the app switcher compared to the old one and I'm not a fan on the Siri change! When I hold the home button to activate Siri I start to talk and only after I start to talk does the verbiage come up "what can I help you with" which screws up me talking... Probably a bug but still. 8.4.1 is super solid so I'm hanging onto it for a while!

Great find on the fox though!!!
 
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Reset my 5c and setup as new just to see if the delay on lock screen remained. Gone so far. Will monitor tho.
 
I too am having MAJOR issues. Overall, the iOS is neither noticeably faster nor slower for me...however, I'm getting TERRIBLE lock ups.

It seems to be something with the keyboard. It will work all day just fine, then I'll get a text, go to response by clicking the text box...but the keyboard never opens. It completely locks the message app. I've tried turning off spotlight suggestions, deleting anything but the english keyboard, deleted all messages in the message app, etc.

I can't purposely replicate the issue, but it always starts with issues in the message app which then translates into issues with the entire device.

I've got the 6 plus on iOS 9 with like 39gb free. And it's not indexing, I've had iOS 9 on the phone since the morning it came out.
 
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i dont like IOS 9 it messing i have restore back 8.4 lost some file grrrrrrrr it pissing me off
 
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I did a OTA update then did fresh install of iOS 9. I get a frame rate drop still in multitasking. It also takes about a second to open multitasking when I double click my home button. Apps take a half a second or so open once I tap them. Things seem just a tad bit slower. Using a 6 Plus. iPad Air 2 works just fine.
 
Is there a way to switch from iOS 9.1 beta to the latest public iOS 9? I can't stand the lag and stuttering any more.
 
treimche said:
Is there a way to switch from iOS 9.1 beta to the latest public iOS 9? I can't stand the lag and stuttering any more.
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There are a few methods that have been disused in a few threads here about doing that kind of change.
 
Okay so, from what I've been reading here, iOS 9's "fix" for the lag has been working on iPhone 6+'s. Is anyone trying this fix for the 6? I updated to iOS 9 a while back and it was irking me how annoying the lag was. I ended up just going back to 8.4.1.
 
Merkie said:
So basically, iOS is a bunch of crap 50% of the time each year from September to February. What a joy.
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For a few people. For more it's not great but not necessarily bad during that time.
 
treimche said:
Is there a way to switch from iOS 9.1 beta to the latest public iOS 9? I can't stand the lag and stuttering any more.
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If you experience lag and stuttering on the 9.1 beta then you will most likely get a similar experience with the public release. I would recommend that you downgrade to 8.4.1 until upcoming patches releases with more smoothness to the device.
 
treimche said:
Is there a way to switch from iOS 9.1 beta to the latest public iOS 9? I can't stand the lag and stuttering any more.
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Just downgrade to 8.4.1. It's so much faster. 9.0 is just as laggy as 9.1 beta so far.

But hurry, hurry. The window to downgrade is closing.
 
FoxD said:
Can we still go back? I was out with friends yesterday and switching to camera, taking photos, showing photos, etc really lags now. It really made the phone look bad because of the lag and occasional lockup. I'm on the 6 plus and it seriously is giving me performance issues everywhere. Simple games also lag now...
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Yes.
 
Mine was running with a bit of lag on my Mini 3. So I tried a suggestion from another forum to reset all settings (Not all content and settings). Then I setup all my settings again and so far I haven't had a single bit of lag since.
 
Noble Actual said:
Even though some Apple fans swore it wasn't.

Going to try a fresh install now to see if its any less laggy on my iPhone 6.

Getting the iPad 1 form iOS 4.3 to iOS 5 vibe. Not as unusable but pretty damn annoying.

Useable? Yes

Does it feel like a blazing fast and modern OS on an iPhone that was just released a year ago? Nope.

Seems like iOS 9 was made for the newest iPhones/iPads which is disappointing because in the past, it took about 2 cycles before devices would seen noticeable slowness.
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My iPad 3 feels a ton more fluid to be honest. There's a slight bit of buffering before animations, but they complete far more smoothly than on ios8. Which I'd rather have.
 
scjr said:
I might have stumbled upon something that gets rid of most or all of the lag. I have a 6+.

I slid the Reduce Transparency slider to ON and messed around with my Apps, Notification Center, etc. I then set Reduce Motion to ON. Same thing, I just tooled around iOS for a bit with both ON. I then set Reduce Motion to OFF and slid Reduce Transparency to OFF and bingo, no more lag!!

I've tried everything to get it to lag, pulling down spolight, opening tons of apps in the app switcher. I've seen that the jerky lag before, so I know what it looks like. It's much, much smoother now and dare I say fast!

Happy days are here again! :)

Try it out! YMMV.
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It really worked!
Thanks man!:)


One question, how long did you mess around with apps and notification center?
 
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