Who's gone back to iOS 8.x?

[TheLondonFella]

Thinking of doing it with my iPad 4, which is a mess on iOS 9.

If you've gone back to iOS 8.x I'd love to know what device it's on?

Cheers ...

 

[nhlfreak98]

How does it run on the iPad 4? I have one but haven't upgraded yet

 

[TheLondonFella]

How does it run on the iPad 4? I have one but haven't upgraded yet

It's a jittery, stuttering, laggy mess ...

Downloading iOS 8.4.1 as I type!

 

[Ivarzz28]

Downgraded my iPhone5s and feeleng like Home!
IOS9 is not for me... at leat at this moment..

 

[Armen]

runs great on my iPhone 6+, decently on my 1st gen iPad mini.

 

[bandofbrothers]

No issues as far as I can see on my iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air.

Early days.

 

[TheLondonFella]

Downgraded my iPhone5s and feeleng like Home!
IOS9 is not for me... at leat at this moment..

I'll be home soon myself, fella!

On my iPad 4, that is.

I spent HOURS putting everything back onto my iPhone 6 last night, after resetting to iOS 9 via iTunes. Therefore, I'll leave iOS 9 on my iPhone.

Take care ...

 

[witherwings]

Downgraded my iPhone5s and feeleng like Home!
IOS9 is not for me... at leat at this moment..

Not for me. Running beautifully iOS 9.0 on my iPhone 5s 32GB. Just make sure the Battery Saving Mode is off, otherwise it will lag a lot. However it does his work perfectly when the battery is low.

But my iPad mini though... That's almost sure rolling back to iOS 8.4.1...

 

[liteshow]

NO issues on my iphone 5s and ipad air. No reason to go back.

 

[madsci954]

Running better than 8.4.1 on my iPhone 6.

 

[mykelala01]

Battery is great on my iPhone 5s running IOS 9 compare to IOS 8.x.x

 

[LastOneToKnow]

I restored back to iOS 8.4.1 yesterday after having just upgraded to iOS 9 the night before. Will go back to iOS 9 once the "transferring purchases" issue when syncing to iTunes is resolved. When performing a sync with iTunes, iOS 9 is causing none of my apps (...newly purchased or updated) to sync from my iPhone 6 Plus back to iTunes. Syncing is working as expected from iTunes to my iPhone. Just not the other way around. Unable to replicate the issue once restoring back to iOS 8 which was no big deal to do. Will just stay on iOS 8 until the issue is resolved which I've read was a known issue when iOS 9 was still in beta. Thanks for the warning Apple.

 

[Command]

If you download a IPSW file, it's not from Apple - it's from a jailbreaking process that's not authentic. Just so you know...

iOS 9
This is the release version of iOS 9 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Devices updated to iOS 9 can not be restored to earlier versions of iOS.

 

[Che Castro]

You guys with old hardware , try a fresh install of iOS 9

 

[BrettApple]

If you download a IPSW file, it's not from Apple - it's from a jailbreaking process that's not authentic. Just so you know...

iOS 9
This is the release version of iOS 9 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Devices updated to iOS 9 can not be restored to earlier versions of iOS.

You can download the 8.4.1 IPSW straight from their servers, and it is still being signed by Apple themselves. You can downgrade quite easily by putting your phone into DFU mode and restoring it manually. This is not for jailbreaking, just an official downgrade. Of course it won't work as soon as they stop signing it. But for now it works.

Yes there are custom IPSWs out there not from Apple that are for jailbroken devices, but not for 8.4.1. I used to use all sorts of them during the iOS 3/4 days though. Many added features that weren't available on older devices, or optimized them to run smoother.

I think I'll stick with iOS 9.1 for now and hope it improves, but may have to do a full restore at some point.

My 6+ has been dropping frames since iOS 8 and 9 isn't any better. I sold my 4s a while back, but on the initial iOS 9 Beta 1 it was a good bit smoother than iOS 8 was. Nothing like 5/6/7, but better. It was a fresh DFU restore. The multitasking interface was faster and smoother than my 6+. But then it slowed down after Beta 2 for whatever reason.

Note the smoothness on B1: https://instagram.com/p/3rz04rycV6/

 

[TheLondonFella]

If you download a IPSW file, it's not from Apple - it's from a jailbreaking process that's not authentic. Just so you know...

iOS 9
This is the release version of iOS 9 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Devices updated to iOS 9 can not be restored to earlier versions of iOS.

Apparently these files come directly from Apple's servers ...

http://osxdaily.com/2015/08/13/ios-8-4-1-update-ipsw-download/

 

[TheLondonFella]

Ok, a complete U-Turn ...

I'm sticking with iOS 9.

For some reason, it started working much better last night?

And now that I've loaded my iPad 4 up with apps, it's still working better than when it was empty?

Some elements are still a bit "chokey" but I suppose it's to be expected.

Just thought I'd share ...

 

[Damolee]

Downgraded my 6 to iOS 8. Instantly slick and smooth. The difference isn't exaggerated. Apps launching fast, animations all smooth. None of that glitchy vsync like stutter in Messages.

I recall 8 was behaving like 9 does now on launch. I'm disappointed that Apple couldn't iron that stuff out in a year or so and 5 betas later. The rendering engine should all be the same.

 

[TheLondonFella]

I agree.

Hopefully iOS 9 will get smoother for older devices with updates ...

 

[Surfheart]

Left my air 1 on 8.4 after seeing how poorly iOS 9 ran on my wife's air.

Restored my 6 plus to 8.4, much smoother than 9.

 

[wannabelean]

I need to downgrade too but have a question. How do I backup and restore my text and iMessages?

 

[se95dah]

My iPhone 6 runs beautifully on iOS 9 but my trusty old iPad 2 was a different story. Lots of lag throughout, particularly in safari where I was often waiting 10 seconds between swiping and seeing the screen scroll. I've downgraded to 8.4.1 and the performance is back. I updated both devices over the air. Anybody have better experience with iOS 9 on iPad 2 by doing a clean install?

 

[FloridaGary]

Updated 2 ip6 phones and iPad Air 2 and all work well in ios9.

 

[MagicHAM]

I did do the upgrade on the iPad Air 1 as i have it listed on eBay, and from my perspective it works pretty well. No lags or stuttering then again i did the reset to factory settings and then did the upgrade without restoring a back up (did it brand new) and updated it that way.

I have to wonder if people just did a complete straight upgrade without doing a reset first? I always find that when i did that there are bound to be some issues, but doing a new install is much cleaner and don't pick up on half the crap that was on the old backup.

Again did the same process on my new iPad Air 2, before even restoring it i did the new upgrade from the clean install of iOS8. Works damn great and loving the multi tasking side by side split view! Very useful as i take a lot of notes during business meetings!

 

[Command]

Apparently these files come directly from Apple's servers ...

http://osxdaily.com/2015/08/13/ios-8-4-1-update-ipsw-download/

You're absolutely right... they are direct links.