My iPad Pro and iPhone SE are on iOS 11.1 Beta. My Mini 2 is still on 10.3.3. I don't plan on upgrading it past that.
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Will you be upgrading to iOS 11 on your iPad??
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Thank you for your feed back. I will stay in iOS10.3.3. on my iPad Air. It works well so and, besides that, it do not supports some features provide by iOS11, like multitasking. So I will not get in troubles..
In other hand, my iPad Pro 10,5" will run also iOS 10.3.3 until some later iOS version reachs more improvments and without assues.
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I'm still in iOS 10.3.3. So, after your kind advices I will keep that iOS version on my devices.
Thank you very much
My iPhone 5 is on 10.3.3 and works fine & the same for my Air2.
I will update to 11 on the Air2 once I read that all the issues have been put to bed.
Question ?
Are Apple any way liable should the available update to a device ruin it as I have read from some posts on here.
I will update to 11 on the Air2 once I read that all the issues have been put to bed.
Question ?
Are Apple any way liable should the available update to a device ruin it as I have read from some posts on here.
Apple is not liable if the device runs slower on a new OS version. Although seeing the Air 2 has 2 GB RAM anyway, I don’t think it will hamper your experience significantly.
My iPad Air is still running iOS 10.3.3. And by your experience, how do you feel the battery life? Do you notice some less life time? Or, put the same settings in iOS 11 you don't see significant differences?
My iPad 4 was sluggish on iOS 10.3.3 as well, so I sold it before iOS 11 was officially released. I bought a new iPad 2017 model and iOS 11 runs on it like a champ. Very satisfied with its battery life if I’m honest. Although iPads pack such a huge battery that I never felt the need to tracking the battery drainage anyway.
iOS 10 was the first release in a long time that did not bring significant slowdowns and might have even sped some things up. iOS 11 is unfortunately NOT in this category, at least according to the few timing tests that have been published, and in addition it drops 32-bit apps. This might or might not be an issue for you, check under Settings, there is a section for listing these apps.
Do you mean "operates slowly" or "bricked/completely non-functional/won't power up"?
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My Air 2 had noticeable lag/jerkiness. I agree on the keyboard and dock. I miss them, but on balance I was more upset by the poor performance of the Air 2.
Just to chime in with my data points, when I was on 11.0 and 11.0.1 I did not see any change in battery life. On the other hand, if you spend just a little time here, a lot of users are seeing drastic battery life problems. It's clear that there is a power management issue in 11 at this time - it's not just a few crazy people, there appears to be a real problem in 11.
Going by memory...lots of reports of bricked devices get solved by a DFU process, and those that can't be brought back to life have sometimes been replaced by Apple on a case by case basis. But there's no clear liability on Apple's part for a truly terminal update.
I would rather be at the latest iOS version and be a little slower, than hold my version level back due to worry about my aging hardware. If I'm really experiencing usage pain on my aged hardware, it's time to go upgrade.
But I get that not everyone has even that reasonable luxury.
But I get that not everyone has even that reasonable luxury.
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My own experience with the Mini 4 was annoying enough that I downgraded a couple of days ago. I loved the new keyboard and dock but hated the jerky/laggy performance.
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And, in the case of a Mini 4, it isn't even possible to upgrade the hardware.
My iPhone 6s and iPad 2017 (fifth gen, non-pro, whatever...) both run just fine with 11. No slowdown, battery life is okay, just new features.
Maybe I'm living a semi-charmed kind of life.
Maybe I'm living a semi-charmed kind of life.
Not really, it is because they both have the A9 processor which is still a powerful CPU. The Air 2 has an A8 which is fairly outdated now.
A8X, triple core. It beats the A9 in multi-core operations and lags slightly in single-core operations. Overall, not a lot different in real world use (as opposed to running benchmarks).
Here iPad Air 2 with iOS 11.1 beta 1. My iPad is now about 20% more slow then with iOS 10.3.3. Some bugs here and there but the system is stable. More battery drain now (around 15%).
11 is universally viewed as a nice step forward for ios, def recommended.
[doublepost=1507249581][/doublepost]Battery does seem to drain more quickly on my 12.9 and mini 4
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I’ve updated both my devices to iOS 11(11.0.2 at this point)and I generally like it.. ignoring call quality issues on my iPhone for a sec.. The OS seems to be a touch snappier than iOS 10. Definitely love the dock and improved split screen mechanic on iPad.. though the dock seems to have hilarious issues with device orientation sometimes haha..
Definitely no battery issues here on either device. One thing I always keep in mind with portable devices and updates is.. that the first cycle under the new OS will be reduced battery life as various items are reindexing.
The updated video player, and Safari controls are also a plus.
Definitely no battery issues here on either device. One thing I always keep in mind with portable devices and updates is.. that the first cycle under the new OS will be reduced battery life as various items are reindexing.
The updated video player, and Safari controls are also a plus.
I think the difference is due to limitation of RAM. Air has 1GB & both the 6S and iPad 2017 has got 2 GB.
I'm happy with iOS 11, I was tempted to load it as a beta on my 10.5, because everyone mentioned how great it was. I'm a little underwhelmed by it. Don't get me wrong, its not bad, but I kept hearing how my iPad Pro is being held back by 10.3 and I needed iOS 11 to really show its power. As someone said previous, its a nice incremental step forward.
No, the Air 2 has 2 GB of RAM. The Air did have 1 GB, but Kendo was speaking about the Air 2.