Hey all:
I upgraded my 3rd generation 64 GB iPad from iOS 6.13 to 7.0 when it first came out.
It seemed to work fine initially, but then it started to have a LOT of crashing issues when I accessed Updates in the App Store app.
This led to crashing of many regular apps that were presumably "iOS 7 ready", as well as seeing slowdowns in basic Safari usage, lots of freezing, and general lack of responsiveness.
One thing I have noticed that has suffered is the responsiveness of my Zagg Bluetooth Keyboard that I use with my iPad.
It takes several seconds for it to initialize and respond to input in iOS 7 whereas recognition was INSTANT and IMMEDIATE in iOS 6.
Checking the Apple community boards revealed iOS 7 crashing on iPads was a trend, and that for many iPad users, they were only able to reduce or resolve the crashing by removing a lot of apps and ensuring they had about 2-3 GBs of free space on a nearly continuous basis, presumably for future updates to the iOS system.
Now while I have no problem with this in theory, in practice, it really sucks, because:
a) There is no WARNING of such a requirement anywhere in iOS 7 when using one's iPad, this "fix" is just a residual "hack" designed to work around limitations of the OS,
b) The crashes are SEVERE, requiring MANY reboots/restarts for me to even be able to TRY to fix/address these issues,
c) I bought the MOST EXPENSIVE capacity device when it came out! If they had sold a 128 GB model (that came in Gen 4), I would have got that instead!
Why the $^#@ should I have to keep several GBs free in iOS 7 to ensure operating stability when I had NO issues pushing my limit before in iOS 6?
I hear all about things like "memory compression" and other stuff regarding OS X Mavericks, why am I having all of these issues here?
d) I went to the Apple Store to get some advice from the Genius Bar here in Ottawa, Canada, and the Apple employee I spoke with admitted freely that they felt that Apple rushed iOS 7's development for the iPad, not giving it enough testing, and that likely these problems would not be fixed until a major 7.1 release came out.
While I was grateful for the Genius' candor, I was disappointed in that Apple wasn't being honest and forthcoming about it, and even less happy when I heard stories of Apple PUSHING iOS 7 on people who wanted to wait a little while (or not at all) to upgrade, in the name of creating high usage statistics.
In a way, I am glad I am testing iOS 7 first on my iPad, because, as the owner of an iPhone 4S, I have NO interest in seeing these issues to this degree on my phone.
What is the consensus here on iMore/Mobile Nations? Is my experience just a freak blip?
Or are many other iPad users having issues with iOS 7?
I am hearing mixed results about the effectiveness of the iOS 7.03 upgrade, so until I get more feedback, I am sticking with iOS 7.02 until further notice.
-Mark
I upgraded my 3rd generation 64 GB iPad from iOS 6.13 to 7.0 when it first came out.
It seemed to work fine initially, but then it started to have a LOT of crashing issues when I accessed Updates in the App Store app.
This led to crashing of many regular apps that were presumably "iOS 7 ready", as well as seeing slowdowns in basic Safari usage, lots of freezing, and general lack of responsiveness.
One thing I have noticed that has suffered is the responsiveness of my Zagg Bluetooth Keyboard that I use with my iPad.
It takes several seconds for it to initialize and respond to input in iOS 7 whereas recognition was INSTANT and IMMEDIATE in iOS 6.
Checking the Apple community boards revealed iOS 7 crashing on iPads was a trend, and that for many iPad users, they were only able to reduce or resolve the crashing by removing a lot of apps and ensuring they had about 2-3 GBs of free space on a nearly continuous basis, presumably for future updates to the iOS system.
Now while I have no problem with this in theory, in practice, it really sucks, because:
a) There is no WARNING of such a requirement anywhere in iOS 7 when using one's iPad, this "fix" is just a residual "hack" designed to work around limitations of the OS,
b) The crashes are SEVERE, requiring MANY reboots/restarts for me to even be able to TRY to fix/address these issues,
c) I bought the MOST EXPENSIVE capacity device when it came out! If they had sold a 128 GB model (that came in Gen 4), I would have got that instead!
Why the $^#@ should I have to keep several GBs free in iOS 7 to ensure operating stability when I had NO issues pushing my limit before in iOS 6?
I hear all about things like "memory compression" and other stuff regarding OS X Mavericks, why am I having all of these issues here?
d) I went to the Apple Store to get some advice from the Genius Bar here in Ottawa, Canada, and the Apple employee I spoke with admitted freely that they felt that Apple rushed iOS 7's development for the iPad, not giving it enough testing, and that likely these problems would not be fixed until a major 7.1 release came out.
While I was grateful for the Genius' candor, I was disappointed in that Apple wasn't being honest and forthcoming about it, and even less happy when I heard stories of Apple PUSHING iOS 7 on people who wanted to wait a little while (or not at all) to upgrade, in the name of creating high usage statistics.
In a way, I am glad I am testing iOS 7 first on my iPad, because, as the owner of an iPhone 4S, I have NO interest in seeing these issues to this degree on my phone.
What is the consensus here on iMore/Mobile Nations? Is my experience just a freak blip?
Or are many other iPad users having issues with iOS 7?
I am hearing mixed results about the effectiveness of the iOS 7.03 upgrade, so until I get more feedback, I am sticking with iOS 7.02 until further notice.
-Mark