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Mamie Sat 20-Sept-14 06:47:43

How are people getting on with this? So far, I have failed to find any advantages and am deeply irritated by the extra clicks associated with bookmarks and the fact that the back arrow at the top of a page also needs an extra click.
What do other ipad users think?

Anya Mon 06-Oct-14 09:43:27

All these problems and more Brenda and mine are ongoing still.
Keypad on iPad keeps locking.
Facebook loads, blacks out, loads, blacks out.
Very slow.
Links drop
I've manually reset my BT router but no change.

Worst was when my screen went bright blue and pink and everything was blurred.

Was on phone to iPad support for an hour and problem not resolved, but an hour later it resolved itself. Oddly Apple support didn't charge even though they knew my contract had expired. They are very aware of the problems caused by IOS 8 and their reputation is in shreads.

Brendawymms Mon 06-Oct-14 09:19:16

Well all. With IOS 8 and an iPad air I have had mega problems I have
Reset network settings more times than I care to mention
Reset wi fi networking more times etc
Turned wi fi off and on. More times etc
Turned off router and iPad turned on again.
Restored iPad from back up on computer
Been on all the forums
Complained bitterly on Twitter.
Factory restored from ITunes.
ALL WITHOUT SUCCESS then
BT. Router reset itself Friday evening. The light went to orange for about five minutes and suddenly it's all working fine as long as I don't try to use You tube app. So success. I think it was me considering buying an Andriod tablet that did it grin

Anya Sat 27-Sept-14 16:09:04

New upgrade IOS 8.0.2 available. I've risked it and some of the bugs have been fixed.

Frannygranny Sat 27-Sept-14 11:41:05

Wish I'd spotted this thread before I upgraded. Really slow, icons have lost their image. Don't like the predictive text and the fact the bar at the top disappears when you scroll down. Not what I want or expected.

Anya Fri 26-Sept-14 08:30:17

The ultimate woe this morning - Hero Factory crashed sad GS1 devastated!

At least we know it's the upgrade and not our tablets.

Icyalittle Fri 26-Sept-14 07:44:13

Sorry it didn't help, Anya. Mine still crashes too, but it helped the speed. I guess we have all tried whatever is suggested by now. We will just have to wait until they sort it, as Brendawymms said. I've turned mine fully off and on again half a dozen times to no avail.

Anya Thu 25-Sept-14 23:18:01

Tried that icy and though it's a tad faster, all the other problems remain, such as iPad crashing, keyboard sticking, and so on. But thanks anyway.

Icyalittle Thu 25-Sept-14 09:29:33

The one thing I found on a forum that has helped is this: Settings, General, Accessibility, Reduce Motion: turn this ON. Mine is much much faster after I did.

Anya Thu 25-Sept-14 09:24:19

Just been on Apple Community Forum ... everyone is complaining about the same issues. Don't touch this 'upgrade' until all the bugs are fixed.

Anya Thu 25-Sept-14 09:21:19

ggrrrrrrrr angry I'm ready to chuck my iPad out of the window. Nothing but problems with this upgrade ... where's ISO 8.1 with its promised bug fixes? Get your act together Apple.

Thistledoo Wed 24-Sept-14 14:59:11

Meant to do the upgrade last night but perhaps I won't bother after reading all the negatives. I did look at the details and there was screeds of info which I just couldn't be bothered reading. I am quite new to the Apple iPad so don't want to complicate things even further.

shabby Wed 24-Sept-14 08:15:04

Thank goodness I read he above. I will not upgrade until they have fixed the bugs.

Anya Wed 24-Sept-14 08:01:00

My iPad is running slow since the upgrade, though there is plenty of memory left. The keyboard has jammed twice now and FB and GN take for ever to load. It's quicker and easier to use my phone now.

NOT impressed shock

Brendawymms Tue 23-Sept-14 21:02:53

Have found quite a bit on Google and Twitter about wifi problems and trouble with Apps suffered by those who have upgraded to IOS8. Hopefully Apple will get it sorted soon.

Brendawymms Tue 23-Sept-14 18:14:40

In messages there is a microphone at the bottom right press that and speak and a vioce message is made. It appears in the message column as a sound wiggle, if you understand what I mean. Once the vioce message is received it self destructs unless you press keep.

SueD Tue 23-Sept-14 18:07:59

Time lapse videos are there now - quite good fun if you have the time! Have had problems with wifi and incomplete opening of apps on iPad mini. Was quite nervous right about loading it but hit the bullet. I' sure it won't be too long before Apple fix all the bugs.

Ceesnan Tue 23-Sept-14 16:47:15

If you look to the left of the spacebar you'll see a little microphone. To make a voice memo just tap the microphone, speak, and then press done when you've finished . It will miraculously appear smile

Galen Tue 23-Sept-14 11:04:06

What are the voice memos? I haven't come across them yet

Mamie Tue 23-Sept-14 10:42:36

I am also really annoyed that when you add a message (like this) on a forum, the default is for the keyboard to cover what you are typing. I know you can move it up, but even so.

Brendawymms Tue 23-Sept-14 10:21:58

My wi fi keeps dropping out since upgrading to iOS 8. I have to turn it off and on again in settings. It's really p***ing me off.
The printer is also reluctant to work with it and my audible app had to wait a "bug" fix before it would work again.
Expect there will soon be a software upgrade to fix it all. That's what usually happens.
The IPAD forum also annoys me. I wear an ID card and also hold my iPad to my chest thus wiping the magnetic strip. When I sort help locating a cover to protect the ID card was told by the forum to hold the iPad differently away from the card. If I could I would!

penguinpaperback Tue 23-Sept-14 09:17:50

I had no problems but DD has.

Icyalittle Tue 23-Sept-14 08:14:25

I filled in the Apple feedback and found iOS8 wasn't even listed in the pull down of operating systems! And I've just been on an Apple forum seeking help - grrr! I got a smug "mine's working perfectly" reply, along with "that's what you get for early adopting". Why do people bother going on a help forum if they haven't got the problem, and nothing to help??? Wouldn't happen on GN.

Mamie Mon 22-Sept-14 05:42:40

Have just googled and seen that there are problems with ios8 and ipad2. Mine is also slow and juddery, some things like the RightMove app keep crashing and in the Guardian app when I swipe forward it keeps going backwards. Not good.

Icyalittle Mon 22-Sept-14 00:39:42

Mine downloaded and installed fairly quickly, but it is a nightmare on my iPad 2. Horribly slow, lagging behind when I type, or open an app, and kind of juddery. It also keeps crashing, just shutting down what I am doing. I really wish I hadn't upgraded this time. I can't find out how to uninstall iOs8 and reinstall my previous version without losing loads of stuff, or I would. Really, really annoyed at the moment.

Brendawymms Sat 20-Sept-14 07:52:42

Yes but like other IOS upgrades you get used to using what you like and cope with the rest.
The vioce messaging is keeping my grandchildren amused grin

My IPAD took overnight to upgrade. My mini did it quite quickly and my phone took three hours.