Is It Worth Upgrading the iPad 2 to iOS August?





  • We wonder if it's worth 8 install iOS iPad 2 and Os as we have found it to performance with the new operating system.
  • iPad 2 with iOS 8 behaves quite well, especially if we adjust the operating system.





Is it worth installing iOS 8 in iPad 2?

Surely many users are iPad 2 which are asking this question is it worth installing iOS eight in an iPad 2? Will I have performance problems?'s New iOS 8 supports iPad 2, but may not perform as well as expected, although not in all cases.

With iOS in July last year and it was the same doubt is that iPad 2 is a device that takes three years on the market and many users that have been made ​​with, so Apple has thought of them when launch the new iOS 8 operating system, although stopped selling iPad 2 earlier this year.

¿IPad 2 still has the power required?

The iPad 2 is equipped with an A5 and 512Mb processor RAM, when compared with his successors, perhaps it is limited in terms of power. With the release of iOS 7 emerged complaints about performance, as has now happened with iOS 8, ​​but not all were unhappy with iOS 7 as you can see in the Apple forums .


iOS8 has been released for iPad 2 and many who have come to Cydiaplus complaining that the device is running slower, some applications are frozen or even over-heating of the rear. Of course, there are also complaints about the battery, which in the case of IOS 8, its duration is much lower than expected.

Considering that Apple stopped producing iPad 2 earlier this year, replacing the fourth generation iPad, it is strange that in the end announced 8 for iOS device. If we have iPhone 4 that runs out this new version of the operating system becomes strange decision, but we must also consider riding a A4 processor, compared to iPad 2's A5 and perhaps this difference in processing which made ​​them make the decision. First of all, it is welcome the opportunity users choose iPad 2 from Apple .

iPad 2 with iOS eight

We told you last week how to install iOS devices 8 in your last week, let's see how it behaves and if iPad 2 really worth it.

iPad 2 solvent behaves in most occasions. With native apps have a really good response and comparable performance with the previous operating system. Twitter, Facebook, Email and all these applications we use every day, behave smoothly. We must also say that they are not all the iPad 2 having performance issues with iOS 8 and some others have a higher performance.


It is when we use applications that require more power, as recent games or demanding applications, when we noticed some sluggishness on the device, but this is given over to the power of the hardware, not up to scratch, that problems resulting from the system operating. In addition, some of these applications are not compatible with iPad 2 directly, but have installed the latest iOS version 8, so it will not be a problem.

Do you want a tip for improving performance in iOS eight? As they say on Unofficial , you should disable the effects of motion animations from settings. This will notice some improvement in the device far more fluid transitions and performance will increase dramatically. So we can enjoy 8 in iPad 2 iOS smoothly, being a recommended update, but you who you decide whether to change.

And you Have you installed iOS 8 in your iPad 2? If so, tell us your experience such.


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