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Originally Posted by MartyTX
I didn't install iOS 11 because "all was good" with iOS 10 on my Mini 4. When the dust settles on your iOS 12 installation, please holler back if you see any performance improvement on your Mini 2.
In your opinion, if iOS 11 had not degraded performance on your Mini, did you see any new features that were worth the upgrade from iOS 10? Having been burned in the past with Windows OS "improvements", I'm gun-shy of all OS improvements, including those from Apple.
Thanks,
Marty
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Well...to be honest, and this is somewhat embarrassing, I cannot really remember exactly which feature prompted me to upgrade from iOS 10 to iOS 11.

Geez, all the updates for iOS and Mac OS X over the past couple of years have become a huge blur in my 60 year old brain!

I know I upgraded from Sierra (MBP mid 2014) and el Capitan (or possibly a kitty cat, Mac Mini late 2012) for the new Apple File System (APFS) because the old file system was way outdated. Plus I needed to upgrade the version on my Mac Mini so I could install a dual boot system with Win 10 via Boot Camp. But I cannot remember why I updated my iPhone 7, iPad Mini 2, and iPad Pro 9.7" to iOS 11, but it might have been for the File app or hoping to get better battery management. I think my old iPhone 5 is still using iOS 10, but it sits on a shelf and is kept just for a backup in case the iPhone 7 gets lost, stollen, or just breaks.
I'll let you know how iOS 12 works out on the iPad Mini 2. I don't use it much, but it definitely slowed down under iOS 11 and iOS 12 is suppose to boost the performance a bit, so I installed it. I don't have battery issues with either of my iPads, but my iPhone 7 drains fairly fast because it has a smaller battery. I was used to a 6+ previous to it, so I'm sure that has a lot to do with thinking the 7 drains fast as the 6+ had a much bigger battery. So far the iPhone 7 and iPad Pro 9.7" are working well with iOS 12. I haven't noticed any great performance improvements, but at least the performance didn't degrade like it usually does with a newer iOS. Too early to see if the iPhone batter management is any better. But there were no issues with any of the three installs yesterday, and so far it has been all good.
ETA: I think I just remembered another reason which might have prompted me to upgrade to iOS 11 and High Sierra. I think those updated OSes were the ones that added better cross compatibility and syncing capabilities between my Macs and iThingies. I was a bit disappointed in that regard though as it isn't as good as it should be. I think Messages should update across all devices including Macs and iThingies, but it isn't all that reliable yet and deleted conversations on one device dont usually get deleted from the Mac's Messages app. Frustrating that Apple cannot get that right...