ipad mini has problems help

sian · 11-03-2014, 09:17 PM

well i udate my ipad from 7 to 8 then 8.1

ever since i have use ios 8 in any form

my keyboard gets stuck
keyboard lags
the dark blue back ground in i books and the magazine changes to white
and i dont like it

and trying to sign in amazon is a pain
took 12 x to night

fist it when to the help and delivery info
then the page for if u lost your password
oh and its lost my magazine again

please tell me im not the only one having problems with there ipads.

can any one help cus im getting very annoyec when the screen seem to have a mind of its own.

Josieb1 · 11-05-2014, 12:21 AM

It's ios 8 problems, it's not the mini, nothing you can do just persevere with it. If you think your ipad is particularly bad you need to book an apointment at the Apple Store to see what they can do.

Anthem · 11-12-2014, 11:20 AM

Are you talking about the theme of the apps? The background changing to White from a dark setting might be the Auto-Night Theme setting unless you just mean that you don't like Apple's aesthetic decisions. If you mean when reading then when you are in iBooks touch the middle of the screen to pull up the reading options, touch the aA button and see if "Auto-Night Theme" is green (slid to on). If it is and you don't want it to be, just touch the slider and it will turn grey, now you can control the settings manually.

If it is really terrible you might try doing a reset of your Mini in Settings> General> Reset> Erase All Content and Settings. But think of this as a nuclear option that you don't necessarily want to do unless everything seems hopeless. And make sure to backup your iPad using iCloud or iTunes on your computer first.

If this is the first Mini to be released it is (internally) essentially an ancient iPad 2 and iOS 8.1 doesn't run super great on that hardware FOR NOW... there will be many improvements that will hopefully pump up the performance on those old devices.

My iPad Mini 2 hasn't had any problems with iOS 8 so far, but I did the update from a clean state.

kyteflyer · 11-23-2014, 07:27 PM

My keyboard periodically pops up on the lock screen of my mini, the only cure is a reboot. I dont seem to have any other issues (touch wood). I suspect its because for 8.1.1 I allowed an OTA upgrade instead of clean install (I'm sick of having to back up and go thru the whole shebang from start to finish, but I may have to do that, in order to cure the problem, which is clearly a leftover from somewhere else.

Cindy001 · 11-25-2014, 03:39 AM

In fact IOS system is now in beta, often with fixed system, I have encountered this problem, so it downgraded again.

Anthem · 11-26-2014, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cindy001

In fact IOS system is now in beta, often with fixed system, I have encountered this problem, so it downgraded again.

What?

burnafterreading · 12-27-2014, 12:43 PM

i avoided upping the firmware on my 1st-gen iPad mini to iOS 8.x and kept it at 7.1.2 since i think that the hardware is too old to run the newest firmware / software. i wouldn't install Win7x64 on a 286. i would have left it alone, but since you've gone forward and Apple is GOD, you can't go back to 7.1.2 unless you jailbreak the thing. i'd strongly consider doing that - backup what you can, jailbreak it, and install 7.x and leave it the heck alone.

i gave my mini away to my folks and told them to avoid updating the firmware. they're enjoying using it as-is (7.1.2) while i enjoy my Androids.

kyteflyer · 12-28-2014, 02:50 PM

I did a clean install on my Mini (1st gen) and its fine now. All previous issues gone, no lags for anything

Quexos · 01-01-2015, 03:19 AM

I have heard so much bad stuff about iOS8 that I think I'm gonna stay with 7 for quite a long time more. I never upgraded as 7 works perfectly well and I'm perfectly happy with it. I will go with the old say: "If it ain't broken, don't fix it".

BeeTee-Ess · 01-01-2015, 10:30 PM

I am running IOS8.1 on my 1st gen Mini with no problems.

HarryT · 01-02-2015, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quexos

I have heard so much bad stuff about iOS8 that I think I'm gonna stay with 7 for quite a long time more. I never upgraded as 7 works perfectly well and I'm perfectly happy with it. I will go with the old say: "If it ain't broken, don't fix it".

Precisely why I'm still running iOS 5.1.1 on my iPhone 4.

BeeTee-Ess · 01-02-2015, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Precisely why I'm still running iOS 5.1.1 on my iPhone 4.

Hello Harry...

Based on experience with my 16GB iP4, you can, should you choose, safely go to IOS 7.1.2.

Been there for a while now with no alarums or excursions. I know some folk are worried about its perhaps slowing down the iP4, but I've not found it so.

11-03-2014, 09:17 PM	#1
sian Addict Posts: 245 Karma: 55958 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Device: kindle oasis ( 2018) kindle Fire hd 10 ( 2017)	ipad mini has problems help well i udate my ipad from 7 to 8 then 8.1 ever since i have use ios 8 in any form my keyboard gets stuck keyboard lags the dark blue back ground in i books and the magazine changes to white and i dont like it and trying to sign in amazon is a pain took 12 x to night fist it when to the help and delivery info then the page for if u lost your password oh and its lost my magazine again please tell me im not the only one having problems with there ipads. can any one help cus im getting very annoyec when the screen seem to have a mind of its own.

11-12-2014, 11:20 AM	#3
Anthem Guru Posts: 704 Karma: 1622328 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis, OnePlus Nord	Are you talking about the theme of the apps? The background changing to White from a dark setting might be the Auto-Night Theme setting unless you just mean that you don't like Apple's aesthetic decisions. If you mean when reading then when you are in iBooks touch the middle of the screen to pull up the reading options, touch the aA button and see if "Auto-Night Theme" is green (slid to on). If it is and you don't want it to be, just touch the slider and it will turn grey, now you can control the settings manually. If it is really terrible you might try doing a reset of your Mini in Settings> General> Reset> Erase All Content and Settings. But think of this as a nuclear option that you don't necessarily want to do unless everything seems hopeless. And make sure to backup your iPad using iCloud or iTunes on your computer first. If this is the first Mini to be released it is (internally) essentially an ancient iPad 2 and iOS 8.1 doesn't run super great on that hardware FOR NOW... there will be many improvements that will hopefully pump up the performance on those old devices. My iPad Mini 2 hasn't had any problems with iOS 8 so far, but I did the update from a clean state. Last edited by Anthem; 11-13-2014 at 09:41 AM.

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11-05-2014, 12:21 AM	#2
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,018 Karma: 18018738 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Libra2, Clara 2e, Kindle PW SE & Kindle 2022	It's ios 8 problems, it's not the mini, nothing you can do just persevere with it. If you think your ipad is particularly bad you need to book an apointment at the Apple Store to see what they can do.

11-23-2014, 07:27 PM	#4
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone SE2020	My keyboard periodically pops up on the lock screen of my mini, the only cure is a reboot. I dont seem to have any other issues (touch wood). I suspect its because for 8.1.1 I allowed an OTA upgrade instead of clean install (I'm sick of having to back up and go thru the whole shebang from start to finish, but I may have to do that, in order to cure the problem, which is clearly a leftover from somewhere else.

11-25-2014, 03:39 AM	#5
Cindy001 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Hamburg Device: none	In fact IOS system is now in beta, often with fixed system, I have encountered this problem, so it downgraded again.

12-27-2014, 12:43 PM	#7
burnafterreading Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 1237440 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Arc7HD/10HD, smartphones	i avoided upping the firmware on my 1st-gen iPad mini to iOS 8.x and kept it at 7.1.2 since i think that the hardware is too old to run the newest firmware / software. i wouldn't install Win7x64 on a 286. i would have left it alone, but since you've gone forward and Apple is GOD, you can't go back to 7.1.2 unless you jailbreak the thing. i'd strongly consider doing that - backup what you can, jailbreak it, and install 7.x and leave it the heck alone. i gave my mini away to my folks and told them to avoid updating the firmware. they're enjoying using it as-is (7.1.2) while i enjoy my Androids.

12-28-2014, 02:50 PM	#8
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone SE2020	I did a clean install on my Mini (1st gen) and its fine now. All previous issues gone, no lags for anything

01-01-2015, 03:19 AM	#9
Quexos Member Retired Posts: 1,999 Karma: 11348924 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limbo Device: none	I have heard so much bad stuff about iOS8 that I think I'm gonna stay with 7 for quite a long time more. I never upgraded as 7 works perfectly well and I'm perfectly happy with it. I will go with the old say: "If it ain't broken, don't fix it".

01-01-2015, 10:30 PM	#10
BeeTee-Ess Addict Posts: 306 Karma: 679580 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: K3, K4NT, KPW2, Voyage, iP4, iP6, iPad Mini, HP TouchPad, Kobo Mini	I am running IOS8.1 on my 1st gen Mini with no problems.

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