ipad mini question

[back alley]

is there any way to 'clean up' an ipad mini...one of the originals?
it works but seems sluggish at times (more often than not these days)...
on my mac mini i clean up the disk drive and it purrs along.

 

[Fraser]

You could do a full factory reset.

 

[Godfrey]

Yes: do a factory reset and re-install your app and data. It's only rarely necessary, but if you're jamming the machine up to its storage limits, it can help.

 

[FrankS]

Is there software like CleanMyMac3 for iPad?

 

[wjlapier]

Do you know that there are apps running in the background unless you shut them down? Double click the home button and swipe up the apps you don't want or need open. Might help.

 

[Godfrey]

Is there software like CleanMyMac3 for iPad?

No.

CleanMyMac3 is a file system utility for the open file system model on macOS.

iOS implements the file system in a 'sandbox' model for each each app. That way, each app has access to just the data that it needs and uses. A file system management utility like CleanMyMac3 is not only a bit difficult to create for iOS, it's also generally unnecessary.

The usual cause for sluggishness in an iPad mini is that there are too many apps lingering in memory and/or too little free space in storage left. Apps lingering in memory are dormant and use only extremely little processing power, but they chew down on the available RAM for the front most app and can be issuing or handling notifications. Too little free space in storage causes the iOS virtual memory operation to run inefficiently.

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[FrankS]

Thanks Godfrey.

Does your name ever get shortened to God?

 

[Bill Clark]

I used to have that problem and double clicked the home button and took off the pages that appeared. When I upgraded to IOS 10.2 this problem seemed to go away.

I still double click the home button every so often to clear things out.

 

[back alley]

i have 19gb left out of 27gb...

 

[ColSebastianMoran]

i have 19gb left out of 27gb...

That's not the important measure.

Double click the home button. Shows all the apps still running. Swipe up to kill them one by one. Then see how responsive the iPad is.

 

[back alley]

kill my apps? what if i want to keep them?
can i just stop them from running in the background?

 

[BillBingham2]

One of the thins I've noticed that has stopped me from taking update to my iPhone 5 is that the new iOS versions seem to run slower on older systems. I see it on all technology, but to me it more apparent on iOS systems.

Can't add more system RAM, no virtual memory setting you can tweak, or ability to assign more memory to specific programs, so none of my usual tricks work.

I'm on an iPad 2 right now for browsing and reading and it's slow, but I got it refeburished for about $100 USD and I like iOS much better than android for much of what I want/need to use a tablet for.

No magic answer, sorry.

With that said, some one might have much better "geek-fu" than I do and would love to learn.....

B2 (;->

 

[benlees]

One of the thins I've noticed that has stopped me from taking update to my iPhone 5 is that the new iOS versions seem to run slower on older systems. I see it on all technology, but to me it more apparent on iOS systems.

Can't add more system RAM, no virtual memory setting you can tweak, or ability to assign more memory to specific programs, so none of my usual tricks work.

I'm on an iPad 2 right now for browsing and reading and it's slow, but I got it refeburished for about $100 USD and I like iOS much better than android for much of what I want/need to use a tablet for.

No magic answer, sorry.

With that said, some one might have much better "geek-fu" than I do and would love to learn.....

B2 (;->

That's how Apple operates. Old hardware gets bloated by new updates. It's better not to update, if you want to keep the machine swift. If you want to be up to date AND quick, then...

 

[willie_901]

That's how Apple operates. Old hardware gets bloated by new updates. It's better not to update, if you want to keep the machine swift. If you want to be up to date AND quick, then...

All computer hardware brands operate that way. It's called progress.

Do we expect Apple to use old technologies when no one else does? App developers on all OS platforms add more features and to take advantage of more powerful CPUs.

Slower, less capable CPUs are... well, slower and less capable.

iOS updates are required to maximize on-line security. Avoiding updates is a terrible idea.

I have repurposed several older/ancient iOS products for home theatre/TV remotes, and a virtual FM tuner in my office and even an iPhone 4 (no internet or mobile service) just for music in my car.

I hope Joe's problem is solved by the advice in this thread. Some apps are not optimized for the most recent iOS version. The device will display a warning message that those apps can reduce performance.

 

[ColSebastianMoran]

kill my apps? what if i want to keep them?
can i just stop them from running in the background?

Sorry for any confusion. The action I suggested is equivalent to "Quit" on a computer.

The double-click and swipe action I suggested won't interfere with running the apps again in the future. If you tap the app, it will start-up again.

The issue is you probably have 50 apps running on your iPad, every app you have ever launched. Some of these are dormant in the background, some running background, taking processor cycles.

There is another possible action: Removing apps from the device. You might want to do this if running out of storage. From your comment above, this is NOT a problem with your device.

 

[ColSebastianMoran]

To anyone interested in iOS device performance: I highly recommend the Genius bar or telephone support from Apple. I always purchase "Apple Care" on portable devices. With Apple Care you get unlimited tech support.

 

[jarski]

That's how Apple operates. Old hardware gets bloated by new updates. It's better not to update, if you want to keep the machine swift. If you want to be up to date AND quick, then...

Actually old hardware gets longer lifespan with new versions of iOS, as developers have more to optimise the software and iron out the bugs. + bring security updates to keep bad guys at bay.

When some device is too outdated for latest and greatest, it won't be possible to update it anymore.

 

[Bill Clark]

I've got two Apple products that are too old to get updates. Both are hardly ever used on the internet anymore. But they run Photoshop just fine! CS-4.

 

[benlees]

Actually old hardware gets longer lifespan with new versions of iOS, as developers have more to optimise the software and iron out the bugs. + bring security updates to keep bad guys at bay.

When some device is too outdated for latest and greatest, it won't be possible to update it anymore.

While what you say is true, compared to say Android, what i said is also true. Updates require faster cpu's and more memory. Your old phone, if updated, will become slow and tedious; not the experience that an Apple customer generally wants, but like you said may want security updates. So we have the stuck in the middle dilemma. By updating older phones they are actually nudging people to the latest version of the phone.

 

[jarski]

While what you say is true, compared to say Android, what i said is also true. Updates require faster cpu's and more memory. Your old phone, if updated, will become slow and tedious; not the experience that an Apple customer generally wants, but like you said may want security updates. So we have the stuck in the middle dilemma. By updating older phones they are actually nudging people to the latest version of the phone.

Android world is quite plural in this regard. Samsung seems to prefer sell you new phone, rather than improving their old ones. my two+ year old Nexus phone was kept up to date nicely by Android parent company Google. I think it received two major OS versions since I bought it (it wont receive latest one anymore, but security updates are coming in as before). same approach really what Apple is doing with iPhones.