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I have an (old?) iPad 2 still running iOS6. I don't use it a lot anymore, because updating generally slows down the device and it already is pretty slow. Howev
by charlesdm 9y ago
I have an (old?) iPad 2 still running iOS6. I don't use it a lot anymore, because updating generally slows down the device and it already is pretty slow.
However, Safari can't even load newspaper sites anymore, because Webkit is out of date so much. Hurray! Time to buy a new one I guess?
- dep_b 9y agoThey're cheap nowadays and still have great mileage
- simonh 9y agoJust replaced my kid's first gen Minis, which have iPad 2 internals, yesterday as it was my eldest's birthday. They still used them every day for Youtube, WeChat, Wattpad, Tapas (online web comics) and a few games. They were still usable on iOS 8 but they were having increasing problems with apps crashing from time to time, probably due to running out of memory. Still, 5 years is a fairly good run.
- frik 9y agoI still have a iPad 2 with iOS6. Its battery lasts days, with the same duration for 6 years. All the old apps work fine. Only some ad-ladden websites crash the browser from time to time - but the same is true for all 512MB memory devices incl Android phones/tablets. The big mistake that many iPad 2-4 and iPad Mini 1 owners made was to upgrade to iOS7 (or newer) - well than it's game over, the UI speed degenerated a lot, and I know of no one of those early iOS7 upgraders that are still on their old device, many regretted "bricking" their device and bought a new device to replace the laggy thing.
- H1Supreme 9y agoios9 runs fine on these. I have one, and the browser is adequate. Some sites do crash it. Generally things with 15,000 ads like the weather channel. Youtube app is perfect though.