IOS 8 on iPhone 4S? Don't do it.

[Bambino]

Not being an Apple person, I just saw this article and thought I'd post it. I think this is a reliable source.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/iphone-4s-ios-8_n_5842166.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

[Anonymous]

I'v been running iOS 8 (beta 3 and up) on a 4s for a couple of months I havn't really noticed any signifcant difference.

[Bambino]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I'v been running iOS 8 (beta 3 and up) on a 4s for a couple of months I havn't really noticed any signifcant difference.

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That's great that you're not having problems, but as you've been running beta versions, you obviously know what you're doing. This link, within the original link I posted, also says that there are lots of enhancements in IOS 8 that just can't be used by the iPhone 4S: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/09/ios-8-on-the-iphone-4s-performance-isnt-the-only-problem/

I would tend to agree with MI5's assessment, and say that this upgrade of IOS 8 is there to ensure that the iPhone faithful go out and buy a new phone, so that they can have all that IOS 8 offers. I'm not knocking it. It makes good business sense. That's why I own Apple stock. 

[MI5]

That's the only thing Apple I would own too......

[gemz4the1]

My mum has the iPhone 4 and she can't get the iOS8 update so now that I have a new iPhone, we are passing our phones down so my sister will have my iPhone 5s and my mum will have my sisters iPhone 5 lol

[MI5]

I hope they've all chipped in for your new phone Gemz

[Anonymous]

That's nice Gemma.

iOS 8 on my 5S is snappier than iOS 7 and the battery 'seems' to be lasting longer too.

Early days.

[gemz4the1]

My sister is paying the first few months of the phone for me so it's all good

[MI5]

Good job

[Anonymous]

I put 8 on my iPad minis (non retina) and one of them was super super laggy when I first did it. Gutting! The other one however was fine. They are both brand new - only got them a few weeks ago, so I thought 1/2 must have been faulty somehow.

However, after two days it was fine. No lag. Quite strange!

[Anonymous]

Some others have said pretty much the same. Glitches at first and then it settles !