I actually see little or no discussion at all on discussion on ios 7 performance on our old ipad2. i understand that there is battery drain and lagging issue but how does that affect normal usage? i hope we can discuuss in detail through this thread and hopefully help others who had ipad 2 or going to buy a cheap secondhand ipad.

This post has been edited by pepsin: Jan 25 2014, 01:43 PM

So, Ill start of by talking about my ipad2 which is on ios5.1.1 jailbroken. its very good os though but it start to lack since a few month back. another thing is that there is less ans lesser app that support ios5. so im wondering wether i should upgrade to ios7 or maybe ios6 if there is a way.(any idea guys?)

Ipad2 should be able to upgrade to 7.0.4 with no problems. Turn off all the effects and animation. I have ipad air and ipad 2 and frankly have no issues whatsoever with the new iOS 7. A few lags and slow response aside they are pretty much same. I just use it to read books and megazines , watch dvd movies that is moved into it via itunes and Angry birds GO. It did not feel laggy after the latest 7.0.4 update. So you should definitely go for an update. If you dont know how to do it then u should bring to whichever shop that helped you to jailbreak in the 1st place and ask them to do it for you.

iPad 2 user here. Had the same concerns with TS. Decided to update to try out new apps. Slight lag so turned off all iOS 7 visuals. Now response seems ok. Battery drain does not seem to be any different.

Only thing is need to get used to the new look.

This post has been edited by bystander: Jan 25 2014, 04:38 PM

May I know what iOS version are you having in your iPad 2?

7.0.4

How about wifi? Does it get disconnected if left idle? Cause my brothers iPad mini does that.

Nope. My connection is fine

Maybe you can ask the others in the other forum
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2950166/

If u r still using ipad2...think time for a trade in dy

I'm considering changing my iPad. but I really need a phone so I decided to bear with my iPad for another year.

So. Is there any problem in iOS7 for iPad 2 beside lag which seem to be tolerable according to bystander.

if you do not need any apps that require ios7 to install then stick to ios6 for ipad 2. Sure, you can turn off some features to make it faster for ipad2. However, the memory footprint of ios7 is a lot more than ios6.

On fresh boot up, my iphone5 ios6 have free memory of about 600mb. With ios7, it's 400mb. And I already turn off things like parallax effects and some other features that slow down the phone.

I'm using it for muy iPad2... need to disable 2 items then only smooth. Also, WiFi problem still there. Kept disconnecting after a while.

oic se so ipad 2 is better on ios6. anyone got any idea how to upgradenfrom ios 5 to ios 6?

tumpang ...
i need some help
any body with jailbreaking ipad 2?i need a folder name lock down and all the file inside..some want can upload for me?

My iPad 2 still on iOS6 and i'm happy as a clam. If only i can downgrade my mini retina to iOS6, that would be great.

Mini retina is not good with ios7 too? Hmm..

Yep. Crash here and there and i hope this issue will be resolve in iOS 7.1

Perhaps if you could share your definition of “normal usage”, it will be easier for us to provide more focused replies, pertaining to the performance of iOS 7.0.4 on iPad 2.

Unfortunately, lots of apps are beginning to require the presence of either the latest iOS or 1 version before it.

If this is your main push factor i.e. updating to get apps, then I would encourage you to proceed with the update. However, considering that your iPad 2 is a jailbroken unit, running on iOS 5.1.1, you might need to reconsider the update option as you’ll need to find the right channel to reacquire those paid apps that you got for free, if any.

Indeed. IOS 7.0.4 operates well on the iPad 2 and thus far, neither have I experienced any Wi-Fi connectivity issues nor have I encountered Safari browser crash or any other apps crash, for that matter.

It was not by choice that I updated the iPad 2 from iOS 5.0.1 (I absolutely love this version) to the latest version several weeks ago but due to unforeseen circumstance, I had to do so and now, I am glad I did as I am enjoying iOS 7 on the iPad 2 just as much as I did with iOS 5.0.1 back in those days.

Yea, I did have some time adjusting to the new iOS outlook but I got used to it on the 2nd day itself, so yea. LOL

I am not sure how much of a “lag” is forumer Bystander experiencing but mine is extremely minimal. It is still there but it is not of irritating level unless you are a perfectionist.

If ultra-buttery-smoothness is what you are aiming to experience with iOS 7.0.4 on iPad 2, the you can abandon your quest as the iOS itself is a memory hogging one and the iPad 2, which is a 2011 production, was never created to be future-proof, though there is no denial that it is doing a very good job in that aspect, in comparison to other smart tablets out there in the market.

My jailbroken on ios 7.0.4 until now works good..