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For the iOS 9 hold outs, is it safe to upgrade now?
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I have had my Air 2 that is running iOS 8.4 for a year now and I am beyond happy with it and all the great iOS music production apps I have discovered and now use exclusively to produce my music.
The Air 2 was my first iOS device after years of Android phones. I still love my Galaxy S6 and it is my smartphone of choice. Past phones and especially a few tablets have been different, issues with the Android devices & problems with updates were common. It's my feeling that, especially after all of those Android devices & problems with updates, a device will run the best it can on the OS that it shipped with or at least in the same OS generation. Upgrading to iOS 9, even with its advantages and promises of faster & greater performance, makes me nervous especially when Apple inexplicably does not allow you to go back to the previous OS generation.
I tend to think iPads are designed at launch with the OS out at the time in mind so that the optimal and most advanced experience can be had. I understand the effort to future proof some of the devices and OS's but tech companies also want to insure the obsolescence of a device to spur on new purchases of the latest models. In addition, the fact that newer apps and features require the most up to date OS & horsepower available to function at its best or even function at all makes upgrades of devices a necessity after a period of time.
That's understandable but I am not using an iPad 2; I would like to think my iPad Air 2 is still fairly powerful and stout even in 2016 with the Air 3 coming. My experiences trying to get older smartphones to run on the latest OS and having the phones performance suffer or even give out completely make me VERY leery to upgrade too far into the next cycle of OS technology, even with a fairly newer device.
TL;DR:
Am I worrying too much about upgrading to iOS 9? Are you satisfied with the OS so far after the latest dot updates to fix some issues and bugs? I know Audiobus and a few other music production apps weren't playing nice with 9, have those been fixed to your knowledge? Would you bite the bullet and upgrade now?
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The consensus seems to be wait for 9.3. The current version apparently has latency issues when recording from an external device among other things.
Thanks man...When my experience right now recording & writing, etc. on my iPad is pretty damn flawless it makes upgrading to 9 and having a shit experience all the more unappealing.
@JRSIV If you have no need there is no need...
Nothing is save here..... But no risk no fun eh'
For me, iOS 9 introduced file sharing features that have made life a lot easier, and I didn't experience any problems with my apps or hardware. But if I had been unfortunate enough to own a USB interface that was essentially broken with 9.2, I would have regretted the move dearly! As always, there is no right 'should I upgrade' answer since, despite having similar devices, the apps and interfaces we use are so different as to make it almost impossible to judge perfectly whether an upgrade will be a step backward or forward for your specific setup. I agree with Johnny that unless there is an app or feature you must have, if IOS 8 is meeting your needs, it's best to resist the urge to upgrade. (Not that I had the willpower to follow my own advice...)
8.4.1 and doing fine. no desire to tempt fate. when a new machine comes preinstalled, then i'll deal.
I'm still on 8.4. Once the USB interface latency bug and the higher CPU use are fixed, I'll upgrade. I'm anticipating it will be 9.4. CPU use is reportedly fixed in 9.3, but the latency has not.
Upgrading from 7 to 8 was a similar story, I had to wait until 8.3 for the scrolling bug to be fixed before upgrading.
Once new apps that are iOS 9 only start appearing it does get more difficult, but so far none of them have been worth the risk of losing my interface
Air 2. I'm on the latest iOS, but I'm just running a line out to studio monitors. I'm having less problems than 8.4.
I would not recommend anyone using a recording interface to upgrade until the above mentioned issues are fixed though.
I'm still on 8.4. It's stable and everybody plays nice with everybody else. Is 9.3 even going to work on an iPhone 5?
I updated my secondary ipad to 9 and the only difference I noticed was this horrendous new app switching layout when you double tap the home button. This is is pretty much why I won't update my main device.
Threes!
I'm on the latest, and I use an iRig Pro. I have noticed the occasional issue where I have to reboot because of latency. But I think a lot of interfaces like the FocusRite stuff is broken right now.
I'm with the above. If you're happy, stay where you are. Things working beats and shiny any day.
I agree with everybody that if you have no reason to upgrade, then don't.
I wanted to be able to transfer iM1 and my Module instruments to use in Gadget on my iPhone and the only way to do that was to upgrade both of them to 9.2.1.
I upgraded my iPhone and then tested out my audio/MIDI interface. No big risk there because I don't do any recording on the iPhone, although I play around with Gadget now and then without my controller. Anyway, it worked fine. So I went ahead with my iPad.
@AudioGus Personally I find the iOS 9 switching UI to be very helpful.
For example, when I am in AUM and the app I switch to doesn't have a button to get back to AUM, two button clicks and I can choose AUM and I'm back in business.
I haven't read anything other than is it safe to upgrade yet and in my opinion it's safe. I am the biggest skeptic of updates you'll find, but I finally updated my old iPad 4th generation and it works great now. Just make sure you turn off Siri and spoltlight search of all your apps. I have a lot of apps, so it took a minute to switch off each one
I took the plunge yesterday and so far so good!
I appreciate the feedback from everyone. I get the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" but curiosity and the fact that some apps have gone iOS9 only have made me consider the upgrade.
So far a few synth apps (like MegaCurtisBig) and the additions to GarageBand & the new Apple songwriting app were the apps that are 9 only I was curious to look at...no big deal.
A big deal for sure though is my Tasam US-2x2 interface taking a dump or being plagued with latency. That is enough of a hiccup possibility for me to shine on updating for the foreseeable future.
Last point: I know how stringent Apple is with their tech and they want a similar, homogenized experience for all users of all iDevices but the fact they close out all previous versions a few weeks after updates is still overboard to me. I can get them not being as open as Android having some legacy download page with iOS 3 and 4 available, but a few versions previous (even just dot update levels) back shouldn't be such a big deal...whateve's.
Viva 8.4!
unfortunately if you don't upgrade to the latest iOS you aren't eligible for the weekly prize giveaway.
@rhcball haha thanks for the laugh. I needed one this morning. I swear Apple is the worst when it comes to updates. They will offer you positive reinforcement if you upgrade. For instance, you get a newer version of logic remote,GB upgrade, and a better integration between your other apple products. On the other side of the coin you will get third party audio interface problems, waiting for some apps to update in order for them to work, removal of features included in previous iOS, and they don't tell you how to optimize older devices for the upgrade. They have us by the balls.
Wait for 9.3. There are some show-stopper audio glitch issues in the current live version. 9.3 does seem to resolve all of those issues. Also, if you're using a Mac, you'll need to upgrade it at the same time to the version of OSX currently in beta.