iOS 4 On iPhone 3G: A Little Performance Relief
I decided to upgrade one of my iPhone 3G’s to iOS 4 and leave the other one on iPhone SDK 3.1.3 after purchasing two new iPhone 4′s. Realizing that the upgrade did not have much to offer, the fate of the iOS 4 iPhone 3G was to be utilized as more of an iPod touch for my six-year-old daughter.
I followed some of my own advice and started turning off many features that I felt my daughter wouldn’t use like Notifications, Sounds, Vibrations, Bluetooth, Location Services, 3G Data, Cellular Data, Data Roaming, iPod Controls. I even placed the iPhone in Airplane Mode and turned off Spotlight Search. I did turn restrictions on, if for no other reason than just to disable iTunes, Installing Apps, and especially In-App Purchases. I loaded up the iPhone with no less than 100 Apps (almost all were games), her favorite television episodes, movies, music, and family photos. Wi-Fi was enabled around the house and she’s been using e-mail as well as Skype to communicate to family and friends.
What I didn’t realize was that I was unknowingly configuring the iPhone 3G for the best possible performance running iOS 4. The battery life has been phenomenal since the update with the feature configuration I used for her, almost on par with our family iPad (which is also a Wi-Fi only device). Several blogs have reported that simply turning off Spotlight Search (Settings > General > Home Button > Spotlight Search) is all it takes to get back some of the performance lost when upgrading from iPhone SDK 3.1.3 to iOS 4.0. While I haven’t determined if this configuration change alone does the trick, I can say that I have not seen the same severe degradation in performance the others have reported. Keep in mind that I turned off way more than just the Spotlight Search, and have no reason to turn those other services back on in the near future.
Now that users seem to have accepted the iPhone 4 issues, attention is shifting to the older iPhone 3G and its issues when upgrading to iOS 4. It is unknown if the just-released iOS 4.1 beta 2 will address any of these performance issues, or if it’s just wishful thinking. I for one will be keeping my second iPhone 3G on iPhone SDK 3.1.3 for a little while longer.
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THANK YOU, by just switching off spotlight (what I didn’t use much on the iPhone) I got some performance back and will make the wait for the white iPhone 4 must easier!!!
The movies playback at the same speed, the music is just as clear, and the games are still just as fun as they were three years ago.
Keep in mind that it is no longer a phone as I do not have the device on our family voice or data plan. It is now just being used as an iPod with a camera. Skype over wifi will suffice for now. If I was going to activate a new line, I would have at least spent the $99 and got her a 3GS.
And that is pretty much what it is being used as. It has replaced her fisher price digital camera, her leapster leap pad, and her ipod nano all in one device. Originally I was turning unused features off in an effort to preserve battery life for the camera, ipod and games. Had no idea at the time that it would turn out to be a prescribed means to increase performance.
So if I turn off just about everything on my iphone, turn it into an ipod from 3 years ago, the performance will go up?
Well, gee. Thanks!
Thanks for the great tips! Sounds like you’ve guaranteed some more gaming lifespan from your old 3G.
I love the statement “I followed some of my own advice and started turning off many features that I felt my daughter wouldn’t use like Notifications, Sounds, Vibrations, Bluetooth, Location Services, 3G Data, Cellular Data, Data Roaming, iPod Controls”
That just cracked me up…
If I turned off that stuff on my daughter’s phone, it would be murder by iPhone… Surely with that all turned off, you would be better buying an old Nintendo DS !!!
This put a smile on my face. Thank You!
Apples reliance on customer loyalty seems to bet getting further abused, early up takers of there technology are once again receiving the brunt of the issues and just like Apples over censorship (now also in the bookstore) reported in the last few days this will create another setback that I’m sure the company could have done with not coming to light at the moment in time.
However for them to neglect the full testing of iOS4 on the 3g , means inturn there neglecting the need of current customers it seems there so focused on “this changes everything” that they forget what everything is or was and that should be providing full support to current consumers of there products.
It is another setback once again for Apple it will be interesting to see what’s next in the news regarding iPhone/iPad issues (antenna, manufacturing and service charges) and their steps to refund cases won’t make up for the iPhone 4′s lack of function over form.
But Apple have created such a loyal following that people may just put up with what issues there are for the sake of owning the latest Apple product.
Personally, I’d be happier with an older iPhone – at least then the issues are all ironed out.
However, it’s also interesting to see how much excitement new technologies can bring. New technology and innovation is important for new business, illustrated by entrepreneurship grants and new business competitions like http://www.ukesnc.com.
Guess it’s not all bad!
I still don’t get why, according to Apple performance was intolerable on the first gen iPhone… but apparently the 3g was up to par. They’re the same phone with different radios… did somebody there miss a memo?