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Updated my IPad Mini 2 this morning from iOS 8 to the current 10. Don't like it and want to go back. My iPad is backed up on the Mac at home. I did the update wirelesly and haven't connected to the Mac since I did the update.
Am I right in thinking that if i simply restore from the back up it will automatically update to the new OS? And if so is there a way round this?


 
Posted : 18/08/2017 11:12 am
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The backup is your content not the iOS it's possible to do a roll back but it's a bit fiddly.


 
Posted : 18/08/2017 11:15 am
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Without sounding like a nob, your time will be better spent learning to love iOS10.

1. You can't go back (easily).
2. Over time apps will break.
3. You will miss security updates.


 
Posted : 18/08/2017 11:15 am
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As above really. If any of your apps have updated since the update to iOS 10, (unless you have a copy on itunes of the old version) then they most likely won't work if you were to actually manage to roll it back to iOS 8


 
Posted : 18/08/2017 11:22 am
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http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/09/downgrade-iphone-ipad-ios-10-ios-9-3-5.html but pick a ios8 firmware to download instead.

But yes, fiddly and you're better off living with ios10 IMO.


 
Posted : 18/08/2017 11:24 am
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Thanks for the advice chaps. I'll give it a couple of days to see if I can cope with it. Everything seems a bit slow though. And I hate the fact that I now have to use the home button to open it…


 
Posted : 18/08/2017 12:04 pm
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The prob is it's the future. So if you buy a new iPad/iPhone it'll be the same.

iOS 11 is just round the corner as well.


 
Posted : 18/08/2017 12:16 pm
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if slow is the issue, do not update to 11 when it asks. As for going back see comments above.


 
Posted : 18/08/2017 12:30 pm
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11 appears to be at least as quick as 10 to me.


 
Posted : 18/08/2017 1:09 pm
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As an update, I kept 10 on the iPad and as I used it it seemed a lot of the problems vanished, speed is back to good and all the little freezes and glitches have died down. Almost like the apps had to run a bit to make themselves work with the new OS.
Haven't done the app updates yet a I want to check I won't be losing any beloved features. The only real pain now is having to use the home button to turn it on, bound to shorten the life of it to a degree.


 
Posted : 21/08/2017 11:47 am
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Can't you press the power button?


 
Posted : 21/08/2017 12:10 pm
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Sorry a bad explanation by me.
You need to use the home button to unlock the screen.


 
Posted : 21/08/2017 12:12 pm
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Eddie, I think there’s a setting to revert to the old behaviour of the home button. Go have a look


 
Posted : 21/08/2017 12:20 pm
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Bother. I don't have a touch ID device. I can bodge it with accessibilty controls but have a tiny menuette on the screen at all times.


 
Posted : 21/08/2017 12:55 pm