Re: [sussex_mug] Reset an older iPad but not install iPadOS 26

['Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group]

I installed 26.0 on this iPhone 13 mini and yes it’s slowed a little but I much prefer what I got in return and nearly all of the time I find the performance is just fine. I’ve heard 26.1 is supposed to be quicker.  26.0.1 is definitely sluggish at some times on my M4 iPad Pro - more noticeably than on the iPhone 13! Maybe it’s just because I use it way more.  Cheers, Stephen "The best things in life aren't things" - Unknown via Leo On 2 Nov 2025, at 22:35, Sam - MacAmbulance <i...@macambulance.com> wrote: There’s no easy choice to install anything other than the latest officially supported version of iPadOS on any iPad. You can’t manually install an older version as Apple stop signing older iPadOS downloads soon after releasing an update. iPadOS 26.1 should be out next week, including a few visual options to decrease transparency, might improve performance on older devices _ Regards Sam Mullen +44 (0)7747778022 i...@macambulance.com www.macambulance.com MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration number 8466597 This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 2 Nov 2025, at 22:28, Adam Pymble <adampym...@gmail.com> wrote: Evening all Wanting to factory reset an old ipad. It”s 5-6 yrs old and I fear the latest OS might make it less usable and we only want it for surfing and emails.  Having done the reset it’s asking me to install the update with no option to decline ans proceed without doing so.  Ang tips how to do so please? Or perhaps reassurance that it’s ok to update and performance will be ok? Thanks Adam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/9de5bda9-6efe-4f56-8b47-09c11486b9fdn%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/A499DC2D-0C30-4510-9267-9C41A2DC5DF1%40macambulance.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/558A0CE3-2FDF-4F57-821C-5FC01E0469E9%40icloud.com.