I regularly use a 6th Gen iPad (mostly for games, and web browsing), which is somewhere between five and ten years old. I keep it updated to the latest OS and just occasionally it seems a little sluggish, but is still very useable. I’ve absolutely no motivation to change it on the grounds of performance so I reckon Adam something five or six years old will be absolutely fine for browsing and email on the latest OS.
Phil ---- Phil Ward E: [email protected] (me.com, iCloud.com) W: musicandmiscellany.com <http://musicandmiscellany.com/> W: newwavebreakers.com <http://newwavebreakers.com/> W: strattonacoustics.com <http://strattonacoustics.com/> W: peggysdiaries.wordpress.com <http://peggysdiaries.wordpress.com/> W: soundcloud.com/philberish <http://soundcloud.com/philberish> S: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Gy31UbvfZW6dtxZkRWMar?si=f9d2d14ba0954a4b • Freelance writer and product designer. • Contributor to Sound On Sound magazine: https://www.soundonsound.com/search?terms=Phil%20Ward > On 3 Nov 2025, at 09:06, 'Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <tel://+447747778022> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> www.macambulance.com <http://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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To view this discussion, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/9de5bda9-6efe-4f56-8b47-09c11486b9fdn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/9de5bda9-6efe-4f56-8b47-09c11486b9fdn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/A499DC2D-0C30-4510-9267-9C41A2DC5DF1%40macambulance.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/A499DC2D-0C30-4510-9267-9C41A2DC5DF1%40macambulance.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > 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 [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/558A0CE3-2FDF-4F57-821C-5FC01E0469E9%40icloud.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/558A0CE3-2FDF-4F57-821C-5FC01E0469E9%40icloud.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/0B911211-124D-4761-AD9E-7183B4F281CA%40mac.com.
