Why is my 3gs iphone so slow

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What I did in addition to the original post spotlight and etc , are: 1. This improves a bit. This improves a lot. My purpose is to make the 3G works for GPS, but obvious this defeats the benefit of getting faster network for other network apps.

I got the clue as I traveled to Toronto. I got the data roaming in Toronto. So it tells me something about network is the issue causing the GPS to fail. But of course, all these are temporary solutions, until Apple get its act together. I found an app in the App Store called FreeMemory.

OS 4 is the best. That was fantastic. Anyway, I did the unchecked everything and the phone is back to speedy gonzoles. Thanks again. Now I can add my music back on. I have a 3G with all the same problems. I think we should all do that and maybe they might start paying attention!!! Its ridiculous. I want to crush it under my cars wheels! My phone worked just fine under 3. THEY need to fix it. I suggest a mass exodus to get their attention. Competition always improves things!

Mass exodus? I have a 8gb 3g with IOS4. Thanks for this tip! Thanks for all the advice. My 3G was so bad I was seriously thinking about going back to factory settings and starting again. Looks like major-upgrading your iPhone is like major-upgrading your Mac: It slows it like hell, makes you frustrated and thinking you need to change your machine…. I would like to thank you for the Spotlight tip. I wanted to throw my phone away……. Turning off spotlight made my 3G usable again.

So far, so good. I hope this fixes it. I did it and my iphone sucks now. I cannot believe iphone allowed this to happen! Did anyone try this out at apple? I reinstalled the software twice! I want to downgrade my OS, but it as I read these blogs.. I get freezes, crashes, and locks all the time now! I feel like I am on a Windows system!! I makes me not want to text or surf anymore! What a great way for ATT to lower bandwidth demands!

I have found that reducing the icons on the desktop by putting them in folders greatly improved performance. I have found that reducing the icons on the desktop by putting on them in folders greatly improved performance. This simple reconfiguration — turning off Spotlight indexing — instantly improved navigation of the main screens of icons and scrolling performance in the Mail app is suddenly bearable again.

Thank you! Speed up your slow iPhone 3G … […]. I have just talked to apple and they say that You cant go backwards to a previous operating system??? You can downgrade to the previous firmware. They most likely told you this because its not done through them. You can do it yourself just look around on google.

Best information you can get is from the dev-team. Just read through their blog posts and the comments. If you have questions post one on there and someone will help you out. They are an amazing group of people! How do you down grade to the previous OS 3 version My phone was still fantastic before the up grade.

I am telling everyone not to up grade. The slowness is a -Pain in the ass.. I didnt really need the up grade stuff anyway.

I had a LOT of photos on my 3g, so I backed them up and removed them. I got a nice performance boost out of it. I would be curious to know if anyone else has tried this with similar results. Turning off spotlight seems to have fix my ios 4 woes on my 3 G.

If this keeps up I will love my phone again! It makes a huge difference to the launch, shutter lag and saving the image. Filed under Personal. Follow any […]. Background audio and gps are too useful. I definitely agree for my 3GS. Can you explain this to me? Name required. Mail will not be published required. All Rights Reserved.

Reproduction without explicit permission is prohibited. Speed up your slow iPhone 3G with these tips Jul 28, - 93 Comments. Enjoy this tip? Subscribe to our newsletter! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Posted by: Paul Horowitz in iPhone , Troubleshooting.

Improve iPhone Battery Life says:. January 19, at pm. If like me you have recently broken your phone, you also must have been able to find your old iPhone somewhere in your house. Well, if like mine, yours is jailbroken, running iOS 4. Yeah, it might sound obvious especially if you have a 3G and not a 3GS , but if you have installed a custom firmware hacktivation, desimlock But it is actually an insane idea on the old iPhone 3G Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate.

Browse Search. Ask a question. User profile for user: MobyRickard MobyRickard. Graphics and starting apps are slow. Some apps have now up to seconds start time. I thought closing the Iphone and restart clould help, but NO. Yeah, like OS windows upstarts. I started to regret my update to iOS5. More Less. Reply I have this question too 78 I have this question too Me too 78 Me too.

All replies Drop Down menu. Loading page content. User profile for user: AnaMusic AnaMusic. Restore from Backup.. Restore as New Try this First You will Not Lose Any Data Turn the Phone Off Wait for the Apple logo to Appear and then Disappear Usually takes about 15 - 20 Seconds But can take Longer Release the Buttons Turn the Phone On You may have to Restore as New Reply Helpful Thread reply - more options Link to this Post.

User profile for user: Mr. Active Oldest Votes. According to this ArsTechnica article iOS 6 doesn't make the iPhone 3GS any slower or more difficult to use than it was before, which should be good news to anyone who keeps theirs around as a secondary or backup phone—indeed, it's pleasantly surprising how many of the refinements and improvements make their way down to Apple's oldest-supported piece of iOS hardware. Improve this answer. This is correct among 4 people I know that have upgraded.

The older devices only get slow if you have no room left on the device. I agree with bmike's reply above and would add that deleting all of your photos and movies off your 3Gs does wonders for its responsiveness.

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