Ask Tii - Why is my iPod Touch running so slow in iOS 5.x

Hi Rob,

I have the 64GB 4s and a 4th gen iPod touch. I have noticed since iOS 5 and 5.0.1 that my iPod touch is really sluggish. It is a 32GB and I don't have a lot of things running like notifications etc. Not sure why the touch is so slow. It is at about half capacity.

Any help?

Thanks

Valerie

 

Hi Valerie,

First thing to try is the following.

1. Force quit every open App you have.

2. Goto Settings --> General --> Reset --> Reset Network Settings

Doing this sometimes greatly improves performance.

Please note it is not about the amount of storage space you have left that effects performance - but rather the amount of free RAM - the above steps help free up RAM.


Now if the above does not work for you - the next step is a little more drastic.  

It is doing a full factory fresh restore - NOT from a backup.

Often times when you are seeing a slow down issue and the above does not work for you - then this method has a good chance of working.

Also note - your iPhone 4S will also make your iPod Touch 4th gen seem slow - so make sure it is not just changed expectations you are seeing.Regards,

Rob W

 

Hi Rob,

I'll try these and let you know. Can't do wifi network reset until I get home this evening. I have alot of things turned off like location, diagnostics, push notifications. Not sure what a force quit every open app means. I assume that when I exit an app it quits but maybe not. Thanks again!

Valerie

 

Hi Valerie,

When you exit an app it does not force quit it - it stays in a quasi hold state - which means it is taking up a little bit of ram.

With the iOS device open and at the home screen - double tap the home button. 

At the bottom you will see a new tray of apps - these are the ones in the hold state.

Hold down on one of the apps - and they will start to wiggle and you will see a red circle with a "-" in the upper left of each icon.

Start tapping on the "-"'s until all the apps are removed from the tray.

Then move on to step 2 below.

Regards,

Rob W

 

Hi Rob,

Oh My Goodness!  I had a bunch and I mean bunch of these in the quasi open state!

Thanks for walking me through this!

I am happy to share that my iPod touch is running faster!  I did both the force close of apps and network reset. I will bet it was probably the app close function I had not paid attention to.  

I am a much happier camper now. 

Thanks so much!

Valerie