
It's a big problem because multiple windows are an inherent part of my workflow, so I can't wait 10 seconds every time I have to do something in another window. And this happens just about every time I switch from one Firefox window to another. That means no opening tabs, no scrolling, no loading pages, until it becomes responsive again. For example, I could have one window running nice and fast, but then when I switch to another Firefox window, it is unresponsive for up to 10 seconds. I think that, ultimately, that honesty could have a positive impact on the Apple customer experience.Firefox has been severely lagging-specifically when switching between windows. Just tell me an upgrade is going to nerf my device and let me decide if it's worth it to buy new hardware to run it optimally. There have been plenty of times when I finished an upgrade because I could only to find out that I really shouldn't have.

Apple has backed off the more aggressive hardware sunsetting that it used to employ, but I think that by doing so they've built more frustration into their ecosystem.


The hard truth is that upgrading an older device is a risky venture. It could just be the ghostly hand of Steve Jobs plucking at your wallet. It could be that, in typical Apple fashion, older devices aren't optimized for performance with the new iOS version. It could be that its performance has degraded with age. Honestly, though, if you've tried the first four options in the lists and haven't seen any improvement, it's very possible that even the nuclear option won't save your device. This will blow away everything on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch and give you a factory-clean device (the folks over at Redmond Pie have an excellent tutorial as well as links to the files you need). If all else fails, you can try downloading the IPSW restore file to your PC, hooking your device up to iTunes, and doing a complete operating system restore. More free space on your device should equal better performance. Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage to see what you can have iOS 11 do automatically to free up space. It also provides suggestions on how to clear up space. I mentioned this in my post earlier this week, but the new Storage settings in iOS 11 provides more than deep analysis of what's taking up space on your device.

It can't be discounted how fantastic the new Storage page is for OCD individuals like myself.
