iPad Running Slow? 8 Fixes + 2 Tips to Speed up Slow iPad

Generally speaking, after using a machine, a phone or a computer for a long time, you will encounter a situation where the application becomes sluggish and slow. Of course, the iPad is no exception. Why is iPad running slow and freezing? Please keep reading, and you will know about the top reasons for the problem and can solve it easily.    

Why is My iPad Suddenly Running Slow?

Why is my iPad slow when playing videos or other operating systems? Usually, the causes of slow-running iPad are:

Unfinished background tasks. Generally speaking, iOS can run several apps at the same time. However, when exceeding its internal storage ability, the iPad will become freezing or slow to respond.

Limited available storage space. Many users have iPad with 16G or 32G, but with taking more photos, recording more videos, and saving more data on the iPad, there's less storage available. In that case, the iPad will also slow down.

Untimely iPad clean up. When iOS running or updating, there will produce waste files or data, normally called caches, as well as running any app on iPad, waste data will also be generated.

How to Fix iPad Freezing and Running Slow in 8 Ways

From the above reasons, we provide some solutions to fix the issue, you can try these methods one by one to troubleshoot the problem of iPad running very slow.

1. Delete Unneeded Software

iOS and its apps require a certain amount of free space to run optimally. If you are facing the problem of iPad freezing up, then the first thing you should do is to free up some storage space.

Please click Settings > General > [iPad] Storage, then iOS will list the apps you have installed on the right side of each app, then you'll see how much space it uses. You can click Delete app to delete the unneeded apps to free up space.

2. Delete the Safari Cache

The more websites you visit, the more information is stored in your web browser’s folder. Please click Settings>Safari>Clear History and Data.

3. Delete Duplicate

If you have a lot of duplicate or similar photos on your iPad, they will take up a lot of storage space. In this case, to speed up your iPad, you can choose the professional and convenient duplicate photo remover-FoneTool. Its Photo Duplication feature can help you easily delete duplicate and even similar photos on iPad.

Please follow the steps below to see how it works:

1. Download the free tool and connect your iPhone with the PC, then open FoneTool on your computer, and click Toolbox > Photos Deduplication.

2. Click Filter photos in iOS device.

3. Click Start scanning.

4. Next select the duplicates you want to remove and Delete them.

If your iPad still runs slowly after freeing up storage, there are some other solutions you can try.

4. Turn off Background App Refresh

Please click Settings > General > Background App Refresh. This feature allows applications to run in the background periodically to gather new information. You can turn it off or enable it for a small number of applications.

5. Turn off Notifications

If you get a lot of notifications, they will consume a considerable amount of battery life because your iPad has to wake up, get data, and turn on the screen.

Please limit or disable them under Settings > Notifications.

6. Update and Reinstall iOS

If your iPad hasn't been updated for a long time, that's also the reason for “ why is my iPad so slow”. Please connect your iPad to a Mac or PC running iTunes (if you have anything worth saving, please back up). Next select your device, open the Summary tab, and hit Update.

If you still find it a bit slow after updating iOS, consider a complete iOS reinstall. Connect to iTunes, select your iPad, click Summary, then Restore.

✎Note: Everything on your iPad will be erased, so make sure you  back up iPad to external hard drive or use other backup methods.

7. Restart your iPad

A full restart can close all temporary processes and makes the iPad run faster. You just hold down the Sleep button and slide it to turn off the iPad. After a while, press the Sleep button again to turn on the iPad.

8. Check your WiFi Connection

On account of the deep connection of hardware, software and networks, it may be difficult to find the culprit that caused "my iPad is running slow". Your wireless network might be one of the reasons.

Click Settings>WLAN, make sure the WiFi connection is stable and safe.

☛Tip: Check whether you have a strong WiFi signal as indicated by the symbol in the upper right corner.

How to Speed up the Slow iPad

The above content describes the reasons why the iPad is running slowly and the effective repair methods, you can fix it step by step. If you still feel that the iPad is not running smoothly enough, in the following, we offer two tips to speed up the iPad, please keep reading and find a suitable way.

1. Transfer iPad to iCloud Storage

iCloud is an official tool of Apple, it can be used to store data, and you can transfer local files to the cloud space to free up local storage space. And it is a good choice for you to back up the photos, videos and files on iPad to the cloud. Thus, your iPad can have a spare room and will be refreshed so that the speed will be faster.

Click Settings>tab your name. Then, enter iCloud>tab Backup, next, enable iCloud Backup.

2. Backup iPad to PC with FoneTool

However, backup iPad via iCloud will not allow you to only backup the type of data you really need. Besides, iCloud only has 5GB of free backup space, and you may encounter the problem of iCloud storage being full. Thus, you need to buy space, which will be a big expense.

Here we recommend the easiest and free way to backup your iPad is by using FoneTool , a professional iPad backup tool, has always been our stand-out pick when it comes to free and easy alternatives to iCloud. With FoneTool you can transfer everything at superfast speed to free up your iPad storage and it also helps you backup and store iPad photos, music, videos, contacts, messages selectively.

Exclusive features of FoneTool:
Easily Backup: It enables you to free backup for photos, audio, videos, contacts, messages, etc. on iPhone and iPad.
Selective Backup: When you back up photos and videos, you can select just some of them instead of the entire folder.
iPhone Transfer: Transfer iPhone to iPhone, transfer data from PC to iPhone, transfer data from iPhone to PC with ease.

Now, let's have a look at how to use this application, taking photo backup as an example. 

1. Please connect your iPhone to PC with a USB cable.

2. Tap Phone Backup on the left side of the screen, and click Selective Backup > Get Started.

✎Note: You can backup iPhone music, videos, messages, contacts with the "Selective Backup" feature. 

3. Click Photos to view your photos.

4. Select the photos you want to backup or select all of them with one click.

5. Select the storage path in the lower-left corner and click Start Backup.

Conclusion

Hopefully, after trying these methods above, you can fix the problem of iPad running slow. To avoid data loss, you can backup your iPad and restore it to computer with the free tool - FoneTool, which helps you create a backup whenever you want and select what you really need to restore instead of the full backup.