No Wi-Fi on the iPhone 4s is a common issue because of the Wi-Fi chip. Heating the top of the iPhone with a hairdryer until it gets the temperature warning will sometimes fix this
I have an iPad Mini Gen 1, which has the same hardware as an iPhone 4s... As expected, the mini 1 is as slow as an iPhone 4s when running iOS 9... I installed coolbooter and downgraded it to iOS 6 (the first version for it... ) And man, the performance boosted up a lot... Like a lot!
its even worse that the ipad mini has a 1Ghz A5 instead of the 800MHz A5 meaning it should have at least have a tiny bit more performance over the 4S but it performed the same TL;DR: the mini got hit hard with iOS 9
I used an iPhone 4s for about 2 years on iOS 9 in middle school. It was fine. It wasn't the fastest but it was all we could afford. I was able to facetime make calls watch videos play minecraft. It wasn't that bad. The apps were pretty optimized at the time, I even used snapchat.
I used it on iOS 9 when it was my only device in 2016-2017 and it honestly wasn’t too bad. It did almost anything I threw at it, as long as you were patient. It did not like Clash Royale quite as much, though
iPhones started to really get good around 2017 with the iPhone X, I was an iPhone user since 2010 and was never satisfied with each device update i got, then the X came out and it really changed my view on iPhones completely even typing on it was much better than previous generations and the battery lasted so much longer compared to my iPhone 7. I still use the Xs Max as a secondary phone and i still love using it, it has a new battery and always lasts the entire day not to mention the enhanced speakers for playing music. Back in the early days of iPhones even the new iOS update would make the iPhones much slower even if it was the first year iOS upgrade but tech has come so far that they can get 5 iOS updates and still work great.
So glad that Apple doesn’t update their devices to the point where they can’t run the software anymore, except the iPad seventh generation which is pretty terrible on iPadOS 18.
Good thing about technology improving overtime is that we get devices with longer software and security support without putting a huge hit on reduced performance.
@@markvillanueva3174 Look for a tutorial online for downgrading the iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1.3. It's quite easy, given that you have a Mac or a Linux machine.
i actually loved that case idea so much and was literally going to order one when I realized they have it for literally all the iPhone 15 Units EXCEPT for the iPhone 15 plus which is what I have 😭
I remember downloading iOS 9 beta on my mom's iphone 4s and it was literally unusable as in how slow it was but other than that, the beta made some apps straight up not work at all. It was the worst.
What’s ironic is that iOS 8.1.1 was released primarily to optimize the experience on the 4S. (like reducing animations for certain elements, removing non essential components, etc). It was Apple acknowledging that the experience was subpar and they made several tweaks to address that. It did make a difference. I don’t know what happened when they decided to release iOS 9 for the 4S. Did they forget this thing only had a half gig of RAM? iOS 8 was already pushing it.
would love to know a way to save my iPhone 4s from activation lock, downgrade it and enjoy it again... I already tried all the usual but I lost my iCloud and else
I have an iPad 3 that is also on iOS 9. It actually runs alright, but performance in apps and games isn't that great due to the A5X not being that much better over the A5.
No I have iPad 2 on ios 9 I don’t use it as daily driver. But still usable lot of apps like RUclips Twitter don’t work. Despite some stuttering it runs ok. So the iPhone 4s should do as well am I right
That's what I would recommend, though he did say that the power button is broken. He'd need to use an external tool to put the device into DFU mode. I'm sure this would work to fix the Wi-Fi.
i have iphone 4s still on ios 5.1.1 and ios 9. but i have iphone 4 on ios 7 and it worse than iphone 4s on ios 9. the iphone 4 is slowest iphone ever when it on ios 7. but i had to learn to live with it. it didnt really bother me how slow it was. but the iphone 4s it little bit faster but not by much. i also have an iphone 5s on ios 10.3 that i jalibroke well it has hard time enable it so i dont bother. i only used cydia to install ota block but that it. but i dont use jalibreak as it on ios 10.3 so no need.
How do you broke a phone's wifi 😂 this is the first time I ever heard of that 😂 The 4s was the first ever iPhone and apple product I ever own, it was a very beautiful piece of tech back then
My dad had this iPhone in 2014-2015. After this, he went back to Android and hates iPhone to this day. I can't say I blame him lol, iPhone 4s SUCKED in it's last years.
I don't have any issues with iOS 9 on my 4s. And I remember back in 2019. When iOS 9.3.6 was available for the 4s. I was 12 years old. And I was so happy.
@@vikingsystem You need to use the OTA downgrade method, which can trivially be done using Legacy iOS Kit. This allows the iPhone 4S to be downgraded to iOS 6 or iOS 8. The only prerequisite is that you have a Mac or a Linux machine. It's quite easy to find a tutorial for this online.
You'd be right about that. The 3G on iOS 4 is slow and missing a lot of features. Anyone with an iPhone 3G or an iPod Touch 2 should downgrade it to iPhone OS 3.1.3.
@ your not wrong what I found werid is the 2 gen touch work better on iOS 4 then the 3G and touch got Game Center which the 3G didn’t. These devices ran better on 3.1.3
It's really bad. weirdly enough iOS 8 is mostly fine. I daily drived an iPhone 4s with iOS 8.4.1 for about half of 2018 because my iPhone 5s was stolen at the time and for the most part it was fine for what I used it for. I don't do mobile gaming
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Étant possesseur d’un iPhone 4s sous iOS 5.1.1 et d’un autre sous iOS 9.3.5 je peux confirmer que celui sous 9.3.5 est tellement lent et pratiquement inutilisable…
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No Wi-Fi on the iPhone 4s is a common issue because of the Wi-Fi chip. Heating the top of the iPhone with a hairdryer until it gets the temperature warning will sometimes fix this
Yes Exactly!
Answer: VERY BAD
Also glitches & lags from the RAM.
I have an iPad Mini Gen 1, which has the same hardware as an iPhone 4s... As expected, the mini 1 is as slow as an iPhone 4s when running iOS 9... I installed coolbooter and downgraded it to iOS 6 (the first version for it... ) And man, the performance boosted up a lot... Like a lot!
How
@@linxclpx You can find good videos which will guide you on how to install coolbooter...
Yup. Literally unusable. Crazy days
That’s very true, I might have to downgrade my iPad mini to iOS 6.
its even worse that the ipad mini has a 1Ghz A5 instead of the 800MHz A5 meaning it should have at least have a tiny bit more performance over the 4S but it performed the same
TL;DR: the mini got hit hard with iOS 9
I used an iPhone 4s for about 2 years on iOS 9 in middle school. It was fine. It wasn't the fastest but it was all we could afford. I was able to facetime make calls watch videos play minecraft. It wasn't that bad. The apps were pretty optimized at the time, I even used snapchat.
Same here but I used mine in high school in July 2017 till I upgraded to the 6S in Xmas 2018
@ omgggg same I got a 6s plus in nov 2018
Fr I had my worst life with an iPhone 4s on iOS 9. Downgrading is almost necessary 😂
I used it on iOS 9 when it was my only device in 2016-2017 and it honestly wasn’t too bad. It did almost anything I threw at it, as long as you were patient. It did not like Clash Royale quite as much, though
Before I clicked on the video, I read the title and yelled out "terrible".
Goes to show how bad it is on iOS 9
I have one in good condition and love it as an mp3 player for running. It fits in every pocket. For that purpose iOS 9 performance is ok.
Nice! What music player do you use?
@@iClassichi bro you can fix the WiFi it’s a internal issue I will help you fix it it’s a common issue on iPhone 4s
@@iClassicall you need is a hair dryer and that’s it
And see this vid
@@iClassic ruclips.net/video/fIuDdFSHmgM/видео.htmlsi=DTAWTyCS6zT7J3xp
I daily drive an iPhone 6 as a dumbphone, no social media just solitaire and calling / sms
maps and weather work
iPhones started to really get good around 2017 with the iPhone X, I was an iPhone user since 2010 and was never satisfied with each device update i got, then the X came out and it really changed my view on iPhones completely even typing on it was much better than previous generations and the battery lasted so much longer compared to my iPhone 7. I still use the Xs Max as a secondary phone and i still love using it, it has a new battery and always lasts the entire day not to mention the enhanced speakers for playing music. Back in the early days of iPhones even the new iOS update would make the iPhones much slower even if it was the first year iOS upgrade but tech has come so far that they can get 5 iOS updates and still work great.
So glad that Apple doesn’t update their devices to the point where they can’t run the software anymore, except the iPad seventh generation which is pretty terrible on iPadOS 18.
doesnt feel terrible to me imo
@ I mean it's usable I guess but it's not great.
I have an iPhone 4s
I recently got a 4s and I was happy finding out it hadn't been updated past ios 6
Thanks so much for this content please make more like this 😊.
It’s true I remember when they said that it would improve performance, I was happy for this little phone :(
Good thing about technology improving overtime is that we get devices with longer software and security support without putting a huge hit on reduced performance.
I have one and I downgraded it to iOS 6.1.3 it’s so fast now and before it was soooo slow
yeah me too its so good and fast
But how to down grade the update?
@@markvillanueva3174 Downgrade to iOS 6? You will have to jailbreak it, you need to use WIFi
@@markvillanueva3174 Look for a tutorial online for downgrading the iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1.3. It's quite easy, given that you have a Mac or a Linux machine.
i remember it being really bad back then 😂😭
i actually loved that case idea so much and was literally going to order one when I realized they have it for literally all the iPhone 15 Units EXCEPT for the iPhone 15 plus which is what I have 😭
I remember downloading iOS 9 beta on my mom's iphone 4s and it was literally unusable as in how slow it was but other than that, the beta made some apps straight up not work at all. It was the worst.
What’s ironic is that iOS 8.1.1 was released primarily to optimize the experience on the 4S. (like reducing animations for certain elements, removing non essential components, etc). It was Apple acknowledging that the experience was subpar and they made several tweaks to address that. It did make a difference. I don’t know what happened when they decided to release iOS 9 for the 4S. Did they forget this thing only had a half gig of RAM? iOS 8 was already pushing it.
wish i still had mine
would love to know a way to save my iPhone 4s from activation lock, downgrade it and enjoy it again...
I already tried all the usual but I lost my iCloud and else
I have an iPad 3 that is also on iOS 9. It actually runs alright, but performance in apps and games isn't that great due to the A5X not being that much better over the A5.
It’s actually worse
No I have iPad 2 on ios 9 I don’t use it as daily driver. But still usable lot of apps like RUclips Twitter don’t work. Despite some stuttering it runs ok. So the iPhone 4s should do as well am I right
Jailbreak and dual boot to iOS 6 bad. Also in 2015, the US only had two year contracts. Three years wasn’t a thing until 2021.
Every action takes long to be completed on 9 :(
But my 4S has a weak battery now, so I'm not bothered to downgrade. I'll get a new one next year.
I love that mac folder wallet you used as a background prop ❤. Could you link me through it?
5:08 to skip the boring ad
Thx you a life saver
There was an ad?
Edit: okay I never realized. Too busy eating and I have sponsorblock
iphone 4s camera❤️
Hey have you tried restoring using DFU?
That's what I would recommend, though he did say that the power button is broken. He'd need to use an external tool to put the device into DFU mode. I'm sure this would work to fix the Wi-Fi.
I used an iPhone 4S on iOS 9 before the pandemic hit and it was slow in terms of getting directions via apple maps.. almost crashed in the process.
i have iphone 4s still on ios 5.1.1 and ios 9. but i have iphone 4 on ios 7 and it worse than iphone 4s on ios 9. the iphone 4 is slowest iphone ever when it on ios 7. but i had to learn to live with it. it didnt really bother me how slow it was. but the iphone 4s it little bit faster but not by much. i also have an iphone 5s on ios 10.3 that i jalibroke well it has hard time enable it so i dont bother. i only used cydia to install ota block but that it. but i dont use jalibreak as it on ios 10.3 so no need.
so does the "s" stand for "slow" now
you can use itunes to flash ios 9. on iphone 4s to enble wife as it still sighed by apple just make sure to back it up
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Dude that case is so cool!!! Can I put a picture of my dog?
Yes 🐕
If I could still use this phone I WOULD ABSOLUTELY!!! The camera and design are amazing, I still have cases for it 😢too bad Apple bricked it
i bought an almost mint condition iphone 4s, it came with ios 9 but i figured out how to downgrade it to ios 6, and now its faster than ever
The WiFi is greyed out because of a thermal shock. It’s infamous on these models.
cant you downgrade those to ios 6?
I still have 4s with iOS 6 ❤❤
iOS 5 🔥
How do I jailbreak iPhone 4s on ios 9.3.6 , I tried Phoenix but it didn’t load?
Do you people know what is the way to jailbreak iphone 4s
How do you broke a phone's wifi 😂 this is the first time I ever heard of that 😂
The 4s was the first ever iPhone and apple product I ever own, it was a very beautiful piece of tech back then
I used the 4s on ios 9 from 2018 to 2020. It was a terrible experience because of the laggy animation and app crashing
Once iPhone 4S got iOS 8, I could NOT wait to get rid of the 4S quick enough.
I use my iPhone 4s on iOS 9 and it’s not really painfully slow
You should put an iPhone 6s iOS 9 and iPhone 4s iOS 9 together to reflect how bad is iOS 9 in iPhone 4s
I have an iPhone 4s running iOS 9
My dad had this iPhone in 2014-2015. After this, he went back to Android and hates iPhone to this day. I can't say I blame him lol, iPhone 4s SUCKED in it's last years.
Iphohe 6s on ios 15?
can u make a video about ios 7 app store is down?
I have a iPhone 4s on IOS 8.0 :D
Mine crashes even using de camera
1:56 why is he whispering??
I don't have any issues with iOS 9 on my 4s. And I remember back in 2019. When iOS 9.3.6 was available for the 4s. I was 12 years old. And I was so happy.
Are you forgetting the iPhone 4 on iOS 7?
Restore this iPhone from DFU to fix Wi-Fi issue (if it's in software)
Curious how that’s possible if the power button is jammed?
@@iClassic Not possible, but fixing iPhone 4S should be really cheap
I sold my 4s after ios 9 update. It was slow af
It's quite easy to downgrade to iOS 8 which is much faster, and on many iPhone 4Ses, you can even downgrade to iOS 6 easily.
ok, tell me how if you mind, because I have one and I would love to downgrade, I can't find any IOS 5 or 6 apple signed.
@@vikingsystem You need to use the OTA downgrade method, which can trivially be done using Legacy iOS Kit. This allows the iPhone 4S to be downgraded to iOS 6 or iOS 8. The only prerequisite is that you have a Mac or a Linux machine. It's quite easy to find a tutorial for this online.
@ thank you, I use a Mac
@@vikingsystem You should have an easy time downgrading the iPhone 4S then.
Can’t be any worse then the iPhone 3G on iOS 4
You'd be right about that. The 3G on iOS 4 is slow and missing a lot of features. Anyone with an iPhone 3G or an iPod Touch 2 should downgrade it to iPhone OS 3.1.3.
@ your not wrong what I found werid is the 2 gen touch work better on iOS 4 then the 3G and touch got Game Center which the 3G didn’t. These devices ran better on 3.1.3
It's really bad. weirdly enough iOS 8 is mostly fine. I daily drived an iPhone 4s with iOS 8.4.1 for about half of 2018 because my iPhone 5s was stolen at the time and for the most part it was fine for what I used it for. I don't do mobile gaming
I used an iPhone 4S in 2017. It was shitty. Imagine it in 2024.
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answer: not that bad just a bit slow not laggy just slow (at least on ios 9.3.6)
comment posted on iphone 4s on ios 9.3.6 non jailbrokeen still watchable in 480p smoothly
It’s an iPhone 4s it’s running iOS 9 it’s very slow
Using this phone on iOS 9 is an act of heresy.
i would downgrade if my favorite apps still worked on ios 6
Every A5 chip device that ran on iOS 9 is bad.
Étant possesseur d’un iPhone 4s sous iOS 5.1.1 et d’un autre sous iOS 9.3.5 je peux confirmer que celui sous 9.3.5 est tellement lent et pratiquement inutilisable…
iOS 8 💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨 iOS 9 🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌
worse than my iPhone 5s on iOS 12
iPhone 4s was slow even on the iOS 7 and 8
iOS 7 was fine on the 4S
iOS 7 was fine but 8 was starting to slow the phone down. iOS 9 was pretty much unusable.
Bad. Very, bad.
tldrvideos; VERY BAD.
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