Obsolescence programmed

After updating to iPadOS 26.2, my recent iPad has become almost unusable.

The system is slow, laggy, unresponsive, and basic tasks now feel painful.

This is not “innovation”. This feels like forced obsolescence.

A software update should improve a device — not destroy it.

I’ve made my decision: I’m done with Apple.

My next tablets and smartphones will be Samsung.

If a recent iPad can be practically ruined by a single update, then this ecosystem is not trustworthy anymore.

This situation is unacceptable, and honestly it feels like something that should be legally questioned, because users are being forced to replace perfectly good devices after software updates.

Apple has lost me as a customer.