iPhone 3GS Slow Response Time


I was sick of my iPhone not responding instantly to my finger taps the first time around (like when I had nothing loaded on my iPhone when I first got it) so I decided to figure out the issue. I felt that my iPhone had either reached its end-of-life or one of the programs was causing it to delay my touch response. I’m not ready to purchase a new iPhone 4, as the iPhone 5 is just around the corner, plus I got a brand new replacement just last week from the Apple store (cracked case — thanks Apple!). I closed all my programs, cleared all my safari history, cookies and cache, and still experienced the same issue.

I then worked my way to the one and only SPOTLIGHT settings (Settings > General > Spotlight Search) and unchecked all the options (Contacts-Messages).

My iPhone is now working normally. I am very happy, but of course the downfall is that your built-in search will not find anything. I will most likely go back and check a few options within the Spotlight settings, but I refuse to give up phone functionality for a search feature that I barely use in the first place. I hope this helps you just as much as it helped me.

You can read more about Spotlight HERE.

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12 responses to “iPhone 3GS Slow Response Time”

  1. Yeah me too I cleared the Safari caches and that stuff as some recommended but it didn’t help. This did it! Now runs like it used to thanks!

    • This blog was for an iPhone 3GS, so I assume that you have an older 3G.

      Try this:
      – Tap on “Settings”
      – Tap on “General”
      – Navigate to and select “Home Button”
      – Scroll down to “Spotlight Search”
      – Disable everything by tapping the check box next to each item
      – Exit settings

  2. Holy crap, I’ve been dealing w the slowness forever, thank you. Why did I not google this problem before.