Why is iOS so big compared to other OSs?

Those numbers look pretty normal.

@Raine
79 GB? That’s wild.

@Raine
Backup your iPad to iCloud or a computer, wipe it, and then restore it. That will shrink your system data usage a lot.

Zion said:
@Raine
Backup your iPad to iCloud or a computer, wipe it, and then restore it. That will shrink your system data usage a lot.

Why should I do all that? I don’t want to pay for iCloud since it’s not enough for me. I just want a tablet that manages itself better. But thanks for the advice.

@Raine
It’s one of the few effective ways to cut down on system data usage. Nobody said it’d be fun.

Zion said:
@Raine
It’s one of the few effective ways to cut down on system data usage. Nobody said it’d be fun.

So much for the ‘Life is easier on iPhone’ marketing, huh?

Raine said:

Zion said:
@Raine
It’s one of the few effective ways to cut down on system data usage. Nobody said it’d be fun.

So much for the ‘Life is easier on iPhone’ marketing, huh?

They never said everything would be simple, just smoother in some ways.