As fate would have it, after installing iOS9 beta on my iPad2 the iPad died. Not related, I'm sure.
So, good excuse to get an iPad Air 2. I did an install of iOS9 beta on it, then reloaded from the backup, and everything SEEMED to go fine. Except that most apps have lost all their saved data. Poor kids, but almost all the game progress/etc was lost. This is the trouble with trying to keep on the leading edge but not being able to affford a dedicated test device. Oh well, I know, no pity party, but it does seem to reveal a problem... Why did the apps restore but their data is not there?
Not using iCloud backup, just backup to iTunes, but I know the last backup from the iPad2 was a good and complete backup.
I even have tried several restores from the backup after the fact, not a complete reload, just the restore from the backup, but yet it doesn't restore any of the progress/etc in the apps.
Very frustrating. 😟