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iOS Am I reading the dev notes right? You can now rollback from iOS 8 to iOS7?

chrono1081

chrono1081

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Hi guys,

Am I reading the dev notes right? You can install iOS 8, then roll back to 7 without any crazy hacks?? Just simply backing up to iTunes?

Has anyone done this successfully?
 
What are you reading that gives you this impression? Because I see the following in the "Read Me Before Downloading" section of the iOS Dev Center:
Devices updated to iOS 8 beta can not be restored to earlier versions of iOS. Only registered development devices will be able to upgrade to future beta releases and the final iOS software.
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[emphasis mine]
 
dejo said:
What are you reading that gives you this impression? Because I see the following in the "Read Me Before Downloading" section of the iOS Dev Center:

[emphasis mine]
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This is what greets me as soon as I log in to my developer account:

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dejo said:
Yes, that contains the text that informs you that you cannot restore to earlier version of iOS.
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Ah ok I see what it's saying now. It's saying just restore your device in general.

I thought it was weird that Apple would suddenly enable you to roll back operating systems.
 
Typically you can rollback during beta by doing a DFU restore, although this isn't supported by Apple.
 
If it works using DFU that would be great. I have an app at work I want to test but I'd rather not test on the work iPads and would Rather test on my own.
 
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