Im on iOS 11.2.1 and wants to downgrade to iOS 11.1.2.
Apple stops signing it and i still want to downgrade.
Pls help me!!!!
Apple stops signing it and i still want to downgrade.
Pls help me!!!!
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I want to downgrade
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How many of these threads do we have to have? Apple's stopped signing it = you can't! And I guess it's not really worth asking but why would you want to anyway - swap an OS which is generally all but polished now for its sloppy early days? Can MAAYBE understand people wanting to downgrade to say 9 or 10 because they just preferred the OS but don't understand downgrading .x.x versions
You can use https://www.any-data-recovery.com/product/ianygo.html for example for downgrading.
You need to jailbreak your phone in order to activate it depending on which iOS version you want to downgrade to.
The biggest risk is to brick your phone though. It is possible though, but it requires a lot of work. It took me a day to downgrade the original iPhone to iPhone OS 1.
I did it couple of years ago. The activation process isn't your biggest problem at the moment, but the fear of bricking your phone is.
There are several videos on YouTube by EverythingApplePro and the 8-bit guy etc…
This will not work. The original iPhone could be downgraded for different reasons. That software is a $50 scam.
Even the FAQ says it will populate downgrade-able software versions. Nothing mentions it will bypassing Apple’s signing servers. And even if it did, that is beyond risky. The entire idea of that software is to downgrade without losing data and. Or having to use iTunes.
I once downgraded iPhone 5 (back in 2014) to the original iOS. It is possible and in many cases you lose your data. It is possible, but you have to jailbreak in order to activate your phone. I agree with you by this being beyond risky, since there's a huge possibility it bricks your phone and renders it useless.
I know it's possible in general, I've done it, but how do you go to 11.1.2 currently, if you've never previously jailbroken?
Well, in that sense I don't think it's possible, but I do believe it's possible to go back to iOS 10 and iOS 9 even though it's not signed by Apple anymore.
I don't have a spare iPhone to play around, so I'm afraid of bricking my phone.
Unless OP has an active jailbreak and an iPhone 4s & iPad 2, then your quote is irrelevant.
https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/OdysseusOTA2
OdysseusOTA2 is downgrading utility that allows several 32-bit devices to be downgraded to iOS 8.4.1
While I agree you shouldn't post comments like 'I think that, it should be possible', downgrade options do exist for some devices.
Then instead of talking, show him
HAHAHAHAHA wow
Yeah dont listen to us forum members, just beware you may brick and render your phone useless if you dont listen to us.
Thats some dangerous advice you are giving.
Will you cover the users new phone cost if your advice bricks their phone?? Thought not.
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If your sole purpose to downgrade is to jailbreak, stop updating and waiting for a future jailbreak may be a better choice than downgrading your firmware. BTW, 11.2.5 fixes two huge hardware security holes. There is little to no reason to not update to 11.2.5.
As long as the mods keep allowing it will happen. You can report these duplicate posts all day and the mods just let them stay.