looks like you CAN downgrade iOS 7 to 6

nickdalzell · Sep 27, 2013

i know this is an Android forum but this is the Lounge, and there are iOS users here. despite people saying you can NEVER downgrade iOS 7 to 6, they are WRONG.

The key is to remove iTunes 11 on your desktop or laptop computer, and reinstall iTunes 10.7 (from oldapps.com or some old software archive). then put your iPad/iPhone/iPod touch into DFU mode or recovery mode. then connect it to iTunes via the cable. iTunes will report an iDevice in recovery/DFU mode and attempt to download the 'most up-to-date software'. since you're using iTunes 10 now, that most up-to-date ends up being iOS 6.1.3, and it begins downloading. this might take awhile. my computer is reporting it taking 13 hours (it's a couple gigs). i'll let you know if it is successful

kate · Sep 28, 2013

This would be good news to many people.

Apparently a decent number of iPhone users don't like iOS 7 and have wanted to revert back.

nickdalzell · Sep 28, 2013

well i am stuck again. it gives me error 3194 once it extracts the file and tries to restore. tried it in and out of DFU mode but no dice. i hope it's just my crappy WinXP laptop causing this problem

sfbloodbrother · Sep 28, 2013

Wow it's amazing how many people or iOS users do not like the new iOS software and want to downgrade to the older one. It's a lot like windows 8. Really bad for apple

nickdalzell · Sep 28, 2013

honestly, the tie-in with Microsoft isn't the source of the hate. some have actually moved to WP because of iOS7's appearance. the two biggest issues are lag and motion sickness due to parallax.

messing with non-updated apps, deleting folders, accessibility settings, and a different browser, i managed to hide a lot of the look of iOS7 and it looks a lot like iOS 6 now, with the exception of the double-sized frosted glass dockbar, which won't vanish no matter what i do--i tried deleting all icons from it and it stays.

Given how much i love voice control, i am not very happy with how Siri now takes up the entire screen. before, she'd only pop up dialog-style and not interrupt what you were currently doing.

FYI, using a third-party browser (in my case, Photon) that is still not yet updated for iOS 7, it remains in the default skeuomorphic UI and the older iOS6 keyboard is used vs. the oversized whitespace UI and larger than life keyboard.

Codegerm · Sep 28, 2013

One would think if enough of their customers complained, that Apple would provide a means for them to easily downgrade back to the previous version.

nickdalzell · Sep 28, 2013

the problem is that like Facebook changes, people seem to get initially upset, then eventually adapt and are quiet--so nothing ever changes. they really don't have to downgrade, but allow a 'classic' theme option.

BRAINZ2013 · Sep 28, 2013

Yeah buddy made one dude on my job sick got to throwing up his lunch . And guess what he had along with a sub sandwich a red apple .ewwww wasn't so red when it came up :eek:

:what:
YUCK.

Guess he will be getting a android now

BRAINZ2013 · Sep 28, 2013

nickdalzell said:
the problem is that like Facebook changes, people seem to get initially upset, then eventually adapt and are quiet--so nothing ever changes. they really don't have to downgrade, but allow a 'classic' theme option.

Nahhh its a downgrade the store told him to do something .first they told him to turn down the display. He said no they told him what to do .

bjacks12 · Sep 28, 2013

This is why I'm happy with my Nexus. Stock UI, customizable, no cartoonish look.

nickdalzell · Sep 29, 2013

bjacks12 said:
This is why I'm happy with my Nexus. Stock UI, customizable, no cartoonish look.

Except for Play Store, Play Music, Gmail, Books, etc. Android 5.0 may be closer to iOS 7. Let's face it, flat UI is taking over. So far it's the default UI for Google Chrome apps, much of Android, my Harmony Touch remote, my smart tv, and now my iDevices

Codegerm · Sep 29, 2013

Thankfully it is easy to take Android to a previous version on many devices.

bjacks12 · Sep 29, 2013

I don't mind the google play UI.

Revenant Ghost · Sep 29, 2013

bjacks12 said:
I don't mind the google play UI.

Play Store isn't too bad for me either, since you can customize it.

Slug · Sep 29, 2013

nickdalzell said:
despite people saying you can NEVER downgrade iOS 7 to 6, they are WRONG.

Only with an iPhone 4, I believe. An iP4S or later updated to iOS7 cannot be reverted.

nickdalzell · Sep 29, 2013

Yeah kinda found that one out the hard way. Although with a few small tweaks iOS 7 ain't that bad, at least not on the iPhone. ipad still too big though. Dock too big, icons too big, had to hide the cartoon icons in a folder on a way off screen to not have them display. Winter deer wallpaper matches the rest of the UI so my theme remains intact.

Although I'm not seeing the battery life problems people seem to report. The battery seems to last forever compared to the duration of iOS 6. My iPad would go for 8-10 and now lasts longer than 12 in constant use. iPhone same. Charging time is extremely short.

Revenant Ghost · Sep 29, 2013

Well, at least you were able to find some sort of a compromise with iOS 7.

nickdalzell · Sep 29, 2013

Yeah, like not updating apps so the icons are still skeuomorphic as in iOS 6

looks like you CAN downgrade iOS 7 to 6

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