Thanks Sieghard. I may try it tomorrow if I'm brave. lol I really appreciate the info... though recovery mode scares me without sighted assistance. (sigh) what to do?
Jenifer Barr Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2015, at 6:48 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Jennifer, > > Theoretically you should be able to downgrade by connecting to iTunes and use > the “Check for Updates” option. You would first need to find an iOS 8.4.1 > IPSW file for your device and download it, then open iTunes with your device > connected, go to your device area and tab to the Check for Updates button and > press Shift+Enter, browse to your downloaded iPS W file and your iPhone > should be downgraded without the need for a rstore of a backup. I am saying > “should” because not always do things go smoothly and you may have to end up > putting your iPhne into recovery mode and to do a restore and then of course > youwould need to restore from a backup. Now, since you have to to this via > iTunes anyways, why not make an encrypted backup or at least a normal iTunes > backup, this will backup all text messages. > > Here is a link for a website where you can find your phone’s IPSW file: > http://www.iphonehacks.com/download-iphone-ios-firmware > > The following link was posted by Richard a couple of days ago and it > describes 2 methodes you can downgrade, what I described above is method 2 > which is not the recommended method, but which the author wrote worked for > them and it has worked for me in the past: > http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/09/how-to-downgrade-ios-9.html > > > Good luck, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Jenifer Barr > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2015 12:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: How does one go back to iOS 8 from iOS 9 > > Will I lose all of my text messages if I go back? They're the only thing that > icloud won't back ups. > > Jenifer Barr > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 20, 2015, at 2:05 PM, christopher hallsworth <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I haven't heard Apple has pulled it yet, but they soon will. So be quick > before they stop signing it or pull it. > On 20 Sep 2015, at 09:04, Jenifer Barr <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is it still possible to go back to ios 8.whatever without a jailbroken phone? > > Jenifer Barr > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 17, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Interestingly enough iOS 8.4.1 has been out for several weeks and my usual > source for IPSW files, http://IPSWDownloader.com, stops at version 8.3, > version 12F70. > I’m sure other websites have it, but I wonder why this one doesn’t. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Jonathan Mosen > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:47 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: How does one go back to iOS 8 from iOS 9 > > Hi Neal, this won't be possible for very much longer. So if you're going to > do it, you'll want to do it without any delay. If Apple follows its usual > practice, they will soon stop signing iOS 8.4.1, so with the exception of a > pretty complex process in jailbroken devices, it won't be an option. > The short answer to your question is that during this window, if you can find > the file with a .IPSW extension for iOS 8.4.1 for your specific iPhone model, > you can install it by pressing shift+Space-bar on the "restore" button in > iTunes. Navigate to that file, run it, wait, and eventually you'll have 8.4.1 > back. Hopefully you have kept an encrypted backup in iTunes of your phone in > its 8.4.1 state and you can restore from that. If you have not, an iCloud > restore should be a much lengthier but feasible restore. > But I can't stress enough, if Apple sticks to its usual behaviour, these > instructions will stop working real soon. > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > > On 18/09/2015, at 3:34 AM, Neal Ewers <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, I don’t think I need to do this, but just to make sure, I searched for > things on the web and saw articles about how to down grade a beta version > back to version 8. Is it the same path to take when downgrading from the > released version? Are there any simple listing of steps that anyone has found > that may be more easy to contemplate than some of the ones I have found? > > Thanks for all help. > > Neal > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - 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