But for those that have not updated their phone to the seven how long can we continue to use the six
Sent from my iPhone On 2013-09-26, at 7:05 AM, "Ben Mustill-Rose" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Unfortunately, as Cara said in her message, even though there may be a > copy of the os on your computer, the point is moot as you won't be > able to restore to it anyway. > > An extremely simplified version of the restore process is: > > 1: The process is invoked using iTunes. > 2: The os is in part transferred to the phone. > 3: iTunes checks with Apple to see if you are allowed to install the > os you want on a device that you own. > 4: In this situation, Apple returns that the restore can't continue so > an error is printed. > 5: The phone becomes unusable until you reinstall iOS7. > > Unfortunately this is one of the trade-offs of using Apple products. > There are some valid reasons why Apple doesn’t want you to downgrade, > but I do agree that it's silly that you're unable to downgrade a > device that you've purchased and in some instances you will be stuck > with a device that you can't use - E.G. iOS5 and some braille > displays. I've resisted updating to iOS7 due to the issues that people > have reported on this list; I like other people here use my phone for > much more than making calls and the idea that my 4S may lag extremely > badly once the os is installed, at least to me is unacceptable, so > I've chosen to stick with 6. > > Unfortunately there isn't really anything we can do to change the > situation. However, if these practices annoy you, you can take comfort > in the fact that ultimately they're shooting themselves in the foot by > partaking in them as I know lots of people who will jump ship for > precisely this reason once something viable is available. > > Cheers, > Ben. > > On 9/26/13, Pablo Morales <[email protected]> wrote: >> but if a got a copy of the IOs 6 stored in my computer, how can I tell >> iTunes that I need to use it, instead the IOs 7? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Scott Duck" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 6:08 AM >> Subject: RE: Want to Downgrade to IOS6 >> >> >>> Cara, >>> I did update through iTunes. I like doing it that way better, mostly >>> because I have more than 5 gigs of data and don't want to pay for extra >>> iCloud storage for the backup. Anyway, how do I locate and restore the >>> backup of IOS6? It seems that it would be as simple as just restoring >>> from >>> the previous backup but, from the comments of others on the list, I guess >>> not. I would appreciate any info that you can provide. >>> Thanks, >>> Scott Duck >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Cara Quinn >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:23 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Want to Downgrade to IOS6 >>> >>> If you update your phone through iTunes, there is a copy of your OS on >>> your >>> computer but locating it is not always a small feat. >>> >>> -And, at this point, this is moot anyway. >>> >>> However, for future reference, whether or not you back up your phone, as >>> long as you update your phone's software using iTunes, you'll have a copy >>> >>> of >>> your OS on your system, so you can restore to it, should you need. >>> >>> If you would like more detail on this feel free to ask. Otherwise, Google >>> >>> is >>> your friend. >>> >>> Have a nice evening! >>> >>> Smiles, >>> >>> Cara :) >>> On Sep 25, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Jack Conti <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Scott i don't believe the os gets backed up. at least thats what i >>> read. >>> At 09:44 AM 9/25/2013, you wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> I think that I would like to downgrade back to IOS6. I always do IOS >>> upgrades through iTunes so that I have a backup on my computer. 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