No, this cannot be done. All of Apples replacement and new iPhones are now running iOS 7, and they cannot be downgraded to the previous version. You must choose between a faulty headset jack and iOS 7.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 1 Oct 2013, at 6:49, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > Correct, when you try to restore to iOS 6.1.3, a verification is part of this > process and this is where you will most likely get a message that it can’t be > done. Your chosen course is best, i.e. find an Apple Store which has an > iPhone 5 on a shelf which still have version 6.1.3 on it. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Alan Lemly > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 10:28 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: iPhone 5 Warranty Replacement Without iOS 7 > > I need some advice from those of you who have dealt with Apple and know a lot > more than I do about IOS versions and Apple's signing of them. I have an > iPhone 5, 64GB that I purchased in February of this year that is running iOS > 6.1.4. I'm not saying I'm not ever upgrading to iOS 7 but I'm definitely not > interested in doing so at this time. My problem is that the headphone jack on > my phone is faulty. I use the earpods extensively and I have to fiddle with > the plug every time I plug in the headset until I get the proper volume > coming out of the earpods and get the volume and remote buttons on the > earpods working. I'd say that 90+% of the time when I plug in the earpods, > the volume is lower than it should be and the headset buttons don't work > until I get the connection right. I've already had the earpods replaced once > and this did not help so I'm convinced this is a earphone jack hardware issue. > > I would have preferred Apple replacing the phone through the mail but the > senior advisor I spoke with tells me that they can't request the iOS version > it comes with and he's fairly certain it will come with iOS 7. So I'm going > to the Apple Store tomorrow and hoping that any 64GB black iPhone 5's that > they have in stock still have iOS 6.1 on them. I will take my laptop with me > containing a full encrypted backup using iTunes from which I can run a > restore and get my apps and other things on the new phone. > > I'm curious if Apple had sent me a replacement through the mail with iOS 7 on > it and here's where I need help in understanding the iOS installation process > and what I believe I've heard folks on this list call Apple's signing of it. > I take this to mean that even if one has a version of iOS on their computers, > installing that version requires an action and signing or "blessing" if you > will from Apple as part of its installation. The Apple senior advisor I spoke > with didn't seem to understand this and that's why I'm posting this message. > I did download the iPhone5,1_6.1.4_10B350_Restore.ipsw file about 1am the > morning of September 20th from a link provided on this list. This file is > about 1GB in size but I need someone in the know to explain if I could > successfully install this on a new iPhone and what the steps would be. I > think I understand that this can't be done from what I've read posted here. > > I appreciate anything helpful anyone could post on my issue. What I don't > need is someone trying to convince me why I should just accept iOS 7. Believe > me when I say I've thought extensively about the iOS I want to run and that I > also think Apple could get me a replacement iPhone 5 with iOS 6.1.4 if I talk > to the right person. > > Thanks. > > Alan Lemly > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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