Technique Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I've bought a used iPhone 5 to be going on with as my other phone keeps acting up. It came with iOS 6. I remember some time ago, probably back when i had an iPhone 3GS, i tried to update my then iPhone to an iOS version that wasn't the current version & it wouldn't let me - i had no choice but to either not update at all or update to the latest version at that time which i didn't want to do. I don't want iOS8. Is there any way at all i can update to a version of iOS 7? I forget which version of iOS 7 my iPhone 4S was running, but i wanted to update to iOs 7, not 8. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted July 16, 2015 Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2015 if you have the ipsw file for the phone ios version you want file you can do it with a forced reset via iTunes http://osxdaily.com/2013/09/18/how-to-install-upgrade-ios-7-manually-with-ipsw/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=750 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohead Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Can't be done sorry. iOS 7 was stopped being signed a long time ago. You can't just download the old version and flash it as you won't get the verification signature from Apple - just like your old 3GS the same system is still present albeit even harder to crack now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Can't be done sorry. iOS 7 was stopped being signed a long time ago. Oh, that's right. In the tutorial where the window says "...and will verify the update with Apple." that'll block unsigned updates. Out of curiosity, why don't you want to upgrade to 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timster Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 you can only upgrade to the latest version of iOS Apple is signing. If you want iOS 7.1.2, get an iPhone 4, those aren't supported on iOS8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 8.4 is the only version you can go up to. They recently stopped signing 8.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technique Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Isn't iOs 8 going to make an iPhone 5 laggy as hell though? I remember when i updated my 3GS 1 iOS too many & it just made it awful to use. Out of interest, can 8.4 be jailbroken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoWind Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 you probably need a time machines to make that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted July 16, 2015 Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2015 Out of interest, can 8.4 be jailbroken? Yes, with TaiG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I used this on my old iphone 4 http://jaxov.com/2011/06/create-signed-ipsw-using-ifaith-to-restore-iphone-without-tinyumbrella-cydia-server/ Not sure if it will work with iphone 5, but might be worth a read Other options are tiny umbrella and host files, but i'm to lazy to google https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Bluefreeze IIRC correctly, you can download unsigned IPSW, fake sign them with ifaith and then load them. I had to use it in order to preserve baseband for software unlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melfster Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Isn't iOs 8 going to make an iPhone 5 laggy as hell though? I remember when i updated my 3GS 1 iOS too many & it just made it awful to use. Out of interest, can 8.4 be jailbroken? No its not laggy iOS 7 was quite bit laggy when it was intruduced. iOS 8.4 is not that bad on a iphone 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I don't have any problems with 8.4 on my iPhone 5. It runs quite nicely, IMO. Side-by-side comparisons show iOS 6 being slightly faster though -- so there is that. But there are so many awesome features in iOS 8, I wouldn't want to go back to 7 or 6. The expanded privacy, control over cell data usage, app background refresh, and battery usage monitoring features alone are worth it. I probably won't upgrade this year and go another year with the 5. If I do, that will mean I used it for 4 years. Its still really snappy and does everything I want it to. Battery life is still great. Having a hard time seeing the need to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted July 17, 2015 Veteran Share Posted July 17, 2015 iOS 8.4 on an iPhone 5 works fine. It lags on a 4S though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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