User profile for user: benndavidd
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i bought an 11 and it was upgraded to iOS 17.1. the display is bad and i'm trying to downgrade it to iOS 16 but there's no apple signed firmware for that.
i also do not have the option of visiting an apple store
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iPhone 11
Posted on Nov 2, 2023 10:30 PM
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User profile for user: KaeBFly
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Posted on Nov 2, 2023 11:00 PM
It’s not possible to downgrade the iOS back to 16. You can contact Apple directly for support and troubleshooting. If it is determined that it needs to be replaced or repaired they will provide you your available options.
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User profile for user: KaeBFly
KaeBFly
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Nov 2, 2023 11:00 PM in response to benndavidd
It’s not possible to downgrade the iOS back to 16. You can contact Apple directly for support and troubleshooting. If it is determined that it needs to be replaced or repaired they will provide you your available options.
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Dec 16, 2023 9:57 PM in response to benndavidd
An in addition, AIRDROP and photos transfer through message while in the photos app are NO LONGER working to transfer photos to other devices in iOS 17.2!
that is walking backwards!
one should be able to return to the previous version DUE TO THE LOST IN DEVICE’S FUNCTIONALITY with the FAULTY SOFTWARE UPDATE!
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User profile for user: lobsterghost1
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Feb 29, 2024 5:00 AM in response to vartam76
Downgrading to iOS 16 is the least of your worries (downgrading iOS is NOT supported anyway). You bought a used iPhone, which is Activation Locked. Unless you know the Apple ID and Password used to set up the phone, it is 100% useless to you. If you can't reach the person who set up the phone, it is useless to you. Apple won't help you unlock the phone and no one here can help you unlock the phone. As it stands, you bought a nice paperweight you simply cannot use. If you can get your money back try. If you can't get your money back, recycle the phone responsibly.
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Dec 2, 2023 5:45 PM in response to benndavidd
You are unable to downgrade unfortunately. Once you update you cannot un-updated.
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User profile for user: GSM-Abinash
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Mar 27, 2024 8:45 PM in response to benndavidd
If you want to downgrade from iOS 17.1.2 to iOS 17.1.1 and iOS 17.0.1, for example, you won’t be able to do so. You can’t downgrade since Apple is no longer signing those versions of iOS, and these days Apple stops signing previous versions of iOS within days of releasing a new version.
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Mar 6, 2024 2:47 PM in response to JustLetMePickAUsername
JustLetMePickAUsername wrote:
Thank you so much for having me update my iPhone SE second generation to iOS 17 to back it up, then making iOS 17 not compatible with the iPhone X, then not making it possible to downgrade my iOS version on the old phone. now I’ve got to spend another couple of hours finding some way to fix this. Cheers
Why are you thanking the Author of this thread who doesn't work for Apple and had absolutely NOTHING to do with your issue? If you thought you were thanking Apple, you weren't. This is a user to user only forum, which Apple Doesn't actively participate in.
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Dec 10, 2023 6:59 PM in response to benndavidd
Even if you could downgrade the iOS....(you can't)....this would not solve a defective display issue.
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User profile for user: fidelix208
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Dec 23, 2023 5:39 AM in response to benndavidd
I want to downgrade my phone
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User profile for user: melih259
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Jan 18, 2024 6:57 AM in response to benndavidd
I wish they sign every ios version I want to downgrade to ios 15 but I cant its so ugly
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Jan 21, 2024 6:54 AM in response to benndavidd
Why do we make an update that not only messes with your network connection. Battery drains too? Like what are we doing? I don’t wanna buy this phone if all this can do is mess it up with a single update.
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User profile for user: vartam76
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Feb 29, 2024 1:00 AM in response to benndavidd
i bought a iPhone 11 as a second hand but it has a iCloud wich is the locked to user problem i wanted to use with no personal data (only mine)on it and but the iCloud still on it and i just want to downgrade to a ios16 but i cant cuz of apple assignment so if someone can help me or giving me a tip I would appreciate it
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Mar 6, 2024 2:14 PM in response to benndavidd
Thank you so much for having me update my iPhone SE second generation to iOS 17 to back it up, then making iOS 17 not compatible with the iPhone X, then not making it possible to downgrade my iOS version on the old phone. now I’ve got to spend another couple of hours finding some way to fix this. Cheers
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Mar 18, 2024 11:46 AM in response to Aburaihan3053
Aburaihan3053 wrote:
After update ios 17.4 in game is my iPhone too much lagging rendering and frame drops during play pubg . Before update not like that pacing situation!
Make sure that you have the most up-to-date version of the game. If you do, contact the app developer. Sounds like they haven't kept up.
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User profile for user: kb1951
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Dec 23, 2023 5:50 AM in response to fidelix208
Sorry but you can’t go back. If you describe your problems, we will try to help you.
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Jan 18, 2024 9:06 AM in response to benndavidd
What is wrong with the display ?
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How do I downgrade my iPhone 11 from iOS 17 to iOS 16?
