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Apple Begins Offering 'Last Compatible' Version of Apps for Users Running Legacy Versions of iOS
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Get it to work
it did't work for me at first, but this made it work:
You have to have downloaded the app already on either iTunes or another device. I has to be in your purchase history (free apps to)
I downloaded it in iTunes, removed it, then tried to download it on iphone 3g iOS 4.2.1 and it asked to download an older version.
I got it working with Facebook, Temple Run and Bike Race and I'll try other apps soon
Hope this helps
it did't work for me at first, but this made it work:
You have to have downloaded the app already on either iTunes or another device. I has to be in your purchase history (free apps to)
I downloaded it in iTunes, removed it, then tried to download it on iphone 3g iOS 4.2.1 and it asked to download an older version.
I got it working with Facebook, Temple Run and Bike Race and I'll try other apps soon
Hope this helps
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I recently was given an iPad 1st gen. The App store has always shown me a window saying requires iOS 6 or later or iOS or later when trying to download old apps that have been updated. For example, Evernote. I don't see any way of getting apps that have versions that worked on iOS 5.1.1
Could you post a screenshot of the window? When I got that, there were two buttons - one of them would download the "last compatible" version, the other would cancel.
I'll look again but I think it just has Cancel and OK. That would be the sensible way to satisfy owners of older iPads, but I have come to expect nonsense.
There was an app I really wanted, but by the time I found it, it had been updated to iOS 7 only. The developer told me that Apple controlled the app store and there was no way he could sell me the prior version. Same with the desktop version - it's Mavericks only.
I figured it out - at least on the iPad side. I read this entire thread and a couple of things stood out. One, was that people who had already downloaded the app were able to re-download. Then someone was having trouble, and the cloud icon was mentioned. I didn't see a cloud icon in the App Store on the iPad. Someone else had mentioned apps through iTunes, but again I thought this had to do with a previously purchased product.
This morning I backed up the iPad to the cloud and computer. I decided to try buying the app through iTunes. When I tried it on the iPad, it wouldn't let me due to the OS. This time, it happily took my money, and then told me it couldn't sync due to incompatible versions. I'm still not seeing any cloud icons. I click on my iPad through iTunes, look at the apps tab, right click the app, and still nothing.
I disconnect the iPad and take a look at the App Store in there. It shows me I've purchased the app, and THERE's the cloud icon! I tap that, and finally get the message that this app is not compatible with my current iOS, would I like to download a previous version.
I say yes, and there it is!! Very happy.
Now, can this be done on the desktop or is this feature limited to iOS? While it's more important to me to have it on the iPad, having a full kb at times would be wonderful.
Thanks!
I figured it out - at least on the iPad side. I read this entire thread and a couple of things stood out. One, was that people who had already downloaded the app were able to re-download. Then someone was having trouble, and the cloud icon was mentioned. I didn't see a cloud icon in the App Store on the iPad. Someone else had mentioned apps through iTunes, but again I thought this had to do with a previously purchased product.
This morning I backed up the iPad to the cloud and computer. I decided to try buying the app through iTunes. When I tried it on the iPad, it wouldn't let me due to the OS. This time, it happily took my money, and then told me it couldn't sync due to incompatible versions. I'm still not seeing any cloud icons. I click on my iPad through iTunes, look at the apps tab, right click the app, and still nothing.
I disconnect the iPad and take a look at the App Store in there. It shows me I've purchased the app, and THERE's the cloud icon! I tap that, and finally get the message that this app is not compatible with my current iOS, would I like to download a previous version.
I say yes, and there it is!! Very happy.
Now, can this be done on the desktop or is this feature limited to iOS? While it's more important to me to have it on the iPad, having a full kb at times would be wonderful.
Thanks!
Well, the dev hasn't done his homework, then. It's, if you're ready to commit some additional work to compile for earlier architectures, possible to provide for pre-iOS7 compatibility even in project targeting native 64-bit ARM (instead of the default 32-bit only armv7/armv7s architectures).
In my AppStore apps, I still even support pre-iOS4.3 devices running on at least 4.0, including the iPhone 3G and the iPod touch 2G. I want my apps run on everything so I dedicate effort to doing this. As my apps have been developed since 2008 and most of the development has been done during the pre-ARC, pre-autolayout 3.x and 4.x days, it isn't that hard - all my iOS5/6/7+-only API usage (for example, Appearance calls) are conditional and I don't use ARC. And I've manually hacked iOS5-only external libraries like ShareKit for full 4.0+-compliance. (This way, I did lose easy upgradability of the given lib, but it's OK with me as long as it completely breaks with Facebook, Twitter and the like.)
Apple will not reject these submissions, not even now (after Feb/01/2014) that you must compile your binaries with iOS7. I know - I've submitted my latest project compiled for iOS7 but having 4.0+/armv6-compatibility some days ago.
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I was actually able to figure it out - I think I had to buy it through iTunes and then download via the cloud on my devices. I just don't think the developer had dealt with that in the past. It's a little flakey at times but I didn't have to upgrade.
Not Working for Me
I have an iPod Touch 4th generation with iOS 6.1.6, not jailbreaked. The iPod tells me the OS is up to date, which I assume means it is the last supported OS for my iPod and iOS 7 is not a possibility. I have never seen the choice for downloading an earlier, compatible version of an app. It always tells me I need to upgrade the iOS, which it won't because it says it's up to date. Any ideas why this is?
Never mind. Learned I have to download an app from the Apple Store first using my desktop, then when installing it on the iPod, it will ask if I want to download the earlier, compatible version. None of the articles I read on this contained this important point. Thanks oldiphoneapper.
I have an iPod Touch 4th generation with iOS 6.1.6, not jailbreaked. The iPod tells me the OS is up to date, which I assume means it is the last supported OS for my iPod and iOS 7 is not a possibility. I have never seen the choice for downloading an earlier, compatible version of an app. It always tells me I need to upgrade the iOS, which it won't because it says it's up to date. Any ideas why this is?
Never mind. Learned I have to download an app from the Apple Store first using my desktop, then when installing it on the iPod, it will ask if I want to download the earlier, compatible version. None of the articles I read on this contained this important point. Thanks oldiphoneapper.
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Same. I know it's old, but my 1st gen touch tells me several apps that I had are no longer compatible.
had to re-set it last week and obviously most recent version of the OS is 3.x . Previous to refresh I had an older copy of itunes remote from apple. Now when I go to install it, i'm told it is not compatible with my device. And there is no option to install an older one (that i know existed since i had it)