Help me cancel my iOS 7 update

[danb77]

OK - foolish me. My iPhone 4, which I am keeping at 6.1.3 popped up with the 7.0.2 release message. I thought woohoo! And pressed update. Aarrgh! No!

There appears to be no way to stop the update process, other than starting from scratch with my phone. I turned off wifi and made an itunes backup and reset. Then tried to restore from an earlier icloud backup. The icloud restore fails. If I restore from the itunes backup, the 7.0.2 OTA update starts up again! I didn't notice this and it has now got as far as "preparing upgrade".

The only way to stop this seems to be to reset the phone. :-(

Does anyone have a clue how I can restore my backup, while avoiding the update?

My patience with Apple is wearing thin right now!

Update: i managed to save my 6.1.3 intallation by applying a semi-tethered redsnow jailbreak. This cancelled the OTA and allowed me to install Cydia patches to disable OTA updates.

 

[trekkie604]

Do you have an earlier iTunes backup?

 

[emseven]

If restarting the device doesn't reset it you have a problem as 6.1.4 isn't being signed. Enjoy iOS 7!

 

[danb77]

Do you have an earlier iTunes backup?

Sadly no - was short on disk space and deleted them! :-o

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If restarting the device doesn't reset it you have a problem as 6.1.4 isn't being signed. Enjoy iOS 7!

Not quite - setting up as new phone kills the update process. But then I lose many of my settings.

I was wrong! Even set up as a new device it still tries to install 7.0.2 in the background!! Apple, you monster!

 

[trekkie604]

Your iCloud and iTunes backup must have saved the upgrade in progress flag. Seems like you're screwed.

 

[danb77]

Your iCloud and iTunes backup must have saved the upgrade in progress flag. Seems like you're screwed.

It is now doing it even when I "Set up as new phone"!!

 

[WB2Colorado]

Just don't click update. The iOS 7 download will stay on your phone but until you click update it won't do anything.

 

[danb77]

Just don't click update. The iOS 7 download will stay on your phone but until you click update it won't do anything.

At what point in the process do you get to click "update". Surely when it is "preparing for install" it is too far gone? Or is there a cancellation point late in the process?

 

[emseven]

Just update and sell your phone on Craigslist for $150 and get a new one for $199.

 

[danb77]

Just update and sell your phone on Craigslist for $150 and get a new one for $199.

There is some wisdom here. But this is my last resort plan at the moment!

(And $199 = $199 + 2 year contact = $1000!)

 

[danb77]

Final plan: Will fill up the (32gig!!) harddrive with video, then try to download the update. Allegedly, it will fail due to low disk space and this will cancel the update. I should then be able to reinstall my old icloud backups.

I'll let you know if this worked in 12 hours or so! (How long does it take to record 32 gigs of video?!!)

 

[braddick]

Wouldn't it be easier to simply download a bunch of free iTunes TV shows to achieve your goal?

 

[Black Magic]

Final plan: Will fill up the (32gig!!) harddrive with video, then try to download the update. Allegedly, it will fail due to low disk space and this will cancel the update. I should then be able to reinstall my old icloud backups.

I'll let you know if this worked in 12 hours or so! (How long does it take to record 32 gigs of video?!!)

All this trouble to avoid a fantastic update? What if you try it and actually like it?

 

[WB2Colorado]

At what point in the process do you get to click "update". Surely when it is "preparing for install" it is too far gone? Or is there a cancellation point late in the process?

It doesn't matter how many times you reset the phone, iOS 7 will always download in the background, but until you click update it shouldn't do anything. There will be a notification on the Settings app telling you the update is ready, but until you confirm it, it shouldn't install.

The "Preparing update" text is normal, it's part of the download process. you only want to panic if an alert pops up saying "Verifying update" because that's the point of no return.

 

[danb77]

All this trouble to avoid a fantastic update? What if you try it and actually like it?

I did. I tried it at GM. iOS 7 and Phone 4 are not good friends.

 

[PNutts]

I'll let you know if this worked in 12 hours or so! (How long does it take to record 32 gigs of video?!!)

Longer than it takes to find a 1GB file and make a copy. Then you copy those two files (at the same time). Then you copy the four files at the same time, etc.

Good luck!

 

[Tysknaden]

Removed by user - after having updated status of information.

 

[danb77]

Longer than it takes to find a 1GB file and make a copy. Then you copy those two files (at the same time). Then you copy the four files at the same time, etc.

Good luck!

Which app copies files?!!

 

[danb77]

Hang on a sec - 6.1.3 on iPhone 4 has a jailbreak… (watch this space).

 

[danb77]

Jailbreaking worked!!! :-D

So - for anyone else in this situation, install the semi-tethered jailbreak (or perhaps soon a full untethered jailbreak will be here).

http://forum.iphone-developers.com/...gs-semi-untethered-jailbreak-ios-6-1-3-a.html

 

[Markyyy]

I'm on iOS7 on my iPad 2, but I've used tinyumbrella to save 'SHSH blobs', whatever the hell they are... and they should allow me to downgrade back to 6.1.3 by bypassing Apple's update signing process. You can only save the SHSH blobs while you're still on the firmware you wish to be able go downgrade to, and while Apple is still signing it.

 

[emseven]

I am the biggest fan of iOS 7 but do not think iPhone 4, iPad 2 or Touch 4th should be eligible to upgrade. It is quite terrible at the moment.

OP, you may just live with it for a while as I confident a 7.0.3/7.1.0 will be optimized for your device.