How long will we be able to downgrade to ios 6 for?

[danb77]

I know that Apple gets to choose which iOS version we are allowed to install on our devices. Currently you can install both 6.1.3 and 7.0.

Does anyone know when Apple is likely to block 6.1.3 downgrades? I am currently testing 7.0 on my iPhone 4, but it's sluggishness is making me consider downgrading back to 6.1.3 for the time being. But when do I need to make the downgrade by?

 

[JohnnyW2001]

You can downgrade whenever you like, it's just that apps may not function properly under the old OS once iOS7 becomes more popular.

 

[rwilliams]

I know that Apple gets to choose which iOS version we are allowed to install on our devices. Currently you can install both 6.1.3 and 7.0.

Does anyone know when Apple is likely to block 6.1.3 downgrades? I am currently testing 7.0 on my iPhone 4, but it's sluggishness is making me consider downgrading back to 6.1.3 for the time being. But when do I need to make the downgrade by?

I'd definitely make the decision before next Wednesday. I would imagine that as soon as 7.0 is officially in the wild, they'll stop signing for iOS 6.

 

[danb77]

You can downgrade whenever you like, it's just that apps may not function properly under the old OS once iOS7 becomes more popular.

I don't think this is correct. Didn't Apple block iOS 5 downgrades and there was a big hoohah over it?

 

[Tyler23]

I know that Apple gets to choose which iOS version we are allowed to install on our devices. Currently you can install both 6.1.3 and 7.0.

Does anyone know when Apple is likely to block 6.1.3 downgrades? I am currently testing 7.0 on my iPhone 4, but it's sluggishness is making me consider downgrading back to 6.1.3 for the time being. But when do I need to make the downgrade by?

Usually with a new OS, the window is about 2 days.

 

[danb77]

I'd definitely make the decision before next Wednesday. I would imagine that as soon as 7.0 is officially in the wild, they'll stop signing for iOS 6.

Immediately? When did they stop signing iOS 5?

 

[Tyler23]

You can downgrade whenever you like, it's just that apps may not function properly under the old OS once iOS7 becomes more popular.

Not true at all.

 

[C DM]

You can downgrade whenever you like, it's just that apps may not function properly under the old OS once iOS7 becomes more popular.

Not quite. You can downgrade as long as Apple is still singing the older version for your device. So, once iOS 7 is publicly released, Apple will more than likely stop signing iOS 6 for devices that can upgrade to iOS 7, and that will be that.

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Immediately? When did they stop signing iOS 5?

It might be a day or two, but you should be ready for it to happen as soon as pretty much immediately.