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iOS 7.1.2 still being signed
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That's cool. I wish Apple would let old firmware be signed for at least 2 weeks so people can try out the new OS and go back if it ****s with performance / battery life.
It will install, but won't activate.
At least that is the issue I am having now. stuck in failed activation for an hour now. I might just take my loss and have a brick of an iPhone 5 on iOS 8.. #fail
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Anyone else tried it within the past couple hours or know if its still being signed or possbile to install 7.1.2? the sites http://api.ineal.me/tss/status and http://www.icj.me/ios/all say it is but the post above an hour ago worries me (not currently on 8 and dont wana go to it).
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how often/recent is the data in those sites updated anyone know?
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how often/recent is the data in those sites updated anyone know?
Well, I am back to the brick iOS 8.
This little action destroyed the latest backup I had. So I had to go back a few days. It reset all warnings on the phone. And reset all iCloud settings.
I don't care too much. Still have my pictures/ most settings/ contacts/ notes. But this is not why I went to Apple 10 years ago. When it just worked.
agreed the way itunes deals with ios is very cumbersome and unintiuitive. In the future if u want to make sure ur backups arent overwritten, archive it in itunes preferences: cmd+, shortcut and in devices (cmd+6 in prefs brings it up) control+click the backup and select archive. Also option to show location of backups in finder in right click.
Also general rule of thumb, that still seems to be most definitely the case: never restore from an itunes/icloud backup of a jailbreak. Especially if u plan to jailbreak that restore. It will be full of bugs and performance issues. Doesnt look like that will change anytime soon either.
UPDATE: looks like it is still being signed and working according to this article about an hour ago http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-downgrade-ios-8-ios-7-1-2-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-1466253
I will stay on iOS 7.1.2 JB until I buy a iP6 with iOS 8 JB. Never again will I update past an OS the phone shipped with. (I still think 6.1.2 JB is the best iOS has ever been).
I'm getting nothing but "This iPhone cannot be restored because the firmware file is incompatible" over and over.. Guess i'm stuck on iOS8. It's not a signing issue, iTunes just thinks the correct ISPW is not compatible with my phone. Verizon iPhone 5S
Just so everyone knows, theyre still signing 7.1.2 (thankfully) and it absolutely still works. I just restored an iPad air and iPhone to it more than once and jailbroke flawlessly.
http://www.icj.me/ios/all
http://api.ineal.me/tss/status
if both those sites are still sayin yes, i think u should have at leas the hour.
Whatever problems u run into are not because u cant currently install 7.1.2. Make sure ur doing it right.
agree also that 6.1.2 was possibly the best ios. (RIP Steve Jobs)
I have Verizon but figured out I need to use the GSM version of the firmware, not CDMA for some reason.