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IOS6 on new iPhone 5S?

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woodynorman

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So i've tried every iOS7 beta so far and really dislike the amount of white used throughout. I find it hard to read a lot of times...the lockscreen, the message app, etc...I'm just not that thrilled with iOS7 in general. I've flip-flopped back and forth between 6.1.4 & 7 for a couple months now, and i really do prefer iOS6. I do plan on getting the new 5S when it comes out though.

I assume all new 5S will come with iOS7 preloaded? Will there be any way to downgrade for those of us who dont like 7?

Doesn't Apple keep signing old firmware for a little while after a new release? If so, could I get my new phone on launch day, then downgrade immediately to iOS6??

Just wondering if it's even possible?
 
woodynorman said:
So i've tried every iOS7 beta so far and really dislike the amount of white used throughout. I find it hard to read a lot of times...the lockscreen, the message app, etc...I'm just not that thrilled with iOS7 in general. I've flip-flopped back and forth between 6.1.4 & 7 for a couple months now, and i really do prefer iOS6. I do plan on getting the new 5S when it comes out though.

I assume all new 5S will come with iOS7 preloaded? Will there be any way to downgrade for those of us who dont like 7?

Doesn't Apple keep signing old firmware for a little while after a new release? If so, could I get my new phone on launch day, then downgrade immediately to iOS6??

Just wondering if it's even possible?
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You can't, this is like a rule in physics like gravitation, you can't install an OS to a phone that was never made for that OS, it will just say "incompatible firmware"
 
portishead said:
I dunno why anyone would want to use ios6 after using 7. That's just crazy talk.
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My jailbroken iPhone 5 on iOS 6.1.2 does everything iOS 7 does...faster. :p

Windows 7 had lots of translucency, they allowed you to change the 'tint' of the 'glass'. If Apple doesn't do it, I'm sure a jailbroken mod will allow some sort of 'smoke' tint.
 
You must wait for jailbreak but it is not 100% sure that you would be able to downgrade
 
Stop OCD'ing and just start using iOS 7. It works fine and you'll get used to in a few hours. This thread is utterly insane.

Anyway, it'll be impossible. iOS 6 for the 5S simply will not exist. You can't downgrade to something that does not exist.
 
Merkie said:
Stop OCD'ing and just start using iOS 7. It works fine and you'll get used to in a few hours. This thread is utterly insane.

Anyway, it'll be impossible. iOS 6 for the 5S simply will not exist. You can't downgrade to something that does not exist.
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I've used 7 for way more than a few hours. Probably a total of a month or more out of the total beta period. I don't have a problem with the way it works, I have a problem with the way it looks.

OCD? Really?

Utterly insane? Really?

How is posting a. Legitimate question insane? Sometimes I wonder about the people who post here
 
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