If the version of iOS you wish to reinstall doesn’t have this signature then you will not be able to install it on your iPhone or iPad. To downgrade iOS means that your device would be less secure, and easier for hackers to get into.” At an Apple shareholder meeting back in 2016, the company’s senior vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, was reported as saying that Apple did “not provide a way to downgrade largely because each iOS update improves the security of your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Whereas in the past Apple would leave the signature valid on previous versions of iOS for a short time, in recent years the signature has been removed within days of, and sometimes almost simultaneously with, the release of the newer version. This is for security reasons, so that you won’t accidentally install bogus software that claims to be iOS and then find yourself in a world of pain as all your data is stolen. When software is made available by Apple the company includes a signature that confirms its authenticity. Why can’t I downgrade to an older version of iOS?Īs we said above, there is a very small window in which you can downgrade. We cover the whole process in our how to remove an iOS beta from your iPhone guide. You then need to set up your iPhone as a new device, so beware of this if you don’t want to run the risk of losing data.When we did this the Finder wrongly identified the version, but it was the one we wanted. The phone will be wiped and the old version of iOS installed on the iPhone.Click to confirm this and wait while your iPhone is restored. A message will appear saying which version of iOS you will install – this should be the one you have selected.You should be able to select the version of iOS you wish to install on the iPhone from your downloads folder.Hold down the Option/Alt key and click on Restore iPhone.Tap Find My > Find My iPhone and switch the slider to off. Go to Settings and click on your ID information. You will need to turn off Find My on your device.(Note it took us ages to download iOS 16.6.1 from this site, we assume because lots of other people were also downloading it).

The software should start downloading to your Downloads folder. It needs to still be signed by Apple, which these days is a very narrow window indeed. Go to and download the correct version of the iOS you want that matches your iPhone model.

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