How do I avoid a forced update when restoring?

I have an iPad Air 4 on ios 14.4.1. I had to erase all my apps and data becuase a few of my apps were bugged and wouldnt delete from the home screen.

I then used I tunes to restore a back up for my ipad but once it was finished iI was meet with the "swipe up to upgrade" screen an the problem is I doont want to opdate at all.

I tried recovery mode and hooking up myu ipad to itunes but the only options I seee are "update" and "restore and update" Is there any way I can reactivate my ipad without updating to the newest ios?

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 9:23 AM

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How do I avoid a forced update when restoring?

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