How to downgrade iOS 6 to iOS 5.1.1 ipad2?

Well actually i do own 3 ios devices. Usually when one "upgrades" an upgrade is what they expect. When critical / high use apps are made difficult to use and keep crashing one must ask " where is the upgrade". With no roll back feature one is left rather dissapointed. I have always admired steve jobs for his vision, but he must be rolling in his grave at the moment. This ios6 upgrade reminds me of Windows ME... impractile and full of holes. Every IT company has its off day. But most allow you a return to the previous version.

That said... fortunately apples savior, microsoft will again come to the rescue in a few weeks... hopefully!

Ah yes, the consummate troll. Owns three iOS devices. Right. But will be dumping all that and going with a Microsoft product. Right. See the clue here is the reference to Microsoft "saving" Apple, the troll myth regurgitated to this day. The tactics have changed but not the message. Now the trolls have to first establish their street credentials by stating they a) have been loyal Apple customers for years, b) they own x number of Apple products, and c) that's all over now and they're jumping ship because of the latest issue du jour.

You fit the pattern very nicely.

Oh, and by the way, in your first you threaten to buy "samsung" but in your follow up you are going with Microsoft now? So which is it?

Oh, shut up and stop accusing every dissatisfied poster here of being a "troll."

Lots of IOS device owners like me (have had my 4S for about a year now) are disappointed / dissatisfied with IOS 6, which clearly has some significant flaws, and some of those customers are posting their dissatisfaction on the forums. Deal with it. Constantly accusing dissatisfied customers of being "trolls" ironically makes YOU a troll.

As for me, I really wish I could just go back to 5.1.1, but as that is not an option, I suppose I will simply wait until Apple releases an update that will hopefully address the issues that I listed and make me feel like I actually upgraded rather than downgraded my device. And, as I stated earlier, that upgrade can't come soon enough for me.

This kid is just too funny!

khodson98 wrote:

This kid is just too funny!

Fortunately for him impractile dysfunction is treatable.

goatranger wrote:

... This ios6 upgrade reminds me of Windows ME... impractile

Unless apple should acknowledge that release of iOS6 was premature and allow customers go back to the working system. Im not sure if older Iphones will handle new OS. Anyway for now it is just crappy/not friendly using system. Lots of crashes even own Apple aplications. Reliability was why I choose Iphone 4 years ago as my device, but it is going downhill, but maybe it will change. We'll see...

I missed that Im at the Ipad subdiscussion. Adam is there similar way to restore Iphone4 as is for Ipad?

I am going to assume you live in the USA and seem to think the world ends there.

In the EU the consumer protection laws make warranty a matter between the *seller* and the consumer, the manufacturer is not a party in warranty issues, so whatever Apple claims about warranty is null and void here. Added to that, a seller is not allowed to 'void warranty' if nothing physical was changed (like any change in software).

So the claim that warranty will be voided does not apply in all cases as you make it out to be. I have a jailbroken iPhone that I am currently restoring to 5.1.1 because i I have every right to do so, and this will not affect my 2 year warranty in any way.

And if Apple provides a public forum for help with their devices, but censors completely legal solutions because of commercial considerations (as they seem to do) they are in violation of at least a dozen different EU laws and regulations since they impede legal use of their products and they have the choice of not providing the public forum at all, have a specific EU forum or block it for access from the EU entirely.

But as always, their pockets are deep enough that no consumer is stupid enough to take them to court over it, so they can just continue with whatever they like. But some consumers will recognize this behaviour and just never buy Apple again (as I will after I receive my Lumia 920), and once the new is faded from their products more and more people will follow.

There is no (technical) reason to disallow downgrades that helps the consumer, just the obvious reason: pushing their customers onto what Apple wants (for instance being competitive in the maps business) rather than what the customer wants and chooses (for instance mature maps). The Apple consumer is forced (and I would say duped) into accepting an inferior product to the detriment of their own experience with their (expensive) product, so they have no choice but to help Apple mature their maps and compete with Google.

Excellent reply 😎

And to all interested in this iOS 6 downgrading issue, there is a monster thread which has had over 130,000 views and over 970 posts on another Apple Discussions forum concerning this iOS 6 to iOS 5 downgrade at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4322892?start=0&tstart=0

Apparently the BBC Watchdog program may be investigating this iOS 6 update fiasco, in which case some poor spokesman or woman from Apple will be hauled in front of the Watchdog presenter Anne Robinson and totally embarrased in front of several million viewers, all watched by users from around the world, many of whom will be viewing the clip on their PC, iPhone or iPad when it is later uploaded onto YouTube or the BBC iPlayer.

Oh the irony 😁

hey easy2do

For you to be able to downgrade from iOS 6 to iOS 5, u will need to have shsh saved for ios5 and ios4 , without those 2 shsh , u will not be able to downgrade.

It looks like they deleted that thread. Does anyone know why?

I was looking for a way to downgrade my ipad 3 to 5.1.1 and came accross this thread.

My ipad is my first apple device, and I fell in love with it. Well until it upgraded.

The maps app around where I live is a joke. Nothing is spelt right so you can'f find it. And with Apple spitting the dummy out again Google and removing You Tube. Serioulsy? I am looking to downgrade to regain my jailbroken status.

This has been my first Apple experiance and it has been crap. I understand this whole thread was started with a simple question about downgrading, I understand apple are well within they're rights not to support certain things, after all they made the device. Doesn't mean ther aren't money grabbing idiots, who will eventually lose the trust of its customers.

Was considering the New iPhone, But will have to be the Nokie Lumia 920.

Okay have fun with a brick for a phone that weighs a lot and is super thick. Guys I understand that ios has the little mess ups in the maps but they aren't that big of a deal unless in your case you want directions to McDonalds that's five seconds away from you and I bet it's probably spelt wrong. I'm not trying to be mean I'm just being practical, all of these stupid complaints are being over blown. Use the report a problem feature and they will try to fix it as soon as possible. The maps app is definitely a work in progress I'll have to give you that. By the way there is an amazing ios app for youtube that takes advantage of the full canvas of the iPad. It's called jasmine and its free. Again I wasn't trying to be rude in the first part I just am trying to get my point across. Give it time guys.

Kevin

I understand. This is a debate, not an argument.

But as for the Mcdonalds joke. What I was looking for was the well know town of St. Andrews. Was google maps this ridden with mistakes when it was first released? Do the major sat nav brands release a sat nav with so many mistakes?

I have used Jasmine and yes it is a suitable replacement but its not YouTube! Apple have to pick a fight with everyone. Samsung, Motorolla, Google.

The 920 is a bit bigger yes, but I like my big phones (currently have a SIII) but sisde by side, it has just as much features as the iPhone and with the intergration with an OS, instead of a program, is brilliant. I have spoke to a few loay Apple customers and they have decided the lumia is the next step for them. Apple just make the same phone over and over again. with a small tweak here and there! Yes it works, and thats probably apple wont change the recipe. Just getting a bit boring.

Saying that, I am in love with my iPad.

Jonathon