Apple Configurator claims to restore any version

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Apple Configurator claims to restore any version

In this article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5769?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Apple Configurator claims to restore any version of iOS, yet refuses to do so.

I have my performance reasons to want to go to the version I'm wanting, the current and final version of iOS for my iPod Touch is far too laggy and slow.

So once again is a page here saying you can do something you cant?

*Allows older iOS software versions and custom IPSW installation

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jun 24, 2013 7:53 AM

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lllaass

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Jun 24, 2013 2:25 PM in response to shippo0708

Apple does not support downgrading the iOS in iOS devises. The statement you cite just means that the configuratior works with older iOS versions, not that you can downgrade.

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shippo0708 Author

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Jun 24, 2013 9:27 PM in response to lllaass

So the configurator works with older iOS versions, which really cant be used because you cannot downgrade or restore to the current version you have.

Yet it also allows custom IPSW installation which is impossible because the only "version" you can choose is the current...

Seems like a very poor choice in description for such a good software company.

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Jun 24, 2013 9:31 PM in response to lllaass

What about "custom IPSW installation"? If downgrades were unsupported then it would have been a separate bullet point from that.

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lllaass

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Jun 25, 2013 2:17 AM in response to thekirbylover

Here:

iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting

Apple says:

. Installing an older version of iOS over a newer version is not supported.

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Jun 25, 2013 4:47 AM in response to lllaass

I'm aware. I was asking about "custom IPSW installation".

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shippo0708 Author

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Jun 25, 2013 8:52 PM in response to lllaass

Ok well iTunes is its own app that would have different restrictions than Configurator.

Surely it's not refering to that batch stuff you can do with putting apps and profiles and settings on the devices and calling that "custom IPSW installation"

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