Q: how do i uninstall IOS7

So all this talk that everyone hates ios7 , BUT HOW DOMYOU GET RID OF IT, no one has came up with that yet , !!we want and sewer not bickering , if anybody can come up with absolution it would be most helpful , other wise shut up , and I will go to Apple myself and sell the bloody thug back already just go back to factory settings

I never even hear ther was an upgrade due , until I got notification on iPad , so how could I have know how crap it was , should I go back to factory setting would that help

AIB01, the downgrade path described in that article was available during the beta phases when iOS 7 was available only to developers. Prior to that even developers were unable to downgrade. Downgrading in general has never been possible for publicly released iOS versions even if you were able to download prior versions.

It is however true that you can now only UPGRADE to the highest version of iOS released for your device. Incremental upgrades are no longer possible.

You cannot go back.

If you read the first few messages on the first page of this thread you would know that you don't get rid of it. Live with it, or get a different phone.

Dyslexic sam wrote:

 

So all this talk that everyone hates ios7....

Hyperbole just isn't helpful in a tech support forum. "Everyone" does not hate iOS 7. There are lots of people, including me, who like it very much.

Best of luck.

Meg St._Clair wrote:

 

Dyslexic sam wrote:

 

So all this talk that everyone hates ios7....

Hyperbole just isn't helpful in a tech support forum. "Everyone" does not hate iOS 7. There are lots of people, including me, who like it very much.

 

Best of luck.

I'll second that. EVERYONE most certainly does NOT hate iOS 7. Personally I like it as well. A few folks are finding that functionality and navigation, as well as appearance, has changed, and it is human nature to resist change. That will, as it did with earlier iOS changes, blow over. It would also seem that some people just love to whine.

There are a few issues - some significant, some not - that need to be addressed. And as in the past, they likely will be shortly.

Thanks Alfred, somebody else said that but it kind of confirms that it can be done if Apple want to play ball. I had a similar issue with the "upgrade" of iTunes that despite living with it for a number of weeks I couldn't get to like it so reverted back to the earlier version with a little help from here. So there is a precedent in recent months of being able to revert back. Now that the phone has also been "upgraded" I find I'm not keen but was prepared to live with it. It was only when I connected the phone to my PC that I find it won't synchronise with the earlier version of iTunes that downgrading became the solution.

Most people kind of think that an upgrade will be better than what they already have. In some respects IOS7 is but in some fundamentally basic things its inferior IMO.

I'll second that. EVERYONE most certainly does NOT hate iOS 7. Personally I like it as well. A few folks are finding that functionality and navigation, as well as appearance, has changed, and it is human nature to resist change. That will, as it did with earlier iOS changes, blow over. It would also seem that some people just love to whine.

 

There are a few issues - some significant, some not - that need to be addressed. And as in the past, they likely will be shortly.

You're being a bit simplistic. There are many people who have posted that they are simply unable to read the screen, because of the colours and fonts used. And that's with all the visual aids turned on. So, Apple have managed to take a UI that was widely regarded as the best UI for people who were visually impaired, and turn it into something that many people who are NOT visually impaired simply can not use. THAT is clearly not progress, and it is not something that will "blow over" unless Apple actually addresses the issues raised...

Anyone else remember when apple used to put out a product that worked as advertised? Maybe it's just my memory, but it seemed like they wouldn't put something out until it was completely bug free. no need to update every third day. Since Jobs passed it seems like they are moving towards becoming PC. all about sales and numbers and not about quality and service. just a shame really

No such thing as bug free. Every release has uncovered things that require fixing. Every release has resulted in people whining about changes.

Many people I know including me love this update. Are there problems? Yes. And I've experienced some of them. Will they get fixed? Time will tell.

There were bugs when Jobs was alive.

GASP

Another mainstream article documents the flaws of ios 7 mentioned in this thread.

http://usat.ly/1gnDQlP

Best quote "ios 7 is not as bad as Windows 8". I'd agree with that but that is nothin to brag about.

Sloppy inconsistencies in design

http://www.zdnet.com/an-aesthetes-take-on-ios-7-ives-webified-interface-jumble-7 000022058/

It doesn't help the "no turning back now" issue, but a "2 button" download acceptance procedure (emphasizing the one way street adoption) might have kept the "sorry I loaded it" group a bit smaller.

Most early adopters know they are getting into "bug land" and even relish the experience. Another group of users just want to experience a "slick" new operating system and get surprised.

The above 2 articles are well focused on the issues. Thanks for posting these!

No, you cannot restore a previous version of iOS using a backup, only your data.