Where is the 6.1.6 update for iPhone 4S

They update to iOS 7.0.6 or go without the update. iOS 6.1.6 isn't signed for the iPhone 4 and newer; those devices won't activate if it's force-installed.

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Hello there, Welcome to the Apple Support Communites! I'm sorry but, iOS 6.1.6 is only signed for devices not supported by iOS 7. Fortunately or unfortunately (however you would like it) the iPhone 4S supports iOS 7 and is allowed to install it. iOS 6.1.6 is for devices not supported by iOS 7, while iOS 7.0.6 is for devices supported for iOS 7. I am afraid that if you want the security hole fixed, you'll have to upgrade to iOS 7. Reply to me if you have more questions.

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OS 6.1.6 isn't signed for the iPhone 4 and newer; those devices won't activate if it's force-installed.

Actually, there is no iOS 6.1.6 at all for any iPhone other than the 3Gs. Each iOS version has hardware specific variants which can't run on other models, signed or otherwise.

I have questions. LOTS of questions. I don't WANT iOS 7. I don't want to deal with the shortened battery life, I didn't BUY an iphone for iOS 7 and I don't like being forced into installing it. WHY can't us 4S users benefit from 6.1.6 If we haven't gone to 7 yet, don't you think we have reasons for that?

The Cover Counts wrote:

I don't WANT iOS 7. I don't want to deal with the shortened battery life, I didn't BUY an iphone for iOS 7 and I don't like being forced into installing it.

Then don't and live with the security implications in the same way that Windows XP users will be doing in a little over a month.

Hello! I see you're new here so.. Welcome to the Apple Support Communities! Listen. iOS 7 is just a VISUAL OVERHAUL of iOS 6. Yup. You heard me. Only the interface changed because PEOPLE have BEEN ASKING APPLE to CHANGE the interface because it's getting "boring". Don't like being forced? You can't help it. It's a strategy to reduce fragmentation. We are getting the benefit of 6.1.6 through 7.0.6. If you don't want to upgrade to iOS 7, fine, but, let me clarify that i'm using an iPhone 4S with iOS 7 installed, as my daily driver. And i've proven that battery life is still the same, the slow animations are adjusted because of iOS 7.1 and iOS is just as snappy as it was with iOS 6.

Actually, no. Updating to ios 7 will cost me productivity as always happens with update; also having read of numerous issues and having worked through ios6 issues on my 4s, would like to skip that.

Also, updates often include planned obsolescence for current device. Updates are configured for most current devices; one reason your system gets sluggish over time is the incompabitility of updates with an older device.

Apparently the only recourse is to appeal to the good people at Apple and the FCC (or whichever govt oversight agency applies), with copies to high-visibility social media sites such as LifeHacker, Twitter, etc., etc., ad nauseum.

Cheers,

C.

Windows XP had a considerably longer timeframe for security support than ios6. I'm no fan of Microsoft (although I much prefer manipulating files in Windows as opposed to OS X - the latter very clunky); just saying. 🙂

skyraptor wrote:

iOS 7 is just a VISUAL OVERHAUL of iOS 6. Yup. You heard me. Only the interface changed because PEOPLE have BEEN ASKING APPLE to CHANGE the interface because it's getting "boring".

Um, no. iOS 7 is more than a 'visual overhaul'.