lesley333

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Q: When I unlock the phone does the operating system have to update. I don't want my 4s to use ios7

I Have a 4s. I want yo unlock it. But not change operating systems. Is that possible

Posted on Sep 15, 2014 10:15 AM

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Q: When I unlock the phone does the operating system have to update. I don't want my 4s to use ios7

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by pedro d,

pedro d Sep 17, 2014 9:25 AM in response to lesley333
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Sep 17, 2014 9:25 AM in response to lesley333

Hello lesley333.

The following Knowledge Base article provides information about unlcoking an iPhone:
iPhone: About unlocking
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5014

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

Cheers,
Pedro.
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by Phil0124,

Phil0124 Sep 17, 2014 9:30 AM in response to lesley333
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Sep 17, 2014 9:30 AM in response to lesley333

No. Unlocking requires the phone be restored to update the OS with the unlocked software. When the restore happens it will get the newest OS the device can support. For the 4s it is in fact iOS 7.1.2
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by Allan Eckert,

Allan Eckert Sep 17, 2014 9:35 AM in response to lesley333
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Sep 17, 2014 9:35 AM in response to lesley333

Why do you not want to upgrade to iOS 7?
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