Myles383
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Q: Can I go back to iOS 7?

After updating my iPhone 5 with iOS 8.1 my phone continually turns off and on every few minutes and is quickly becoming a nightmare. I also have a spare 4s which is still running the iOS 7.1.2 is there any possible way to transfer this version of iOS back to my iPhone 5? I'm not all that worried about losing apps, photos, videos etc. Before anyone asks... I've already tried just about every reboot and reset options available to me, updated all my apps, turned off all non essential features(auto refresh apps, blue tooth, wifi etc.) So if anyone can help me out with the software reversal so to speak, it would be hugely appreciated.

 

Thanks.

iPhone 5, iOS 8.1

Posted on Oct 25, 2014 3:40 PM

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  • by Urethanes,

    Urethanes Urethanes Oct 25, 2014 4:07 PM in response to petermac87
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    Oct 25, 2014 4:07 PM in response to petermac87

    I haven't tried anything this far, except upgrade to iOS 8.1, which resolved only one problem I was facing in Facebook App. Rest of the issues still remain.

  • by Urethanes,

    Urethanes Urethanes Oct 25, 2014 4:08 PM in response to petermac87
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    Oct 25, 2014 4:08 PM in response to petermac87

    Thanks Pete! Will follow these steps.

     

    Appreciate it.

  • by TJBUSMC1973,

    TJBUSMC1973 TJBUSMC1973 Oct 25, 2014 4:15 PM in response to Myles383
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    Oct 25, 2014 4:15 PM in response to Myles383

    Give your feedback to Apple at www.apple.com/feedback.

    Or, take all the proper troubleshooting steps, including this one: iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a ...

    Don't skip any steps.  Do exactly what it says.  Don't sign in with an Apple ID. Don't restore a backup.  Don't download any apps.  Set it up so that ONLY the native iOS apps are on the device.  Also, reinstall the iOS via iTunes.  Restore the phone as new properly, then test it.  Then report your results.

    A faulty iOS install can cause the issue you described.  A proper iOS install cannot cause the problem.

    If it continues to restart on its own after setup as new properly, then it's a hardware failure.

    iOS updates cannot cause hardware failures.

  • by Myles383,

    Myles383 Myles383 Oct 25, 2014 4:47 PM in response to TJBUSMC1973
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    Oct 25, 2014 4:47 PM in response to TJBUSMC1973

    so you're dismissing the possibility of faulty iOS software?

  • by Myles383,

    Myles383 Myles383 Oct 25, 2014 5:02 PM in response to roaminggnome
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    Oct 25, 2014 5:02 PM in response to roaminggnome

    yeah i restored the phone as new. No contacts, no apps, no backups. Still the same issue with the phone turning off and on continuously. Never had this problem until the minute I instilled iOS 8.0.2 then it started. I heard talk of an issue with iOS 8.0.2 and that Apple were soon to release an update to rectify the problem. Said update iOS 8.1 did nothing but make the crashes more frequent and when the phone did stay on for 5 minutes it was so slow it was almost unusable.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Oct 25, 2014 5:05 PM in response to Myles383
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    Oct 25, 2014 5:05 PM in response to Myles383

    Myles383 wrote:

     

    so you're dismissing the possibility of faulty iOS software?

    There are over a half billion (that's 500,000,000,000) iPhones. If iOS was faulty there would be millions of posts about it, not the dozens or even hundreds we have seen. While there are a few people who have had a problem after updating, if you read the descriptions of their issues they are mostly different from each other, which pretty much says the problem is with their individual phone, not with iOS itself. And if you bother to read the threads from people who have posted that they have an issue, the vast majority have fixed it with simple troubleshooting steps.

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Oct 25, 2014 5:09 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Oct 25, 2014 5:09 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Lawrence Finch wrote:

    There are over a half billion (that's 500,000,000,000) iPhones.

    To be correct, it's 500,000,000...

  • by Myles383,

    Myles383 Myles383 Oct 25, 2014 10:12 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Oct 25, 2014 10:12 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Very helpful..... If you bothered to read my previous threads you might see that I have tried (for the better part) everything that has been mentioned with no luck still. I was merely trying to rule out what may or may not be the cause of my problem. Thank you very much for your help in this matter.

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Oct 25, 2014 10:21 PM in response to Myles383
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    Oct 25, 2014 10:21 PM in response to Myles383

    Myles383 wrote:

    Very helpful..... If you bothered to read my previous threads

    Really?

    Why would anyone read your previous threads?

  • by Myles383,

    Myles383 Myles383 Oct 25, 2014 11:27 PM in response to Chris CA
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    Oct 25, 2014 11:27 PM in response to Chris CA

    Threads/posts whatever mate..... I'm clearly new to this site and obviously not up to date with all the "lingo". Do u have anything helpful to add?

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