i want to install ios 8 to my iphone 4. how can i update

OK, you've got me cracking up here. And you have hit it on the nailhead! It will go on and on forever this way. And none of us will get any of it in the end.

Because, any other outcome, would require reading. And we know that reading is now a frowned-upon activity. More graphics and charts!

GB

so how can I download messenger app and viber app? I have this application before...but when i unistalled this application and started to install again, I cannot install it because I need to update my iOS..

you can't download and install ios 8 or lether in iphone 4 . you need iphone 4s or newer

iphone 4 : ios 7.2.1

iphone 4s : ios 9.3

iphone 5/5s/5c : ios 10.1

iphone 6: ios 10.2

iphone 6s/6s plus/6plus : ios 10.3.1

iphone 7/7plus : ios 10.3.3

Sorry, but there was no need to post a chart in response to a post that is 40 pages long and over 2 years old - all that was covered ages ago.

Also, your chart isn't even right.

Every iPhone from 5 and up can run 10.3.2.... (and there is no 10.3.3 at all at present)

GB

iphone 4 highest ios version is 7.1.2 and you can't install ios 8 or higher versions on it...that because if you install it on your phone will not work correctly and it will make some problems...

it's like gaming...if your system doesn't have minimum requirements the game will be very slow and would not run

Maybe it's time you had a discussion with Harry Potter & Co., because they are pretty much your only chance of getting an iPhone 4 to run anything over iOS 7.1.2. But since they are proficient in magic, maybe they can do something. Short of that, your out of luck, since the rest of us don't know how to magically make your device into something that it is not now, nor will ever be. If you absolutely cannot live without the latest games and other nonsense that you must have iOS 8 or above for, then you are going to have to simply purchase a device that can accommodate your wants and desires. Otherwise, you are going to have to work on finding a way to be happy with what you have. Since what you have is far more than many people in the world have.

GB

It has an 1GHz Apple A4 which might run OK if you were in 2010, but think about it. 1GHz barrier was broken by AMD Athlon at 1998. So no iOS 8, and even If you somehow got it working, good luck because that is going to be the worst experience ever.

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I don't know it's a trap from apple ?

to make me order expensive product to use it for some years then no update is available and no app is compatible so or to live with it or throw it away and get the new On my way! Even if yours is still working ....

Sorry apple I really like your products but I'll go samsung only for the amazing support . Galaxy4s still updating

till now and working with all apps .....

Nayer3838 wrote:

I don't know it's a trap from apple ?

to make me order expensive product to use it for some years then no update is available and no app is compatible so or to live with it or throw it away and get the new On my way! Even if yours is still working ....

Sorry apple I really like your products but I'll go samsung only for the amazing support . Galaxy4s still updating

till now and working with all apps .....

The same way it's a trap from Microsoft that Windows 10 does not run on an original IBM PC? Give me a break! You have a 6 year old phone that was discontinued 4 years ago. Even if it supported the features in iOS 8 it wouldn't run, it would crawl. The reason a Galaxy 4s continues to work is that it is never updated. So the security vulnerabilities in it (over 300) are never fixed.

Or are you saying that Apple should never update their hardware?

My iPhone 4 runs fine. So does my iPad 1. They are limited to what they can do, but they do what they were designed to do most excellently.

I did purchase an iPhone 5s when iOS 8 came out, however, in order to take advantage of the current innovations provided in iOS 8. It is currently running the latest iOS.

And let's compare apples to apples, my friend. GalaxyS4 was introduced in 2013. The iPhone that was introduced in 2013 - iPhone 5s, continues to run current iOS software, and will continue to do so at least through iOS 11.

The iPhone 4 was introduced in 2010. The equivalent Galaxy that was produced in 2010 was the Galaxy S. Looks like the highest OS that it can run is Android 2.3.5 "Gingerbread" (whooops). Galaxy S4 runs the current Android 5.0.1 "Lollipop".

Apples to apples, my friend....

GB

Hi sir it is me Joseph. Good day sir. Sir please I want to update my Iphone 4 to IOS 9.0. Sir how will I do it. Whenever I am downloading any apps and games it keeps telling me to update my Iphone 4 to 8,9,.0

Josephunlimited wrote:

Whenever I am downloading any apps and games it keeps telling me to update my Iphone 4 to 8,9,.0

Then you are going to have to get a new phone that can run a higher iOS. Or, be happy with the apps and games you can run on 7.1.2.

Best of luck,

GB

Topkyngrahn wrote:

One of the iPhone 4

Ok, one more time. You cannot put iOS 8 on an iPhone 4. No way. No how. Never. The highest version of iOS that you can put on an iPhone 4 is iOS 7.1.2. If you want or need a higher version of iOS, you need a newer phone.

Is there any part of that that is unclear?

Are you sure they are both iPhone 4?

Are you sure they are both running the same iOS version?

What model number do they have in Settings->General->About->Model?

What iOS version are they running in Settings->General->About Version?

What Apps can one download and the other one can"t?

Are both phones signed into the same Apple ID? Had one of them previously been using the app, but the other one hadn't? See if this support article from of our fellow Community member's website helps: https://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/app-store -downloading-older-versions-of-apps-ios

Best of luck,

GB