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I just purchased a new iPhone 5c and it came with iOS 7.0.2 installed. I'd like to update to 7.1.2, but obviously iTunes will only allow me to update to the latest version of iOS 8. I've read a few different threads on other forums about how to do this, but none seem to have any success stories. Is there a proven way to do this? I really have no interest in ios8.
Thanks.
As has always been the case, you can ONLY update to the latest available version.
Sorry
Stay on that version of iOS7 as there is no way to update it short of iOS8.1.3
Pete
Unfortunately FaceTime is broken in 7.0.2.
Then your choices are extremely limited
Pete
There's some tutorials out that provide links to the backup files from which you're supposed to be able to update to by option clicking on the Update button in iTunes. Ever come across anything like that?
You are referring to Jailbreaking, which is illegal and cannot be discuss on these forums. Your only choice is to update to iOS8.1.3 which is working perfectly well for everyone I know. Ignore those few with issues on these threads. More people complained about iOS7. That is because it is a troubleshooting forum.
Pete
Um, I wouldn't consider that jail breaking. I'm trying to load Apple's IOS, not some pirate software of some sort. Apple gives you the ability to download the system software and gives you the ability to update from a file as opposed to online.
chris catalano wrote:
Um, I wouldn't consider that jail breaking. I'm trying to load Apple's IOS, not some pirate software of some sort. Apple gives you the ability to download the system software and gives you the ability to update from a file as opposed to online.
The only way to load an expired copy of an iOS is to make a modification to the device/iOS. That's called jailbreaking. Your device is currently eligible for iOS 8.1.3. All previous versions are not longer legitimately available or installable to that device. Any workaround you attempt is a violation of the terms of use of the device and the iOS. Therefore, you will find no assistance here.
And out of curiosity, what exactly is it about iOS 8 that causes you to have 'no interest'? The only real differences are available options, but virtually every user option in iOS 8 that iOS 7 doesn't have is selectable, meaning you don't have to use it if you don't want.
I've been using idevices since ios1. My general experience is that as a device gets older putting the most recent iOS on it causes degraded battery performance and more sluggish response overall. No, I don't have any data to support that, but its been my experience across many devices over many years.
IOS7 is more than fine for what I need. It's just a tool for me, so there's nothing in 8 that compels me to update. Again, its not that I have any huge dislike for ios8, its just that for me there's nothing in it that I want to compromise the device performance over.
I have both a 5C and a 5S running the latest version of iOS. I notice no noticeable battery performance hit nor sluggish response at all in the variety of iOS versions I have run in the past year.
You have been given the answer to your query. You either keep your 5C on the iOS which which it shipped or upgrade to the latest iOS. Other options are not permissible. That's from Apple, not from the user community (that's who we are around here).
If you had data to support your assertion, that might be good to provide to Apple.
You have a path. You can either stay on it or stray. The choice is yours.
And I've been using iOS devices for just as long, and managed literally hundreds of units. Anytime I get a report of a 'slowdown' or 'poor performance' from one of my people, it has always turned out to be either user error or a hardware failure. On a properly operating iOS unit, I have never had a problem with the most current version available for that unit. None of my 3GS units ever had a problem with 6.1.6. None of my iPhone 4 units had problems with 7.1.2. And none of my iPhone 4S units (45 at this time, but previously over 200) ever had a problem running iOS 8, any iteration, unless there was a hardware problem.
Apple doesn't release an iOS for a platform that will not properly handle it. While an 'older' iOS may run faster, that's because the processor isn't being used to it's full potential. But an iPhone 4S still uses less than it's full potential (not my much, but close enough) when running iOS 8.1.2.
How to upgrade from 7.0.2 to 7.1.2?
