Ashley Bennett

Q: Is iOS 10 compatible with iTunes 12.2.2?

My MacBook is ancient and the latest Mac OS I can run 10.7, which means the latest iTunes I can run is 12.2.2. This used to work with my iPad Air no problem, but has never worked with my iPhone SE that originally came with iOS 9.

 

I don't often sync the iPad with my MacBook as it backs up to iCloud, but I wanted to put some audio tracks onto it. I tried today and it isn't working. I'm receiving an error message, "iTunes could not connect to the iPad “******'s iPad” because an invalid response was received from the device."

 

I get the same messages with my iPhone SE. My guess is now the iOS 10 update has made my MacBook even more obsolete by not being able to sync with my iPad. I've searched around and can't find any system requirements for iTunes concerning iOS 10, so I'm not 100% this is the case.

 

Is there a fix for this? Or is my guess correct, that iOS 10 is not compatible with iTunes 12.2.2?

 

Also, if it's not compatible, if anyone has any workaround of how to get music from my MacBook onto my iPad (I've noticed Amazon Music allows me to upload tracks and then download them onto my iPad, but with a limit) then I'd appreciate it if you could share!

 

Thanks

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Posted on Sep 23, 2016 4:53 AM

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  • by stephan71,

    stephan71 stephan71 Oct 9, 2016 8:36 AM in response to D Jennifer M
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    Oct 9, 2016 8:36 AM in response to D Jennifer M

    Hi Jennifer,

     

    I was able to downgrade to iOS 9 by a *-ipsw file. It is just possible to restore in iTunes by a signed version, may be You have to hurry up, it won't be signed endless. Just search after "restore ipsw". You will loose Your data, except you have made a backup when your device was running iOS 9.

     

    Good luck!

  • by D Jennifer M,

    D Jennifer M D Jennifer M Oct 9, 2016 9:32 AM in response to Ashley Bennett
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    Oct 9, 2016 9:32 AM in response to Ashley Bennett

    Thank you to everyone who sent me information. Last night I was able to download an app called  Wifi Photo.  It enabled me to wirelessly transfer all my photos from my phone to my computer, which is what I was most afraid of losing. I am now considering downgrading to 9.3.5, and I have been able to download the IPS W to my computer, but I'm concerned about losing the data on my phone. Any details about exactly what I will lose? Do I lose all my contacts and phone numbers? Thanks again for your reply

  • by Chez Marto,

    Chez Marto Chez Marto Oct 9, 2016 8:09 PM in response to D Jennifer M
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    Oct 9, 2016 8:09 PM in response to D Jennifer M

    Jennifer M, If you have already backed up your iPhone in iTunes or the cloud before you updated to iOS 10 then you can recover everything backed up but otherwise you will lose everything.  You also need iTunes to still be syncing with your phone, if iTunes cannot connect to your iPhone ever since you upgraded to iOS 10 then even with the correct ipsw file then I'm afraid you will run into a Firmware problem & won't be able to downgrade.

     

    If you have a Mac & back up your email/contacts etc to the cloud then when you do downgrade then once you sign in with your apple ID then those should be automatically downloaded to your iPhone anyway so you may lose anything not recently backed up from your Mac but otherwise you shouldn't have any problems if you have a Mac.

     

    I'd like to ask Stefan71 what version of iTunes he used to successfully downgrade to iOS9 ... because i'm reading a lot regarding the method but not a lot regarding success in downgrading ....

  • by stephan71,

    stephan71 stephan71 Oct 10, 2016 12:42 AM in response to Chez Marto
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    Oct 10, 2016 12:42 AM in response to Chez Marto

    My Mac mini is running Mac OS X 10.7.5 with iTunes 12.2.2.25 too. It worked easily, by putting the device in DFU mode. The only annoying thing, iOS sometimes remembers You, to download iOS 10 or is it downloading in the background, when Your device is connected by wi-fi.

  • by Chez Marto,

    Chez Marto Chez Marto Oct 10, 2016 1:47 AM in response to stephan71
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    Oct 10, 2016 1:47 AM in response to stephan71

    Thanks stephan71, I have the same Mac OS X version & the same iTunes version as you but I always get an error  " ... firmware file is not compatible".  Can you give me the exact name of your ipsw file?  Also exactly what steps you took so I can compare with my steps that have so far failed, thanks.Screen Shot 2016-10-10 at 7.01.58 PM.png

  • by stephan71,

    stephan71 stephan71 Oct 10, 2016 4:53 AM in response to Chez Marto
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    Oct 10, 2016 4:53 AM in response to Chez Marto

    There are 2 iPhone 5 versions, GSM or Global, I used the "iPhone5,2_9.3.5_13G36_Restore.ipsw". I think that has to be the european version. When I restored it the first time, I made the same mistake, that iTunes told me, it is not compatible - I did go forward and tried the ipsw for the other iPhone 5, which finally worked.

  • by Chez Marto,

    Chez Marto Chez Marto Oct 10, 2016 5:17 AM in response to stephan71
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    Oct 10, 2016 5:17 AM in response to stephan71

    Thanks stephan71, you are quite right.  For some odd reason, each website I went to with a link to the official ipsw download page only offered the ipsw for iPhone5,1 which failed due to the firmware issue.

     

    I am now back using iOS9.3.5 after discovering not only are there the Global or GSM models but there are actually 4 (or 8, i'm confused still) different ipsw's which are still signed by apple for iOS9.3.5:

     

    iPhone5,1

    iPhone5,2

    iPhone5,3

    iPhone5,4

     

    Once I discovered this I googled the ipsw for the iPhone5,2 & came across the iPhone5,2_9.3.5_13G36_Restore.ipsw which you mention.

     

    I haven't a clue what 5,1-5,2 means but I'm happy to say I'm back syncing with iTunes & the desktop Dropbox app is fetching photos from my iPhone when I connect it to my iMac.

     

    Phew, it's been a long 2 weeks & if I hadn't found it out for myself you would have sorted it out for me with your last post there so thanks anyway!

  • by stephan71,

    stephan71 stephan71 Oct 10, 2016 5:46 AM in response to Chez Marto
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    Oct 10, 2016 5:46 AM in response to Chez Marto

    I'm glad to hear that. 5,2 is the global version, 5,1 is the gsm version. I don't know the other versions.

     

    Update: 5,3 and 5,4 are the ipsw versions for the iPhone 5C (Global/GSM).

  • by waverlong,

    waverlong waverlong Oct 17, 2016 12:42 PM in response to Demo
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    Oct 17, 2016 12:42 PM in response to Demo

    Apple's stated minimum requirements for syncing a Mac with an IOS device running iOS 10 is still iTunes 12.5 on a Mac running Mavericks at minimum.

     

    I've also been caught out with the iOS 10 upgrade, running a MBP on 10.7.5.  Advice I've had via Apple Chat is to upgrade to Mavericks or higher (I can only go to El Capitan) by purchasing a 3rd party USB OS upgrade.  Two things that make me dislike Apple's approach here:

     

    - I can't upgrade to Mavericks or up to El Capitan via the App Store because all OS versions have been removed other than Sierra.  Why would this be?  (Apple Chat said "to avoid confusion with other OS versions"….)

     

    - I am still able to sync my iPod touch (iOS 5) with the iTunes 12.2 that now rejects my iPhone (iOS10).

     

    Bizarre?

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