iOS11: Download an older version of this app?

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iOS11: Download an older version of this app?

I tried to download "Google Drive" and some other apps from the App Store to my iPad that is running iOS10.3.3 and I get the following error message "The current version requires iOS 10.3.3 or later, but you can download the last compatible version".

First, I'm already running iOS 10.3.3 as I cannot run iOS 11 on this older iPad. Second, I keep getting this message every time I agree and click "Download". How can I get rid of this prompt?

Thank you, Apple.

iPad Wi-Fi, iOS 10.3.3

Posted on Oct 7, 2017 12:22 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 25, 2017 10:32 AM in response to wIsiwYg

Hi wIsiwYg. Your iPad 4 is a 32-bit device. iOS 10.3.3 included the new APFS 64-bit filesystem, except on your iPad. So your 10.3.3 is different from the version required by those apps. You may only be able to use whatever older app version is offered.

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Answer 2

SergZak

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Oct 25, 2017 10:29 AM in response to alphabah.net

The question being asked by Apple in that dialog box is not do want to download an older version of iOS (10.3.3) but rather, do you want to download an older version of the app that you're trying to download which is still compatible with iOS 10.3.3. App developers may supply an older version of their app; one that's compatible with the older version of iOS that is on your device so you can still run the app.

Newer versions of iOS will require a newer version of the same app to run properly.

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Answer 3

elimoon8

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Oct 12, 2017 7:35 PM in response to alphabah.net

I’m seeing this same behavior on iOS 11.0.2! I upgraded from iOS 9 to 11.0.2 and now whenever I download an app I see a message telling me that it requires 11.0.2 (though I’m already on it), but it will allow me to download an older version of the app.

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Answer 4

Oct 9, 2017 7:10 PM in response to alphabah.net

I have this exact question also!

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Answer 5

wIsiwYg

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Oct 25, 2017 10:20 AM in response to alphabah.net

I've been seeing this with a few apps here & there (10.3.3 on an iPad 4). It would be nice if Apple would say something, or at least push out a fix to the developer community.

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Answer 6

elimoon8

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Nov 24, 2017 6:05 PM in response to alphabah.net

I’m seeing the same issue with the latest generation iPad Air 2 with the latest version of iOS 11, which makes it likely that there may also be a software bug here.

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