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How to use a new iphone backup, on an older device? (iPhone 4)

I have made a backup in iTunes, from a newer iPhone 7. I got rid of the phone, and want to use this backup on my older iPhone 4. Keep getting errors that the ios is too old, even though i have updated it as far as i can. Is there any way to fix this?

iPhone 4, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Mar 14, 2018 7:05 PM

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Posted on Mar 14, 2018 7:24 PM

No there is no fix. You cannot restore a backup made with a newer version of iOS than is on the device you are restoring to. And there is no way to update an iPhone 4 beyond iOS 7.1.2.

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How to use a new iphone backup, on an older device? (iPhone 4)

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