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Apple Stops Signing iOS 9.2.1, Downgrading From iOS 9.3 No Longer Possible

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ios93As of today, Apple has stopped signing iOS 9.2.1 for compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models, meaning users can no longer upgrade or downgrade to that version of iOS using iTunes. Apple is now signing iOS 9.3 and iOS 9.3.1 only.

iOS 9.3 was released to the public on March 21, and iOS 9.3.1 was released 10 days later on March 31.

iOS 9.3 has suffered from several bugs since it was released, which may have prompted some users to downgrade to the more stable iOS 9.2.1 release. An Activation Lock issue on some older devices caused Apple to temporarily pull the iOS 9.3 update for some users shortly after iOS 9.3 launched, and the iOS 9.3.1 update was released to fix a second major bug that caused apps to crash or freeze after tapping or long pressing on a web link. Both issues have now been solved.

Tags: iOS 9.2.1, iOS 9.3

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Pakaku Avatar
Pakaku
132 months ago
inb4 people start complaining about how they don't like what Apple does despite the fact that they do that every time a new update is released.
I still think not being able to downgrade to an older major version is pretty inconvenient.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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RedOrchestra
132 months ago
Incredibly cheeky of Apple with 9.3 still in flux.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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mistasopz
132 months ago
inb4 people start complaining about how they don't like what Apple does despite the fact that they do that every time a new update is released.
Well maybe they wouldn't complain if Apple's updates didn't screw up their phones and introduce new bugs. Like the browser crashing when visiting websites. This is not trivial.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dannyyankou Avatar
dannyyankou
132 months ago
Incredibly cheeky of Apple with 9.3 still in flux.
Speaking of flux, I love the night shift feature!
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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TechFann
132 months ago
I've got nothing to complain about… still on iOS8 for my devices.
Honestly, for me personally, iOS 9 blows iOS 8 out of the water. iOS 8 had too many glitches/issues for me. iOS 9 fixed all of those issues.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JosephAW Avatar
JosephAW
132 months ago
They should allow any version to be signed and installed.
Yes I know they are not updating older iOS' but the user should be allowed to choose for various reasons like compatibility or testing software or 32 bit desktop hardware like me. iOS 8.4.1 is working fine for me on my iPhone 6.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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