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Apple Stops Signing iOS 11.4 Following Launch of iOS 11.4.1

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IPSWFollowing the release of iOS 11.4.1 on Monday, July 9, Apple has stopped signing iOS 11.4, the previous version of iOS that was available to consumers.

iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch owners who have upgraded to iOS 11.4.1 will no longer be able to downgrade to earlier versions of iOS.

Apple routinely stops signing older versions of software updates after new releases come out in order to encourage customers to keep their operating systems up to date.

iOS 11.4.1 is now the only version of iOS 11 that can be installed on iOS devices by the general public, but developers and public beta testers can download iOS 12, the next-generation version of iOS that's in beta testing ahead of a fall release.

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Mark-Technology
105 months ago
Glad I saved my blobs. I’m surprisingly enjoying my jailbreak on my X. Very stable , it’s been a while.
People still jailbreak in 2k18?
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Apple_Robert
105 months ago
Apple doesn't waste any time. Keep patching the holes.
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Bako-MacAddict
105 months ago
People still jailbreak in 2k18?
Yep. There’s this tweak called noslowanimations , iPhone X it’s a beast. That tweak alone makes me very happy lol.
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Bako-MacAddict
105 months ago
Glad I saved my blobs. I’m surprisingly enjoying my jailbreak on my X. Very stable , it’s been a while.
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