Alas, not always after installing updates, applications begin to work better. In some cases, long-awaited updates can not only make the program better, but remove useful features or add new bugs. In case of exit failed update users will have to wait for the developers to fix the problem by releasing another update. But there is another way - you can install an earlier version of the application yourself.
To install an "outdated" version of an application or game for iOS users need:
1. Download and install an application called . On the official website you can find versions for Windows, OS X and Linux.
2. Find in iTunes app, old version which needs to be installed.
3. Start downloading the application in iTunes and Charles in the section structure find an activity like "buy.itunes.apple.com".
4. Select the line "buy.itunes.apple.com" and call context menu right click mouse, then turn on the item " ».
5. Stop downloading the app in the store.
6. Remove app from download list in iTunes.
7. Find desired application in iTunes and start and stop the download again.
8. In Charles, open a new activity like "buy.itunes.apple.com". There should be several new attachments in it. Select item " buyProduct».
9. Go to the Response tab and right-click on "buyProduct" and select "Export".
10. Export file with XML extension. You can select the desktop as the export location.
11. Open the XML file and find the line:
Below it will be lines like:
These are earlier versions of the app. To install the "outdated" version, you need to select one of the numbers and copy it to the clipboard.
12. Return to Charles.
13. Call the context menu on the “buyProduct” item and select the “Edit” item.
14. In the window that opens, go to the "Text" section, where to find the line:
Below it in the tag
15. To install an "outdated" version, you must insert a number greater than early version application and press the "Excute" button.
16. Right click on last entry"buyProduct" in the list under the "buy.itunes.apple.com" activity and select "Breakpoints".
17. Find the desired application in iTunes again and start downloading it.
18. Return to Charles, select the activity “buy.itunes.apple.com”, and on the right side of the window switch to Edit Request –> XML Text.
19. In the field
20. On the confirmation page, click "Execute" again.
21. Wait until the download of the application in iTunes is completed.
22. Check the version of the program or game you just downloaded in the "My Applications" section. To do this, call the context menu and select the "Details" item.
23. If in iTunes library an “outdated” version of the application is available, you can connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and transfer the program to the memory of your mobile device, after deleting more than new version.
Detailed video instruction from iDB:
Sooner or later, every user of mobile devices from Apple is faced with the idea that it might be worth returning the old iOS version. There can be many factors for this - a new unusual interface that came with the next update, errors in the new version associated with flaws or poor compatibility with a specific device.
The company itself has never welcomed the return to the device of previous versions of the software and, strictly speaking, neither the iPhone nor the iPad does not support the installation of older versions of iOS. Nevertheless, after the release of a fresh iteration of the operating system, users have a couple of weeks to properly study the new version, make a choice and, if desired, do the so-called rollback of the firmware to the previous version.
FROM the release of iOS 9, this question has again become relevant for some users, and therefore we want to remind you in this instruction how to return the old version of iOS.
Required preparation
First of all, we recommend that you make a complete backup your device and iTunes on your computer and the cloud iCloud storage. The very procedure for returning the previous version of the firmware implies the complete erasure of information from your device and the restoration of absolutely clean software. Accordingly, you should have a backup copy from where you can restore all your personal information and files.
Copying is desirable to do both of these methods at once, since on some versions of iOS it was impossible to restore data from backup made on more recent firmware.
After that, on your device, be sure to follow the path Settings> iCloud> Find my iPhone or iPad and disable this feature. This is done temporarily, in order to remove protection from software your device and after the firmware is restored, the function will be enabled again automatically.
How to return the old version of iOS
To start restoring a previous version, you need to download the firmware file itself, and to carry out the procedure for installing it on an iPhone or iPad, you will need a computer, the most fresh version iTunes software and a USB cable.
- Go to getios.com.
- In field YOUR DEVICE choose one mobile gadget Apple on which you are going to restore the old version of the software.
- In field THE MODEL enter the model of your device.
- In field iOS VERSION select the version of iOS you want to restore. Keep in mind that Apple company only supports going back one firmware and only for a few weeks after a new version is released.
- Click the button DOWNLOAD and wait full load firmware file.
Now you can move on to the recovery process itself:
- open iTunes. For any operations with firmware, it is advisable to use only the latest iTunes version, therefore, before starting the procedure, check for updates and install them if necessary.
- Connect your device to your computer with a cable and wait for iTunes to recognize your device.
- Open your device management page in iTunes.
- By holding down the Shift button on the keyboard (or Alt if you use Mac computer), click Update in the device management window.
- In the Explorer window that opens (or Finder if you are using a Mac computer), select the firmware file you downloaded in the previous step.
- Confirm your intention to install an older version of the iOS operating system.
- After that, the firmware recovery process will start. You can watch its progress at the top of the iTunes window.
During the installation of the firmware in the device, it must not be disconnected from the computer and it is advisable not to press anything until the white screen with a welcome message. It will mean that the process was completed successfully and the device can be activated.
Unfortunately, it turns out that users of iOS devices may need an older version of the app. different reasons. For example, an old device or a new version is unstable and does not meet the user's requirements. Alas, installing the old version of the application on iOS is not so easy, but it is possible if you really need it.
Do you want to install an old version of the application? Follow this carefully step by step instructions:
Step 1: and install the Charles app. Run it, click on the tab Grant Priveleges if you are an OS X user and enter the administrator password.
Step 2: Download the application whose old version you want to install from using iTunes on your computer and open the tab structure in the Charles app. You should see a "buy" server.
Step 3: Click right key on the inscription "buy" and select the item Enable SSL Proxying.
Step 4: Stop downloading in iTunes.
Step 5: Find the app again by opening the description page. Start the download again and cancel it again.
Step 6: Open the "buy" server pop-up menu and select buyProduct.
Step 7: Click on Response, right click on buyProduct and choose Export. Select Desktop as export location, select format XML and press Save.
Step 8: Open the XML file with text editor and find next line:
Under this line you will see approximately the following information:
These are the versions of the application from oldest to newest. Copy the version number you want to install and close the text editor.
Step 9: Return to Charles right click on buyProduct and select the item Edit.
Step 10: Select Text and find the following line:
Below this line you will see the number in the tag, replace it with the number you copied and click Execute.
Step 11: Scroll down to Response- and you will see bundleShortVersionString. Below it, you will see the version of the application you have selected.
Step 12: Right click on buyProduct in the list under the "buy" server and select Breakpoints.
Step 13: Find the app again in iTunes so that the program refreshes the page and click on the download button again.
Step 14: Return to Charles and you will see a popup. Click Edit Request, then XML Text and below the line
Step 15: You will need to press Execute again.
Step 16: Check iTunes. The download should start and finish.
Step 17: Open the My Apps tab in iTunes and you should see the downloaded app. By right clicking on it you can request Additional information and make sure you have downloaded the older version.
Step 18: Connect your device to iTunes and install the app on your device.
Step 19: Close and uninstall Charles.
This is not an easy instruction, but in some cases you can’t do without it if you don’t want to jailbreak your device, and the old version of the application is needed like air.
Sourced from iDownloadBlog
There are times when the user needs to download previous version apps on iPhone instead of the latter. For example, this situation was relevant when mobile client VKontakte lost the “Audio recordings” section, and “users” unknowingly updated “app” to the most latest version. Turning back, as it turned out, was impossible. But there is still a way - it involves using the Charles Proxy tool on OS X.
By using Charles Proxy you can download the old version of the app on your iPhone via iTunes. The process itself is a little tedious and long, but the method is actually working. Foreign colleagues even filmed a full video demonstrating the work of the Charles Proxy utility.
Step 1: Download, then install and run the Charles Proxy tool on Mac. In the window that opens, click on Grant Privileges and enter the administrator password.
Step 2: Next, you need to download the app you want to downgrade to a previous version through iTunes. In the tool window, in the Structure section, you will see the appearance of new lines. You should see a "buy" server, right click on it and click on Enable SSL Proxying.
Step 4: Now search again for the same app in iTunes via search string and click on the app download button again. After that, cancel the app download again.
Step 5: In the Structure section, click on buy, then buyProduct.
Step 6: Go to the Response tab, right click on buyProduct and click on Export. Select Desktop as the export destination, then select XML format and click the Save button.
Step 7: Open with a text editor XML file, scroll down and find the line:
You should see a list like this:
These are all versions of the application, from the very first to the latest. Copy the version number you want to download. Then close the text editor.
Step 8: We return to Charles, right-click on buyProduct and select Edit (Change).
Step 9: Press Text and find the following line at the top of the page:
Step 10: Below this text you will see numerical value inside the tag
Step 11: Scroll on the Response tab - you should see bundleShortVersionString. Below it, you will see the actual numerical version of the application that you entered.
Step 12: Right-click on the last item buyProduct in the list under "buy" and click on Breakpoints.
Step 13: In iTunes, again through the search, we are looking for an application to refresh the page. After that, click on the application download button - the application download begins.
Step 14: We return to Charles. The tool splash screen may briefly appear. Next, click on the Edit Request → XML Text button and paste the version number that we copied in step 7 under
Step 16: Open iTunes, the download should be started and completed.
Step 17: Click on the tab My Apps (My applications), you will see the downloaded application. It must be an old version of the application. To check this, you can right-click and select Get Info. The version number will be listed there.
Step 18: Now all that's left is to connect your iPhone to your Mac and drag the old app icon onto your iPhone. That being said, any new versions of the app must be uninstalled from your iPhone before you can install the old version.
Step 19: Close and remove Charles when finished.
Yesterday we talked about how iPhone and iPad can be installed outdated versions applications using the Charlie program. From the comments on that article, it turned out that there is an easier way that does not involve using third party tools. This method only works if the new version of the app is not supported by your device due to system requirements.
If you are using an old Apple smartphone or tablet, or have not updated iOS to version 8 or 9, you will inevitably run into limitations - App Store will prompt you first or upgrade operating system. However, you can cheat and download not a new version of the application, but one compatible with old technology or an outdated iOS build.
How to install on iOS old app version?
1. Go to system settings iPhone or iPad and turn on iCloud sync.
2. Launch iTunes on your computer and download the application you need, even if it's a newer version.
3. Open the App Store on mobile device and find the app you downloaded via iTunes.
4. Instead of the “download” button, a button with a cloud will appear next to the application name, which shows what is in your account already registered "purchase" and you can freely download this application to your device.
5. If your iPhone or iPad is not compatible with this application, the system will give an error and ... offer to download the version that was once compatible with it.
6. Wait a while - the outdated version of the application will be downloaded to your device.
We emphasize once again that this installation method can only be used on older devices (iPhone 3, 4, etc.), and you can install outdated versions of applications on new smartphones and Apple tablets You can use the Charlie app, which we recently wrote about. Charlie works as a proxy that downloads from Apple servers the version of the application you need - more stable than the new one or with features that were subsequently removed by the developers. One of these applications is official client"VKontakte", which once had a full-fledged music section, and now only excerpts from songs leading to the iTunes store are available.
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