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Title: Iphone4
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 06 July 2014, 20:15:35
Had to connect my Iphone4 to my lappy to recharge it....

Itunes wanted to install V 7.1.2, i cancelled it....

Is it worth letting it install it? .... I did notice that 'Find my Iphone' hasnt been installed (altho it was) because it says it needs a newer version of IOS  :-\

Got version 6.1.3 at present....
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: cam2502 on 06 July 2014, 20:57:45
I haven't updated mine either, someone said there were problems with 7? So I'm playing it safe, the phone works fine, that's good enough for me.
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: Shackeng on 06 July 2014, 21:28:11
I foolishly allowed it to update mine, and wish I hadn't, although now I see it is trying another update, so perhaps that is to fix 7? :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: chrisgixer on 06 July 2014, 21:39:25
Latest version would slow a 4 down intolerably for me. Although the upcoming v8 won't support the 4 I gather, so how bad can it get?
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: SIR Philbutt on 06 July 2014, 22:12:30
I have a 4s which I have updated to 7.1.2 as it is supposed to be a fixed update of 7.1.1, which I didnt do as it supposedly had bugs. No probs as of yet

Not an expert and I'm sure one will be along with more info (and some others telling you it's a gayphone and get rid  ::) )
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: Rog on 07 July 2014, 08:01:35

Not an expert and I'm sure one will be along with more info (and some others telling you it's a gayphone and get rid  ::) )

Get rid ? Oh surely not. iWould never dream of suggesting such a thing would i   ::)    ::)    ::)
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 07 July 2014, 09:03:04
Yes get rid  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: TheBoy on 07 July 2014, 19:45:12
iPhone4 will lack the legs to run ios7. 4S would probably just run it, but would be noticibly slower.

Unless you need ios7, stay as you are. Added to that, without Jobs, crApple have gone mental, and made it less obvious to use, and ultimately more taps to achieve a function.
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 07 July 2014, 19:52:50
Of anyone is considering one with a finger print scanner and they ever do any manual work, then don't bother. My dam thing recognises my finger print for half a day or so after programming and then you do a bit of graft and it stops working!
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: plym ian on 07 July 2014, 20:03:21
I've got iPhone 4s running 7.1.1 it's ok not updating to 7.1.2 due to needing 1gb of free space for a 23mb update! Something ain't right there :)
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: TheBoy on 07 July 2014, 21:44:35
Of anyone is considering one with a finger print scanner and they ever do any manual work, then don't bother. My dam thing recognises my finger print for half a day or so after programming and then you do a bit of graft and it stops working!
The iPhone is for ladies and ladyboys.  Of course it won't work after doing manly graft...
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: chrisgixer on 07 July 2014, 22:10:28
Of anyone is considering one with a finger print scanner and they ever do any manual work, then don't bother. My dam thing recognises my finger print for half a day or so after programming and then you do a bit of graft and it stops working!
The iPhone is for ladies and ladyboys.  Of course it won't work after doing manly graft...

...and both of you have or have had one.

What message are you sending, gentlemen. ;D

These admins, I tell ya... ;D
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 08 July 2014, 06:15:40
I'll stay with v6 then, cheers peeps  :y :)
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: steve6367 on 08 July 2014, 08:50:53
As a counter point been running 7 on my 4 for a few months and it is slower, but useable and I like the extra features  :y

If you take a v6 backup to your computer and move the resulting files to elsewhere (where iTunes can't replace them with a v7 backup) then you can always go back if you don't like it.
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: Shackeng on 08 July 2014, 09:23:09
As a counter point been running 7 on my 4 for a few months and it is slower, but useable and I like the extra features  :y

If you take a v6 backup to your computer and move the resulting files to elsewhere (where iTunes can't replace them with a v7 backup) then you can always go back if you don't like it.

I wish I'd thought of that! :-[ :-[ :-[
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: aaronjb on 08 July 2014, 09:38:12
I wish I'd thought of that! :-[ :-[ :-[

Don't worry because generally speaking it's not that simple to downgrade now ;)

http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/iosapps/how-downgrade-iphone-ipad-ios-7-ios-6-3469837/

It used to be possible to - using special software - keep the old SHSH blobs (basically the security signing keys) for the old versions and then, if you wanted to downgrade, you'd install the old version of the OS while tricking iTunes into looking at the locally cached blobs rather than going to Apple for signing..  essentially that doesn't work anymore so if you upgrade, you've upgraded, you're stuck..
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: steve6367 on 08 July 2014, 13:41:18
Admittedly a few months ago, but I did go 7 > 6 > 7 - so it does work, or at least did  :y
Title: Re: Iphone4
Post by: TheBoy on 08 July 2014, 17:32:35
Downgrading newer devices from iOS6 and later is far from straightforward, due to the way the firmware signing changed.  Older devices are slightly more straightforward.