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Remove IOS9. Restore IOS8.

pennypincher3562
pennypincher3562 Posts: 2,229 Forumite
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Hi

I want to get IOS 9 off my iPad Mini (version 1.) I've spotted few benefits from the 'upgrade.'

More importantly, the battery seems to be going a lot faster (might be my imagination.)

Is there anyway to get a version of IOS 8 from Apple servers? I don't want to download a copy of IOS 8 from a third party server, as I don't think it can be trusted.

Thanks
PennyPincher3562

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  • Chris_M_3
    Chris_M_3 Posts: 102 Forumite
    http://ios.e-lite.org/

    The downloads *are* from Apples servers, hover your mouse over the download link to see.
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  • poppy10_2
    poppy10_2 Posts: 6,595 Forumite
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    You can't downgrade to iOS 8. Apple stop signing the older software versions when they release a new version, so even if you could somehow manage to download a dodgy copy of an older version, it would not install.

    The site posted above hasn't been updated since June - the guy died of brain cancer.
    poppy10
  • Fightsback
    Fightsback Posts: 2,504 Forumite
    poppy10 wrote: »

    The site posted above hasn't been updated since June - the guy died of brain cancer.

    Poor guy, RIP.
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  • pennypincher3562
    pennypincher3562 Posts: 2,229 Forumite
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    Thanks. I've decided to just keep iOS9.

    I've managed to get the battery life back to an acceptable standard by monitoring which apps were draining the most power, and removing them.

    I've also turned 4G off.

    Cheers
    PennyPincher3562
  • AndyPix
    AndyPix Posts: 4,847 Forumite
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    Better idea - Uninstall Apple, upgrade to Android ;)
  • pennypincher3562
    pennypincher3562 Posts: 2,229 Forumite
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    AndyPix wrote: »
    Better idea - Uninstall Apple, upgrade to Android ;)

    eh, no thanks!
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