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Apple Stops Signing Several Older iOS Versions Following Release of iOS 13.1.2

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IPSWFollowing the release of iOS 13.1.2 on Monday, Apple has stopped signing several previous versions of iOS, preventing downgrades to these earlier versions. iOS versions no longer being signed include iOS 12.4.1, iOS 13.0, and iOS 13.1.1, while iOS 13.1 remains signed for the time being.

iOS 13.1.2 was a bug fix release that quickly followed iOS 13.1.1, which primarily addressed issues with battery drain, Siri, and access permissions for third-party keyboards. iOS 12.4.1 was largely a jailbreak fix released by Apple in late August.

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 13.1.2 is now the current public version of iOS, but developers and public beta testers can download iOS 13.2, an upcoming update with features like the Deep Fusion image processing system for the new iPhone 11 lineup.

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StellarVixen Avatar
StellarVixen
89 months ago
The last train for downgrading to iOS 12 has departed the station...
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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dracula79
89 months ago
Downgraded successfully yesterday from 13.2 to 12.4.1 :)
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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pika2000
89 months ago
This is interesting. My iPhone 6s and iPad Pro 10.5 have not even received any pushed OTA updates for iOS 13. They’re all still on 12.4.1. Not complaining though. Rather see all you guys do the beta testing than me. :D
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JosephAW Avatar
JosephAW
89 months ago
Won't update existing devices to iOS 13 until they release a version of iTunes 12.6 that supports app installation from the desktop from macOS prior to High Sierra.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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posguy99
89 months ago

Cut this nonsense Apple, sign every version of iOS and let people choose.
And create a support nightmare. Yes, that's CERTAINLY a good idea.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
FeliApple Avatar
FeliApple
89 months ago
Cut this nonsense Apple, sign every version of iOS and let people choose.
Oh, let’s see what the “Adoption rate” is if you allow that.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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