Basically those great phones run much better on the operating system they were released with, but as Apple seeks to "upgrade" they put a heavier operating system on them and that eats up their capacity and features, good video!!
apple forces users to upgrade. think about it A decade ago people replaced their phones every 2-3 yrs . Now with much advanced tech and chips and battery and hardware, still we upgrade every 2-3 yre
Hey, just want to warn you: as I was setting up my iPhone 4, I realized the battery had swollen up. Upon closer inspection, I realized the battery was not only swollen, but also punctured. So, watch out for that!
If you get the "serial number" error, it's because your iphone was bought after iOS 5 release. You can't downgrade to iOS 4 but iOS 5 and up will work perfectly
@@TwixiMixiPixi It is compatible if you have iOS 7 already, but most 4S is on iOS 9.3.6, If you are on 9 use coolbooter or downgrade fully to ios 6 instead
@@cynthia0005 i meant fully untethered. Yeah you can do a tethered downgrade but you’d need to plug it in to your pc everytime you reboot or the device dies
Most people don't have their old phones on hand, let alone save SHSH blobs every single time an update releases. Tools like this make the process accessible for everyone without having to have owned the phone since launch.
@@superstar64 that’s true, luckily on iDevices this old you can simply dump onboard blobs if you had the foresight to decide against updating it to begin with. The biggest benefit is not having to go through as many steps, functional only on the command line via macOS or Linux whereas iFaith work fine on Windows and can make a personalized IPSW easily restorable on an age-appropriate version of iTunes (or in the case of redsn0w, even perform the restoration directly through its own GUI).
Everything was going well until the end. I get an error saying the device serial number could not be retrieved. Can't continue how do I fix that error?
@@iClassicI‘m currently trying to find a solution on how to unlock a passcode protected iPhone 5. It looks like it has iOS 7 too and the only software that can find out the code would be „Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit“… which costs about 2 thousand dollars o_o. What would you do?
Hello Sir, this is what I love and want to do, legendary work. But I don't understand the part when you create a custom IPSW. Sir, kindly teach me, and may I ask what folder or apps to open in cherryflower folder for creating such IPSW. New subs here!
nice and clear video, i did the downgrade but unfortunaly dosen't work anymore the unthetered i had to force the start from redsnow , i tryed several times on different device , but anyway great video
Yo I have a mint 4 White laying around with like 40 Loading Cycles from the Battery and iOS 7 on it.. will definetely do this. Same with iPhone 5. Thank so much! :)
This is cool, I had an old 4 lying around so I wanted to try this only to find out mine is the 3,2 model - and this tutorial is specific for 3,1 and my MacBook is running the latest Monterey too so it’s a bummer. I was still able to find a way to do a tethered downgrade to iOS 6.1.3 with redsn0w.
7:30 When I start flashing the custom firware I get the following error : ERROR: Could not retrieve device serial number. Can't continue. Any suggestions ?
I did the whole process, it kinda worked, but the screen is stuck on the connect to iTunes screen, but it won’t show the slider. Any tips on how to fix it? Ty
I only have an iPhone 4 CDMA and I want to do this downgrade and I was wondering if it was possible to do this on an iCloud locked iPhone 4 just because it’s cheaper and somehow those are the best looking phones. Thanks!
Guys there is easier way to do this You have to have a mac os 10.12 higher recommend 10.15 ( also compatible with linux but not really good) and have legacy ios kit that way easier go watch youtube video on how to do it and you can downgrade now to iOS 4.0 to iOS 7.1.1 although iOS 4.2.1 is not functional but yeah
When I begin flashing that custom os I keep getting the error "could not retrieve the serial number. Can't continue" Can sb help me with this? I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
@@Saiman_Hussaini i have a 3,1 where 3utools says august 2011, ios 5 released in october 2011 and 4.3.5 in July 2011 so i should be able to downgrade right?
Hey guys, my home button isn’t working, would you mind sharing a sure fire fix for it? I’d like to have it working rather than using the accessibility feature…
@@resolvanlemmy as explained in the video, the custom iOS 4 .ISPW file is a modified version of the iOS 7 one. So while this is genuine iOS 4, some iOS 7 files are still here and there and these are not avoidable unless you have shsh blobs for the actual iOS 4 build. Nobody asked me but you're welcome
I restore my iPhone 4 back to iOS 7 via itunes and now I realize that it got stuck in a recovery mode loop (my bad 😞). I forgot to watch the end of the video! Anyways, dora2ios's powdersnow website is already gone it displays 404 error. Where can I find the files needed for the recovery mode loop fix? someone help me pls 🥺
At the last step, where it goes into the white screen, the terminal window finishes the extracting stuff, but gives me an error saying “could not receive device serial number. Can’t continue.” and the iPhone stays at the white screen.
Any iOS can be restored to iOS 4.0-7.1.1, 4.2.1 might not work yet, You have to have macOS 10.12 or above installed (macOS 10.15 is recommended) There is a method for Linux as well but not the best, so yeah
Downgraded 3 iPhone 4’s using this, iOS 7 was slow and sluggish! This is really nice and fast!
Basically those great phones run much better on the operating system they were released with, but as Apple seeks to "upgrade" they put a heavier operating system on them and that eats up their capacity and features, good video!!
apple forces users to upgrade.
think about it
A decade ago people replaced their phones every 2-3 yrs .
Now with much advanced tech and chips and battery and hardware, still we upgrade every 2-3 yre
@@hahaxd-yy1122? No one forces you to upgrade? You can keep your phone however long you want, I’ve kept iPhones for 4 years
Oooohh I’ll definitely do this soon!!
Tặng ❤
@@babikubin no
Me too
Yoo didn‘t expect you here!!
What the flip. No way you are here 😮
Finally!
HUGE thanks for this video!
Hi from Japan, thank you so much for sharing such great information 😭💞 I MUST try this!!!!!
ほかにも日本人いたのか！！
@@2665 わ！！すごい！！日本人ここにいらっしゃったのですね！！同志、、！📱
Hey, just want to warn you: as I was setting up my iPhone 4, I realized the battery had swollen up. Upon closer inspection, I realized the battery was not only swollen, but also punctured. So, watch out for that!
Is this from jailbreaking the phone?
@@lukie_bear69 no it's just from age of the device (most devices with rechargeable lithium batteries)
@@lukie_bear69 no, but I wanted to warn anyone before they had a potentially dead/leaking battery
I wanna ask 1 thing..After the whole process done .. sim will work on that device ?
@@NishantKumar-dz2bg well after swapping the battery if nothing was damaged the sim should still work
You are legend! Thank you! Will working 02/06/2023 (iphone 4, macbook on Catalina)
iphone four was the best. The size and design. Thank you
one of my most favourite iPhones i've ever had😍
If you get the "serial number" error, it's because your iphone was bought after iOS 5 release. You can't downgrade to iOS 4 but iOS 5 and up will work perfectly
Same happened to me, I get this error too, my iPhone 4 was brought after the iOS 6 release I think
Oh my gosh I’ve finally been waiting for you to do this
Great video, it worked perfectly and also network unlocked the phone! Now I can actually use my SIM in it!
how did it unlock your iphone 4 ???
yes! ITS HERE
Hey, when the iphone turned on it showed the itunes logo with no unlock slider, i tried resetting it in itunes and it didnt work. How can i fix it?
Same here, please let me know if you found a solution
hey, i found a solution! Do you have email or discord so we can talk? let me know when we can talk!👍
Hello! Is there any way to to do the same downgrade for iPhone 4S down to iOS 5?
As he told, you can do it to all 32 bit iPhones including 4S.
I had the same thought. I understand that it's possible, but a walkthrough video like this one would be extremely helpful.
@@TwixiMixiPixi It is compatible if you have iOS 7 already, but most 4S is on iOS 9.3.6, If you are on 9 use coolbooter or downgrade fully to ios 6 instead
I’m using my 2003 iPod 30 Pin dock I got at a thrift store for $2
Ooh! Super excited to try this!
you should def make a tutorial on how to downgrade the ipod touch 4 to ios 4 or 5. if you can find a method.
great vid btw.
Not possible without shsh blobs iirc
@@nyathea sad
@@nyathea it is possible to downgrade iPod touch 4G, but it requires windows 7 and it’s tethered
@@cynthia0005 i meant fully untethered. Yeah you can do a tethered downgrade but you’d need to plug it in to your pc everytime you reboot or the device dies
Might be better to just buy it off eBay. I've seen a few floating around, some in the $20-$30 range.
It’s always nice to have the real blobs on hand
Most people don't have their old phones on hand, let alone save SHSH blobs every single time an update releases. Tools like this make the process accessible for everyone without having to have owned the phone since launch.
@@superstar64 that’s true, luckily on iDevices this old you can simply dump onboard blobs if you had the foresight to decide against updating it to begin with. The biggest benefit is not having to go through as many steps, functional only on the command line via macOS or Linux whereas iFaith work fine on Windows and can make a personalized IPSW easily restorable on an age-appropriate version of iTunes (or in the case of redsn0w, even perform the restoration directly through its own GUI).
I have that iMac! Cool that you have one of those too
did it and it works!! thank you!! 🎉
can you make video tutorial for windows please?
it says failed to enter Pwnd DFU mode what do i do?
What about iPad 2 and others ios versions
Awesome!! Do you have a video to downgrade an iPhone 3GS to iPhone OS 3?
Sadly, iPhone OS 3 does require shsh blobs. There's currently no OTA nor custom .IPSW method
Also, I know nobody asked me.
People are selling iPhone 5‘s genuinely running iOS 6 for a lot of cash on eBay… so wouldn‘t this destroy the value?
Damn it, is there a way to downgrade 8.4.1 to 7.1.2 so that I can try to downgrade to 6.1.2??
I wouldn’t buy those. Sometimes you’ll find a good deal on eBay, just gotta be patient and look around!
@@iClassic But can you actually downgrade an iPhone 5 with iOS 7 on it?
@@leonderprofie123 Yep. DM me on Instagram if you want
@@iClassicGot facebook? Not using much social media. Discord is also possible.
Can you please help me? I’m stuck with “error. could not retrieve device serial number. Can’t continue”
Never mind, I know what an problem is, it was not compatible with the version, even it’s an 3,1 iPhone 4, 3uTools reported it was made in 2015
Everything was going well until the end. I get an error saying the device serial number could not be retrieved. Can't continue how do I fix that error?
Alright, so I got myself a iOS 7 iPhone 5. Can I follow these steps and downgrade it now or is it only for the 4?
This video is only designed for the iPhone 4. I will likely make a tutorial for the iPhone 5 on iOS 7 in the next month or so.
Awesome!
@@iClassicI‘m currently trying to find a solution on how to unlock a passcode protected iPhone 5. It looks like it has iOS 7 too and the only software that can find out the code would be „Elcomsoft iOS Forensic Toolkit“… which costs about 2 thousand dollars o_o. What would you do?
Hello Sir, this is what I love and want to do, legendary work. But I don't understand the part when you create a custom IPSW. Sir, kindly teach me, and may I ask what folder or apps to open in cherryflower folder for creating such IPSW. New subs here!
nice and clear video, i did the downgrade but unfortunaly dosen't work anymore the unthetered i had to force the start from redsnow , i tryed several times on different device , but anyway great video
My Mac is running macOS Monterey I’ve been trying to downgrade my iPhone 4 using macOS Monterey it doesn’t work
Thank you :D
Yo I have a mint 4 White laying around with like 40 Loading Cycles from the Battery and iOS 7 on it.. will definetely do this. Same with iPhone 5. Thank so much! :)
Awesome! Enjoy the downgrade :)
Thanks now my iPhone 4 is now crashing due to low power
Does this work when my iPhone 4 is still on iOS 5?
Galileel is everyhwhere xd
Please help. Every time I build a custom IPSW I get but error: 10. I'm on macOS Monterey.
It doesn’t work on Monterey
Can you make one for the iPhone 4S?
Can you make/ link a guide for iOS 7 iPhone 5 downgrade to iOS 6?
This is cool, I had an old 4 lying around so I wanted to try this only to find out mine is the 3,2 model - and this tutorial is specific for 3,1 and my MacBook is running the latest Monterey too so it’s a bummer. I was still able to find a way to do a tethered downgrade to iOS 6.1.3 with redsn0w.
It worked!! I hacktivated
7:30 When I start flashing the custom firware I get the following error :
ERROR: Could not retrieve device serial number. Can't continue.
Any suggestions ?
I get this same error
Your device is too new for that iOS, try iOS 5 or iOS 6
12:22 do you work at apple? Just curious 👀
I miss the old schemorphic look to iOS…..
1:01 darn it both the macs I have both run Monterey
Question: i’m curious if a new old stock battery is worth buying in 2023? Will it work?
I’ll do it
Legend 😊it worked
But my screen is flashing any idea why ?:(
I did the whole process, it kinda worked, but the screen is stuck on the connect to iTunes screen, but it won’t show the slider. Any tips on how to fix it? Ty
same for me
@@ex4rnl348I tried with multiple tutorials but I think I broke it 🥲
Do you mind if I recreate this tutorial? I’d love to share it on my channel!
gonna try it
I have a Windows computer and can’t downgrade
legendary!
the second i saw the title istg i'm doing this to all of my iphone 4's
that white color is so rare
I only have an iPhone 4 CDMA and I want to do this downgrade and I was wondering if it was possible to do this on an iCloud locked iPhone 4 just because it’s cheaper and somehow those are the best looking phones. Thanks!
Well, iCloud lock was introduced in iOS 7. So, even if your iPhone can't downgrade to iOS 4, iOS 6 will still be fine
Does this work with a macbook with mac os big sur?
The best!
@iClassic Does this work on mac os big sur? Also does this work on an 8gb iphone 4?
it refuse to work for me even cherryflower
is there any way to do this in windows?
Guys there is easier way to do this
You have to have a mac os 10.12 higher recommend 10.15 ( also compatible with linux but not really good) and have legacy ios kit that way easier go watch youtube video on how to do it and you can downgrade now to iOS 4.0 to iOS 7.1.1 although iOS 4.2.1 is not functional but yeah
Every thing worked but after restoring complete, phone shows apple logo (ios4) and goes straight to itunes logo.
same how to fix it?
@@fracl I don’t know.
same man
SAME PROBLEM, did you ever find a fix?
@@ciukekk No, i wish i had.
Is there any way to do this with an iPhone 3,3? If not, then is there a way to downgrade it to iOS 5/6?
When I begin flashing that custom os I keep getting the error "could not retrieve the serial number. Can't continue" Can sb help me with this? I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
It means that your iPhone was brought after the version you want to downgrade to
@@Saiman_Hussaini thanks for your reply, I will try again with different versions.
@@Saiman_Hussaini i have a 3,1 where 3utools says august 2011, ios 5 released in october 2011 and 4.3.5 in July 2011 so i should be able to downgrade right?
Can you make how to downgrade iphone 5s to ios 10.3.3
Use ota downgrader
If you downgrade your phone, will you lose any information?
yes
Yes, unfortunately everything will be deleted on your phone unless backed up using iTunes beforehand
@@Saiman_Hussainithanks
Please do windows.
Hey guys, my home button isn’t working, would you mind sharing a sure fire fix for it? I’d like to have it working rather than using the accessibility feature…
Is this working on windows? Also, can you downgrafe it with lock activation?
Does this work with iOS 5 or 6??
mine just went into iTunes restore with the old iTunes logo
SAME PROBLEM, did you ever find a fix?
10/10
Can you make an video on how to download old versions of apps on IOS 6? I just bought an Ipod Touch 4 but i am not able to download any apps..
this is just my doubt but can we download apps after jailbreaking using ios 4 ?
Does this work on Macos X 10.6.8??
I keep getting unable to retrieve device serial number. Any suggestions?
I get this error too
Pouvez-vous expliquer comment télécharger un outil de Cydia pour pirater la carte SIM
So the iOS 7 boot logo comes before the iOS 4 one right? Asking so I can differentiate any downgraded iPhone 4's.
Yes it does
@@iClassic but why though? And can I get rid of it?
@@resolvanlemmy as explained in the video, the custom iOS 4 .ISPW file is a modified version of the iOS 7 one. So while this is genuine iOS 4, some iOS 7 files are still here and there and these are not avoidable unless you have shsh blobs for the actual iOS 4 build.
Nobody asked me but you're welcome
This is so cool. Won't do this to my 4 on 6.1.3 but I will probably do it on my friends' one (which is likely running iOS 7)😅
@@ChristianoLord9 thanks mate
Bruh ! Can you show, How to restore firmware in iPhone 4? I can't input the firmware to iPhone 4, Right now, Please I need.
i have the 3, 2 model and i just wanna know what would happen if i proceed
Is there a way to do this jailbreak on a newer version of Mac OS?
is there any possibility that this will work on MacOS monterey ????
Is there a way to do this process on windows or linux? I can't afford a mac and i wanna downgrade my 4 to ios 4
I restore my iPhone 4 back to iOS 7 via itunes and now I realize that it got stuck in a recovery mode loop (my bad 😞). I forgot to watch the end of the video! Anyways, dora2ios's powdersnow website is already gone it displays 404 error. Where can I find the files needed for the recovery mode loop fix? someone help me pls 🥺
me too....
Can I do same think for iPad 3 downgrade to iOS 5 or 6?
At the last step, where it goes into the white screen, the terminal window finishes the extracting stuff, but gives me an error saying “could not receive device serial number. Can’t continue.” and the iPhone stays at the white screen.
iPhone is exactly as yours (3,1)
I’m using MacOS Catalina.
I get this error too,
That is because your device is too new for this iOS, you need to use a iOS 5 or iOS 6
@@FFNUser Thanks. Probably won’t be trying again anytime soon tho.
Hey there can anyone help me I’m stuck at the of connect to iTunes screen and don’t know what I’ve done wrong can someone help??
same
same how to fix it?
SAME PROBLEM, did you ever find a fix?
i installed it but i am stuck on recovery mode ? how to fix it please?
SAME PROBLEM, did you ever find a fix
I copied the steps but then it went into dfu mode and won't restore properly. plz help
My favourite iPhone. ❤
Am I able to restore it back to iOS 7 from iTunes after installing this?
Can same made on iPhone3,2 but with iOS 6? (lowest iOS for iPhone3,2)
Does this method still work today?
wait, would this work to bypass an icloud lock?
i have a question can i downgrade it using macos high sierra on a virtual machine?
I wish I had a 3,1 instead of a 3,3
Is it possible to make a Mac virtual machine for this??
unable to perform this on Montaray, get bus 10 error :(
Can I downgrade to any ios or only to ios 4?
Any iOS can be restored to iOS 4.0-7.1.1, 4.2.1 might not work yet,
You have to have macOS 10.12 or above installed
(macOS 10.15 is recommended)
There is a method for Linux as well but not the best, so yeah