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Thomas C.3's avatar
Thomas C.3
New member | Level 1
11 years ago

Install older iOS versions

I need to update an iPad from iOS 6 and save my files via Dropbox, but the App Store doesn't offer any older versions, so the minimum is iOS 7. How can I get the older app so I can update?
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Mike S.4's avatar
Mike S.4
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

I've been using Dropbox for IOS7 on my iPhone 4 and wanted to add it to my wife's iPhone 4, but I kept getting the error from the APP loader that I must have IOS8 or greater to install it. I could never get the loader to ask me to upload an older version, so I figured out a work-around.

My iTunes store on my home computer already had the older IOS7 compatible APP loaded, so I plugged her iPhone into my computer, went to the APP listings, selected the pulldown to install just this APP only, and then executed a SYNC request. iTunes copied the older APP over to the iPhone, and installed it correctly.

 

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