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How to downgrade from iOS 9 beta 1 to iOS 8.3 on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Apple released iOS 9 beta 1 to its developer community on Monday and developers have already discovered a number of interesting ‘hidden’ iOS 9 features, including support for a higher-spec FaceTime camera and support for content blocking extensions in Safari.
If you are not a developer, but you decided to install iOS 9 beta 1 to get a first-hand peek at its features, the bugs and the drain on your iPhone battery may be driving you up the wall by now.
Thankfully, there is a way to downgrade from iOS 9 to iOS 8.3, the latest publically available stable version of iOS 8.
- As always, first create a backup of your iOS 9 device in iTunes.
- Disable the ‘Find My iPhone’ security feature in the iCloud section of Settings.
- Download the iOS 8.3 firmware for your specific iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
- Connect your device to your Mac/PC and open iTunes.
- Put your device in Device Firmware Mode (DFU):
- To do this, press the power and home buttons simultaneously for 10 seconds, then release the power button and continue to press the home button.
- iTunes will notify you that your device is now in DFU mode.
- Now select “Restore iPhone”, confirm the action and other on-screen prompts, and simply wait for the restore to complete.
For a more detailed guide — including screenshots — visit Phone Arena.
Apple is set to release a public beta of iOS 9 sometime in April. By then, most – but not all – of the bugs should have been eliminated and all of the advertised features should be present and working as intended.
Provided your experience with the developer beat has not left you feeling jilted, you can sign up for the iOS 9 public beta. Or wait for iOS 9’s general release in September.
Image via apple.com
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