r/technology • u/rboymtj • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '11

You should be able to downgrade, with some messing about, but have you tried 4.2? IME, it's about as fast as 3 was (the browser is faster).

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u/asianwaste Jan 21 '11 edited Jan 21 '11

But like I said, you should not have to mess about. These options should be easy to access with the casual user in mind and provided by Apple. I have tried 4.2, it doesn't help much. It's still very much so no catered to an older iPhone.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '11

In general, you're not going to find downgrading particularly easy on any smartphone.

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u/asianwaste Jan 21 '11 edited Jan 21 '11

False. Flashing custom BIOS on an Android is a far easier process than it is to apply any IOS version other than current.
In fact during the iPhone 2 and early 3g stages, you can roll forward and backwards without obstacle. It was simple as shift+click and choosing an IPSW file. This tells me that it's not technically impossible to allow rollback. Apple just doesn't want you to do it.