iOS-OTA-Downgrader
A multi-purpose script to save blobs, restore, and jailbreak supported legacy iOS devices [Moved to: https://github.com/LukeZGD/Legacy-iOS-Kit] (by LukeZGD)
n1ghtshade
A bootchain jailbreak/downgrade utility for 32 bit iOS devices. (by synackuk)
| iOS-OTA-Downgrader | n1ghtshade | |
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| 295 | 22 | |
| 612 | 357 | |
| - | - | |
| 8.4 | 0.0 | |
| over 1 year ago | over 2 years ago | |
| Shell | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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iOS-OTA-Downgrader
Posts with mentions or reviews of iOS-OTA-Downgrader.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-22.
- [question] How do I check if my blobs are valid? I want to update to iOS 9 to see how it looks and then downgrade back to iOS 6 if I don't like it, I'm scared of not being able to downgrade back to iOS 6.1.2
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[Question] Old apps says disk is full but I have plenty of free space
For some reason I assumed you downgraded to iOS 8.4.1 already. You can do that with https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader if you want
- Any way to downgrade iPhone 4s?[question]
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Dumping onboard shsh ipad mini[question]
https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader can also dump onboard blobs
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[question] can’t downgrade iOS 9.3.5 to iOS 8.4.1
Use iOS-OTA-Downgrader if you are trying to use the plist method. here
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iPhone 5s iOS 12 to iOS 7
Is impossible to downgrade iOS 7 because the SEP is doesn't compatible, but you can iOS 10.3.3 with ota-downgrader https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader
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iPad 3rd Generation on IOS 6.1.2, Any tweak recommendations?[fluff] [discussion]
Can't you? The docs say that A5X devices are supported.
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Futurerestore "could not get SEP path" error [question]
have you read the ota downgrader wiki? It has a nice and nifty tutorial inside for restoring with blobs https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader/wiki
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[Question] I have an iPhone 4 on 7.0.2. I‘m trying to save onboard blobs using ios ota downgrader. ibec stuck at 63.7%. Any ideas or alternatives?
Please try again with this test branch (version should be 2023-03-07-000test): https://github.com/LukeZGD/iOS-OTA-Downgrader/archive/refs/heads/test.zip
- Is there any way I can revert this iPhone 4 CDMA back to iOS 6? (its jailbroken) [question]
n1ghtshade
Posts with mentions or reviews of n1ghtshade.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-05.
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[question] iPhone 5,1 A1428 on ios 7.1.2 how can I use iboot exploit to downgrade to ios 6. Doras powdersn0w and cherryflower says supports iphobe 5,2 only thanks in advance
Use n1ghtshade
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I have discovered a way to jailbreak setup.app removed A6 devices!
n1ghtshade RC3
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I'm in a very annoying situation with my iPad 2 aaaaaaaa
Fully working jailbreak for all versions through IOS 9.3.5. https://github.com/synackuk/n1ghtshade/releases/tag/1.0
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[question] Can I use any iPhone 5/4s to downgrade to iOS 6?
You can also tether downgrade your 5 to iOS 6 with https://github.com/synackuk/n1ghtshade (You'll need a computer to boot it each time it dies or reboots)
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[Tutorial] another tethered downgrade tutorial
Presenting another useless tethered downgrade tutorial. I'm pretty sure this method has already been detailed before, but I'm sharing it again, I guess. This tutorial is primarily for Beta Firmwares. If you're not attempting to install beta firmware, I advise you use n1ghtshade.
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[Discussion] Ultimate Guide on Downgrade from IOS 10.3.3 to IOS 8.4.1 and IOS 6.1.3
go to: https://github.com/synackuk/n1ghtshade/releases click Assets -> n1ghtshade-macos.zip
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[question] Can iPhone 5 be downgrade to ios 6 same way as iPhone 4s?
nope. You can downgrade tethered to ios 6 using n1ghtshade https://github.com/synackuk/n1ghtshade or dualboot by downgrading to ios 8 then doing coolbooter Guide here for full dualboot untethered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGvCf0Jo2Zk
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[question] Does reverting the time back to 2012 give me older updates in settings?
Tethered downgrade with https://github.com/synackuk/n1ghtshade
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[question] [discussion] Anyway to downgrade a iPhone 5c from iOS 10.3.3 to iOS 8.4.1 with a unteathered one.
See this discussion
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[Help] downgrade iPad 3,1
There's probably some YouTube tutorials for this. You can use either n1ghtshade or Deca5 I thinl they both do the same thing, and they're both mac only.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing iOS-OTA-Downgrader and n1ghtshade you can also consider the following projects:
LeetDown - a macOS app that downgrades A6 and A7 iDevices to OTA signed firmwares
Deca5 - Tethered Downgrade Your A5 Device Today. By @zzanehip.
sunst0rm - iOS Tether Downgrader
iBoot32Patcher - A Universal 32-bit iBoot patcher for iPhone OS 2.0 --> iOS 10
futurerestore - A hacked up idevicerestore wrapper, which allows specifying SEP and Baseband for restoring
n1ghtshade - A bootchain jailbreak/downgrade utility for 32 bit iOS devices. Fork with pre-compiled Linux CLI.
A5-A6X-Blobs-Dumper - Dump onboard blobs on all 32-bit A5-A6X iOS devices: iPads, iPhones and the iPod touch 5G.
AltDeploy - IPA sideloader based on AltServer
checkm8-a5 - checkm8 port for S5L8940X/S5L8942X/S5L8945X
ipwnder_lite - lightweight ipwnder
UTM - Virtual machines for iOS and macOS
7.0 - Patch evasi0n7 to avoid messing with hosts.
iOS-OTA-Downgrader vs LeetDown
n1ghtshade vs Deca5
iOS-OTA-Downgrader vs sunst0rm
n1ghtshade vs iBoot32Patcher
iOS-OTA-Downgrader vs futurerestore
n1ghtshade vs n1ghtshade
iOS-OTA-Downgrader vs A5-A6X-Blobs-Dumper
n1ghtshade vs AltDeploy
iOS-OTA-Downgrader vs checkm8-a5
n1ghtshade vs ipwnder_lite
iOS-OTA-Downgrader vs UTM
n1ghtshade vs 7.0