How to restore iPhone without updating?
I have an iPhone 5 with iOS 7.0.4 installed. I want to restore it but do now want to update to iOS 7.1
I searched on the internet and download ipsw files for restring but whenever I try to restore iTunes gives an error that the ipsw file is not compatible with my phone. I have downloaded all version that I can find on the internet but nothing is working. Does ipsw files differ for different countries? How can i fix this problem?
You would need itunes with an older ios verison
If it's running 7.0.4 now if you hard/factory reset it, that will not change or upgrade the firmware. Only going into settings and requesting the update will put 7.1 on your phone or by plugging it into iTunes and downloading it on the phone. Or did you accidentally try to update using iTunes already and corrupt some files? You can go up the list the but it's harder to go back down. Try this.
Best luck.
http://www.thenerdmag.com/downgrade-ios-7-1-to-ios-7-itunes/
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