[HN Gopher] Ask HN: How do you install not the latest iOS version?
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       Ask HN: How do you install not the latest iOS version?
        
       I would like to change the minimum deployment target of my iOS app
       and update my testing device from iOS 13 to 14 (instead of 16).
       How do other iOS developers handle it? I really don't want to rely
       on the iOS simulator.
        
       Author : laurentlassalle
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2023-01-08 21:51 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
       | mensetmanusman wrote:
       | "One does not _simply_ not install the latest iOS" -Boromir
       | 
       | Biggest flaw of iOS in my experience, I have lost over $1000 in
       | apps not operable due to iOS updates. The apps work fine on my
       | older iOS version devices which have since died due to battery
       | issues.
        
         | Sunspark wrote:
         | You could have a new battery installed.
        
       | mobilio wrote:
       | Using few devices with old iOS.
       | 
       | I'm currently running one device on 14.8.1, other on 15.X and
       | third on latest.
        
       | drewbitt wrote:
       | You cannot on real hardware; Apple stops signing old OSes and
       | there's nothing you can do. Even recent jailbreaks haven't gotten
       | around this. You can extend the signing period a bit by using
       | delayOTA https://dhinakg.github.io/delayed-otas.html
        
       | TazeTSchnitzel wrote:
       | One way to work around Apple forcing you to upgrade to the latest
       | version is to buy older devices that are no longer supported. The
       | iPhone 7 for example can't be upgraded past iOS 15.
       | 
       | Unfortunately for this strategy, Apple tend to drop support for
       | several devices at once, so there's no device whose final version
       | is iOS _14_ , for example. With that said, if you're desperate,
       | you could get new-in-box old devices, assuming those devices can
       | still be activated (not all can).
        
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