Apple Stops Signing iOS 17.3.1, Downgrading No Longer Available

[MacRumors]

Apple today stopped signing iOS 17.3.1 preventing iPhone users from downgrading to that version of iOS. iOS 17.3.1 is no longer being signed following the March 5 release of iOS 17.4, an update that introduced app ecosystem changes in the EU, new emoji, and more.

Apple routinely stops signing older versions of iOS, so it is not unusual that the iOS 17.3.1 update is no longer available. Apple prevents users from installing older versions of iOS to encourage customers to keep their operating systems up to date and to prevent downgrading to older, less secure versions of the iPhone operating system.

iOS 17.4 is now the only publicly released version of iOS available.

Article Link: Apple Stops Signing iOS 17.3.1, Downgrading No Longer Available

 

[coffeemilktea]

So anyone who doesn't like the new emojis can't go back? That's rough. 🙂‍↔️ Free the emoji dislikers! ⛓️‍💥

 

[now i see it]

I never left.
Running iOS 9.3.5

 

[klasma]

So anyone who doesn't like the new emojis can't go back? That's rough. 🙂‍↔️ Free the emoji dislikers! ⛓️‍💥

Hopefully the EU will mandate that emojis can be individually uninstalled. Maybe even emoji modifiers.

 

[klasma]

I never left.
Running iOS 9.3.5

And your iPhone?

 

[Naraxus]

This should be illegal.

 

[trifero]

So in case of disaster, I have to upadate also my Apple Watch fron watchOS 9 to the horrible watchOS 10. I like Apple less each day.

 

[sjsharksfan12]

Hopefully the EU will mandate that emojis can be individually uninstalled. Maybe even emoji modifiers.

I would love to have an emoji filter where you can hide or show whatever emoji you want.

 

[macfacts]

Got to be some dev out there that's happy their potential users are on the latest iOS.

 

[viktorhun]

I never left.
Running iOS 9.3.5

Not all heroes wear capes

 

[diggy33]

I would love to have an emoji filter where you can hide or show whatever emoji you want.

Or just be able to remove them altogether

 

[scorpio vega]

Not all heroes wear capes
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I screamed at the ph 😂 bold lol.

 

[killhippie]

Not all heroes wear capes
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I miss the skeuomorphism, but not the fact that if you used that you used that it would be nightmare for very nasty security bugs.

 

[Tomas1988]

Because 17.4.1 it comes

 

[CheffyDude]

We should be able to run any iOS version we want.

 

[Shirasaki]

This kind of tactic basically means Apple can always produce buggy software and user must stuff it cause there’s no alternative. Cool to keep users up to date duh.

 

[scorpio vega]

This kind of tactic basically means Apple can always produce buggy software and user must stuff it cause there’s no alternative. Cool to keep users up to date duh.

Yeah that’s definitely hyperbolic.

 

[Jhonjhon236]

Not anymore

 

[MartyvH]

I’m curious about this.

17.3.1 is still signed according to ipsw dot me and I was able to Restore it to my 13 mini in iTunes on March 28. Why does this article from March 13 say it’s no longer signed?

Also, both of the two builds of 17.4.1 are signed but 17.4 is not.

What’s going on?

 

[Jhonjhon236]

I’m curious about this.

17.3.1 is still signed according to ipsw dot me and I was able to Restore it to my 13 mini in iTunes on March 28. Why does this article from March 13 say it’s no longer signed?

Also, both of the two builds of 17.4.1 are signed but 17.4 is not.

What’s going on?

It was unsigned but mysteriously it got resigned for some unknown reason. Been resigned for over a week.

 

[F27]

Not all heroes wear capes
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iOS7 and Big Sur onwards were the biggest design crime against humanity. Apple should realise that skeuomorphism is back in fashion now and go back to this thing of beauty.