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« on: December 22, 2021, 04:05:17 pm »

Apple stops signing iOS 15.1.1, leaving people stuck with iOS 15.2 or later

What you need to know


Apple has stopped signing iOS 15.1.1.
iOS 15.2 is now the only version that iPhone users can install.
iOS 15.3 is already being tested by developers as well as those who are part of the public beta program.


Downgrading to iOS 15.1.1 is a no-go as of now.

A week after making iOS 15.2 available to the world, Apple has now made a change that ensures that is the only version of iOS available to iPhone users moving forward. Until iOS 15.3 is released, that is. As of now, Apple is no longer signing iOS 15.1.1 — a move that prevents anyone from downgrading from iOS 15.2

Apple routinely stops signing old versions of iOS for a variety of reasons. Sometimes that's to prevent people from downgrading to allow a particular jailbreak to be used and others it's a case of ensuring an important security patch is running on as many devices as possible. Another facet of that is to prevent people from downgrading to a less secure release to allow them to break their way thr...

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