Dear Apple Club,
I have the older version of an app on my 1st gen I pad. What I am trying to do is to get this particular app onto my new I pad air.(2014 model) I am at a loss as to how to do this. I have DL'd the app from I tunes when I synced my devices, but the version that showed up on my Air, did not have any of my data on it from the older version although I logged in. Frustrating! Could you advise me step by step as to how to resolve this problem? I asked the app developers, but I think they are from a foreign country and are not getting back with me. If I didn't really love this app I wouldn't mess with it.
Thanks bunches!
-🍎L❤️ER
By AppleClubSupport on 11/28/14 • Reply
There are different ways that apps store data, and we probably wouldn't have knowledge of a particular app, so you'll probably have to wait for a reply from their support.
I have an app, Music Tube, that I have updated twice since the version I like, and last night I was able to go back to the most previous version using a video on Youtube, which I think showed the same way. Is it possible to go back to the version before it? (If I can't do it on my own computer, I told my cousin about it. Maybe she hasn't updated it since then, but she might of.)
Hi! i have tried this but it wont work! I accidently deleted Facebook Chat on my Ipod 3rd gen and now it wont let me download it back as I do not have IOS7. ( the Ipod is 4.2.1) it doesn't give me the choice to download an older version..
Hey guys HUGE THANK YOU for this. Enjoying Spotify right now, not as fancy as the latest version I can see in my android mobile but oh I don't mind. It's the Music that matters. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
When Yahoo Weather added ads I tried this method of local installation to get around it. It worked! I also discovered that because I use CrashPlan for backup I could go WAY back for some apps if I ever needed.
Fantastic! This works brilliantly!
Hi, I downloaded Workaround to get the older version of Facebook, but it did not work (IOS 6.1.6., system required IOS 7) can you please help?
These instructions are a lot better than Apple's as they assume you already own the app!
Ok, so yeah but I have an older IPod, and I can't download anything that's IOS7 or higher. But on the App store, and I look for IOS6 or lower, I cant find it, and so that's makes it to were I can't download anything...... Which really *****!
Instagram used to let download the last compatible version with my ios6 4th gen iPod and now it won't let me redownload. Instead of the message being:the newest version requires ios7 but the latest compatible version can be downloaded, and then it giving me the option to download the other version it just tells me: this application requires ios7 to be opened and used and the only option below is ok... Please Help
By AppleClubSupport on 4/05/15 • Reply
I just now downloaded Instagram on iOS 6 without issue - the older version was still offered. Do you have an existing copy of the app that you are trying to update? Are you using a different Apple ID than when you downloaded it before? Both of these could be the cause of not being offered an older version. When was the last time you downloaded it successfully?
By firefighter1211 on 4/12/15 • Reply
I have the exact same problem as jonika r. I had Instagram on my iPod 4th gen and I deleted it like usual but this one time it didnt pop up the option to download the last compatible version. I am still using the same exact apple ID as before but same problem it only tells me that the app requires ios7 or later still no option to download the last compatible version. Please help guys I need Instagram back bad!!!
Hi can someone please help me... I have iphone 6 with the iOS 8 my phone kept playing up shutting down apps freezing and comig up and white screen resulting in me having to turn it on and off again constantly to work however my whatsapp was the only app that never used to close down but yesterday it kept coming up for me to type my number in on whatsapp as if I had just downloaded it once I was doing that it wouldn't do anything further but close it down numerous times so I thought if I reinstalled it would work again once I done that I discovered it had downloaded the newest version of whatsapp and had deleted all my chats, status etc I have been trying to solve the issue with apple and whatsapp but been no help I didn't back my phone up on iCloud as my phone is relatively new and hadn't got the chance to connect to wifi to do a backup, is there anyway I can redownload my older version of whatsapp as I hate the new version also is there anyway to get my data back?! Please help any info would be appreciated. Thank you
By AppleClubSupport on 5/07/15 • Reply
Unless you saved a copy of the older version of WhatsApp, you won't be able to re-install it, sorry. If you synced your iPhone with iTunes on your computer, there's a chance the old version may still be there.
Thanks a lot!!
By john.doe on 5/31/15 • Reply
Very helpful. Apple makes it confusing to do this, but it's explained very well here.
It's been frustrating not being able to download apps for my iPod Touch 4th gen but your workaround did the trick nicely. Thank you!
This article has helped me! I will forever be indebted. And mind you technology tips never work for me and my gadgets.
Thanks!
It doesn't work. I tried doing it with my iBooks app for my iPod touch (which uses IOS 4.2.1) since I had the original books app before iBooks was even created. However, every time I try to sync it I just get the following message: 'The app 'iBooks' was not installed . . . because it requires a newer version of iPod software.'
By AppleClubSupport on 7/09/15 • Reply
From what you describe, it sounds like you are trying to install the latest version of the iBooks app using iTunes, and that is not what this article is suggesting. The purpose of downloading the app in iTunes is just so you have ownership of the app. Once you do, then the app needs to be downloaded from the App Store on your iPod touch. It should now ask you if you want to install an older version.
By Kannan on 7/27/15 • Reply
Yes, I was trying it in the wrong way, and i don't know how to do it. Please guide me with more details step by step... Please help me out. Thank you.
This doesn't work for me, I'm trying to get Snapchat back, I deleted it the other week too, experienced the same problem but then I got it back I'm not sure how but now I can't install it again? Please help! I really need and want it back, please! I have iPod touch 4th gen.
Thank you so, so much!
This was reaaally helpful! I thought there was no way to use some apps having other than the latest version of iOS and the latest devices
Thanks
can i update my ipod touch 4g 32gb to version 7 ios
By AppleClubSupport on 9/18/15 • Reply
No, iOS 7 requires a 5th generation or later iPod touch.
Does this work for free apps, rather than assuming it doesn't I am asking here =D
By AppleClubSupport on 10/03/15 • Reply
Yes, it does work for free apps; price has no bearing on older version availability.
Worked great! Thank you.
Thanks, nice one!
Thank you for the information. Your information is still relevant for iTunes version 12.3.3.7 and iPhone 4 version 7.1.2
I've tried this on my iPod Touch 2G running iOS 4.2.1 and it hasn't worked on various applications that I have tested to work on iOS 5.1.1.
Thanks a Bunch!! Just managed to get a really useful app thanks to you!
The work-around worked like a champ to let me download old version, EXCEPT when I try to open the app, it requires me to upgrade which of course I can't. Catch-22
By AppleClubSupport on 5/08/16 • Reply
As mentioned, not all apps offer older versions. Although it did allow you to download an older version, the app developer does not want you to use it for one reason or another and has intentionally bricked it.
I wonder if you can help with this: I opened an app on my iPad to find it had automatically updated - and I don't like the new version at all. I have an old version of an app on my wife's iPad, and it still works fine. When I go into iTunes the app is not in my library so I don't have an old version on iTunes that I can easily download as per this article - but I do have it on the wife's iPad. Is there a way of getting it off hers and onto mine? When I back up her iPad I see the old version on it but it doesn't appear in the iTunes library. Downloading 'not in my library' onlt downloads the new version. Help!
By AppleClubSupport on 7/15/16 • Reply
That does sound like a tricky situation, but I think we can get it resolved. The first thing you should do is delete any newer copy of the app from your iTunes library, if you have one. Next, on your wife's iPad which still has the older version of the app, connect it to your computer and open iTunes. Then, go to File > Devices > Transfer purchases from [device name]. This should load the old copy into your iTunes library. If you do not already have a copy of the app on your iPad, you should then be able to do a sync and have the older version downloaded to your iPad. I would also recommend, on your iPad, going to Settings > iTunes & App Store > Updates OFF (under 'Automatic Downloads') to prevent apps from updating automatically in the future. Hope this works for you.
By Kenniff on 7/16/16 • Reply
Thanks for the suggestion. It doesn't work I'm afraid. When I try to transfer the purchases from my wife's iPad it does not result in a copy of the app appearing. The app similarly does not appear in the list of apps that are on my wife's iPad when I connect it up to iTunes - and yet, it does show up in the screen arranging pane, and it IS there on the iPad, as I can use it on her iPad.
I don't understand why it doesn't appear and doesn't transfer when it is plainly there. If only I could get it off I understand I could easily load it onto my own iPad.
By Kenniff on 7/17/16 • Reply
So the solution did not work with my wife's iPad - despite the app being on there it would not transfer when 'transferring purchases'. Luckily I also found a copy on a third (old) iPad and the solution worked perfectly there. Thanks guys!
By AppleClubSupport on 7/17/16 • Reply
You are welcome! I am not sure why it didn't work on your wife's iPad, but glad you found another iPad to get it working.
I seem to be stuck with a similar issue. I can get the app downloaded and I get the message that asks to download an older version. So I have don this. However, when I open the snapchat app and attempt to login I still get an error message saying that the app is still only available for iOS. It seems that downloading the latest compatible version does not do anything. How do I get around this? I have used the app just a few weeks ago with no problems.
I use iPod Touch with iOS 6.1.6
I seem to be stuck with a similar issue. I can get the app downloaded and I get the message that asks to download an older version. So I have don this. However, when I open the snapchat app and attempt to login I still get an error message saying that the app is still only available for iOS. It seems that downloading the latest compatible version does not do anything. How do I get around this? I have used the app just a few weeks ago with no problems.
I use iPod Touch with iOS 6.1.6
Can we download the older version of the voice on stage?
very helpful. worked for my iphone 4