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Iphone 4 HELP

Joshfearless13 » Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:11 pm

I have an iphone 4 that I am trying to run apps on, but I don't have ios 8. Sadly all the apps run on ios 8 or higher. Does anyone know a way around this or did I basically just waste money by buying this phone ?

KeysUnlocked » Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:13 pm

iPhone 4 is iOS 7, and all apps should work, what apps are you trying to get?

Joshfearless13 » Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:20 pm

Qriket and Perk TV. Can I show you guys a pic of what happening or can we not upload pictures on this site ?

Joshfearless13 » Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:24 pm

NVM sorry I figured it out now thank you

KeysUnlocked » Thu Aug 11, 2016 8:26 pm

NVM sorry I figured it out now thank you
Any time :)

TheMoneyMakingMaster » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:59 am

NVM sorry I figured it out now thank you
I was going to say plug it into iTunes to update. Oh well.

Ryzon321 » Thu Feb 02, 2017 4:26 pm

What did you figure out? I just got a Iphone 4s, and am finding the same issue with everything want OS 8, and this phone runs on 7.1.2 . I have watched a bunch of youtube videos, on how to get OS 8 on your phone, but I don't want to jailbreak it, and all the methods seem complicated. Any pointers on this would be appreciated. Thank you.

Ryzon321 » Thu Feb 02, 2017 6:15 pm

I am adding, that after reading Joes recommended device list again, I see he has his Iphone 4S on OS 9. Can anyone help me understand how to do that? I have looking on youtube, but find the videos unclear. Will I need to jailbreak this device to do this? I don't want to as it is a loaner from a friend. If I needed to, and did jailbreak this device, would I be able to return it to its UNjailbroken state later, to return it to the friend? Thanks again if anyone can offer any tips.

Ryzon321 » Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:41 pm

Thanks to Joe ! I discovered the issue is that, my friends phone isn't really an Iphone 4S, but just a 4. I found a helpful video on youtube to help me find the differences, namely the model # on the back. If anyone else has issues with Iphone 4's I suggest figuring this out for sure. A Iphone 4 can only be upgraded to OS 7.1.2 While a Iphone 4S can go up to OS 9. This makes the plain 4 not too much use, as all the apps I tried need at least OS 8 to be installed. Thanks for the help Joe !

Sss22066 » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:27 pm

Perk pop quiz works great on old iPhone 4 iOS 7.1.2 Remember tap tap tap Lol

Sss22066 » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:29 pm

Got both jail broke and non JB running it now Grrrr still hate perk

equestgirl95 » Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:08 am

If you have an ios device that is updated to the version an app needs to be, you can download the app on the updated device so it will be in the cloud, then download it on the unupdated device and it will download the version of the app that was last compatible with that version of the device.