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How To Install Apps On Older Devices Running Older Versions Of iOS
I M Show In This Video . Instead, you will only see an error “This application requires iOS 8/9 or later. You must update to iOS 8/9 in order to download and use this application.” There are two workarounds in this case: – If you have another iOS 8/9 device, you can install Dropbox on that device.How To Install Apps On Older Devices Running Older Versions Of iOS.
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Older devices may not support the highest supported versions of iOS available. Thus, for instance, you can not install iOS 12 on the original iPad (iPad 1). The last version of iOS that you can install on the original iPad is iOS 5.1.1. Below is the highest versions of iOS available for some of older iOS devices:
iPhone 4: iOS 7.1.2
iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 5, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad Mini 1: iOS 9.3.5
iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPad 4: iOS 10.3.3
iPad 1, iPod Touch 3: iOS 5.1.1
However you may be still able to download the last compatible version. This means that, for instance, you may be able to download the Netflix app on your iOS device running 9.3.5 or 10.3.3. This article explains how you can do that:
You may be able to download and install previously purchased apps (perhaps you deleted later). This means two things:
1. If you previously purchased this app, you can redownload and reinstall again. Here is how:
First make sure that you are signed in with the Apple ID that you used to bought the app originally.
Open the App Store app on your device.
Find the Purchased tab and My Purchases. Here you can see all the apps you have installed previously.
Find the app you want to install
Tap the iCloud icon
A popup will appear and you will be asked: “Download an older version of this app? The current version requires iOS X.X or later but you can download the last compatible version” Simple tap “Download” .