If you have an iPhone 4 and have the saved SHSH blobs for iOS 6.1.3, then it is actually very possible to downgrade iOS 7 to iOS 6.1.3 using iFaith.We’d mentioned briefly this a couple of days back, but we eventually managed to downgrade iOS 7 to iOS 6.1.3 successfully, so we considered of sharing this step by step instructions for all those who are interested in downgrading.
Some significant points just before we continue:
- iFaith developed by iH8sn0w is only available for Windows.
- You can downgrade only if you’ve iOS 6.1.3 SHSH blobs. This method should also work if you’ve SHSH blobs for iOS software updates released before iOS 6.1.3 such as iOS 6.1.2 etc.
- This method works only on iPhone 4. It is not possible to downgrade any of the other iOS 7 compatible devices like the iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad mini and iPod touch 5G.
- If you’re still on iOS 6.1.3 then you should save the SHSH blobs using iFaith.
- This process involves restoring your device with custom iOS firmware file, so restoring it from back up could be a time-consuming process. So do this when you have time on your hand.
- After you’ve downgraded to iOS 6.1.3, you will be able to restore from only an iOS 6.1.3 compatible backup. You won’t be able to restore from the iOS 7 backup, so it may be a good idea to take a backup of your photos and videos. There are several third-party solutions like Dropbox (iTunes link) and Google+ (iTunes link) that auto-upload your photo library to the cloud, so you can recover your life moments if something goes horribly wrong, and to recover the photos and videos you had taken after upgrading to iOS 7.
- Even though the iOS 7 backup may not be useful once you downgrade, it is a good idea to take a backup using iTunes or iCloud so you can recover the data if you realize, you’ve lost something critical during the downgrade process.
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Stick to following instructions to downgrade from iOS 7 to iOS 6.1.3.
- Download iFaith from here, and then unzip the file.
- You require the iTunes 11.0.5 or lower in this to do the job. It will not deliver the results with iTunes 11.1 or 11.1.1. So un-install the iTunes 11.1 or later first, and then download iTunes 11.0 and install from the links given below:
- Connect the iPhone to computer
- Double-click on iFaith icon, and then click the “Ok” button.
- Then click the option “Show SHSH Caches on Server”.
- It will ask you, if you would like to use your connected device. Click Yes option to continue.
- Here you’ll show three options. Click 3rd option, says “Show list of available SHSH blobs on TSS server(s)”.
- It will download all of the SHSH blobs from the Cydia servers and iFaith if you’d locally saved them.
- Pick the blobs from the Cydia or iFaith for the iOS 6.1.3 and click “Download selected blobs”. It’ll ask you to save blobs locally, decide the location, ideally Desktop and then click “Ok”.
- It’ll tell you when it has completed the downloading SHSH blob for the iOS 6.1.3, click “Ok”. It’ll also let you know that it has verified successfully the APT tickets for the iOS 6.1.3, then click “Ok” again.
- It’ll prompt you again if you want to use newly connected gadget, click “No” this time to exit iFaith.
- Double-click on iFaith icon to start it again, then click the “Ok” button to continue.
- Now you will need to click the “Build signed IPSW w/ blobs” option.
- Click on “Browse for blobs” and locate it to SHSH blob you’d earlier downloaded with file having .shsh extension.
- It’ll tell you that the “provided apt ticket looks valid”, click the “Ok” to continue.
- Now click the “Browse for the IPSW” option and point now to the iOS firmware file you’d downloaded before, or you may ask the iFaith to download this for you by just clicking on “Download it for me” option.
- It’ll verify the specific IPSW. If it really is the appropriate one, it’ll provide you with an option to “Build IPSW”, click it to continue.
- iFaith now will build custom IPSW file by using iOS firmware file and by SHSH blobs. It may take some time, so you need to wait.
- Just after it is carried out, it’ll tell that it has “finished creating your custom signed IPSW”. Please note the file name. Click “Ok” to continue.
- Now you need to set your gadget in pwned DFU condition. Turn-off your iPhone and click the “Start” button and just follow the on-screen directions to place it in the pwned DFU state.
- Prepare to press and hold Power and Home button in 5 seconds.
- Press and hold Power and home button for 10 seconds and prepare to release Power button.
- Release the Power button and Continue holding the Home button for 30 seconds.
- After it has recognized the gadget is in DFU mode, it’ll run the iREB and tell you that your gadget is in now pwned DFU state. Click “Ok”, and “Ok” once again to quit iFaith.
- Now start iTunes 11.0. It will ask you that iTunes has found in recovery mode. Click the “Ok” option to continue.
- Hold-down the Shift key and click “Restore iPhone” option in Summary tab. Browse for custom .ipsw file and pick it.
- iTunes will get a while to restore iPhone with custom firmware file. Never disconnect the device right until the restore has completed.
- As the restore process finish successfully, follow on-screen directions on iPhone to set this up. You can restore from backup.
And that is it, you have successfully downgraded iOS 7 to iOS 6.1.3.
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