Apple Reopens iOS Signing After Legacy iPhones Get Cut Off

Apple briefly cut off restore paths for legacy iPhones and iPads, then restored iOS signing after users flagged the risk.

Key takeaways

• On July 9 at 3:28 p.m. ET, Apple reversed a signing cutoff that had blocked restore and downgrade paths for several legacy iPhone and iPad models, reopening in...
• The change was reported by Marcus Mendes at 9to5Mac , which updated its original story after Aaron Perris said on X that Apple had resumed signing the listed versi...
• Apple restores iOS signing for legacy iPhone and iPad models after brief cutoff
• The reversal matters because Apple’s signing servers decide whether a device can install or restore a specific iOS build. If signing is off, Finder, iTunes, or recover...

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