Your old iPad might be still going strong, but if all your apps need newer versions of iOS to run, it feels like you can’t do anything with it. Don’t worry, we’re here with a clever trick that will help you load up your old device with older versions of of your favorite apps.
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What’s the Deal With Old Versions of iOS and New Apps?
As of the publication of this article, we’re currently on iOS 9 and, in a short few months, iOS 10 will roll out to the public. Although Apple does a pretty admirable job dragging old hardware along for each iOS update, every train has a final stop. The iPhone 4 is stuck at iOS 7.1.2, for example, and the first-gen iPad is stuck all the way back at iOS 5.1.1. With every new wave of iOS hardware, a little bit of the legacy hardware is left behind.
While getting stuck on older software is par for the course, it can be frustrating. Many people abandon these old-but-still-functioning devices not because they’re upset about missing out on the new iOS features, but because it’s such a pain to download apps to them.
The way Apple has the App Store configured, you are always directed towards the newest version of an application. On the surface, this is a perfectly sensible thing for Apple to do: why would they ever want you to download older, buggier, and potentially less secure software when there’s an updated version available? When you’re on an older device, however, this means an app may not be compatible with your old version of iOS. Search for an application in the App Store on your iPad 1, for example, and the App Store app will tell you that the app can’t be downloaded because it requires a device running iOS 7 (or 8, or 9), and therefore can’t be installed on your iPad…even if there was an iOS 5 version of the app at some point in the past.
What they don’t tell you, though, is that you can easily (no jailbreak required) and legally (no piracy required) download old versions of applications to your older iOS devices with a pretty simple trick.
Before we walk you through that trick there is one minor and obvious caveat: the trick only works on apps that once had versions compatible with your OS. You can’t download an iOS 5 version of a six month old app that never had a version compatible with iOS 5.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at how to stock up your aging iPad 1 with apps, frustration free.
How to Download Old App Versions to Your Older Device
As we noted above, if you fire up an old iPad using iOS 5 and try to download darn near anything from the App Store, iOS 5 is so ancient that installation will almost certainly fail for 99% of apps (even if that app is old enough to have an ancient iOS 5-era version).
However, if you purchase/download the current version of the application–on either a newer iOS device (like your iPhone 6) or using the iTunes desktop software on your Windows or Mac–then the older version of the application will be accessible to your older device. Why? Because Apple’s policy is that if you purchased an app (this applies even to free “purchases”), that the app should be available to any device in your personal collection that requests to download it. When an old iOS 5 device requests a new app from your library (rather than from the iTunes Store), it’ll search for an old, compatible version and–if one exists–grab it.
We’ll demonstrate the trick with the popular comic book reading app Comic Zeal. If you attempt to download Comic Zeal an an old device (which is presently listed in the App Store as requiring iOS 8.2 or above), you’ll get an installation error like the one we highlighted above.
To get Comic Zeal on our iPad, we need to make a quick stop at either our computer or another, newer, iOS device. Does it matter which you use? Only if you’re downloading an application that is iPad only–if you search for an iPad only app on your iPhone you won’t see it in the search results.
For our example, we’ll use iTunes. Fire up the app and search in the search box for the name of your application. Select the app in the search results. Click the “Buy” or “Get” button, depending on whether the app is paid or free.
Once you click the Get or Buy button, you don’t have to wait for the app to actually download to your computer (and we recommend you don’t, actually, as it will be a new version you can’t use anyway).
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Having purchased the app, head over to your older iOS device and search for the exact app in the App Store or click on the “Purchased” icon in the lower navigation bar. When you locate the app, click the “Install” button.
After you click “Install”, you’ll see a popup like the one below indicating that there is an older version of the app available for download. Click “Download” the last compatible version.
At this point, the app will install as expected and you can use it, albeit without the features present in the newer updates.
It might not be the most convenient way to go about doing things, but this little workaround is a great way to breath life into old hardware.
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This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices.
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Description
Snapchat is the most fun way to share the moment!
Take a Snap, add a caption or fun effects, then send it to your best friends.
SNAP
• Snapchat opens right to the camera so you can share the moment in seconds.
• New selfie Lenses and Filters are added every day. Change the way you look, dance with your 3D Bitmoji, and even play games with your face!
CHAT
• Stay in touch with friends and groups with live messaging and Group Stories.
• Video chat with up to 16 friends at once. You can even use Filters and Lenses!
DISCOVER
• Follow your friends and watch their daily Story.
• Watch breaking news, original Shows, and community Stories — made just for your phone.
SNAP MAP
• See where your friends are hanging out, if they’ve shared their location with you.
• Watch live Stories from the community nearby, or across the world!
MEMORIES
• Look back on Snaps you’ve saved with free cloud storage.
• Create Stories from your favorite memories to share with friends and family.
FRIENDSHIP PROFILE
• Every friendship has its own special profile to see the moments you’ve saved together.
• Discover new things you have in common with Charms. See how long you’ve been friends, your astrological compatibility, and more!
Happy Snapping!
• • •
Please note: Snapchatters can always capture or save your messages by taking a screenshot, using a camera, or otherwise. Be mindful of what you Snap!
What’s New
* New Charms! Tap the avatar for one of your Groups to see who’s taken the most screenshots, shared the most memories, sent the most Bitmojis and more.
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Brilliant ————> bad
Basically overall Snapchat is amazing. It is a really great idea for people to communicate and tell people how they are feeling without telling them individually. It has fun filters that can make you and your friends laugh. I would definitely recommend this app to anyone. I have already told my friend about Snapchat and now she has it. I just really love this app. Great choice! There’s only one reason i didn’t rate 5 star is because when you first get the app you have ‘team Snapchat’ so you can ask for support and advice and they can help you with anything you need. So I messaged team Snapchat and said “ hi i need some help”
“ I was wondering how the dog filters work because they haven’t been working for me” then I waited like 5 minutes then I looked again and the message is sent had been opened and they had read it. So then I thought oh yes they are going to reply.
But then I waited another 10 minutes and they just ignored me.
So I tried the next day and they opened the message but just ignored me. I wasn’t very happy about this. Hopefully this will get sorted out. Please massage me back. But overall this app is amazing!!
Glitching and Not Sending
Overall, I really like Snapchat, I use it often, I message friends, follow stories, use the filters,ETC. However, recently, since the new update, I’ve had issues with: sending, receiving and the app crashing/glitching.
For example, I can have full service, a strong WiFi connection and receive notifications and messages on all other apps and social media, however snapchat will tell me it can’t send my messages and I’ll have to retry an hour later for it to send. Today, it also started glitching. It’s been doing this for a while as well but today it was ridiculous, to be quite frank. I couldn’t open the camera on a chat without my screen globing black and it taking me back to my home screen, or, it would freeze completely when I tried to take a video (more often this occurred when I was using a filter).
I think it’s a good app, well set up, well laid out, useful, ETC. However these small issues and glitches have such an impact on the way that I am able to use the app and it make using it a pain and a nuisance. With these bugs fixed, the app would be at its peak. It would be a solid 4-5 stars if not for these bugs.
Where are the little video voice notes gone?
Before the recent update I would have chosen 5 stars but here's the reason why this time I didn't, on the old snapchat things were easier to use, for 1 everything was layed out in a better position and was easier to use for many generations but now I struggle to use it as so do many of my friends between the age ranges of (16-22). The main reason I am writing this and I know most of the people I talk to on your app agree with me, before this update occurred you would be able to send voice notes that recorded your face now, I'm not sure if they have been taken away or they're still there but I feel like me and my friends have tried everything to try and send one as these are the main way we talk to one another especially in our snapchat groups. I think snapchat should definitely bring these back and shift everything around a little bit to make things easier rather than harder. Other than this snapchat is a great way of communicating, having fun with friends and saving a load of memories that can go back years.
Information
Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members will be able to use this app with Family Sharing enabled.