After a couple of weeks with the first Beta of iOS 10, many of the users who simply installed it to test the news that the new version of iOS brings us have already tired of the stability or compatibility problems that, like a Beta which is, it currently has iOS 10. That is why there are many of you who ask us how to return to iOS 9, which is possible, but taking into account a series of drawbacks that you need to know because they can make you change your mind.
Restore or update?
Here I always give a clear answer: restore. If when uploading from iOS 9 to iOS 10 the most recommended is a clean restoration to avoid dragging problems and junk files from one version to another, when we go the other way this becomes practically mandatory. As a Beta version, iOS 10 still contains many bugs that can cause that when you download to iOS 9 without doing a restoration from scratch, you end up with the same problems. For this reason, it is best not to use the update but rather the restoration.
Backup?
Bad news: the backup you made in iOS 10 cannot be used in iOS 9. So if you depend on the iCloud copies and left the automatic configuration you will probably no longer have a copy of iOS 9 but of iOS 10, and you will not be able to restore it to your device once you have done the downgrade. This has not been anything new, but it has always happened with iOS, but not many people know it until they realize it from their own experience.
If you saved a copy of iOS 9 in iCloud or iTunes, then yes you can use it to recover your data after you have downloaded to iOS 9.
Be careful with your Apple Watch
If you also tried the Apple Watch Beta, watchOS 3.0, then I'm sorry to tell you that as long as you download your iPhone to iOS 9, you won't be able to use your watch., because this latest version of watchOS requires iOS 10 to work. And if you think about also downloading your Apple Watch to watchOS 2, again bad news, because it is impossible unless you send it to the technical service and pay to have it done. Ultimately, if you use watchOS 3, stay on iOS 10 unless you want to keep your Apple Watch in a drawer until September.
How to downgrade to iOS 9 from iOS 10
If after reading this you still want to downgrade to iOS 9, you have a guide on how to do it in this article with all the necessary details so that you do not have any problems with the procedure.
This is said at the beginning for the impetuous who later throw their hands to the head.
I hope people read this article and set it on fire for successive irresponsible actions.
Always, always and always. Ask questions and then, if there is no risk, act. And not the other way around.
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