It took longer than expected, but the dreaded moment has arrived: Apple has stopped signing iOS 7.1.2, so it is no longer possible to install this version of the operating system on our devices that can be upgraded to iOS 8. Until a few hours ago it could be done easily, through iTunes, without the slightest problem and with the only requirement of downloading the version. of the appropriate software for our device, but never again, at least officially.
The well-known hacker iH8sn0w, creator of different tools that in the past allowed downloading to a version not signed by Apple, has communicated this, and has also said it by opening a door to hope: «Now the fun begins«. For weeks he and other hackers have been tweeting about downgrading, or how to downgrade from one unsigned version to another. But we don't have any information on whether this is close or just speculation.
For those who do not know exactly how all this works we can say that when Apple releases a new version it stops signing the previous ones. This signature is necessary to install that version on any of their devices, so this Cupertino procedure ensures that only those iOS versions they want can be installed on apple devices, generally the latest available for each device. . For example, for the iPhone 4 the latest version available is 7.1.2, and Apple will always continue to sign it, but not for all subsequent devices, for which it only signs iOS 8.0 and will shortly sign only iOS 8.0.2 .
If one of the advantages of Apple is that it offers updates to its devices for several years,why would someone not want to update? For many reasons: because the performance of your device is better in an older version, because aesthetically you prefer an older version, or (and this is the main reason) to keep the JAilbreak. Let's remember that right now the only jailbreak available comes to iOS 7.1.2 and we don't know when there will be one for iOS 8.
