We were able to successfully downgrade from iOS 8 to iOS 7.1.2 using this step, but we are not sure what issue it can have on the data. Important please read: Alternatively, you can also click on the Check for Update option, instead of restoring. Please remember this will wipe the data from your device, so it is extremely important to take a backup so you can restore it from the backup during the setup process.

Hold the Alt/Option key in Mac or Shift Key in Windows on your keyboard and click on the Restore iPhone/iPad/iPod touch button in iTunes.

Launch iTunes and select the iOS device from the top right corner, to the left of the iTunes Store button.

Connect the device running iOS 8 to your computer.

Download the appropriate iOS 7.1.2 firmware file for your device from the below links:.

Please follow these simple instructions to downgrade to iOS 7.1.2:

Apple doesn’t recommend downgrading so please proceed at your own risk.

Please note that when you downgrade back to iOS 7.1.2, you will be able to restore back to iOS 7.x.x compatible backup and not the iOS 8 backup to avoid compatibility issues.

It is important to take a backup of your iOS device to iCloud or using iTunes.

You will be able to downgrade back only to iOS 7.1.2.

Update: Apple has stopped signing iOS 7.1.2 firmware file, so it is no longer possible to downgrade back to iOS 7.1.2 from iOS 8.0.x, so this method won’t work any more.

If you had accidentally upgraded your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iOS 8 or don’t like it or are finding performance issues on older iOS devices and want to downgrade back to iOS 7.1.2, then the good news is that you can downgrade as Apple seems to be still signing the iOS 7.1.2 firmware file.

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