How do I roll my iPod touch back to a previous OS? IOS4 is killing my battery

GodlessAstronomer · Jul 7, 2010

I never used to have to think about battery life on my iPod, and now it's chewing through it in a couple of days. Lame as hell. This started when I installed iOS4. How do I roll back?

effowe · Jul 7, 2010

With a Touch you may be able to download the IPSW for your device, and hold Shift when you press Restore in iTunes. This should allow you to navigate to the IPSW and restore. Give some more info on your device (Model, GB's) and I may be able to offer some more advice.

zacharace · Jul 7, 2010

effowe said:
With a Touch you may be able to download the IPSW for your device, and hold Shift when you press Restore in iTunes. This should allow you to navigate to the IPSW and restore. Give some more info on your device (Model, GB's) and I may be able to offer some more advice.

Definitely depends on the model, both for battery length and rollback ability. Either way, a "couple of days" is awesome compared to my iPhone...:\

GodlessAstronomer · Jul 7, 2010

effowe said:
With a Touch you may be able to download the IPSW for your device, and hold Shift when you press Restore in iTunes. This should allow you to navigate to the IPSW and restore. Give some more info on your device (Model, GB's) and I may be able to offer some more advice.

What the fuck is IPSW? It's a 32gb iPod Touch (newest model).

MotionMan · Jul 7, 2010

GodlessAstronomer said:
I never used to have to think about battery life on my iPod, and now it's chewing through it in a couple of days. Lame as hell. This started when I installed iOS4. How do I roll back?

Maybe you just need to tweak some settings?

MotionMan

Ka0t1x · Jul 7, 2010

IPod/IPhoneSoftWare - You know.. the firmware.. its .ipsw

nickbits · Jul 7, 2010

GodlessAstronomer said:
What the fuck is IPSW? It's a 32gb iPod Touch (newest model).

It's the firmware file. Note you have to jump through hoops in order to downgrade the version but it is possible.

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/tuaw-how-to-downgrading-your-3-1-3-iphone-to-3-1-2/

Not about 4.0 but the same method applies.

GodlessAstronomer · Jul 7, 2010

MotionMan said:
Maybe you just need to tweak some settings?

I haven't changed any settings. This fucking ios4 update makes me want to throw the damn device into a wall. On top of the battery issues I'm also getting fed up with constant Safari crashes and having to press my home button 3 times before the damn screen will turn on half of the time. The device is still under warranty, I might just return it.

GodlessAstronomer · Jul 7, 2010

nickbits said:
It's the firmware file. Note you have to jump through hoops in order to downgrade the version but it is possible.

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/09/tuaw-how-to-downgrading-your-3-1-3-iphone-to-3-1-2/

Not about 4.0 but the same method applies.

Fuck that. I'll return it and get a Zune methinks.

effowe · Jul 7, 2010

You ever jailbreak your iTouch? If so, you know if you have SHSH's saved on file in Cydia? If not, you may be out of luck.

Edit: If you're interested here is a link..

http://thetechjournal.com/electroni...d-ipod-touch-to-iphone-3-1-3-3-1-2steps.xhtml

I don't think you'll have to go through step 3 in the link (editing your hosts file..) but you may need to downgrade your version of iTunes to the one that came out with 3.1.3. There are download links to the IPSW files, and you should just be able to hold shift and click restore to choose it.

Paperlantern · Jul 7, 2010

effowe said:
You ever jailbreak your iTouch? If so, you know if you have SHSH's saved on file in Cydia? If not, you may be out of luck.

Edit: If you're interested here is a link..

http://thetechjournal.com/electroni...d-ipod-touch-to-iphone-3-1-3-3-1-2steps.xhtml

I don't think you'll have to go through step 3 in the link (editing your hosts file..) but you may need to downgrade your version of iTunes to the one that came out with 3.1.3. There are download links to the IPSW files, and you should just be able to hold shift and click restore to choose it.

What's an iTouch? =p

Spineshank · Jul 7, 2010

Yea Apple doesnt sign firmwares that are no longer the current so you cant downgrade anymore.

Tegeril · Jul 7, 2010

GodlessAstronomer said:
Fuck that. I'll return it and get a Zune methinks.

rofl @ this

mugs · Jul 7, 2010

GodlessAstronomer said:
The device is still under warranty, I might just return it.

Maybe it's different in New Zealand, but warranty != return policy.

bobdole369 · Jul 7, 2010

What's an iTouch? =p

I can't stand that. My boss says it all fucking day.

GodlessAstronomer · Jul 7, 2010

mugs said:
Maybe it's different in New Zealand, but warranty != return policy.

The device no longer works as advertised. That's grounds for a warranty return.

Kmax82 · Jul 7, 2010

GodlessAstronomer said:
The device no longer works as advertised. That's grounds for a warranty return.

They carry exchangeable units with previous firmware at the Apple Store. Just make an appointment and they should swap it out for one with the 3.1 firmware.

At least they used to do that with the iPhones with v3 came out.

GodlessAstronomer · Jul 7, 2010

Apple Store doesn't exist in NZ.

Kmax82 · Jul 7, 2010

GodlessAstronomer said:
Apple Store doesn't exist in NZ.

You can always call Apple Support and request the exchange.

mugs · Jul 7, 2010

GodlessAstronomer said:
The device no longer works as advertised. That's grounds for a warranty return.

Again, I don't know if things are different in New Zealand, but a warranty return will probably only get you a replacement, not money.

You may not even get a replacement.

GodlessAstronomer · Jul 7, 2010

mugs said:
Again, I don't know if things are different in New Zealand

They are.

Spineshank · Jul 7, 2010

GodlessAstronomer said:
The device no longer works as advertised. That's grounds for a warranty return.

Im sure its advertised working as such under a certain firmware.

ViRGE · Jul 8, 2010

As the others have said, reverting to an older firmware isn't an option on your model of the iPod Touch since you can no longer get a signed version of the firmware from Apple.

The one thing I would suggest is to wipe the iPod and start anew. Apparently some people have had success that way - the working assumption is that old settings are screwing things up.

Paperlantern · Jul 8, 2010

ViRGE said:
As the others have said, reverting to an older firmware isn't an option on your model of the iPod Touch since you can no longer get a signed version of the firmware from Apple.

The one thing I would suggest is to wipe the iPod and start anew. Apparently some people have had success that way - the working assumption is that old settings are screwing things up.

I agree here, i still have to wipe my iphone because it sucks the battery down like no ones business right now. All i did was an upgrade, i didnt backup -> wipe -> install new OS fresh -> restore from backup. Its just such a pain and my iphone4 should be here soon so im not really keen on doing it, will be easier to just wipe it for the next user.

bobdole369 said:
I can't stand that. My boss says it all fucking day.

Yeah, i can't stand people calling it an iTouch, there is no such product. =p Quit being lazy and call it an iPod Touch, because thats what it is. Or just say "the Touch" or "my Touch" for short, but there is no such thing as an iTouch.

BlueWeasel · Jul 8, 2010

GA:

I've got the same model as you (3rd gen, 32GB Touch) and did a clean install of iOS4. Mine seems to be slightly faster overall and battery life is the same or better.

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