I have a first generation iPad that was working perfectly well, and was loaded with apps which worked perfectly well. For various reasons I did a factory reset.
Now I can't reinstall many of the old apps, because they require iOS 6.0.Is there a way to find and install old versions of Apple App Store Apps? The YELP and PBS apps are examples.
Related questions include:* How to install apps which require a newer version of iOS on a 1st gen. iPad?* How do I upgrade my iOS on my iPad 1st generation?
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my daughter showed me an easy way to install the older Apple store apps. you simply log onto the apple store using a computer (without the iPad connected). find & download the software to the library on that computer. once it is added to your library, goto the app store on the iPad & install the software..since the newest version won't work for the iPad, it will ask you if you would like to install the latest compatible version.this seems to work for 85% of the apps out there (as long as there was a prior compatible version). :)
You may find some of your old Apps on the Mac/PC your iPad was synchronized with before you did the factory reset. Your Apps may be in the Mobile Applications or Trash folder. You can reinstall files with the ending '.ipa' by dragging them into iTunes. If you have a backup of your Mac/PC you should find your old Apps there.
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Hi all,
all of a sudden, my mother (92 y) would like to make conversation ,etc. to her grandchildren with an iPad.
The day before yesterday I could shoot an iPad 1 with IOS 5.1.1 My question(s):
Is there a site, where I can download apps that can still be used with an iPad 1?
Download Older Versions Of Skype
Which apps are originally installed in IOS 5.1.1?
Can I backup the excisting IOS 5.1.1 on my MAC Pro (YES) and install a new IOS 5.1.1 from scratch with all the
software that comes with IOS 5.1.1??
Thanks in advance
ekmi🙂
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Apple stopped supporting the first Generation iPad with the iOS 6.0 update, which leaves the device stuck on the 5.1.1 version of the operating system. But this doesn't mean the original iPad is now a paperweight. There are still many good uses for a 1st Generation iPad, including watching Netflix and playing casual games. The trick is getting apps that only support a later version of the operating system on the first generation iPad.
This won't work with all apps. Most apps only support a newer version of the iOS operating system, so the current version of the app won't work on the original iPad. There's a way to get an older version of the app onto your iPad, but for this to work, there must be a version of the app that supports the older operating system.
The first thing you can try is downloading the app through the App Store on the iPad. In theory, this should work, and for apps that have an original iPad compatible version available, the iPad should prompt you to download the older version. At this point, you can simply confirm that you want to download the old version and be done. But in practice, this doesn't always work. However, there is a neat trick that will help you get over this App Store hurdle.
How to Download Apps to the 1st Generation (Original) iPad
The trick here is to go around the App Store to make the purchase and only use the App Store on the iPad to download the already purchased app. We do this by using iTunes on our PC or Mac. Unfortunately, Apple removed the App Store from iTunes with the most recent versions, so we'll also need an older version of iTunes.
If you are running iTunes version 12.7 or newer, you will need to download a special version of iTunes with the App Store included. Apple makes this special version available on their website at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208079.
Once downloaded and installed, you will have access to the App Store via the iTunes app. If you are using Windows, you will first need to remove the previously installed version of iTunes before installing this version.
Launch iTunes and verify that you are signed into the same Apple ID as you use with your iPad. You can view these settings under the 'Store' menu. The 'View Account' choice should show the email address used with your iPad. If not, choose 'Sign Out' and sign in with the same account used on the iPad. (If you don't have iTunes on your PC, you can download it from Apple.)
'Purchase' the app in iTunes on your PC or Mac. This is actually very similar to downloading apps on your iPad. Once in iTunes, go to the 'iTunes Store' and change the category on the right from 'Music' to 'App Store'. The screen will change to become very similar to the App Store app on your iPad.
After you click the 'Get' button or the price button, the app will download to your PC.
You do not need to hook your iPad up to your PC for this next part to work. The iPad allows you to download any previously purchased app, so you are free to delete apps and then download them again later when needed. In this instance, we are simply going to download the app we just purchased on the PC. Go into the App Store app, choose the Previously Purchased Tab and locate the app you just downloaded on your PC. You can tap the cloud button next to the app to download it onto your iPad.
The iPad may prompt you with a message telling you that the app is not supported on your version of iOS. (If it doesn't, the app already supported the 1st Generation iPad). If there is a version of the app that supports the original iPad, you will be asked if you want to download a previous version of the app. Give the iPad a resounding Yes! to download a version of the app compatible with your iPad.
This trick won't always work, so it is recommended to only try this with free apps like Netflix so you don't waste money trying to get an app that won't work on your iPad.
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.
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). License plate recognition source code cast.
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.