Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

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  • How to downgrade iPhone 4S / iPad 2 to iOS 6.1.3?
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Introduction

Step 1

              Enter kDFU mode
  • Launch Cydia and add repo: http://repo.tihmstar.net to enter KDFU mode (Please check the detailed tutorial). Only when your iDevice is in KDFU mode, you can downgrade to iOS 6.1.3. Please make sure your iDevice is in KDFU mode, then continue to downgrade.

Launch Cydia and add repo: http://repo.tihmstar.net to enter KDFU mode (Please check the detailed tutorial). Only when your iDevice is in KDFU mode, you can downgrade to iOS 6.1.3. Please make sure your iDevice is in KDFU mode, then continue to downgrade.

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Step 2

              Download custom firmware.

Download the corresponding custom firmware for your iDevice; http://www.3u.com/tutorial/articles/4207…

Step 3

              3uTools proflash
  • Launch 3uTools and go to “Flash & JB” -> “Pro Flash”, click “Import Firmware” and select the firmware you have already downgraded.

Launch 3uTools and go to “Flash & JB” -> “Pro Flash”, click “Import Firmware” and select the firmware you have already downgraded.

Step 4

              Go "Flash"
  • After you import the firmware, click “Flash” on the right bar.

After you import the firmware, click “Flash” on the right bar.

Step 5

              Wait till the process is finished
  • Now 3uTools will automatically flash your iDevice, please confirm the connection between your iDevice and pc.

Now 3uTools will automatically flash your iDevice, please confirm the connection between your iDevice and pc.

Step 6

              Finish
  • Normally, it would take around 10 minutes to downgrade.

Normally, it would take around 10 minutes to downgrade.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Naples - Jan 22, 2020

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Great guide! I haven’t tried it out yet, but it looks great!

Joseph - Jan 23, 2020

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Thanks this worked perfectly!

kevin hunter - May 7, 2020

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This is a very poor guide, well below IfixIt standards. Perhaps experienced hackers might follow these steps

but if I was a hacker would I need this. Which Cydia,? Where to download? Download it onto the target device or a laptop connected to

the target device. C’mon guys this is seriously sloppy work.

WOLFRANDMAC Is On - Jun 7, 2020

firstly you need to know how to upgrade your device to 9.3.5 for iphone 4s only, you can follow apples’s guide. then you need to jailbreak it a quick google search will lead you to a fast guide on how to jailbreak it. then come back here to follow the instructions on how to to downgrade it to 6.1.3. just use google people <3

imblocko - Jun 8, 2021

This guide is not intended towards the average person. If you are interested in completed what is done here, you should research more into this, using other sites. Once you can get the hang of it, im sure you’ll love it. (But to answer your question, The Cydia you want to use is the one downloaded on your phone after a jailbreak, and download the firmware onto your computer)