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HELP! ios 12 wont restore ios 15 icloud copy.

Hi! My old iphone 6 wont restore with an icloud copy made from my newer ios 15 iphone, it requires a software updated.. problem is that iphone 6 wont update beyond ios 12.5.5 . How can I restore it?

Thnx

iPhone 6

Posted on Oct 22, 2021 7:34 AM

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Posted on Oct 22, 2021 7:43 AM

You don't, sorry.

You need an iPhone model (as destination) which can support an iOS version equal or more recent than the one that was used to create that backup.

Regards

Giulio


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HELP! ios 12 wont restore ios 15 icloud copy.

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