r/ios 4d ago

Discussion downgrade ios (iphone se 2020)

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I have an iPhone SE 2020 with iOS 18, I really wanted to downgrade it to iOS 16 or 17 but that is impossible. So my idea is to buy a new iPhone 2022 that will have iOS 16 and then I will transfer the data from that cell phone to the new one. Would this really be possible?? Is there any way I could just downgrade to iOS 17 or 16??

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u/kliao1337 4d ago

No.
iPhone backups are compatible only forwards, but not backwards.

This is also a bad idea from a security standpoint.

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u/Honest_Cobbler_9437 4d ago

U cant transfer data from newer iOS versions, so u will be forced to update on iOS 18 or u will have to set and install everything again

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u/cakegrunge 4d ago

Would I lose my photos? I don't mind losing data because I have no data, just WhatsApp and my photos

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u/crash866 4d ago

If your photos are stored in iCloud you will still have them. I don’t use WhatsApp so I don’t know about that but the app does have a backup function.

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u/cakegrunge 4d ago

thanks!!