Apple Officially Closed iOS 8.1 Certification, Users Can Not Downgrade

Currently Apple has closed the iOS 8.1 system verification, which means that iDevices that has been upgraded to the latest version of iOS 8.1.1 have been unable to downgrade to iOS 8.1 version.

In October this year, Apple released the iOS 8.1 version of the system, and this version is also the first time Apple will officially Apple Pay mobile payment services into their own systems.

Of course, if you have upgraded to iOS 8.1, then you can decide whether you want to upgrade. If you have not upgraded or are currently using can not jailbreak firmware version, so you only have the option to upgrade to iOS 8.1.1 to jailbreak.

iOS 8.1.1 is currently supported by the system models include iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, the fifth-generation iPod Touch, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini, iPad Mini 2, iPad Mini 3 , iPad 2 and iPad 4 and other models.

Related Tutorials:
How to Backup Data from iPhone to Computer/iTunes
How to Out of iPhone Recovery Mode after iOS 8 Upgrade

How to Restore iPhone Data after iOS Downgrade

After Upgrading To iOS 8 iPhone 4S'S Performance Will Be Lower Than The iOS 7

A few months ago when Apple released iOS 8 operating system, many iPhone 4S mobile phone users is not recommended due to performance issues were upgraded, iOS 8 was found to cause iPhone 4S performance appears fairly significant decline. But Apple claims, iOS 8.1.1 iPhone 4S will include the old models, including the iPhone, reinvigorate.

So the question is, iOS 8.1.1 does give the old equipment energize it? Or Apple bragging? Technology blog Ars Technica for iOS 8 and iOS 8.1.1 running on iPhone 4S cases were tested and found to upgrade to iOS 8.1.1, iPhone 4S does have a certain degree of performance improvement. Ars Technica tested the time to start a variety of applications in the iPhone 4S need.

Ars Technica on iOS 7.1.2, iOS 8 and iOS 8.1.1 iOS three versions were tested. In most of the test project, iOS 8.1.1 performance are slightly higher than iOS 8, of which the most prominent is the Safari browser on iOS 8 start time is 2.16 seconds, on iOS 8.1.1 Start time is shortened to 1.85 seconds. But surprising is that part of the application on the iOS 8.1.1 startup time a little longer, though only a few tenths of a second gap.

So, iPhone 4S users need to upgrade to iOS 8.1.1 it? Although the iPhone 4S running iOS 8.1.1 when performance is slightly improved, but still below the iOS 7.1.2, which is an issue to be considered. If you believe that the performance gap between small is also very important, just upgrade your iPhone 4S to iOS 8.1.1 from iOS 8.

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How to Out of iPhone Recovery Mode after iOS 8 Upgrade

How to Restore iPhone After Upgrading to iOS 8

Jailbreak iOS 8 – 8.1 on Mac With the Pangu Jailbreak Tool

Pangu development team has been upgraded their iOS 8 / 8.1 jailbreak tool to fully support Mac. A week ago, the development team has just launched an upgraded Windows version of the jailbreak tool.

Pangea is the first jailbreak tool is compatible with any iOS device 8 to 8.1, and even support of the latest iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3. This tool allows users to install the theme, custom fine-tune the system, or from sources other than the App Store where to install the application. Before using the tool, the development team recommends that users of their devices for backup, and pointed out the way to use OTA upgrade equipment may need to perform a system recovery.

Cydia administrator Jay Freeman on Twitter pointed out, Pangu jailbreak "stable enough", developers can now Cydia on your application marked as compatible with iOS 8 a.

Pangea is a perfect jailbreak jailbreak mode, users can download the OS X and Windows platforms and execution.

Pangu jailbreak released before the day of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said he and the Library of Congress together submitted a new petition to extend the exemption to legalize maintain jailbreak. This provision was founded in 2010 by the US Congress, and has been extended in 2012.

Supported Devices

Pangu8 for Mac supports every iOS device running iOS 8.0 through iOS 8.1, but for the sake of clarification, here’s the run-down:

iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone 5s
iPhone 5c
iPhone 5
iPhone 4s
iPad (2, 3, 4, Air, Air 2, mini 1, mini 2, mini 3)
iPod touch 5

Software Versions

iOS 8.0
iOS 8.0.1
iOS 8.0.2
iOS 8.1

How To Jailbreak iOS 8 / 8.1 Untethered Using Pangu

Backuping your data from iPhone iPad or iPod touch is strongly recommended before jailbreak your device on iOS 8, so that you can easily get back your data when loss.

Step 1: Download Pangu Jailbreak Tool and install it on your computer.

Step 2: Right-click on the Pangu icon and then click on Run as Administrator.

Step 3: With Pangu up and running, connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your PC using USB.

Step 4: Click on the big ‘Start Jailbreak’ button in the center of the display, followed by ‘Already did’ on the next screen to begin the jailbreak process. Your device will reboot couple of times during the process so be patient.

Step 5: Once the Pangu tool says ‘Jailbreak succeeded’, that’s it. It’s done, you will find Pangu app along with Cydia app icon on the home screen. Simply run Cydia and start installing your favorite tweaks!

Related Tutorial: How to Jailbreak iPhone iPad iPod Running iOS 8 on Windows

iOS 8 Officially Announced Two Months, The Device Upgrades Rate Of 56%

So far, iOS7 and iOS8 market share reached 96%. There are 56% of users upgrade iDevice to iOS 8.
Since the official opening of the Apple iOS 8 system update, it seems that the user enthusiasm for iOS 8 does not as enthusiastic as last year when the iOS 7 system has just released. According to the latest statistics show that the current system after iOS 8 officially released nearly two months, the new system upgrade rate is still only slow growth, has now reached 56%.

According to Apple's developer site statistics, as of November 10 visit to the store App Store iOS devices registered in 56% run iOS 8 system, and iOS market share dropped to 40% 7 system. The last time the statistics are on October 27, when the rate of iOS 8 system upgrade just exceeded 50%.

In early October, Apple iOS 8 upgrade rate system was stagnant, largely because there was a lot of iPhone and iPad users react after the upgrade bug and there were many issues, including the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus network connection can not be used, Touch ID fingerprint system does not recognize the like. And Apple's latest version of iOS 8 for iOS 8.1, officially opened the Apple Pay mobile payment and iCloud cloud photo gallery feature. Currently Apple is still in full swing to develop iOS 8.1.1, intentions known before multiple bug fixes and performance improvements.

How to Backup iPhone Files to Computer before iOS 8 Update (As well as iPad and iPod)

How to Out of iPhone Recovery Mode after iOS 8 Upgrade (As well as iPad and iPod)

How to Restore iPhone after Upgrading to iOS 8  (As well as iPad and iPod)

How to Restore iPhone after iOS 9 Upgrade (As well as iPad and iPod)

 

How to Jailbreak iPhone iPad Running iOS 8

If you have been using a jailbreaked iPhone or iPad, even if you upgrade your device to iOS 8 or other lastest version, jailbreaking your iPhone iPad on iOS 8 is just the truth sooner or later.

Why we need to jailbreak iPhone or iPad?

iPhone iPad jailbreak means opening up user's operating authority, so that the user has permission to read and write system files. Only after a successful jailbreak, the iPhone iPad file system is in read-write mode, so that you can install and run the third-party programs which have not been officially certified.

What we use to jailbreak iPhone iPad on iOS 8?

We've some great news for jailbreakers. The Pangu team has just released a jailbreak for iOS 8 – iOS 8.1, making it the first jailbreak released for iOS 8 or later.

Device compatibility
According to Pangu's website, Pangu for iOS 8 – iOS 8.1 is compatible with the following devices:

iPod: iPod touch 5G
iPhone: iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus
iPad: iPad mini, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad, iPad Air, iPad Air 2 (we’re not entirely sure about the iPad compatibility here)

Why is there no Cydia at present?

Because of the many changes iOS8 system, Cydia and many plug-dependent Substrate framework can not be used in iOS8. So Pangu provides developers require some basic environmental and SSH and other plug-in version 1.0 jailbreak, the convenience Cydia author and other developers can quickly modify their code against iOS8. After the completion of compatible Cydia, Pangu will release updates to integrate Cydia. So, Pangu jailbreak (iOS8) version 1.0 is ready for strict jailbreak developer version.

The preparation for the jailbreak

Step 1. Backup iPhone iPad data to computer

No matter update, downgrade or jailbreak your iDevice, it's may case the data losing from your iPhone iPad, so you'd better backup the data from your iPhone iPad to computer with iTunes or other 3rd party software, such as the iPhone Data Recovery, Mobile Transfer or iPhone Data Manager.

Related Tutorial: How to Backup iPhone iPad to Computer

Step 2. Download and install the Pangu jailbreaked tool on your computer

Please click to download: Pangu

Step 3. Please turn off the screen lock before the jailbreak and close the "Find My iPhone" feature in iCloud settings.

1) Tap "Setting" on the device's home screen > tap "iCloud" > turn off "Find My iPhone".
2) Tap "Setting" on the device's home screen > tap "Touch ID and Password" and close it.

How to Jailbreak iPhone iPad Running iOS 8 with the Pangu Jailbreak Tool

Step 1. Launch the Pangu on your computer and connect your iPhone or iPad with the computer.

Step 2. When your iPhone or iPad is detected, click on "Start Jailbreak" (开始越狱).

After that, the program will automatically jailbreak your iDevice, please wait a moment patiently.

Step 3. When the jailbreak is finished, your iPhone will restart, please deblock your device and follow the steps to setting it. 

Related Tutorial:

How to Recover Lost Data after iOS 8 Update

How to Restore Lost iPhone Data after Jailbreak
If you find that data losing from your iPhone iPad after jailbreak on iOS 8, please don't worry, click this tutorial to read the detail steps to get back your lost data with ease.

The Official Version Of iOS 8.1 Upgrade Guide And Function Detailed

Apple has officially released iOS 8.1 system to the user, this upgrade fixes many problems of the old system and the new features Apple Pay began offering mobile payments and iCloud photo gallery and so on. 

Before upgrading, we talk about iOS 8.1 features to the users do not know, as well as how to upgrade this system.

1. What equipment can be upgraded?

iPhone: iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, (as well as the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus)

iPad: iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad mini 2, (as well as the iPad Air 2)

iPod: iPod touch 5

Note: Not all features of the device are supported and users experience are the same, the fluency of old equipment may insufficient, or its functions may have shrink, but the main function will be retained. In fact, this is already the norm in the Apple iOS system, if you need to experience the full functionality of all, you need to replace one of the latest equipment.

2 How to Upgrade?

Relatively simple approach is a direct wireless upgrade (OTA), open your iOS devices, choose "Settings"-"Universal"-"software upgrade", but you need to set aside some space, this OTA radio upgrade package is about 100Mb, but it requires 2.2GB of free space, so please remember to left enough space on the device before the upgrade. So, users whoes 8GB or 16GB fuselage space may need to delete something so as to ensure the enough space. If the phone is really no room space, you can also connect your device to the computer, upgrade it with iTunes.

In addition to OTA upgrade, you can also connect your iDevice with computer, upgrade it with iTunes, a new version will pop up after the connection, just update.

Generally speaking, these two methods are not lost information, but we still strongly recommend that you'd better backup data before iOS 8 upgrade, just in case.

Users who has already jailbreak, directly upgrade will cause the device does not start, you need back up all data and connect iTunes to conduct DFU upgrade, but please note that iOS 8.1 still can not jailbreak.

3. Why Upgrade: What are the benefits of iOS 8.1 ?

Relative iOS 8.0.1, iOS 8.1 made ​​a number of improvements, including:

1) Photo Feature

In iOS 8.0.1, Apple film camera functions and photo stream integrated together into "recently added", but because they can not distinguish this folder which photos from the photo stream, those belonging to local, many users have been complaining about. In the latest iOS 8.1, Apple finally turn Photo Stream folder independent, in addition, the delay before shooting the video, you can remind lack of space, this feature is very humane person. 

iCloud photo gallery feature that allows users to use iCloud cloud storage space across multiple device management a single photo, this feature is still in beta, with it, the user can iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and iCloud.com simultaneously edit the same photo and real-time synchronization save.

Mac computer yet added this feature, Mac version of iCloud photo gallery application on-line in 2015 will be the most at.

2) Messages Feature

iPhone users can now use the iPad and Mac to send & receive SMS and MMS,, but you need other equipment is the latest version, for example, for Mac users, you need to upgrade your Mac to OS X Yosemite.

3) Payment Function

The new-add AirDrop support for Passbook voucher, some countries and regions began to support Apple Pay feature, Apple's head of Cook said that the ApplePay service will change the way we pay.

4) Network Functions

User can choose 2G, 3G or LTE cellular data network.

5) Other New Features

HealthKit health applications can access data in the background.

Added a new option, without setting from Siri, directly set it in "Settings"-"Keyboard"-"Dictation".

Enhance the stability and quality of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus when used in conjunction with MFi.

6) FAQ Correcting

Solves the problem of the search results may not be displayed

Fixed a bug caused by reading the information can not be marked as read

Fix some problems group sending messages

Fixed the problem that VoiceOver can not coordinate with a third-party keyboard

Fixed the problem that the VoiceOver audio can't be stopped before dialing the next number

Fixed the problem that unusable to use the OS X cache server to update iOS

4. Summary: Worth the upgrade

iOS 8.1 upgrade is the meaning of photos and messages feature improvement, and the restoration of a number of problems. In addition, iOS 8.1 further enhances interoperability iPhone and iPad and Mac computers, for Apple users those who have more than one Apple devices, it is undoubtedly a good news.

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How To Recover iPhone Data After iOS 8 Upgrade
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How to Recover Lost iPhone Data after iOS 8 Downgrade
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How to Out of Recovery Mode After iOS 8 Upgrade
Stuck at recovery mode after updating your iDevices to iOS 8, this article will tells you how to out of recovery mode and get back your lost data after iOS 8 upgrade.

14 Hidden Features of iOS 8

Apple iOS 8 system hides some features or tools are not easy to be found, and the average user is not easy to  find, but some are very practical. While many iPhone users have upgraded to the latest iOS 8 operating system, but in fact many of the features of the new system we have not used before. In fact, Apple iOS 8 system also  hides some features or tools are not easy to be found, and the average user is not easy to find, but some are  very practical.

Following, let us look at these 14 hidden features of Apple iOS 8 system.

1. Hide Photos

This is a very clever hidden photo feature. Long accordance piece, select "Hide." After hiding, hidden pictures do not appear in the collection and the year, but is stored in only you can see hidden albums. So no one will know that you are with the iPhone took which photos.

2. SMS Mute

iOS 8 designee may mute receive SMS. Click in the message dialog "Details" mode if you're open, so you can mute  the ring pattern you received a text message nominee. This feature allows you do not want others to see the information is not interesting, and convenient than hide all information.

3. More Text Control

iOS 8 developed more and receive SMS editing functions, including batch delete messages. Long as you select text messages, the "copy" and "more" option. Click on "more", you can select the text messages forwarded to others or delete it.

4. Credit Card Scanning

When you are shopping via the Safari browser, you will find a "scan credit card" option instead of manually entering credit card information. This feature will automatically appear on the keyboard. Once selected, your credit card payments into the phone lens area, it would be safe to enter your personal information.

5. Black And White Mode 

For those mobile phone users want to experience the retro feel into "universal", click on the "Accessibility" open play "grayscale" mode, the phone home screen every software and e-mail will be displayed in black and white.

6. Interactive Reminder

You no longer need to stop the hands of things to reply to messages, mail, calendar reminders and news. When you receive a text message or an e-mail alert sign appears on the top of the screen, and you only need to remind slid down can reply. Yes, this is the newly added system iOS 8 best features.

7. Medical ID

iOS 8 provides a new health medical ID card software HealthKit. In case of emergency, anyone can contact you through this medical emergency contact card. 

This means that any cell phone you do not know who can get the password to your health information or contact  you immediately notify in case of emergency.

8. Self-Timer

The new system is added to the timer in the camera, you can use three seconds or ten seconds to capture accurate  picture of what you want. Before you can develop a timer gracefully phone, so no hand to take pictures. When using a mobile phone camera, top of the screen there will be a timer icon, you can click into three seconds or ten seconds to set the timing.

9. Updated Keyboard 

If you download software from third-party platform keyboard, you can use directly through the main keyboard settings, rather than per-click map icon to replace the language. Specific settings: Settings> General> Keyboard> Edit. 

10. Recover Deleted Photos

If you accidentally delete a picture, do not worry, you can still get it back: Apple added a "recently deleted" album. Photos and video display the number of days remaining before deleting, then permanently deleted. A maximum of 30 days. 

11, E-Mail Reply Notifications 

If you are waiting for an important e-mail, you can set it to a letter reminder. Into your inbox, select an e- mail to the left slide, select More> informed me, so someone replies to e-mail the first time you will be notified. 

12, Apple Account Management

When you want to add personnel to the family share plan, increasing credit card or update Apple account  password, you'll never need to iTunes or the App Store to manage your Apple account. Click Settings, enter iCloud and sign in to your account via e-mail address to complete the connection. 

13, The Application Power Consumption Displays

Into the general> usage> battery usage, you can see that each software over the past 24 hours or the last 7 days of consumption, and understand which applications in the background when not in use turn off to save power. This small act will extend the hours of battery life. 

14, Draft Messages Multitasking

If you are watching an e-mail, but would like to return to the Inbox, you can press the upper part of the information to the decline. But be careful not to prevent too much upward Notifications tab appears. You can also edit multiple drafts. Double-click the bottom of the screen minimize drafts can also see all drafts - rotate the display, and the Safari tab view similar to, and executed by the click or slide open or removed.

Related Tutorials:
How to Recover iPhone after Updating to iOS 8
How to Recover iPhone after iOS 8 Downgrade
How to Out of iPhone Recovery Mode after iOS 8 Upgrade

How to Recover Lost Data from iPhone after iOS 8 Downgrade

Apple's official line is that you shouldn't use devices you rely on to test these early betas, but we know you. You're a  power user. You want to try out the latest features without waiting. So maybe you installed the software on the iPhone or iPad you use every day before you stopped to consider how unstable and buggy these early betas can be. Want to delete iOS 8 from your iPhone or iPad and reinstall iOS 7 or other early betas? Sadly it's very difficult - but not impossible to downgrade from iOS 8 to iOS 7. Obviously, many users still successfully downgraded their iPhone or iPad from iOS 8.

However, many users many lost theirs data like contacts, messages and more from iPhone or iPad after iOS 8 downgrade, even if they already backup previous. So, is there any ways can restore lost contents from iPhone or other iDevices after  downgrading from iOS 8?

Recover Lost Data from iPhone after iOS 8 Downgrade 

iPad iPhone Recovery or iPad iPhone Recovery Mac enables you to restore your lost data like contacts, text messages, photos, videos and more by extracting data directly out of iPhone iPad and iPod, no matter your data lost due to iOS update, iOS downgrade, jailbreak and other situations. The program is 100% safe with no personal info leaking. In addition, you are allowed to recover your data by extracting from iTunes or iCloud backups.

First you need to download it below. Then install this trial version app to extract the content from iPhone.

 

Steps to Restore Lost Data from iPhone after iOS 8 Downgrade

Tutorial 1. Recover Lost iPhone Data Directly from iOS

Step 1. Connect your iPhone/iPad to the Computer

Step 2. Enter DFU Mode to Scan Your Device

Step 3. Preview and Recover Contents Selectively

Tutorial 2. Recover Previous Content by Retrieving from iTunes Backup File

Step 1. Pick up the Latest iTunes Backup File

Step 2. Preview and Restore Critical Previous Data

Tutorial 3. Restore iPhone/iPad Files from iCloud Backup File

Step 1. Choose the Recovery Mode and Sign in your iCloud

Step 2. Download and Scan your iCloud Backup

Step 3. Preview and Recover Data from the iCloud Backup

Related Tutorials:
How to Recover iPhone after Updating to iOS 8
How to Recover iPhone SMS after iOS 8 Upgrade
How to Recover iPhone Contacts after iOS 8 Upgrade
How to Out of iPad Recovery Mode after iOS 8 Upgrade
How to Recover iPad after iOS 8 Upgrade
How to Restore iPhone Lost Data on iOS 9

What Files are Supported by iPhone Data Recovery

• Recover Camera Roll (Photo & Video) 
• Recover Photo Library 
• Recover Photo Stream 
• Recover Messages 
• Recover iMessages 
• Recover Contacts 
• Recover Notes 
• Recover Call History 
• Recover WhatsApp History 
• Recover Reminders 
• Recover Voicemail 
• Recover Voice Memo 
• Recover Safari Bookmarks 
• Recover Calendars 
• Recover App Videos 
• Recover App Photos 
• Recover App Documents

How to Recover Lost Data from iPad after iOS 8 Upgrade

Recover Lost Data from iPad after iOS 8 Upgrade 

"Hi, I updated my iPad Air this morning to iOS 8, and after it failed to update, I tried to install again, after which it went into recovery mode. It looks like the last successful cloud backup was 6 months ago, so I have lost 6 months of the photos and videos of my young baby, and other important files. Photo stream was turned on, so my question is can I  recover lost data from iPad after iOS 8 upgrade? Thanks, Craig!"

It is a good news for Apple's fans to upgrade their devices to iOS 8, as we all known, iOS 8 compatible with iPad 2, iPad 3rd generation, iPad 4th generation, iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad mini with Retina display, therefore, lots of iPad users planning to update theirs iPad to iOS 8, but what's the preparatory work? Backing up the data on your iPad. However, many iPad users still lost their data from iPad after update, if you don't have any backup, what way you can choose is using the iPad Data Recovery.


iPad iPhone Recovery or  iPad iPhone Recovery Mac, which is designed to help iPad users recover all types of data lost or deleted from iPad due to iOS upgrade, jailbreak, factory settings restore, etc. All files on iPad can be recovered with this program, including iPad photos, videos, notes, calendars, voice memos, messages, bookmarks and so on. What's more,  the program providing 3 simple ways to restore data from iPad. So, you can easily recover iPad after iOS 8 upgrade.

Related Tutorials: How to restore iPad after updating to iOS 9

The free trial version below is for you to have a try. Here we take Win version as an example.

 

3 Effective Methods to Restore Lost Data from iPad after iOS 8 Upgrade

Part 1. Restore Lost Files from your iPad Directly

Step 1. Connect and scan iPad

Step 2. Recover lost data from iPad on iOS 8

Part 2. Recover iPad Data from iTunes Backup Files

Step 1. Choose your iTunes backup and scan to extract it

Step 2. Preview and recover previous data

Part 3. Restore iPad Data from iCloud Backup Files

Step 1. Choose the recovery mode and Sign in your iCloud

Step 2. Download and scan your iCloud backup

Step 3. Preview and recover whatever you want from the iCloud backup

Related Tutorials:
How to Recover Lost iPhone Data after Updating to iOS 8
How to Recover iPhone SMS after iOS 8 Upgrade
How to Recover iPhone Contacts after iOS 8 Upgrade
How to Out of iPad Recovery Mode after iOS 8 Upgrade