How to download older version of an app

I have a problem. I wish to download shadow fight 2 on a Ipod Touch do not know gen but is has iOS 5 it can run on the operating system yet it crashes on loading screen. How do I download a older version of the app which will use less processing power? If your iPod is compatible with the latest version of an app, you won't be offered an older one.

The only exception would be if you previously owned an older version of the app and it resides in your iTunes library, in which case you could refer to the "Downgrading Apps" section of this article. This article allowed me to download older apps into an original iPad. I wonder have you find a solution? I have a go pro 4 and also want to use my old ipod touch 4th gen to control it.

Do you know how? A way to get around this would be brilliant. I did everything I could to download the app that I had onto my iPad 1 original , and it installed okay, but when I tap on the app to open it, it goes black and then crashes. How do I make it work properly please?

By matti. It doesn't offer me the possiblity to download the last compatible version. I want to download the Soundcloud app. I guess, I tried to download the app 6 mouth ago and it offered me the last compatible version at that time. Is it possible that there was a change with the introduction of iOS 8?

No, you should still be able to download older versions of apps, there was no change with iOS 8. However, not all developers will let you download older versions of their apps. I would check with the developer of Soundcloud and see if they offer this. Thank you for this article! NetFlix lives again on my resurrected 3G running albeit slowly iOS4.

Thank you. I got a compatible version of Skype for my iPod 4th gen!!! Thank you so much! It's really work for me, the workaround. The App requires iOS 7 so it won't let me download it from the App store. I tried getting the app on my computer then installing it on my synced device to get an older version but the message asking me if I want to install the older version never comes up.

It only says that I need iOS for the app to download. I had the previous version of the app on my ipod up until 10 min ago before I deleted it to download the new one before I knew that I needed iOS 7 for the app , but I don't know if I have ever backed up my ipod before to try to downgrade the current app.

Any suggestions? Thanks a bunch. Note that not all apps offer older versions. If you don't have the app in your iTunes library on your computer, then the older version is lost, sorry. Dear Apple Club, I have the older version of an app on my 1st gen I pad.

What I am trying to do is to get this particular app onto my new I pad air. I have DL'd the app from I tunes when I synced my devices, but the version that showed up on my Air, did not have any of my data on it from the older version although I logged in.

Could you advise me step by step as to how to resolve this problem? I asked the app developers, but I think they are from a foreign country and are not getting back with me.

If I didn't really love this app I wouldn't mess with it. Thanks bunches! There are different ways that apps store data, and we probably wouldn't have knowledge of a particular app, so you'll probably have to wait for a reply from their support.

I have an app, Music Tube, that I have updated twice since the version I like, and last night I was able to go back to the most previous version using a video on Youtube, which I think showed the same way. Is it possible to go back to the version before it? If I can't do it on my own computer, I told my cousin about it. Maybe she hasn't updated it since then, but she might of. Enjoying Spotify right now, not as fancy as the latest version I can see in my android mobile but oh I don't mind.

It's the Music that matters. Thank you, thank you, thank you! When Yahoo Weather added ads I tried this method of local installation to get around it. It worked! This works brilliantly! These instructions are a lot better than Apple's as they assume you already own the app! By Jonika. Instagram used to let download the last compatible version with my ios6 4th gen iPod and now it won't let me redownload.

Instead of the message being:the newest version requires ios7 but the latest compatible version can be downloaded, and then it giving me the option to download the other version it just tells me: this application requires ios7 to be opened and used and the only option below is ok Please Help. I just now downloaded Instagram on iOS 6 without issue - the older version was still offered. Do you have an existing copy of the app that you are trying to update?

Are you using a different Apple ID than when you downloaded it before? Both of these could be the cause of not being offered an older version. When was the last time you downloaded it successfully?

I have the exact same problem as jonika r. I had Instagram on my iPod 4th gen and I deleted it like usual but this one time it didnt pop up the option to download the last compatible version.

I am still using the same exact apple ID as before but same problem it only tells me that the app requires ios7 or later still no option to download the last compatible version. Please help guys I need Instagram back bad!!! Hi can someone please help me I have iphone 6 with the iOS 8 my phone kept playing up shutting down apps freezing and comig up and white screen resulting in me having to turn it on and off again constantly to work however my whatsapp was the only app that never used to close down but yesterday it kept coming up for me to type my number in on whatsapp as if I had just downloaded it once I was doing that it wouldn't do anything further but close it down numerous times so I thought if I reinstalled it would work again once I done that I discovered it had downloaded the newest version of whatsapp and had deleted all my chats, status etc I have been trying to solve the issue with apple and whatsapp but been no help I didn't back my phone up on iCloud as my phone is relatively new and hadn't got the chance to connect to wifi to do a backup, is there anyway I can redownload my older version of whatsapp as I hate the new version also is there anyway to get my data back?!

Please help any info would be appreciated. Unless you saved a copy of the older version of WhatsApp, you won't be able to re-install it, sorry. If you synced your iPhone with iTunes on your computer, there's a chance the old version may still be there.

By john. Very helpful. Unfortunately, you will lose the app data upon doing so. On the other hand, you have the option to keep that data by following a certain procedure. This involves ensuring that the data from the current app is saved from the cloud. You can usually do this by going to your Settings , heading to Accounts , then selecting Google. From there, make sure that App Data Sync is enabled. Once this is done, you will be able to uninstall the app without worrying about anything.

Of course, doing that is very easy. You just have to press and hold on an app then send it to the trash. In some devices, you have to click on the X icon after pressing and holding on the screen. Now that you know the three pre-requisites to download older versions of apps , all you have to learn is how to actually do it.

Our method involves using a website to download the app. If you want to use such websites, we suggest checking your internet first. This is because downloading from websites is slower than downloading from Google Play. APK4Fun is a fairly popular repository where you can get download older versions of apps. Not only that, you can also download the APK files without much hassle.

Also, you have the option to choose from different versions, and that would be why we chose this website to download older versions of apps. It is where you can find popular apps and hunt down the older versions of the app through APK files.

On the other hand, the two share the same process to download older versions of apps. This should be as easy as it can be to you since you already have an idea how the process goes. It can come from platforms such as iOS, Mac, Android, and even lesser-known platforms such as Ubuntu and other web apps.

Unfortunately, as popular as it is, it also houses only popular apps. Compared to the other two options, this one would be a bit easier since the interface is clean and intuitive.

With that, we have our three choices to download older versions of apps using a third-party source or a website. All apps and even programs have different versions, each having its own strengths and weaknesses. In some cases, the latest versions have undergone the opposite of development and have instead become downgraded. In the event that this happens to you, you might want to download older versions of apps.

It might not be common, but it is still possible. And that is especially true for you now that you know the different websites to download APK files from. I write articles to share knowledge about IT technology and some experience in developing my own software, and developing my own software is one of my passions for work.

Android Toolkit. The iOS operating system has updated to iOS The updated app will not compatible with their devices. In this case, users need to download the previous version of the app. Is there any way I can do this? Just keep reading to see how to install an old version of the app.

Thus you would not be bothered by this problem again. There is no doubt that if you want to install an old version of the app, you are required to get back the old version of the app first.

Since App Store merely offers you the newest version of the app, you may find it not easy to grab the older version of the app from the official website.

Only if the app is on your Apple ID, not limited to your iDevice. If you are in iOS 11, go to App Store and tap the circle face on the upper right corner of the page to find My Purchase.

Here you can see all the apps you have bought before. You can also get back Apk files from other reliable websites, which collect a large number of old APK files. Normally we recommend you directly download the old version of the APK file from the websites above, which is more convenient for you to find the file on your computer. Also, you could download the file to your computer. However, you may take further steps to transfer the app to your iPhone.

This method does not require the app to be on your device or Apple ID. You just need another Apple device that runs the latest iOS operating system. Unlike Android phones, Apple does not give its users too much authority to access their iPhone or iPad system files. So users can not install the old version of the app by downloading the app from the internet and copying it to the system file.