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> There seems to be no iOS equivalent, which is one of the things preventing me from upgrading to an iPad.

I use an iPhone 6 and have refused to upgrade iOS to the latest version, so there are quite a few apps that don't work on my phone anymore (when launched, they show a message saying I need to get the latest version of the app, but then I can't get it because it's not available for my version of iOS), one of those apps is YouTube, so I'm limited to accessing it through the browser. It would be great to have a good alternative.

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If you have installed the app before, you should be able to open the App Store, and go to your past purchases. If you find the app in there, then it should download the last compatible version.

I have used that to load old apps onto an iPad that I can't update.

You can also upload IPA files to your iPhone using older versions of iTunes that supports sideloading saved (but purchased) IPA files. Apple now offers downloads for these older versions of iTunes, see here: https://support.apple.com/downloads/itunes

Apple also makes iTunes 12.6.x available for download, but it's hidden on this page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208079 - this is the last Windows version with IPA management, but there are also other ways to sideload IPA files without needing XCode and a developer signing certificate, e.g. https://codeburst.io/latest-itunes-12-7-removed-the-apps-opt...

The question is - how are we supposed to save and archive those IPA files today?

https://twitter.com/appledry05/status/1256316190403764226

FilzaEscaped requires you to be jailbroken.

I should have said that I was asking how users can acquire IPA files without having jailbroken their device first.

Oh, I’m sorry for that. I wasn’t trying to be unhelpful or pedantic or obtuse. I hope it’s still helpful to another.

I’ve used this to do other functions before, but not saving IPAs.

https://imazing.com/guides/how-to-manage-apps-without-itunes

Yes, the app downloads, but then the message still shows up. It's not a phone/os problem, it's the app makers forcing users to only use the latest version.

>I use an iPhone 6 and have refused to upgrade iOS to the latest version

Why not get an Android then?

One less act of defiance to brag about on internet forums?

security updates? i don't need no stinking security updates!

I do have an Android and don't like it as much.

Why not upgrade to the latest version?

I don't know about op, but when I was using iOS, I developed a firm "only one major OS upgrade allowed" rule after two of my devices were effectively hobbled / near-bricked by iOS upgrades 2+ major versions after the store-bought version.

The latest iOS version (from Sept 2019) isn’t even compatible with iPhone 6, so it’s not even an option to upgrade.

I've had bad experiences upgrading old iPhones. Usually the older os runs better.

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