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iPhone 1.1.4 Downgrade – Quick Guide (MAC and Windows)

Kiran Konathala • March 1, 2008 • 3 min read

iPhone 1.1.4 upgrade hasn’t been a trouble-free update for many. There really is no good reason to update to 1.1.4 at this time, probably SDK might need it in the future. So, you accidentally upgraded to 1.1.4, now what? How do we get back to a much better firmware?

Download 1.1.3 / 1.1.2 firmwares from this link.

I have followed these steps on a 4.6 BL iPhone as well as 3.6 BL iPhone. If you have used IPSF like unlock before (Gunlokc/iJailbreak/ZiPhone), then you can still follow these steps.

  1. Your 1.1.4 iPhone should preferably be activated using iNdependence.(Latest version 1.4beta5) (Quit iTunes, iTunes Helper from Activity Monitor (Type Activity Monitor in Spotlight, you should see it).
  2. Now, the downgrade to 1.1.3 is pretty straightforward. Just hold the ‘Option’ key (MAC) / ‘Shift’ key (Windows) and hit the ‘Restore’ button on iTunes and browse for the .ipsw file you downloaded (preferably 1.1.3 firmware). And hit ‘Open‘.
  3. It should start downgrading. One of my friends got weird error messages at this point. Like ‘error 2001’ and some other error. You might want to restart your Mac and iPhone and proceed to Step 1. (Look for steps 4,5 for Windows users at the end of this post)
  4. (MAC) If you get an error message 1015 it is absolutely fine. That assures you have 1.1.3 now πŸ™‚ All you have to do is launch iNdependence to kick the iPhone from the DFU mode.
  5. (MAC) Now quit iTunes and iNdependence. Launch iJailbreak (Latest Version) and hit Unlock / Jailbreak depending on your requirement. If you are on ATT or an approved carrier, you may want to click Jailbreak or else Unlock is not a bad option either !!1.1.3_Jailbreak_Unlock_ijailbreak.png

iJailbreak installs installer.app by default (if you choose either Unlock or Jailbreak) and post a comment if you face any issues. You have a happy iPhone experience now!!

4. (Windows) It is common for error 1015 to pop up at this stage. It is time you download iBrickr. Quit iTunes and launch iBrickr. Click on ‘Boot the iPhone’. It should kick the iPhone out of DFU mode to boot into HomeScreen.

5. (Windows) Download ZiPhone. Now hit the ‘Do it all’ button if you never unlocked the iPhone. If you unlocked the iPhone before, you might want to hit ‘Jailbreak and Activate’ for installer.app to be glowing on your homescreen!

Thanks Ashlee for following my instructions and confirming they work on a Windows computer πŸ™‚

Update : Probable fix for YouTube (Check at the end of the article).

183 Discussion Comments

  4. well i guess it worked now wa program i use to put ringtones on the iphone i used i brickr but it dont work it saids transcoding and stuff and wen i look on the fone its nuttin there

  7. ok thx and im also having trouble i tried to install some apps on it and it jus cancels out the progam and say unexptect error im so confused rite now i dont kno wa to do ()_()

  8. I tried to use ibrickr to put ring tones on my fone and install some apps but the only thing that happens was a window popped up and said unexpected error and it closed so I wonna know what is the best program to use for putting apps on my fone and also how do I fix the youthbe it said can’t connect to youthbe also,I appreciate the help,I’m jus New to the iPhone hacks πŸ™

  9. any1 kno how to fix this youtube problem: it saids cannot connect to youtube i got 1.1.4 jailbrake iphone som1 can explain plz i even tried to iinstall the youtube fix.

  10. Hi kiran, im fazlee. i just bought my 8g iphone 1.13 otb (i think so??) three weeks ago. all the jailbreaking and unlocking was done by the guy in my locap phone shop here. Anyway, Ive been using it everyday and it works perfectly until early this morning after i update one tweek from iclarified (Region Format Patch 1.1.3), my phone jammed. so i reset the phone and it wont turn on again… all i can see is the apple logo and it keeps on blinking every 2-3 minutes.. please help me sir!!!! should i restore it? what should i do…. i just need my phone works……

  11. i have jailbreak my iphone to firmware 1.1.2. but i cant unlock it.. i used the Geoshot Unlock (1.1.2, 1.1.3) since my iphone is 4.6BL. but during the unlocking session, an error occured says that "main script cant be execute…" ive been trying 10 times already and i reset my iphone everytime the error occur.. can anybody help me pleaseee………..

  12. iPhone Man : Fix from Larry::

    Restored phone to 1.1.4 using iTunes, Unlocked iPhone using iPlus, upon completion everything worked except YouTube.

    Tried various senerios described above but finally found a procedure that works (now on three different phones)

    Here you go:

    Sync iPhone to be sure you have good backup of data
    Take SIM out of phone
    Put iPhone into Restore mode and restore firmware using iTunes
    When restore is complete, Close iTunes and Quit iTuneshelper and iTunes in ActivityMonitor
    Leave SIM out of iPhone and unlock iPhone with iPlus following the procedure
    When iPlus is complete, re-install SIM
    iPhone is completely unlocked and all applications (including YouTube) function perfectly.

    Fazlee : All you have to do is restore your iPhone to 1.1.4 and use iPlus from downloads section : http://ilikemyiphone.com/wordpress/?page_id=173 unlock/jailbreak or whatever you need! Don’t worry about the bootloader buddy, it will be taken care of!

  13. IF I WANT INSTALLER APP TO WORK WAT DO I DO BECAUSE WHEN I WANT TO DOWNLOAD SOMETHING IT TELLS ME IN NEED FIRMWARE 1.0.2 SHOULD I DO THE SAME THING AS U DID TO DOWNGRADE TO 1.0.2?

  18. Thanks for the sharing!!! I’m using windows, followed the steps to restore and i didn’t get any error not even needed to use iBrickr, instead i can directly go for Ziphone to unlock. Yea, I love this post!!!

  21. hey any1 kno wa programs i can use for windows xp to put these youtube files on my phone and fix the youtube problem? i tried ibrickr but no success, and i think u nid a router to do the winscp thing and i dont have any wifi avalaibe near me, so any other progams i can use to get the files to my computer please. thx folkz

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