[ipad] iOS 11 and 64 Bit Apps?

[abillybob]

Hi All

 

So over the half term I tried to update some iPads and add a new app onto them. All our iPads in school are iPad 4th Generation's or lower. After the first 10 iPads had finished I had a look to find that majority of the apps hadn't been transferred but Apple Configurator 2 showed no errors.

 

I found out that apparently Apple have stopped all 32bit architecture apps and are now only running 64bit. Issue is now that I have 10 iPads we can't do anything with and only have some older apps that haven't been updated to 64bit yet.

 

Is there anything that can be done? I have tried my best to look into it but I can't see anything that can be done. I know that Apple Configurator 2 always downloads the latest apps before distributing them across the iPads so I'm wondering if there is a trick so it will just distribute the old version of apps that work?

 

Cheers All!

[Brimstone]

There is no solution, if developers do not update the app it is dead.

[mavhc]

Contact the developers, offer them money, or realise that closed source software is a bad idea.

[abillybob]

Cheers guys. Contacted Apple they said the same.

[Fazza]

Download a previous version of iOS and downgrade the iPads.

 

The manual download is an IPSW file and if I remember correctly, you use iTunes to install on your device. I've done this a few years back so it's a bit hazy in my mind but I used the OSX Daily website to do it:

 

iOS 10.3.3 Update Released for iPhone, iPad [iPSW Download Links]

[Brimstone]

Download a previous version of iOS and downgrade the iPads.

 

The manual download is an IPSW file and if I remember correctly, you use iTunes to install on your device. I've done this a few years back so it's a bit hazy in my mind but I used the OSX Daily website to do it:

 

iOS 10.3.3 Update Released for iPhone, iPad [iPSW Download Links]

 

This will not work, Apple have stopped signing every iOS pre iOS11

[dixitarjun]

This is the reason why I am still on iOS 10.3.3 because many of my favourite app and games are 32bits which I can no longer use upon update. But I am afraid soon I will be forced by Apple to update. Nothing in our hand unless developers make their move for the users.

[dixitarjun]

This is the reason why I am still on iOS 10.3.3 because many of my favourite app and games are 32bits which I can no longer use upon update. But I am afraid soon I will be forced by Apple to update. Nothing in our hand unless developers make their move for the users.

And today I finally I upgraded to iOS 11.3 and yes as predicted the games no longer is working because of non-32 bits compatibility. iOS 11.3 isn't as bad I thought it anyways.