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Advice on 1st gen iPad

  • 29-06-2015 12:28am
    #1
    su77oneill
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭


    I bought a 1st gen iPad for my Dad and the IOS is only 5. Most of the apps in the apps stoe need IOS 7 at least. Is there anyway around this? Can I upgrade to IOS 7 or where can I find apps for IOS 5????


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  • #2
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,206 ✭✭✭Zcott


    No, it's not possible to upgrade to iOS 7 unfortunately, and most apps are iOS 7 and above because they've been coded that way. Hope you didn't pay too much for it...


  • #3
    matchthis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,875 ✭✭✭matchthis


    Pretty sure Netflix will still work on iOS 5


  • #4
    The Wife
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭The Wife


    su77oneill wrote: »
    I bought a 1st gen iPad for my Dad and the IOS is only 5. Most of the apps in the apps stoe need IOS 7 at least. Is there anyway around this? Can I upgrade to IOS 7 or where can I find apps for IOS 5????

    I've done the same. Paid €100 for it. Useless.
    Anyone know of any apps for kids that work on iOS 5.1.1????


  • #5
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,679 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    There used to be a trick for getting older versions of apps. Download/purchase them on a PC/Mac using iTunes. Then go into the purchased tab in the App Store on your iOS device and download it, prompting it to offer you the latest compatible version. Of course, in the case of apps like Netflix, Spotify, etc, there’s no guarantee that their service will still work with the older version of the app, but it’s worth a try.


  • #6
    The Wife
    Registered Users Posts: 104 ✭✭The Wife


    matchthis wrote: »
    Pretty sure Netflix will still work on iOS 5

    Nope


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