How To Restore Lost Content From iPhone iPad After iOS 10/9 Downgrade

The Reason Why Users Downgrade Back to iOS 8.4(8.4.1)

Apple's latest iOS 9 system has been updated more than a week, compared to the previous iOS 8, the new system added more features and improved a lot of performance, including better memory management system, more energy use patterns and improving the security. The most important thing is, there are many new features make people feel happy, and these have become main reasons for the iPhone iPad and iPod users to upgrade to iOS 9 system.

However, many users reflect that theirs iDevices launching slow or application crashes after upgrading to iOS 9 system, it is desirable to be able to "downgrade" to a previous stable iOS 8.4.1 version of the system. And the good news is that Apple does not yet closed the channel that downgrading to iOS 8 system. So, the user who had upgraded theirs devices to iOS 9 can also relatively easy to downgrade back to iOS 8.4.1.

You can click the below link to read the detailed guide:
How to Downgrade iOS 9 to iOS 8.4

In addition, the current system iOS 9 still unable to being jailbreak, and this is part of the reason the user wants to return to iOS 8.4.1 system, although the jailbroken based on the experience of the new system will come sooner or later escape, but at least for now can only jailbreak to iOS 8 system, And these are also part of the iOS 8 users have not upgraded iOS 9 of reason.

If you want to downgrade from iOS 10 to iOS 9.3.2, or from iOS 9 system to iOS 8, the entire process is very simple, and similar steps with iOS system upgrade.

First of all, you must remember that before downgrading, you'd better to do some backup (Attention, iOS 10/9 system can not sync all data to iOS 8, so we suggest you backup data from iPhone iPad to PC with a 3rd party tool, just like Mobile Transfer), and ensure that the process of downgrading more than enough power. Also download format before downgrading iOS IPSW firmware 8.4.1 version of the system, and set aside ample space collection.

Once the above have to do all the preparation work, we also need to close the Find My iPhone feature from iCloud settings, and then run iTunes Suite on your computer.

Next, use the data cable to iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and other equipment needed to connect to downgrade, then hold down the Home key and the power button for 10 seconds, then release the power button and hold down the Home key, know-screen prompts to connect iTunes and recovery.

Then hold on your computer Shift (PC) or Option (Mac) key, before you click restore option to download a good iOS 8.4.1 IPSW firmware version, then everything will be restored to pay a iTunes.

How to Exit Recovery Mode & Restore Lost Data From Backup

For many of users, it may be an easy job to downgrading iOS 10/9 to iOS 8, however, according to lots of iOS downgraded users' feedback, theirs iPhone iPad and iPod touch stucking at white screen, Recovery Mode, Apple logo or black screen during iOS 10/9 downgrade, what's worse, some of them even lost data after iOS 10/9 downgrade. Fortunately, you can easily fix your iOS to return it to normal and restore the lost data by using the iOS Data Recovery tool.

iOS Data Recovery tool is a full-scale solutions which enables you recover data directly from iPhone 6S/6S Plus/6 Plus/6/SE/5S/5C/5/4S/4/3GS/3G, all iPads and iPod touch 6/5/4, as well as retrieve previous data by extracting iTunes and iCloud backups. Besides, you can one click to exit iPhone iPad recovery mode with the help of this secure yet effective program.

Part 1. Fix iPhone iPad iPod Stucking At Recovery Mode

Step 1. Choose the Fix iOS to Normal feature

Click the mode of "Fix iOS to Normal" in the primary inteface of this recovery program after launching on your computer. Then connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your PC or Mac via its USB cable. When the recovery program will detects your iDevice, please click "Start" to continue the process.

Step 2. Download and select firmware

Firstly, you need to download the firmware for your iPhone iPad or iPod touch to fix the abnormal operating system. Once the program detected your device, it will offering the latest iOS version for you to download. You just need to click “Download” and wait. The software will finish it for you automatically.

Step 3. Fix your operating system to return it to normal

After downloaded, the program will continuously start repairing your operating system, to get your iPhone iPad or iPod touch out of recovery mode and Apple logo screen, or get your iOS device to work properly. In a few minutes, it will tell you that your device is restarting to normal mode. The whole process of repairing your iDevice operating system takes you less than 10 minutes, please wait in patient!

Part 2. Extracting to Restore Lost Data From iTunes or iCloud Backup File

The iOS Data Recovery tool providing three simple but effective ways for users to restore lost data from iDevices directly, or extracting to restore from backup files. While, the old data may being overwrote by the new data after downgrade, but the complete data are still on your previous backup files, that's the reason why we emphasize to do some backup before iOS upgrade and downgrade.

Extract iPhone iPad Lost Data from iTunes Backup

Step 1. Choose Recovery Mode of "Recover from iTunes Backup File".
Step 2. Scan Data from iTunes Backup File
Step 3. Preview and Recover Data from iTunes Backup

Extract iPhone iPad Lost Data from iCloud Backup

Step 1. Choose Recovery Mode of "Recover from iCloud Backup Files"
Step 2. Log Into iCloud Account and Download iCloud Backup File
Step 3. Preview and Recover Data from iCloud Backup File

If you have no any recently backup, or you can not find the data you wanted from the extracted file result, you can try recovering the lost data from iDevice directly.