Apple stops signing iOS 14.2 and iOS 14.2.1, blocking downgrades from iOS 14.3

After the release of iOS 14.3 last month, Apple stopped subscribing to iOS 14.2 and iOS 14.2.1 – which was only available for iPhone 12 models. This means that users who upgraded their devices to iOS 14.3 cannot further downgrade to iOS 14.2.

Among all the changes in iOS 14.3, the most notable is the addition of the ProRAW photo format to the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Apple announced the ProRAW feature for new iPhones during its October last year event, but the feature was only released to users months later.

As for iOS 14.2, the updates brought new emojis, more wallpapers and support for the HomePod Intercom feature. IOS 14.2.1 arrived a few days later with bug fixes specific to the iPhone 12 models.

Reverting to older iOS versions is common for those with unlocked devices. Restoring an iPhone or iPad to an earlier version of iOS can sometimes be useful for users who experience significant bugs after upgrading to the latest version of iOS.

If you have had serious problems with iOS 14.3, unfortunately, you will now have to wait until a future update instead of downgrading to iOS 14.2. The only possible downgrade so far is from iOS 14.4 beta recently released to iOS 14.3.

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