How to Revert to iOS 9 from iOS 9.1 Beta

You can go back to iOS 9 from the iOS 9.1 beta version that Apple offers to the public and developers, with a certain process and a little time.

In general, downgrading from iOS 9.1 to iOS 9 is very similar to restoring your iPhone to its new state, but there is a special step you must take.

This guide will show you how you can go back to iOS 9 or whatever version is available from the iOS 9.1 beta that Apple is currently allowing users to try.

You may want to go back to iOS 9 to avoid beta issues such as erratic behavior, slowness, or app compatibility that we’ve seen in the first few releases of a major upgrade.

Here’s what it takes to go back to iOS 9 from iOS 9.1.

Preparing to Downgrade from iOS 9.1 to iOS 9

You’ll need a few things to make this work and you’ll want to set aside an hour. This process can go faster, but it’s best not to rush it.

Hopefully, you have made a local backup of your iPhone to iTunes on the computer you want to downgrade. You cannot restore an iOS 9.1 backup on a device running iOS 9, so you will need that old backup. Here is what you need;

Going back to iOS 9 will wipe the device – so backup is essential if you don’t want to start from scratch. You don’t need to find an iOS 9 download to do this, as long as you do this downgrade after September 16, you’ll default to iOS 9 or whatever version is available.

How to Revert to iOS 9 from iOS 9.1 Beta

It’s a fairly easy process to follow, as long as you plan to revert to the current version of iOS 9 that Apple has rolled out to the public. You just need to make sure you press the right buttons for the right amount of time. We’re using iPhone in the iOS 9.1 to iOS 9 downgrade instructions, but these instructions also work with an iPad or iPod touch.

1. Turn off Find My iPhone before you begin. Go You won’t be able to reset the phone unless you turn it off.

2. and wait for it to appear in iTunes.

3. .

You will see this message when your iPhone is ready to downgrade from iOS 9.1 to iOS 9.

4. . This is known as putting iPhone into DFU or recovery mode. It allows iTunes to erase the device and install the current iOS version.

5. iTunes will show a popup saying your iPhone is in Recovery Mode. .

Restore iPhone or iPad to factory settings to go back to iOS 9.

6. Go to the iTunes page showing your iPhone and select the .

After the restore is complete, iPhone will walk you through a very short setup and ask if you want to restore from backup. You can do . In most cases, you will want to choose to restore from the iTunes backup you made before installing the iOS 9.1 beta.

If you’re having trouble using this method to revert to iOS 9, you may need to manually locate the iOS 9 download for your device. This is an ipsw file that you can find from several websites. After downloading you will have to repeat the instructions, but instead of doing a normal click on Restore iPhone, you will choose to click on Mac or scroll click on Windows and then select the iOS 9 file you downloaded.

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