How to update iPhone 4S to iOS 7 not 8.

I have an iPhone 4S running iOS6.1.3. I can no longer update or install apps without updating to iOS7.0. How do I do that? My phone is only giving me the option of updating to 8.1.2. I only have 3.1GB of storage

I have iOS 7 on my 4S and it's worked for over a year without issues. The upgrade to iOS 8 may slow your phone down but you shouldn't have issues otherwise.
~Lyssa

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