Last compatible version not functioning on iPhone 3G 4.2.1

Hi there! I have an old iPhone 3G that I'm using for a little bit, and when I try to download Gmail (among other apps) it says that I need, at the least, iOS 6. Which is difficult since the 3G only went up to 4.2.1. I understand from google searching that there's supposed to be a feature where the phone offers the "last compatible version" so that users of older devices are able to still download the apps. However, this option is not appearing for me. I've tried installing both from the device and from my computer with no dice.
What can I do?
Thanks very much!

Which app versions are available in the App Store is entirely up to the app developer. Many do not support or make available versions compatible with old hardware or iOS. Contact the app developer.

Similar Messages

Last compatible version for iOS 3.1.3 Devices

Can you allow iOS 3.1.3 devices like iPhone 2G and iPod touch 1st Generation to install the Last compatible version of the apps in appstore??
We also want to feel the privilege you give to iOS 4.x.x Devices because we are also have the problem like them.
We are also many so please don't forget us.... we are the first batch who loves apple product......
We dont want to jailbreak our devices so help us..... Please.....................

We are not Apple agent or employees here, simply interested end-users like you. If you need to get a comment to Apple, please use this link:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html

I have an Ipod touch updated to last available ios 4.2.1. How can I get the last compatible versions of the apps?

I have an Ipod touch updated to last available ios 4.2.1.
How can I get the last compatible versions of the apps?
In the appstore there are only the lat app versions, most of them are incompatible with my device.
I know that previous versions of these apps were compatible with my ipod.
Can all download them someway?
thanks

The problem is: I never had the compatible versions. But I want them, I'd buy them if I could.
So I'm stuck with my Ipod, which can't be upgraded anymore to higher IOS versions, and with the appstore, that does not offer older versions; versions that have existed and still exist, perhaps in the recycle bin of some users, or somewhere in the appstore servers.
I know, its a policy, just to sell more devices. Will not work with me. I'm not buying more Ipods

Last Compatible Version Of iMovie For OS X Mavericks

Hey everyone,
I still using Mavericks as many do, I done a clean install and would like to download latest version of iMovie instead recover from my time machine one(imvid version 10.0.5), I want to know what is the latest version for mavericks so I didn't mis any features.
I tried to download in my purchase page, but it said do you want to download last compatible version, then I choose yes, I not sure what version it download but look like the new one for os x yosemite because from the new "jelly" like icon of iMovie. But does Mavericks support that? or maybe the first version?
and does mavericks iMovie support sony xavc s code?
Many thanks!!!

"what is the latest version for mavericks" iMovie 10.0.5 is the latest version supported by Mavericks.
does mavericks iMovie support sony xavc s code? No. support for sony xavc s was introduced into the latest version, 10.0.7, which requires Yosemite - see this article:
http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/03/09/imovie-for-os-x-gets-support-for-photo s-beta-in-latest-update
Geoff.

Have Apple removed the "Last Compatible Version" option from the App Store ?

Hi,
I got an iPad 2 and am giving my dad my old iPad 1. Apple recently let you download the latest version of an app for the version of iOS you were on, this worked fine on my AppleID and I was able to download the last compatible version of every app I wanted. But since i restored this iPad and created an email address and AppleID for my Dad, any app requiring iOS6 or higher is giving me the same message as it did before Apple made the change, as in you need to upgrade to iOS 6 (not possible on iPad 1). I dont understand why its doing this, any idea why its done this now ?.
Thanks in advance

You'll need to download the existing current version of the App before you get the option for a compatible version.
You can do this from a compatible device or a computer running iTunes using your Dad's Apple ID so the Apps are associated with it.
Once you've downloaded the Apps you want on a compatible device or a computer running iTunes you can then go to the Purchased Tab in the App Store App on the first gen iPad to get the last compatible version for the first gen iPad.
Note that not all Apps may have compatible versions available.
App Store: Install the latest compatible version of an app
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5919

Last compatible version for iOS6

I am not upgrading to iOS7. They have a feature with the App Store that is SUPPOSED to tell you that the current version is not compatible, and if you would like to download the last compatible version for your device. When I click on this app in the store, it is telling me that I need to install iOS7 without asking me about downloading an older version. What is going on?

After 3 days spent on this matter I run out of it. I'm happily out of this nightmare, thanks to this community, sure not to Apple.
Now I still have ios6 on iPhone4. Still don't like it, but at at least I have my phone back and working.
What I can say is that:
- there's no way do downgrade and ios6 to 5.1.1 unless you have the help of Steve Job's soul. There are many links and hints all around the web, but variabilities are so many that you don't want to really deal with. Little hidden files you have to save before, little unknow programs you have to run after, etc, etc..
I'm a normal guy with a normal need: a phone working, and didn't want to deal with all that stuff.
- there's a version of iTunes, apparently developed for developers in order to test ios6 on PPC. It's still the 10.6.3 mentioned above by Wallace, but this one works; it's the one I used this morning. Here the discussion and download link:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4324248?start=15&tstart=0
Thanks to all, this community is just fantastic.
Shame on Apple.

Last update contacts not transferred to iphone during synchro

last update contacts not transferred to iphone during synchro with itunes

Try this method:
- Find the "Images" Folder with Finder.
- Right click on iPhoto Library and select "Show Package Content".
- Delete "iPod Photo Cache" completely (don't worry, there is no necessary items inside).
- Plug in your gadget and select the desired photos you want to copy from your library.
- That's all. Now you must have your photos on your gadget without any error.

The last backup could not be completed - iPhone 5 after iOS 7 upgrade

I'm using iPhone 5 & iPad with Retina Display.
iCloud backup was used for both devices.
Now everytime I try to backup manually, it says 'The last backup could not be completed.' after iOS 7 upgrade.
Auto backup isn't working, either.
I tried several things like backing up using iTunes then deleting previous backups then turnning iCloud backup again, or turning off Camera Roll in backup option , or holding the power button and home button to reset the device.
None of them worked yet.
What should I do?
I just have noticed that I cannot find iPhone 5 among the products registered with my apple ID below before I was posting.
Is it concerned with my apple ID or something? Not the devices?

since i upgraded to iphone 6 have the same issus. that includ in my Ipad - probably something happened wiht the Apple ID.
nothun is working/ and when i plug the divces to Itunes - it says that "Itunes coulnd not back up iphone/ipad an error accourd.
can someone help me?!
I deleted last backups and still nothing.
i tried to backup with another authrized computer and other network and still nothing!
thanks ahead!

Voice Memos older than last Sync date not copying from iPhone to PC after sync, even though "Include voice memos" is checked

I am trying to copy over my voice memos from my iPhone to my PC. I have "Include voice memos" checked under the Music tab.
I had an issue with voice memos being duplicated on my iPhone after a sync (I got two versions of each memo on my phone for some reason), so after deleting the extra copies on my phone I deleted all voice memos from within iTunes and chose the option to move the files to the Recycle Bin. So the Music\iTunes\Itunes Music\Voice Memos folder is empty, and there are no voice memos showing up in iTunes.
But now when I sync, it isn't copying over the older memos that are on my iPhone to my computer. If I record a new voice memo then that memo transfers successfully, but any voice memos with a recording date older than my last sync date do not transfer.
How can I get these older voice memos (with dates older than my last sync date) transferred over from my phone onto my PC?

Does anyone know of a way that I can access the voice memos with dates older than my last sync date...?

Compressor not opening / new version not functioning

Hi folks- This is a stumper for any of you non-Intel chip users.
Short version: A new version of Compressor was installed on my G4 recently , which doesn't function properly. I tried uninstalling it, and reinstalling an older version, but the older version doesn't open.
Long version: I'm a professional videographer, and use FCP (Studio 1, 5.1) on a regular basis, frequently using DVD Studio Pro (4) for authoring DVDs, thus using Compressor (my last version was 2.3) as an intermediary.
For an unrelated project, I recently purchased Logic (8.0.2), which during installation also upgraded a few other Apple softwares in the process, including an upgrade to Compressor 3.0.3.
Unbeknownst to me, the Compressor 3.0.3 doesn't work on my machine properly, I'm guessing because it's an older machine. I opened up Compressor today for some routine work, to discover a warning that said:"The installed graphics card does not support the OpenGL features recommended by Compressor."
This warning still allowed me to open the program, but when I loaded up several files for compression, it gave me a warning, saying "Each target assigned to a job must have a setting and destination" EVEN THOUGH every item did indeed have both a destination and two settings. Hmmm...
So, I figured that since Compressor 3.0.3 wouldn't work correctly, I would uninstall it, and reinstall my older version off the FCP Studio disc. But when I did this, version 2.1 would NOT open at all on the machine. I could click the application all day long, but it won't open. Hmmm. I tried upgrading 2.1 to 2.3 through Apple's Software update, but the 2.3 upgraded to the 3.0 again. Arghh!
I'm either left with an un-openable 2.1 or a non-functioning 3.0. Any suggestions, recommendations?
-Chris

Hi Alberto-
Thanks for the reply, and the help. I was indeed dragging my settings onto the job itself (rather than the empty window), so I knew that wasn't the problem per se. But I'm so glad that you had within your previous post the URL to the Compressor Tutorial. Because at the very bottom of the tutorial page, I found exactly the problem I was having.
It's some strange quirk with Compressor 3--sometimes when you drag your settings onto the job, it still leaves the first line as a destination with no setting. That's what my machine was doing. It's an odd bug they should work out--and you can see what was happening on the bottom of the tutorial page you sent me.
Even so, I wasn't aware of this last night, so I had found an older support page about how to uninstall Compressor 3 (deleting files from the library folders & such--frameworks, receipts, et all), so I went ahead and did that, then reinstalled my Compressor 2.3 from scratch, and things worked well after that.
For the time being, then, I'm back to Compressor 2, but now I know that when I reinstall Compressor 3, I have to look out for that problem, and I'll know how to work around that odd quirk.
Thanks so much for your help, Alberto!!!
-Chris

Video calling of any kind not functioning? iPhone 4

My girlfriend and I have been trying for literally months now to figure out how to make video calls go through on our iPhone 4s. Before anyone gives the (obvious) answer, yes, we have added each other to our contact lists (on all video apps we've tried). We've mainly been using Skype for voice calls, but when attempting to do video calls we discovered that not only Skype, but every other app we have is dysfunctional. Our Skype apps are both completely up to date and the same versions. We are both connected to WiFi and have access to media features. We've attempted using both front and back cameras. We have tried uninstalling/reinstalling our apps, rebooting iPhones, restoring iPhones, using jailbroken and non-jailbroken OS, pretty much every combination of things we can think of.
We can talk just fine using voice calling features on apps, both iPhone to iPhone and iPhone to PC (when available). Voice call is flawless, works every single time, regardless of the platforms or OS versions or anything.
However, when attempting to use the video call features, we can both see our own camera views on our own screens, but the person we're calling simply gets a solid black screen. There's still voice and sound, just no video display at all. We've tried it between iPhones and iPhone to PC, all we get is a black screen if the iPhone camera is being used.
Video calling did work ONE time, just recently, from my iPhone to her computer (using Skype). She was able to see everything and hear things like it should work. After I hung up and attempted to video call again while she was on her iPhone, though, it was back to the black screen and no video. So, video from iPhone to PC worked once and then never again for no reason apparent to us.
Other video call apps we've tried, like the built-in FaceTime, ooVoo, and some others have also failed to work, showing only a black screen. So, this is apparently an issue with the iPhones themselves, but hopefully someone here would know a working solution.

It will help if you say whether you're on a Mac or PC.
Other people who have reported this error have resolved it by unsyncing music, then resyncing. Some have found that resyncing an album at a time helps
Have a look at this thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2037047&tstart=0

News: Apple Starts Letting Users Install Last Compatible Versions Of Apps

I thought that members of this community worried about iOS5 (iPad 1) support now that Drop 28 is iOS6 and up compatible only might find this valuable. In the past, if a user did not have your app and the current version on the store was not compatible, the user could not get the app. Now it appears they will be able to download a previous version of the app.
http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/17/ios-7-hand-holding/

Thanks for that Brett. I'm sure in time it won't matter any more than
supporting Internet Explorer 6 but for the next year or so it's good news.

Air play not functioning properly (iPhone works iPad does not)

Air play between my Apple TV & iPhone works fine but my iPad will not play videos. Both the iPhone & iPad have the same iOS. Apple TV will mirror everything but videos on the iPad. Any ideas?

I'm using iOS 8 on both devices, not sure why it says 5.

Final cut pro 10 forced quit but last edited version not their

how do i recover my last version of editing in final cut pro? wdorked on it 6 hours and then crash ad it didnt. save ?

So restoring from a back up works quite differently in 10.0.9 than in 10.1.
You go to your project folder and open Backups to reveal the Time-stamped BU file. Hide the CurrentVersion. fcpproject file and promote the BU file to the same folder hierarchy level prviously occupied by Current Version. Rename the BU file Currentversion.fcpproject. Open FCP X.
Russ

Instruments Leaks - simple case does not function! iPhone

I have been attempting to use leaks now and then but always with the same disappointing results - hardly any leaks ever showed up. I patted myself on the back and said good job until I found an obvious leak that wasn't showing up.
So I decided to perform a test. I generated a view app with the wizard and added one line of code:
UILabel *newLabel = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
This is clearly a leak yet it is not reported (yes I put a break point on this line and it gets executed).
What am I doing wrong?

David Watkins wrote:It sounds like you're asking why you have to keep re-typing your PSK everytime you attempt to "initially" connect to the WLAN. Sounds like a client issue. Have you tried to perform a "Reset Network Connections"? https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2299836?start=0&tstart=0Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network SettingsLooks like several other iDevice users have hit this. When they "reboot" they phone it will join automatically, however if they are "waking" the phone after having been connected, they're beeing prompted for PSK every time.Irrelevant of the key caching discussed previously, the phone shouldn't forget it's "configured" PSK used to derive it's keys, whether it had appropriate PMKID or not for the BSSID.
I tried rebooting those iphones but this steps
Yes it solved the both iphones and ipads problem.
Setting > General > Reset > Reset Network Setting
Can you guess how many iphone and ipad I tested had same problem?
I guess now I have to set all previously known networks up again since I just removed the network configuration profile
Thank you

Last compatible version not functioning on iPhone 3G 4.2.1

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for