XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.apps   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2023-11-04, candycanearter07  wrote:   
   > On 11/4/23 16:43, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >> On 2023-11-04, badgolferman  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> There used to be a way to save the .ipa file for iOS and reinstall   
   >>> the program, but to my knowledge that could only be done in iTunes.   
   >>   
   >> It can still be done with Apple Configurator, iMazing, and other   
   >> utilities. I have archives of every version of every app ever   
   >> installed on any of my iOS devices going back to 2008.   
   >   
   > But iOS doesn't let you run any version not made for the specific iOS   
   > release.   
      
   No, *app developers* are in full control over which versions of their   
   apps run on which versions of iOS. Apple's not going around preventing   
   apps from running. For instance, Settlers of Catan Classic was released   
   for iOS 14 years ago and still works fine today on any device running   
   iOS 8.0 or later. Apple hasn't prevented it from running on the latest   
   OS versions, and the developers have decided it's worth the effort to   
   continue supporting it on older devices.   
      
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