keen robin
More and more apps are dropping iOS 15.0.2 support, for example WhatsApp will stop support on May 5th 2025. What is my best option to update to on my iPhone 13 Pro? I can still Delay OTA to iOS 17.7(.1) or any iOS 18 and up version. Is there any reason to pick one over the other in regards to sideloading/jailbreaking? I am aware of SparseRestore and it allowing you to bypass the 3 app sideload limit. What is the highest iOS version that supports this SparseRestore bug?
keen robin
So after doing some research, apparently iOS 18.1 beta 4 is the last version that is supported by the SparseRestore bug, and 18.1 beta 5 and up have patched it
It also doesn't seem like iOS 17.7 has any advantages sideloading wise either, so I am leaning towards Delay OTA updating to iOS 18.0.1
keen robin
So make sure that is what you want
Well I would prefer to stay on this version with my jailbreak and TrollStore, but I can’t stay on this version if WhatsApp (my main daily communications app) stops working
silk tangle
Well I would prefer to stay on this version with my jailbreak and TrollStore, bu...
I guess you could spoof the version of your iOS
keen robin
Is there any chance people can get it to keep working on unsupported older versions?
keen robin
Well, I won’t know until the support deadline has passed (May 5th), but by that time the Delay OTA window for iOS 18.0.1 will have long passed
So I’m feeling kind of forced to make a decision sometime soon so that hopefully I will be future proof on a newer iOS version for a longer time again
floral acorn
Well I would prefer to stay on this version with my jailbreak and TrollStore, bu...
i mean theres whatsapp that works on ios 6
keen robin
Oh really?
silk tangle
What version does it say it needs?
floral acorn
so i doubt there wont be anyone working on a fix
floral acorn
Oh really?
its called legacy whatsapp or sum
silk tangle
its called legacy whatsapp or sum
Ye then use that
keen robin
Lemme do some research on that, thanks!
floral acorn
Lemme do some research on that, thanks!
if it works for those versions im sure an update will be able to supoirt other versions
keen robin
Wow this is sick
It seems to be some kind of shell that grabs your messages from a login on your pc or something
The website does mention that this will work on iOS 7 and up, but it will retain the iOS legacy design lmao
Definitely better than nothing tho
silk tangle
https://waforlegacyios.com
thank god for the geniuses
floral acorn
i mean whatsapp supported ios 12+
so no one worked for those ios versions
im sure that'll change now
keen robin
im sure that'll change now
Yeah, I’m sure too. I won’t be the only one facing this same problem
Okay, you guys have kinda convinced me to still wait it out and see if there’s gonna be workarounds by the time the support officially stops
And who knows what the sideloading possibilities on newer iOS updates are like anyways by that time