Downgrade iPhone OS 4.0 Beta1 to iPhone OS 3.1.3 Firmware

by Chris on April 11, 2010

After installing iPhone OS 4.0, you will lose your jailbreak and unlock on your iPhone and iPod Touch, and being beta release you may not look forward to continue with it. If you are looking for a solution to downgrade iPhone 4.0 firmware to 3.1.3 then follow the steps below (only for mac users). Windows users may follow separate instructions here.

Pre-requisites

Steps to downgrade iPhone 4.0 firmware to 3.1.3

Step #1 Copy the application “iRecovery” on the desktop and install the library “libusb”.

Step #2 Open iTunes, click the ALT key + Restore and manually load the original 3.1.3 firmware.

Step #3 During the restore process, you’ll notice a pop up with error 1015, neglect it.

Step #4 Click Ok to close the pop-ups and close iTunes.

Step #5 Now open the terminal and type the following commands:

  cd Desktop
 . / iRecovery -s
 setenv auto-boot true
 saveenv
 fsboot
 exit

Step #6 Wait a few seconds and disconnect the iPhone from the cable, then reboot the phone by clicking Home + Power buttons simultaneously.

Step #7 Once you connect the phone via USB and proceed normally, the Apple logo appears on the display.

 Voila! The downgrade from iPhone OS 4.0 to iPhone OS 3.1.3 is successfully completed.

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  • Jose Javier Flores


    It means to open up terminal in mac os x

  • Pemicabe


    it doenst work for iphone 3gs …FORGET IT

  • Ken Moore


    Wendy casper 2001 according to your reply on gadgetsdna.com you were able to remove the upgrade to 4.0 and revert back to 3.1.3 on your iphone. I am having compatability problems with my audio hardware as a result of this upgrade. I see the steps listed on the website, but I do not understand. Would you please help me and walk me through the steps? . I will gladly pay you for your time.

  • Krisybissy14


    when it says open the terminal and type what does that mean ? on the phone?

  • Hangrithy78


    how to activate iphone 3gs without sim

  • Hangrithy78


    how to activate iphone 3gs without sim

  • brandon


    did not work for me. don't know how to use the terminal and don't know what you mean by open the terminal. please help! os4 is terrible

  • AlexK


    VERY IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE VISTA or WINDOWS 7!

    When you install LibUsb, you must first right click, go to properties, then change the compatibilty to Windows XP or else all of your USB ports, ethernet port, wireless, etc won't work.

    If you forget, just uninstall it from the Programs & Features menu, then restart the computer to get back.

  • Wendycasper2001


    Thank you so much….it works…..great post

  • Tianliang_90


    and how to i type in the open and type in the command? i open irecovery and it open and close

  • Tianliang_90


    i keep getting error 3194. what should i do?

  • Jaredwd


    I don't think I have the beta os 4.0, I think it is the real release… will this still work?

  • iPhone 3G'zy


    thank you, thank you, thank you….. !!! however, i was able to do this using iTunes 9.2

  • hope this helps


    to any who have saved their SHSHs add this line to your hosts file: 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com located C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc open hosts file as txt document (for vista and 7 run notepad as admin before) then put your ipod or iphone in DFU mode, store to 3.1.3 and it should run fine, that’s what I did and I own a ipt3G 32gb MC model hope it helps!

  • CHIAN83


    I GOT A SAME PROBLEM ..INSTALL THE NEW ITUNE 9.2…THAN RESTORE…BUT THE VERSION WILL BE OS 4.0

  • Thomas Joos


    I tried this method to downgrade my iPhone 3GS but I keep getting the same error: '' the device is not eligible for this build request " What should i do?

  • anony5


    Agreed, you are a savior. I ran into some problems with using iTunes 9.2 but reinstalled 9.1 and everything was peachy. You can download 9.1 online and then if you are on os x I used appzapper to remove 9.2.

  • Thomas


    Can't get itunes to accept my Iphone with IOS4 GM. Says i have to use ITunes 9.2?? Help… IOS4 sucks

  • http://twitter.com/shashi047 shashi


    Hi, Please let us know is it possible to upgrade from “iPhone OS 3.1.3″ Firmware to “iPhone OS 4.0 Beta”

  • http://twitter.com/shashi047 shashi


    Hi, Please let us know is it possible to upgrade from "iPhone OS 3.1.3" Firmware to "iPhone OS 4.0 Beta"

  • Brian


    Thank you, sir. You are my iPhone saviour.

  • Puppybasher


    Thank you so much!

  • KingsleyZissou


    I'm having major trouble.I've done and tried this 3 times and nothing. I'm in the lock screen. What is supposed to happen after I type in each command? I don't know if I'm doing it right.HELP?!

  • grateful


    You are a saviour! – thought I'd lost my iPhone forever

  • lado


    i have some problem with iRecovery. when im typing ./irecovery -s comes this out:lado-bakhtadzes-macbook-pro:desktop ladoiesmac$ ./iRecovery -siRecovery – Recovery Utility for 0×1281 and WTF.by wEsTbAeR– and Tom3qGot USBNo iPhone/iPod found.and nothing happens. please help

  • imatatan


    i used blackra1n and when the screen went black reset holding home and off, got out of error 1015

  • hellrazor


    Step #1 Copy the application “iRecovery” on the desktop and install the library “libusb”.Step #2 Open iTunes, click the ALT key + Restore and manually load the original 3.1.3 firmware.Step #3 During the restore process, you’ll notice a pop up with error 1015, neglect it.Step #4 Click Ok to close the pop-ups and close iTunes.Step #5 Now open the terminal and type the following commands: cd Desktop . / iRecovery -s setenv auto-boot true saveenv fsboot exitStep #6 Wait a few seconds and disconnect the iPhone from the cable, then reboot the phone by clicking Home + Power buttons simultaneously.Step #7 Once you connect the phone via USB and proceed normally, the Apple logo appears on the display.

  • brandondghill


    Works as described. Thanks for posting!

  • DKSG


    Indeed a save lifer. It sucks real big time having to be stuck with the still buggy OS 4.0 beta 2

  • meyersensei


    Thank you for the rescue….

  • ayhan


    merci beaucoup, ça a marché.C'est vraiment gentil de ta part, j'avais eu très peur.Merci mille fois

  • monlet


    I am running 10.5.8 so can't install Libusb, does anyone know where I can get a version for osx 10.5

  • jeremythegreat


    Thank GOD FOR YOU! You just saved my life after I bricked my iphone.

  • RockSplode


    yup.

  • iamxande


    It worked great for me. Lesson learned. Now I am using the Beta on my old 3G which now it is officially my test unit.:)

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  • Sanju


    Thanks for saving my life :)

  • http://www.allplatformtv.com/ Jim Robinson


    Can you use this process to go from 4 to 3.1.2 instead of 3.1.3? We can JB 3.1.2

  • RockSplode


    Thank you! I was getting sick of 4.0 being so buggy. When I went to downgrade I totally bricked my phone. For all the noobies like me. Enter each command in terminal individually then hit return. After you've downgraded, you can restore from a backup. AWESOME!!!

  • Deep


    did you solve your issue ? I somehow have the same problem

  • alenknight


    hey Jada;try removing the space between "./" and "iRecovery"…. i had the same issue… then it worked when removing the space between them…now back to my question… how to get rid of the libusb AFTER this is done?!?!? i'm debating going ahead and using timemachine to do a system restore… takes 4 hours…

  • Jarda


    Last login: Thu Apr 15 17:06:49 on ttys000Jarda-MacBook-Pro:~ uzivatel$ cd DesktopJarda-MacBook-Pro:Desktop uzivatel$ . / iRecovery -s-bash: .: /: is a directoryJarda-MacBook-Pro:Desktop uzivatel$ setenv auto-boot true-bash: setenv: command not foundPLEASE HELP ME ! :( :( :( :(

  • alenknight


    anyone know how to uninstall the Libusb.pkg after doing this? i'm on the mac osx…. not much info on google about how to do it.

  • thomas_typo3


    A zillion "thank you"s

  • Jaume


    Thanks, thanks, thanks !!!!!!! I think that I lose my iphone !!! You are my heroe!!Thanks again!

  • ice


    i cant install Libusb library on my 10.4.11. Libusb library must have 10.6. so what can i do????

  • Claire


    You beauty!!!! it worked :)

  • james


    Hi -Does anyone know how to restore baseband as well?Basedband on 4.0 has bugs.

  • http://vrieden.wordpress.com michel


    instead os irecovery you can also use blackra1n, i did it and works perfect.

  • Kevin


    thank you SO much. I needed to downgrade and this worked prefectly. Brilliant!

  • Don


    Doesn't work for me, and I followed the steps to a t. I end up restoring the software and getting into iTunes, but I can't select the Apps tab, and when I go to my phone, it's stuck in the emergency mode.

  • niales


    Thanks a lot. It works!

  • welshys


    I get to the point entering the stuff in the terminal and it comes up with this:Paul:Desktop paulwelsh$ /Users/paulwelsh/Desktop/iRecovery –siRecovery – Recovery Utilityby westbaerThanks to pod2g, tom3q, planetbeing and geohot../iRecovery [args] -f <file> upload file. -r reset usb. -c "command" sends a single command. -s starts a shell.Paul:Desktop paulwelsh$ setenv auto-boot true-bash: setenv: command not foundPaul:Desktop paulwelsh$ ————–am I doing something wrong?I installed the libusb and have the iRecovery file on the desktop :(any help much appreciated!

  • http://imthi.com/ Imthiaz Rafiq


    Wow man it worked… Thank you so much. You just saved my day :-)

  • Chris


    How do I type the commands in Terminal…all on one line? Do I push "enter" after each command? Please help a newbie.Thanks

  • kuku83


    I do all the pass , and i have still the message of no activation , and the mobile phone bricked

  • Josiah


    Thank you. This worked for me. Really helped me out.

  • Dummy


    It is more compared to SMS in fact … But this is not so important! Thank you very much for your help anyway!

  • http://www.gadgetsdna.com/ Jeffry


    Dummy, you can ignore the error 1015

  • Bachel


    I think you have to forget about that. I couldn't restore the backup either. Any game scores and so an will be lost anyway, the are not saved in a backup. I think. You can now synch anything (calendar, contacts, apps, music and so on), but nothing else.

  • Dummy


    iPhone operates again, but can I restore my backup or I must abandon the idea?

  • Dummy


    After the new handling, I tried to restore the iphone from my backup and error 1015 is returned.

  • Dummy


    Oh … I forgot to disconnect the USB cable. I re-tried.Thank you for your quick response Bachel

  • Bachel


    You always will get this error! Just klick OK and follow the steps 5 to 7. The error does not have an issue on downgrading, when following Jeffrys instructions!

  • Bachel


    Dummy: Did you do "Step #1 Copy the application “iRecovery” on the desktop and install the library “libusb”." ? I had a problem with that first, until I realised, that I have to install the package file downloaded (shame on me). After that, iRecovery did not put out an error-message anymore. And: Did you download iPhone OS 3.1.3 from somewhere? After you did all the steps mentioned (your iPhone is disconnected from USB), just plug in the USB cable, iPhone will start like a new iPhone. Start iTunes and register it as a new iPhone. Then synch.

  • Dummy


    I still have an error 1015, someone would have an idea please?

  • Dummy


    Uhm… don’t work for me.

  • Bachel


    No need to thank! That's what a community and a forum is about.Let's wait for the official os 4 (and, maybe, a new iPhone as well).

  • http://www.gadgetsdna.com/ Jeffry


    Thanks Bachel fo pointing it out,I have corrected it!

  • http://www.aatkco.com aatkco


    Thanks a lot, really thanks so much, I was desperate and you provided the right codeThanks my hero. +1

  • KmSm


    thanx it worked

  • Bachel


    Just tried the above mentioned way to downgrade from os4 beta to 3.1.3 – works fine! Thanks!The only "bug" in the mentioned text: type "./iRecovery -s" instead of ". / IRecovery-s".Why I downgraded? Because quite a lot of apps (too much) did not work under os4. And it's my "normal" iPhone, not for developing only.Greets

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