How do I downgrade an iPhone app to a previous version?

How do I downgrade an iPhone app to a previous version?

So you were tired of those home screen badge numbers showing up on the App Store icon and you updated your iPhone apps on the go. Now whenever you use one of these updated apps it doesn't work properly or you don't like the so-called improvements made by the developer. How can you downgrade to the previous version?

1. Delete the app from your iPhone.
2. Connect your iPhone to the computer and open iTunes.
3. Do not update your apps in iTunes. Back up and sync your iPhone using iTunes.
4. When the sync is complete, click your iPhone in the left iTunes menu under DEVICES. Click the Apps tab at the top of the iTunes window. Find the app you wish to downgrade under Sync Apps.
5. Make sure the box is checked next to the app you wish to downgrade. Click the Apply button.
6. The old version of the application will be copied from your computer to the iPhone.

If you have already updated the application on your computer, or synced your iPhone before deleting the new version of the app you must follow this step first. Open the trash can or recycling bin and look for the older app version (this file will end with the suffix .ipa).

Drag the old app file into the iTunes window. iTunes will ask if you want to replace the app with an older version. Confirm and begin from step one above. If the old version is not in your trash can you cannot access the older version of the app.

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OKAY so one main question:
If i downgrade and app will I receive an update for it again? My new update is not working at all!

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I have a mac and the previous app isnt in my trash like it would be on windows, any advice? I followed the instructions but since I hadn't had the old app synced to my computer yet, there was nothing there to reinstall

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This worked for me! It was just a minor change; but it makes me feel happy to see my favorite app the way it used to be...thank you!

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Lharris replied on

Thank you for your help. I did find that I could not drag an app directly out of the trash and into iTunes. I had to move the app out of the trash first, before moving it into iTunes.

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At least with the new version of the app that I disliked, I still had all of my information in it, following your advice made me lose everything.

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Hello all of you that already did this!

My problem is that I already empty my trash can weeks ago before I even updated my facebook app. So therefor I can't find anything there. Is there any possibility that I can still make it work? I really dont like this new version of the app also it makes some of my friends don't show when they are online/last seen online and even read the messages. Does someone know what to do about this also?

Thanks for all the answers! :)

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Will I keep all the data afterwards.

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Mine won't install on my iPhone 4, plus i'm jailbroken

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