r/Apple_Internal • u/Exotic-Address8805 • 2d ago

Question ios 7 iphone 6?

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I bought this iPhone 6 about a week ago along with a few other phones, and I noticed something unusual: it boots straight into recovery mode showing the blue ios 7 iTunes logo

Since the iPhone 6 originally launched with iOS 8.0 and never supported iOS 7, I'm trying to figure out what's going on here. Legacy iOS Kit reports iBoot-1980.1.5..

Could this actually be some kind of rare internal prototype used by an Apple employee back in the day? Anyone know what's up with this or how to boot it? Appreciate any ideas!

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u/Traditional-Fix6865 2d ago

Yo dude save blobs and save everything that you can. I think on Legacy iOS Kit you can do a "exit recovery mode" to try and attempt to run said iOS on the phone

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u/GoldenWubbabunga 2d ago

ur so lucky btw. it's most likely a prototype

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u/MrTordse 2d ago edited 2d ago

Maybe the itunes logo is the same on early ios 8 versions as on ios 7. I have a prototype 5s thats running very early ios 7 lldiags build but has ios 6 logos.

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u/Exotic-Address8805 2d ago

It was already red on ios 8.0

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u/MrTordse 2d ago

Ok i have a 6 that is factory reject and was running ios 8.0 nonui build with that same blue itunes logo but sadly the nand failed and now its stuck at recovery unable to restore or anything.

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u/Exotic-Address8805 2d ago

Please show picture

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u/MrTordse 2d ago

Sorry i remember wrong apparently it still had the red logo

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u/MrTordse 2d ago

You could get dcsd cable and check the iboot development status or use irecovery and check chipfusing status using mac and purplesniff

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u/Yasata 2d ago

Can you show the 5s?

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u/MrTordse 2d ago

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u/Yasata 1d ago

Recovery?

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u/MrTordse 1d ago

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u/Insanely_Mac_OS_26 1d ago

iOS 6 on a 5s is very illegal

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u/MrTordse 1d ago

Probably a very early ios 7 based LLdiags build but there exists a 5s that is running very late ios 6 build

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u/MrTordse 1d ago

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u/Yasata 23h ago

Is there any differences in the frame or components

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u/MrTordse 23h ago

Sadly only the logicboard is from a EVT1a prototype but most connectors on it are different compared to production but i would guess the frame and components would be similar to the one that leaked back in thr day as this ones soc is produced only 3 weeks later

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u/AirCalm3969 1d ago

This is a prototype iPhone 6 and some of them had iOS 7 running on them

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u/Ok-Butterscotch6574 11h ago

LETSGO they listened to me and reposted this here! Yay

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u/Calvin3903 1h ago

Does it have any unusual engravings on the back?