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if you update your iphone or ipad to the iOS 9 public preview and are now regretting it there is a way to go back to iOS 8.4 first you'll need the following things a computer running itunes version 12.2 or hire a lightning cable to connect your iDevice to the computer and internet connection and some free time because it could take up to an hour to get the job done now assuming you followed apples and cnet's advice to create it iTunes backup before you install the iOS 9 you'll want to use the same exact computer to downgrade to iOS 8.4 it's also important to note that you won't be able to restore an iCloud or iTunes backup created when you were using iOS 9 to a downgrade device running iOS 8 with that in mind make sure you have anything you don't want to lose such as pictures or messages off the device before you downgrade now let's get started you will first need to disable the Find My iPhone feature on your iOS device head to settings tap iCloud followed by Find My iPhone and click off next open itunes on your computer and connect your iOS device using the lightning cable once connected press the power and the home button at the same time for roughly 10 seconds as soon as you see the apple logo appear on the screen let go of the power button but keep pressing the home button a few seconds later iTunes will alert you that has detected an iOS device in recovery mode click on restore device followed by restore and update to confirm then tap next on the iOS 8.4 update window and agree to the terms of use the file is just shy of 2 gigabytes so it may take some time to download your device will also reboot a few times so just be patient once it's done you will have a clean copy of iOS 8.4 installed on your device as long as you made a backup before you went to iOS 9 you can restore all of your old data when given the option to set up the device as brand new or restore from a backup select restore and choose your iOS 8 point for backup when the restore process is finished you will find the settings messages photos and apps just where you left them before you update it for more tips and tricks like this one be sure to check out how to tune it back come you can also reach out to me on Twitter with any questions or comments i'm dan graziano cnet thanks for watching