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The Secret to Skipping Long iOS 9 Downloads and Problems
You don’t need to wait through long iOS 9 download lines or sit with the “Update Requested” message on your iPhone or iPad. This guide will show you how to download iOS 9 without waiting in the slow lane and will also help you avoid many problems that we routinely see with an iOS update. With this set of instructions, you can avoid long iOS 9 download times and manually install the iOS 9 update on your iPhone or iPad so that you can use the new features faster.
Read: 12 iOS 9 Release Date Tips
You don’t need to pay to be a developer or for access to special downloads. You only need a computer with an Internet connection, iTunes, a USB cable and the iOS 9 download for your specific device.
You don’t need to use this trick to get a faster iOS 9 download, but if you do, you can avoid many of the issues that we typically see on the first day of a new iOS release. If you see iOS 9 download times stretching into hours, you can use the iOS 9 direct download links to skip to the front and download in 10-15 minutes to your computer and upgrade with iTunes.
iOS 9 Direct Download Links
You can find the iOS 9 direct download links below. You need to make sure that you have the iOS 9 download for your specific iPhone or iPad in order for this to work. The iOS 9 direct downloads come right from Apple, so you are getting the legitimate update.
- iPhone 6 iOS 9 Direct Download
- iPhone 6 Plus iOS 9 Direct Download
- iPhone 5s iOS 9 Direct Download – GSM
- iPhone 5s iOS 9 Direct Download – CDMA
- iPhone 5c iOS 9 Direct Download – GSM
- iPhone 5c iOS 9 Direct Download – CDMA
- iPhone 5 iOS 9 Direct Download – GSM
- iPhone 5 iOS 9 Direct Download – CDMA
- iPhone 4s iOS 9 Direct Download
- iPod touch 5th Gen iOS 9 Direct Download
- iPod touch 6th Gen iOS 9 Direct Download
- iPad Air 2 WiFi
- iPad Air 2 Cellular
- iPad Air WiFi + Cellular
- iPad Air WiFi
- iPad Air CDMA
- iPad 4 GSM
- iPad 4 CDMA
- iPad 4 WiFi
- iPad 3 WiFi
- iPad 3 GSM
- iPAd 3 CDMA
- iPad 2 WiFi v2
- iPad 2 WiFi
- iPad 2 GSM
- iPad 2 CDMA
- iPad mini 3 WiFi
- iPad mini 3 Cellular
- iPad mini 3 China
- iPad mini 2 WiFi
- iPad mini 2 WiFi + Cellular
- iPad mini 2 CDMA
- iPad mini WiFi
- iPad mini CDMA
- iPad mini GSM
We will add the rest of the iOS 9 direct download links as they arrive. Expect to download iOS 9 in less than 15 minutes on a fast Internet connection using these links. You can use this guide to figure out which model iPhone you have.
Manually Install iOS 9 in iTunes
Now, you can manually install iOS 9 in iTunes. This is different from clicking Check for Update… which can still take a long time for many users.
Read: 10 Things to Do Before Installing iOS 9
The manual iOS 9 update will not erase your phone, so you will not lose your files and photos or need to restore from a backup — but it is still a good idea to make a current backup before you start.
- Download the Official iOS 9 ipsw file to your computer.
- Plug your iPhone or iPad in and open iTunes.
- Perform a backup if you do not have a current one.
- Click on your iPhone or iPad icon in iTunes so that you see options to Check for Update or Restore iPhone or iPad.
- Special Click on the Check for Update button.
- On Mac Hold alt/option and click Check for Update.
- On Windows hold Shift and click Check for Update.
- To perform a clean install of iOS 9 you can use the special click option on Restore.
- In the window that pops up find the file you got using the iOS 9 direct download link and then click on the ipsw file.
- Wait while the iOS 9 upgrade completes.
At the end of this process your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch will run iOS 9 and you’ll have skipped over all the annoying waits and issues.
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09/17/2015 at 9:20 am
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Mansur
09/17/2015 at 3:05 pm
Ios9
Mr. yama
09/17/2015 at 5:38 pm
iphone 5c gsm link is not correct firmware. please kindly update.
gruvy
09/21/2015 at 7:39 pm
I’m getting a firemare not compatible message for my 5s GSM
Oliver
10/20/2015 at 12:52 am
error 3194??
Dan B
03/25/2016 at 9:08 am
If the problem is slow downloads from Apple, why have links to download stuff FROM Apple?