From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Feb 20 03:13:03 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1ACFAF1EDE2 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:13:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kremels@kreme.com) Received: from mail.covisp.net (www.covisp.net [65.121.55.45]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B9C797CD89 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:13:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kremels@kreme.com) From: "@lbutlr" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: File fransfer from iPad to FreeBSD Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:13:00 -0700 References: <20180216104703.555e9987.freebsd@edvax.de> <44df8585-9874-2614-590a-bea78f54caa4@kicp.uchicago.edu> <54570.108.68.161.195.1518893084.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> <61321.128.135.52.253.1519062986.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> To: Freebsd Questions In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <7C5CB74B-D77F-4FFF-8BCD-DBB2B1C501FC@kreme.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.6.10) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:13:03 -0000 On 2018-02-19 (13:56 MST), John Johnstone = wrote: >=20 > On 2/19/18 12:56 PM, Valeri Galtsev wrote: >> On Mon, February 19, 2018 12:20 am, @lbutlr wrote: >>> On 2018-02-17 (11:44 MST), Valeri Galtsev = >>> wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> And here is the part where we two will fundamentally disagree. The = truth >>>> is, that Apple store offers you the latest version of given = application. >>>=20 >>> But that is simply not true. There are plenty of applications that I = can >>> reinstall on my old device that does not run the current OS, and I = will >>> get the version for the OS I am running, not the newest version of = the >>> application. >>>=20 >>> Apple cannot give you a version of an application that the developer = has >>> removed from the App store, no matter how badly you want it, as it = is not >>> theirs to give. >> I wonder if you could teach me how to install older version of some >> application through apple store for which apple store already carries >> newer version of application. What do I do on my iOS device (iPhone = or >> iPad) to choose different version of application than the one that = pops up >> in the search of app store. >> I don't care which application you choose as example, I just would = like to >> follow your step by step instruction. Once I am able to see one >> (whichever) application for which I can choose one of two different >> versions, I will happily admit that my statement was wrong. And I = will >> learn something. But so far I haven't seen the way to install older >> version of some application (the version that was released when older >> version on iOS was actively supported). But, of course, I did check = all >> applications that are in apple store. >> Thanks. >> Valeri >=20 > An iOS device can be used with or without iTunes. Without iTunes, = apps install on the device directly from the App store So far so good. > and only the latest app version is available No, this is not correct. The App store will download a version that will work on your current OS = version, even if that is not the newest version, assuming the developer = has left that version active. Most developers do not do this because it is not worthwhile to support = old versions that they are not able to patch or update. --=20 What if there were no hypothetical questions?