Upgraded to iOS 5 recently? Many of our users are complaining that they are facing Activation Mode error on their iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Inorder to get a sneak preview of iOS5, they had upgraded their iDevice’s to different developer versions of iOS 5. Currently Apple has released iOS 5 to developers only.
Developers can register upto 100 iDevice’s by sign up for Apple’s iOS Developer Program. Inorder to join this exclusive club, developers are charged an annual fee of $99. Like all developer releases, iOS 5 also requires Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs). How foolish can one be to paying $99 for iOS 5 when OS X Lion upgrade is for $29.99?
Taking advantage of this situation, some developers had started to reselling UDIDs to hungry iOS 5 users for a nominal charge of $5-$10. According to karthikk.net, Apple has started hunting down developers involved in reselling UDIDs. Apple is not only cancelling their develop account but is also disabling devices running to purchased UDID’s.
Activation Mode Error on iPhone, iPod, iPad running iOS 5 b 1 / b 2
If you were running iOS 5 beta 1 or beta 2, activation mode error is NOT because Apple has disabled your iDevice but is because of the fact that beta 1 and beta 2 have expired on August 4, 2011.
Activation Mode Error on iPhone, iPod, iPad running iOS 5 b 3 / b 4
If you were running iOS 5 beta 3 or beta 4, activation mode error is because Apple has disables your iDevice as they believe UDID for your iDevice was illegally purchase from a reseller.
Solution
Either way, all you can do now to downgrade your iDevice to iOS 4.3.3. Follow six simple steps to downgrade your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
Step 1: Download iOS 4.3.3 IPSW file.
Step 2: After Switch off your iDevice, connect it to your computer
Step 3: Put your iDevice into DFU mode. Press and hold Home and Power Button together for 10 seconds, release power button while holding Home Button for another 25 seconds.
Step 4: iTunes will detected iDevice in restore mode. Click on OK.
Step 5: Option + Check for Update on Mac or Shift + Check for Update on Windows. Select the iOS 4.3.3 IPSW file which you downloaded in Step 1.
Step 6: This will initiate the Downgrade process.
Note: You can also enjoy cydia by jailbreaking iOS 4.3.3 using redsnOw.
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