Even though the new iOS 7.1 beta 1 was intended for developers testing only, some iPhone and iPad users could upgrade to this firmware version manually. The operating system is beta meaning it has a lot of bugs and problems. Some people might like to downgrade iOS 7.1 beta back to v.7.0.4 and here is how you can do this. This guide is meant for iPhone 4 users only. So if you have this iPhone model with iOS 7.1 beta 1 installed on it you can get back to iOS 7.0.4 with ease by following these simple steps.

Downgrade iOS 7.1 Beta

Here is what you need to do to get back to iOS 7.0.4 from the latest beta available for developers to test. Step 1. You need to find and save iOS 7.0.4 as it will be important for successful downgrading. Step 2. You should also use your iPhone with iOS 7.1 beta 1 on it, iTunes and a USB cable. Step 3. Connect iPhone to iTunes via the cable. Step 4. Enter the DFU mode. It does look like restore process and it is mostly this manually procedure. You need to press and hold Power button for approximately 5 seconds and add Home button for another 10 seconds (don’t release the Power key yet). Keep pressing on the Home key while releasing the Power for about 15 seconds and you will enter DFU state [the screen will become black]. Step 5. iTunes will suggest you need to get restored. Press down SHIFT for Windows / Alt/Option for Mac and select Restore option. Step 6. Point the program to iOS 7.0.4 file you downloaded and enjoy getting back to this firmware version. P.S. You can also downgrade iOS 7.1 beta 1 iPhone 4 to earlier versions of iOS 7.x and 6.x following the similar procedure. We need to mention that this method will be useless with the public iOS 7.1 release because Apple will not sign v.7.0.4 after launching 7.1.