Old Iphone Dynolicious app moving to a different device.
Old Iphone Dynolicious app moving to a different device.
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DippedHeadlights

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425 posts

235 months

Thursday 20th June 2019
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For a few years I have been using the excellent, but sadly no longer available, Dynolcious app. It was not supported past IOS10 so I simply didn't upgrade. I had it installed on an old iphone and an ipad that were dedicated to the app. The Iphone was destroyed a while ago so I just have it on Ipad. It still works but the Ipad is too big and has issues - I want to move it to another iphone. I even have a suitable phone running IOS9 - however, this appears totally impossible. Far as i can tell any Apple method mandates an update of IOS which would kill it as it's not in the app store.
I just can't find any way around this - and there is nothing on the market as good or as useful as Dynolicious - either on IOS or even Android.
Any ideas anyone ?

gr1340

991 posts

234 months

Friday 21st June 2019
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I believe you can backup an ipad and restore it to an iphone as long as they are on the same version of IOS as backups are interchangeable between devices. I am not sure if it re-downloads the app in which case it wouldn't work but if you haven't tried yet, it is worth a go.

You may also be able to access it using this method:
https://www.howtogeek.com/398923/how-to-download-a...

I have just checked and can see apps I downloaded in 2009 which no longer appear on the app store. Some I cannot download as I have the latest IOS version.


Failing that, if you can jailbreak the iphone you may be able to sideload it somehow from another site if the file has been hosted elsewhere.

DippedHeadlights

Original Poster:

425 posts

235 months

Friday 21st June 2019
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DONE IT !
There is a way, so for anyone else here is how you do it.
First you can't get the app off a device if it is no longer in the app store. Apple law !
However if it had previously been backed up in itunes there is a way.
Use your favourite filesearch tool (Meesoft file commander is mine) and search for *.ipa which is the extension for IOS apps.
Then using a free utility called Copy Trans Apps you can copy it on to your new IOS device.
Simple as that.
Before it will run it asks for your itunes login - which i guess is some copy protection thing - but then app opens and all is good.

Mike335i

6,088 posts

133 months

Saturday 22nd June 2019
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Just for reference, is Torque pro not as good then? I have that, Carly and Carista so have most bases covered haha

DippedHeadlights

Original Poster:

425 posts

235 months

Saturday 22nd June 2019
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Yes, but that is OBD2 and some of the stuff I need to use it on doesn't have that !