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JGautam
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Not able to connect Apple I'd to 4s

Heyy I have a iphone 4s and 17, i want to sign in the apple account to 4s too , but isn't verifying, it shows verification failed ,, error to the apple I'd server what should I do


Posted on Oct 14, 2026 10:41 PM

2 replies

Limnos
User level: Level 10 (462,771 points)

Oct 14, 2026 10:54 PM in response to JGautam

An iPhone 4s which can only run up to iOS9 will no longer work with iCloud services.


System requirements for iCloud - Apple Support

“iCloud is supported on the following OS versions or later: iOS 12 on iPhone 5s, …”


Servant of Cats
User level: Level 9 (55,707 points)

Oct 15, 2026 1:54 AM in response to JGautam

JGautam wrote:
what should I do


Your iPhone 4s no longer meets minimum requirements for iCloud, and multiple threads on these forums suggest that it is no longer possible even to reactivate such an old phone.


The iPhone 4s, first introduced in October 2011, fifteen years ago,

  • Has a 32-bit processor and cannot update past iOS 9.*, which would make it useless for running modern apps, even in the unlikely event that it could still access the App Store.
  • Only supports 2G/3G cellular networks – the kind that have been shut down in many parts of the world.
  • Probably is not going to get a patch to fix the problem of a key security certificate expiring around the end of January 2027. I don't believe Apple ported patches for that back to any version of iOS earlier than iOS 12.


So accept that it's now too old to be very useful as a phone or as a platform for running apps.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256376496