The launch of iOS 8 brought for many owners of iPhone terminals questions related to the possibility of using decoding cards to use the mobile phone function of Apple smartphones purchased in the past. Any iPhone released after iPhone 4 can be decoded at the moment using a decoding card and considering that Apple no longer blocks the software of these products through iOS updates, they can be used without problems including in the new versions.
On the day of the launch iOS 8 many of those who used decoding cards for iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S they found out that they have no impediment in doing decoding for the new version of the operating system after installation. The decoding cards do not activate for the terminals that need them, but after you activate them using a card of the operator on which your terminal is coded, you will be able to benefit from the mobile phone function for them.
Decoding Cards for iOS 8 – iOS 8.1.1
Decoding cards Gevey or R-SIM, of all kinds, are compatible from the start with iOS 8 – iOS 8.1.1 even without requiring a software update, some very old models still needing such an operation. In principle, any decoding card that could be used in iOS 7 to unlock your iPhone can still be used on the latest versions of the operating system without installing an improved software.
In the numerous comments published in the articles dedicated to iOS 8, iOS 8.0.2, iOS 8.1 and iOS 8.1.1, many users confirmed that they managed to unlock using the old decoding cards for our terminals. If you have a decoding card that was used in iOS 6 before iOS 7 for decoding and has not had a software update, then it is advisable to visit the manufacturer's website to see if it is compatible with iOS 8, but if you bought it for iOS 7, then it should also be compatible with iOS 8 – iOS 8.1.1.
