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We have an available version of the app on the App Store compatible with iOS 7+, iPhone/iPad and we want to release a refactored version of the app that works perfectly on iOS 8 iPhone but with some bugs on iOS 7 or iPad.

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Is it possible to release an update only for iOS 8 iPhone users and still allow users with iOS 7 and iPads to download the old version?

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    You can release the update only for iOS 8, but not for iOS 8 iPhones, because iPhone apps can be installed on iPads, so iPad users will get the iPhone version instead of the older universal version – jcesarmobile Jul 29 '15 at 08:46
  • Your iOS7 users will get the old version of the app, after a notification if they want to do so. iOS8 users will get the new version by default. – Teddy Jul 29 '15 at 11:36

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No, it is not possible. You can only keep one version in App Store at one time. However, in your code, you can add version checks, and put different code for iOS 8 and iOS 7 etc. Another way is that you create two separate apps on App Store, one for iOS 7+ and another for iOS 8

However, when you upload your app, Apple saves your older vesrion, as mentioned in link here and here is how users can Install the latest compatible version of an app on an earlier version of iOS or OS X.

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check this link its similar your question its help you

link - App Store - Managing Availability of Your Apps' Previous Versions

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  • Yeah I saw that question, but just to be sure. Does that means that users with iOS 7 or iPads will still be able to search and download the app from the App Store and get the last compatible version for their devices? – APesate Jul 29 '15 at 08:26