Apple TV 3 (2013)

iOS 8.3 (12F69) for Apple TV 3 (2013)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your Apple TV 3 (2013) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your Apple TV 3 (2013).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the AppleTV3,2_7.1_12F69_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Apple TV 3 (2013) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your Apple TV 3 (2013) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your Apple TV 3 (2013) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the AppleTV3,2_7.1_12F69_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Apple TV 3 (2013) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your Apple TV 3 (2013) in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e AppleTV3,2_7.1_12F69_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Apple TV 3 (2013) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash AppleTV3,2_7.1_12F69_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 19a9e751b8d2eb87be440bf0d9efa40544938531. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 AppleTV3,2_7.1_12F69_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 19a9e751b8d2eb87be440bf0d9efa40544938531. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 AppleTV3,2_7.1_12F69_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 19a9e751b8d2eb87be440bf0d9efa40544938531. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum a953db7ab09dc5788f3ec520201825c9ee3846b7513107e290aaad590724a44a
MD5sum 0fbd2af56a7ea4c71088c67e01869c42
SHA1sum 19a9e751b8d2eb87be440bf0d9efa40544938531
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