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Apple TV 3 (2013)

iOS 8.4.2 (12H606) for Apple TV 3 (2013)

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in iTunes.

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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_8.4.2_12H606_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_8.4.2_12H606_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_8.4.2_12H606_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_8.4.2_12H606_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0d945ab1ac5b735f819ec673a82e76efa64cf5ab. 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_8.4.2_12H606_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0d945ab1ac5b735f819ec673a82e76efa64cf5ab. 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_8.4.2_12H606_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0d945ab1ac5b735f819ec673a82e76efa64cf5ab. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 7756d6ced858c6651ac0a26135252eeaab449a42be4697e0cbfa1e9fd7a688b0
MD5sum 6b81296f92b6d10f2541c8b06a9d67ea
SHA1sum 0d945ab1ac5b735f819ec673a82e76efa64cf5ab
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