tvOS 12.0.1 (16J380) for Apple TV 4 (2015)

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Apple TV 4 (2015)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your Apple TV 4 (2015) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your Apple TV 4 (2015).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the AppleTV5,3_12.0.1_16J380_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Apple TV 4 (2015) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your Apple TV 4 (2015) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your Apple TV 4 (2015) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the AppleTV5,3_12.0.1_16J380_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Apple TV 4 (2015) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your Apple TV 4 (2015) 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 AppleTV5,3_12.0.1_16J380_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Apple TV 4 (2015) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash AppleTV5,3_12.0.1_16J380_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1a8edcc4b7d2590a04476d0340dd1d3d0b149248. 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 AppleTV5,3_12.0.1_16J380_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1a8edcc4b7d2590a04476d0340dd1d3d0b149248. 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 AppleTV5,3_12.0.1_16J380_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1a8edcc4b7d2590a04476d0340dd1d3d0b149248. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum76f2d7bdc36b299fc67ed24a81cdbba0ba6c891f9bee1655f74af8abda7244b8
MD5sum76f2d7bdc36b299fc67ed24a81cdbba0ba6c891f9bee1655f74af8abda7244b8
SHA1sum1a8edcc4b7d2590a04476d0340dd1d3d0b149248
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