tvOS 12.1 (16J602) 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_12.1_16J602_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_12.1_16J602_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_12.1_16J602_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_12.1_16J602_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0bdf2ec31322a81f7b5dbfea1f1b5b2286453f99. 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_12.1_16J602_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0bdf2ec31322a81f7b5dbfea1f1b5b2286453f99. 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_12.1_16J602_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0bdf2ec31322a81f7b5dbfea1f1b5b2286453f99. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumf883370a75c4881eae63e3a520d07f13e43bd477df90b83f0212239c759c0f3e
MD5sumf883370a75c4881eae63e3a520d07f13e43bd477df90b83f0212239c759c0f3e
SHA1sum0bdf2ec31322a81f7b5dbfea1f1b5b2286453f99
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