tvOS 16.4 (20L497) 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_16.4_20L497_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_16.4_20L497_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_16.4_20L497_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_16.4_20L497_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 23b25ee40f2df9bb65aa9953561dc04acf23e35b. 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_16.4_20L497_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 23b25ee40f2df9bb65aa9953561dc04acf23e35b. 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_16.4_20L497_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 23b25ee40f2df9bb65aa9953561dc04acf23e35b. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum7f7c46ca3d6094aef87f0e0c1b61b3ad0fc33aaa433471f03cd910b34d5ba9a1
MD5sum7f7c46ca3d6094aef87f0e0c1b61b3ad0fc33aaa433471f03cd910b34d5ba9a1
SHA1sum23b25ee40f2df9bb65aa9953561dc04acf23e35b
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

Apple TV Software Restore

Products compatible with this software restore:

• Apple TV

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guide for Apple TV at:

http://support.apple.com/manuals/appletv

For more information about Apple TV, go to:

http://www.apple.com/appletv

To troubleshoot your Apple TV, or to view additional support information go to:

http://www.apple.com/support/appletv

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