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Apple TV 4 (2015)

tvOS 17.6 (21M71) for Apple TV 4 (2015)

✗ 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 4 (2015) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your Apple TV 4 (2015).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the AppleTV5,3_17.6_21M71_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_17.6_21M71_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_17.6_21M71_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_17.6_21M71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1011661cdfebfdad22129e7e3e5ed0c4a3e14b2c. 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_17.6_21M71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1011661cdfebfdad22129e7e3e5ed0c4a3e14b2c. 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_17.6_21M71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1011661cdfebfdad22129e7e3e5ed0c4a3e14b2c. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 8d9bf95ceb0b213db28aa2982fe11d4fcd613da0561150e280cf8e27378afc68
MD5sum c942c28915fcc2ee3c55cd9e17e1dc7d
SHA1sum 1011661cdfebfdad22129e7e3e5ed0c4a3e14b2c
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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