tvOS 26.0 (23J353) 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_26.0_23J353_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_26.0_23J353_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_26.0_23J353_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_26.0_23J353_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fb644224842411df51680cbc7030d9c74bb112da. 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_26.0_23J353_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fb644224842411df51680cbc7030d9c74bb112da. 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_26.0_23J353_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fb644224842411df51680cbc7030d9c74bb112da. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256suma36f258529bf3cb3efab888cfeccdba5f6d0c3f3f24b124e58a226baad4164ed
MD5suma36f258529bf3cb3efab888cfeccdba5f6d0c3f3f24b124e58a226baad4164ed
SHA1sumfb644224842411df51680cbc7030d9c74bb112da
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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