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iPhone 8 Plus (GSM)

iOS 16.1 (20B82) for iPhone 8 Plus (GSM)

✗ 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 iPhone 8 Plus (GSM) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone 8 Plus (GSM).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone_5.5_P3_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 8 Plus (GSM) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 8 Plus (GSM) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 8 Plus (GSM) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone_5.5_P3_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 8 Plus (GSM) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 8 Plus (GSM) 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 iPhone_5.5_P3_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 8 Plus (GSM) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone_5.5_P3_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 487837341996c76a083ee928952cf0854aa88054. 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 iPhone_5.5_P3_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 487837341996c76a083ee928952cf0854aa88054. 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 iPhone_5.5_P3_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 487837341996c76a083ee928952cf0854aa88054. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum e67911e8e712202d0c33ba153a042ed2cfc73e4cbef8a1950d78b80b48a78e88
MD5sum 5630ca81181221e50dfaf4a008d6d5a3
SHA1sum 487837341996c76a083ee928952cf0854aa88054
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iCloud Shared Photo Library

  • Separate library for seamlessly sharing photos and videos with up to five other people
  • Setup rules allow you to easily contribute past photos based on start date or people in the photos when you set up or join a library
  • Library filters for quickly switching between viewing the Shared Library, your Personal Library, or both libraries together
  • Shared edits and permissions let everyone add, edit, favorite, caption, and delete photos
  • Sharing toggle in Camera lets you choose to send photos you take straight to the Shared Library, or enable a setting to share automatically when other participants are detected nearby using Bluetooth

Live Activities

  • Live Activities from third party apps are available in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen for iPhone 14 Pro models

Fitness+

  • Apple Fitness+ is supported on iPhone even if you don’t have an Apple Watch

Wallet

  • Key sharing enables you to securely share car, hotel room, and other keys in Wallet using messaging apps such as Messages and WhatsApp

Home

  • Matter, the new smart home connectivity standard, is supported enabling a wide variety of smart home accessories to work together across ecosystems

Clean Energy Charging

  • New setting that can try to reduce your carbon footprint by selectively charging when lower carbon emission electricity is available

Books

  • Reader controls are automatically hidden as you start reading

This update also includes bug fixes for your iPhone:

  • Deleted conversations may appear in the conversations list in Messages
  • Dynamic Island content is not available when using Reachability
  • CarPlay may fail to connect when using a VPN app

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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