iOS 16.6.1 (20G81) for iPhone XS

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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.

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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 iPhone XS in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone XS.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XS to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone XS in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone XS in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XS to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone XS 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 iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XS to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e81177f170f2c227e1ac1f3443a5f1e4e2fc5a62. 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 iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e81177f170f2c227e1ac1f3443a5f1e4e2fc5a62. 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 iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e81177f170f2c227e1ac1f3443a5f1e4e2fc5a62. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumff4ac9b8d88764be87df04f34508396419fe54fca0ac88371d43b587bf7dc340
MD5sumff4ac9b8d88764be87df04f34508396419fe54fca0ac88371d43b587bf7dc340
SHA1sume81177f170f2c227e1ac1f3443a5f1e4e2fc5a62
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

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

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