iOS 16.5 (20F66) for iPhone XS Max (China)

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iPhone XS Max (China)

✗ 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 Max (China) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone XS Max (China).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_16.5_20F66_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XS Max (China) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone XS Max (China) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone XS Max (China) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_16.5_20F66_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XS Max (China) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone XS Max (China) 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_16.5_20F66_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XS Max (China) 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_16.5_20F66_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b8be6027535cd3787c3cf5f87f7b493a89e2ca9d. 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_16.5_20F66_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b8be6027535cd3787c3cf5f87f7b493a89e2ca9d. 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_16.5_20F66_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b8be6027535cd3787c3cf5f87f7b493a89e2ca9d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum76ef6e96b9737cca69b9b0385a05d1ed311cc5ff2bb3742223cbc3591da35f2b
MD5sum76ef6e96b9737cca69b9b0385a05d1ed311cc5ff2bb3742223cbc3591da35f2b
SHA1sumb8be6027535cd3787c3cf5f87f7b493a89e2ca9d
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 bug fixes and security updates for your iPhone including:

  • Pushing hands emoji does not show skin tone variations

  • Siri does not respond in some cases

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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