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iPhone XS Max

iOS 18.4.1 (22E252) for iPhone XS Max

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in iTunes.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPhone XS Max in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone XS Max.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XS Max to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone XS Max in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone XS Max in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XS Max to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone XS Max 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_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XS Max 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_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: da1875184c7ac34291ea5e3dca818a188a778b6d. 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_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: da1875184c7ac34291ea5e3dca818a188a778b6d. 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_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: da1875184c7ac34291ea5e3dca818a188a778b6d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 335e7312b9ce6e2376ece8e7f68af489fd5d47a03e287ae1e498fdd99639550d
MD5sum 2806868f917e320448d8b6a68853bbf6
SHA1sum da1875184c7ac34291ea5e3dca818a188a778b6d
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, security updates, and addresses a rare issue that prevents wireless CarPlay connection in certain vehicles.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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