iOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPhone XS Max

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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 Max in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, 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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: daec382dd233ea1e255b16b9c76a7b75a88d1cde. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: daec382dd233ea1e255b16b9c76a7b75a88d1cde. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: daec382dd233ea1e255b16b9c76a7b75a88d1cde. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum469e8b4473e76c88961b4b65ebb1564083e65b335882d0bcea8653f40b4616b1
MD5sum469e8b4473e76c88961b4b65ebb1564083e65b335882d0bcea8653f40b4616b1
SHA1sumdaec382dd233ea1e255b16b9c76a7b75a88d1cde
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, and fixes an issue in Photos that could prevent memory movies from being shared.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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