iOS 18.6.1 (22G90) 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. 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_18.6.1_22G90_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_18.6.1_22G90_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_18.6.1_22G90_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_18.6.1_22G90_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7b98d2c4ad95f591c9472f1aac166edd034d2a12. 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_18.6.1_22G90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7b98d2c4ad95f591c9472f1aac166edd034d2a12. 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_18.6.1_22G90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7b98d2c4ad95f591c9472f1aac166edd034d2a12. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256suma2e116eab9ca8a3f8fdbc92a4a53754dccbc78867147065cadae787c5b401e7b
MD5suma2e116eab9ca8a3f8fdbc92a4a53754dccbc78867147065cadae787c5b401e7b
SHA1sum7b98d2c4ad95f591c9472f1aac166edd034d2a12
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

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