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iOS 16.6.1 (20G81) for iPhone XR

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPhone XR in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone XR.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone11,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XR to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone XR in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone XR in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone11,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XR to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone XR 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 iPhone11,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone XR to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone11,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 51ee6c864f5da65b2411e3a43be7a90609df7b13. 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 iPhone11,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 51ee6c864f5da65b2411e3a43be7a90609df7b13. 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 iPhone11,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 51ee6c864f5da65b2411e3a43be7a90609df7b13. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum e58fb4eb525cf83d6eeeacf9ba232569d12554c7116dc884b459ab0552bf9c15
MD5sum 8b489b7f2e0c7ca7ca424ea87d00c469
SHA1sum 51ee6c864f5da65b2411e3a43be7a90609df7b13
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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