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iPhone SE (2020)

iOS 14.8 (18H17) for iPhone SE (2020)

✗ 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 SE (2020) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone SE (2020).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone12,8_14.8_18H17_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone SE (2020) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone SE (2020) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone SE (2020) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone12,8_14.8_18H17_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone SE (2020) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone SE (2020) 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 iPhone12,8_14.8_18H17_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone SE (2020) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone12,8_14.8_18H17_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8aa97a4c92290fa912d80e6188ce77fcfdec2ce2. 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 iPhone12,8_14.8_18H17_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8aa97a4c92290fa912d80e6188ce77fcfdec2ce2. 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 iPhone12,8_14.8_18H17_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8aa97a4c92290fa912d80e6188ce77fcfdec2ce2. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 655ad5f0f4a69f355042da304a0e1d089b15faa2e848673aef8784ea899b5504
MD5sum 66627db86b7ed053b877d3b8179d3773
SHA1sum 8aa97a4c92290fa912d80e6188ce77fcfdec2ce2
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 updates 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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