iOS 16.6.1 (20G81) for iPhone SE (2020)

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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 SE (2020) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone SE (2020).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone12,8_16.6.1_20G81_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_16.6.1_20G81_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_16.6.1_20G81_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_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 88e9ca239ae3f3426c1e73d14762f064551b3bb5. 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_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 88e9ca239ae3f3426c1e73d14762f064551b3bb5. 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_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 88e9ca239ae3f3426c1e73d14762f064551b3bb5. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum39c8e509bbcc0ff06f13d8adb2e2e69a2ad0e55b06914627839812a3159f25d8
MD5sum39c8e509bbcc0ff06f13d8adb2e2e69a2ad0e55b06914627839812a3159f25d8
SHA1sum88e9ca239ae3f3426c1e73d14762f064551b3bb5
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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