iOS 26.4.2 (23E261) for iPhone SE (2020)

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iPhone SE (2020)

✗ 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_26.4.2_23E261_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_26.4.2_23E261_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_26.4.2_23E261_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_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: cf12df9193fdf488c38ca2b888d427ef58f22bad. 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_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: cf12df9193fdf488c38ca2b888d427ef58f22bad. 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_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: cf12df9193fdf488c38ca2b888d427ef58f22bad. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumf80fb60d649f81095501f2d06dbb7deace278224b79f36b70fdd479ad62628ab
MD5sume477e61fcbe70ffc3b62767afb533db4
SHA1sumcf12df9193fdf488c38ca2b888d427ef58f22bad
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides bug fixes and security updates for your iPhone.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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