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iOS 16.6.1 (20G81) for iPhone 12

✗ 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 12 in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone 12.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 12 to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 12 in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 12 in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 12 to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 12 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 iPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 12 to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a48737a6b123d07bde5c76477b99204063cd8209. 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 iPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a48737a6b123d07bde5c76477b99204063cd8209. 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 iPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a48737a6b123d07bde5c76477b99204063cd8209. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 811dcf1854563ee3a954eab69b7f560c8a6ff2d970087efa88ce01d64e530cf4
MD5sum f728fef49984d58ab128acf40957b928
SHA1sum a48737a6b123d07bde5c76477b99204063cd8209
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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