iOS 17.5 (21F79) for iPhone SE (3rd generation)

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iPhone SE (3rd generation)

✗ 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 (3rd generation) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone SE (3rd generation).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone SE (3rd generation) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone SE (3rd generation) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone SE (3rd generation) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone SE (3rd generation) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone SE (3rd generation) 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 iPhone14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone SE (3rd generation) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 41c816c60fefa9942a7885971953830df50a704a. 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 iPhone14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 41c816c60fefa9942a7885971953830df50a704a. 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 iPhone14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 41c816c60fefa9942a7885971953830df50a704a. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum686b9ff3b69ad2afbc5f580742edea456f31a9c094007c02cda7a4061cd15628
MD5sum686b9ff3b69ad2afbc5f580742edea456f31a9c094007c02cda7a4061cd15628
SHA1sum41c816c60fefa9942a7885971953830df50a704a
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

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