iOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPhone SE (3rd generation)

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iPhone SE (3rd generation)

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ccd8e178c562a49d890db9039b3d48a2cd0ddc95. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ccd8e178c562a49d890db9039b3d48a2cd0ddc95. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ccd8e178c562a49d890db9039b3d48a2cd0ddc95. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum9bf7ddd6522210b18fb20e6fee55b0415cf8b42ff0d9737c221ccf6725da492c
MD5sumef4a253f81283903e9fdd3cdf75684b4
SHA1sumccd8e178c562a49d890db9039b3d48a2cd0ddc95
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes bug fixes, security updates and optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iOS 27.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039

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