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iPhone 14 Plus

iOS 16.6.1 (20G81) for iPhone 14 Plus

✗ 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 14 Plus in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone 14 Plus.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone14,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 14 Plus to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 14 Plus in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 14 Plus in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone14,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 14 Plus to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 14 Plus 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 iPhone14,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 14 Plus to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone14,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 4c152937a3f2d3852716da6e8e925d8a160eb6d6. 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 iPhone14,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 4c152937a3f2d3852716da6e8e925d8a160eb6d6. 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 iPhone14,8_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 4c152937a3f2d3852716da6e8e925d8a160eb6d6. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 15c7790a844c3a3ffdfadcfb96bebc66ef7b1c5d3217257b1c562f4ec25e05c1
MD5sum 64209a9a8e0ad1ed45b1c1b7f9d672ee
SHA1sum 4c152937a3f2d3852716da6e8e925d8a160eb6d6
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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