iOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPhone 15 Pro Max

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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.

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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 15 Pro Max in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone 15 Pro Max.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone16,2_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 15 Pro Max in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 15 Pro Max in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone16,2_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 15 Pro Max 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 iPhone16,2_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone16,2_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 883ae716f623de1bcb2a0c7e2a50fb8998130c01. 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 iPhone16,2_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 883ae716f623de1bcb2a0c7e2a50fb8998130c01. 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 iPhone16,2_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 883ae716f623de1bcb2a0c7e2a50fb8998130c01. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum99dbcb603023bddd63c35fe0ab56cfbc39096029d86b8b7bda8d452b8939ed59
MD5sum99dbcb603023bddd63c35fe0ab56cfbc39096029d86b8b7bda8d452b8939ed59
SHA1sum883ae716f623de1bcb2a0c7e2a50fb8998130c01
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 bug fixes and security updates, and fixes an issue in Photos that could prevent memory movies from being shared.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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