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iPhone 16 Pro Max

iOS 18.4.1 (22E252) for iPhone 16 Pro Max

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in iTunes.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPhone 16 Pro Max in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone 16 Pro Max.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone17,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 16 Pro Max in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 16 Pro Max in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone17,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 16 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 iPhone17,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16 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 iPhone17,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7ba49974a837e9be3abe2da8714f4e06bc3ad57d. 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 iPhone17,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7ba49974a837e9be3abe2da8714f4e06bc3ad57d. 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 iPhone17,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7ba49974a837e9be3abe2da8714f4e06bc3ad57d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum dbf5076b2bb9d7ca1d96b2621b74d526a9afa2073120b37d0ceec61132617360
MD5sum 1ea0a5f4a7f1954929eee90a54178944
SHA1sum 7ba49974a837e9be3abe2da8714f4e06bc3ad57d
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, security updates, and addresses a rare issue that prevents wireless CarPlay connection in certain vehicles.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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