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iPhone 16 Pro Max

iOS 18.6.2 (22G100) for iPhone 16 Pro Max

✗ 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 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_18.6.2_22G100_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_18.6.2_22G100_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_18.6.2_22G100_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_18.6.2_22G100_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9ce646f1ae4c18833b21c4957105d0f8ccb07a6a. 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_18.6.2_22G100_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9ce646f1ae4c18833b21c4957105d0f8ccb07a6a. 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_18.6.2_22G100_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9ce646f1ae4c18833b21c4957105d0f8ccb07a6a. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum d21d67f09856d3a865e97034f4e06a189b3fd54fc7dfe4fe6c350be715f7ed36
MD5sum 5e5a1c38f84b261f76dc8f8b76f16310
SHA1sum 9ce646f1ae4c18833b21c4957105d0f8ccb07a6a
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/100100

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