iOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPhone 16 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 16 Pro Max in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, 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_22G86_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_22G86_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_22G86_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_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a1dcf27955abd4d74861856db237092353e1e2a1. 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_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a1dcf27955abd4d74861856db237092353e1e2a1. 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_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a1dcf27955abd4d74861856db237092353e1e2a1. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum099ed5fc0a88ca80f9dacdd36a9d6df5a7be64712886f5779ca42de628c2a0aa
MD5sum099ed5fc0a88ca80f9dacdd36a9d6df5a7be64712886f5779ca42de628c2a0aa
SHA1suma1dcf27955abd4d74861856db237092353e1e2a1
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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