iOS 26.2.1 (23C71) 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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f02002914fcfd1f56d0b29650a38c24b4ca09f61. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f02002914fcfd1f56d0b29650a38c24b4ca09f61. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f02002914fcfd1f56d0b29650a38c24b4ca09f61. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum6b4c2f526a5699e1a35d13e6e7dcad145e512d6e38e24f78bc9e507e313b9d9f
MD5sum6b4c2f526a5699e1a35d13e6e7dcad145e512d6e38e24f78bc9e507e313b9d9f
SHA1sumf02002914fcfd1f56d0b29650a38c24b4ca09f61
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides support for AirTag (2nd generation) along with bug fixes.

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