iOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPhone 16 Pro Max

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iPhone 16 Pro Max

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b5199425b48177db7aacfd7f66042f51a3f71976. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b5199425b48177db7aacfd7f66042f51a3f71976. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b5199425b48177db7aacfd7f66042f51a3f71976. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum65f8b73e1f3ecda678a1c001e5768ecccb5a80344f113cbb653e74f23e646304
MD5sumb8de724c6416159a235aad31cd51a159
SHA1sumb5199425b48177db7aacfd7f66042f51a3f71976
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes bug fixes, security updates and optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iOS 27.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039

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