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iPhone 16

iOS 18.4.1 (22E252) for iPhone 16

✓ 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 in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone 16.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone17,3_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16 to reboot.

macOS

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

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 16 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 iPhone17,3_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16 to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone17,3_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 025fb09f6e249173ca61bd5c2adf93218dfc299c. 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 iPhone17,3_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 025fb09f6e249173ca61bd5c2adf93218dfc299c. 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 iPhone17,3_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 025fb09f6e249173ca61bd5c2adf93218dfc299c. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 29e0b98703ac6b6237a638d5be11effd797173572e95761b98882405b4dc7e11
MD5sum fcd5559625b8d44902c2185d94f0e59b
SHA1sum 025fb09f6e249173ca61bd5c2adf93218dfc299c
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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