iOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPhone 16

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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 in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone 16.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone17,3_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fb03aa590927437039f40fe1e3b9ab5c4107c3f4. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fb03aa590927437039f40fe1e3b9ab5c4107c3f4. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fb03aa590927437039f40fe1e3b9ab5c4107c3f4. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum7951ad882416581d98935c788f27afbdd2e62eebbabe309bf3dc3d413132a4e5
MD5sum7951ad882416581d98935c788f27afbdd2e62eebbabe309bf3dc3d413132a4e5
SHA1sumfb03aa590927437039f40fe1e3b9ab5c4107c3f4
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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