iOS 26.2.1 (23C71) 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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: aca42b97ef49d296262188bd7d354f9442cf2899. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: aca42b97ef49d296262188bd7d354f9442cf2899. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: aca42b97ef49d296262188bd7d354f9442cf2899. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum2707dda1e0f0e8e8346c27ef2c049d640acd9ea28141c878f0cca0025c56d91c
MD5sum2707dda1e0f0e8e8346c27ef2c049d640acd9ea28141c878f0cca0025c56d91c
SHA1sumaca42b97ef49d296262188bd7d354f9442cf2899
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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