iOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPhone 16

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✓ 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 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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e373a3a17d5d44ee99237424890bdc3933648f71. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e373a3a17d5d44ee99237424890bdc3933648f71. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e373a3a17d5d44ee99237424890bdc3933648f71. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum994e381f905d734282ebf7fede4e9938607a677372322a7da2bce19217eccb0b
MD5sume3bcfbd0c99738022c686c23bbacf06d
SHA1sume373a3a17d5d44ee99237424890bdc3933648f71
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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