iOS 26.2.1 (23C71) for iPhone 16 Plus

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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 Plus in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone 16 Plus.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16 Plus to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 16 Plus in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 16 Plus in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16 Plus to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 16 Plus 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 iPhone17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16 Plus to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: db1f58e501e706cc90ece4fdda13e427b9bb44e3. 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 iPhone17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: db1f58e501e706cc90ece4fdda13e427b9bb44e3. 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 iPhone17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: db1f58e501e706cc90ece4fdda13e427b9bb44e3. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumc7daf3f72d5f422388525cff8ef16f6e4cd396a6b33fd519b558a5011b23c560
MD5sumc7daf3f72d5f422388525cff8ef16f6e4cd396a6b33fd519b558a5011b23c560
SHA1sumdb1f58e501e706cc90ece4fdda13e427b9bb44e3
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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