iOS 18.6.1 (22G90) for iPhone 16e

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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 16e in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone 16e.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone17,5_18.6.1_22G90_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16e to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 16e in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 16e in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone17,5_18.6.1_22G90_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16e to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 16e 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 iPhone17,5_18.6.1_22G90_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 16e to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone17,5_18.6.1_22G90_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 56710b3101895a5c1906c34c51e55125d1e87c3f. 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 iPhone17,5_18.6.1_22G90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 56710b3101895a5c1906c34c51e55125d1e87c3f. 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 iPhone17,5_18.6.1_22G90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 56710b3101895a5c1906c34c51e55125d1e87c3f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum70a8df3a1ef783e736293d2180e89764e152d14c6d081f6cfd7e6fff62c5f183
MD5sum70a8df3a1ef783e736293d2180e89764e152d14c6d081f6cfd7e6fff62c5f183
SHA1sum56710b3101895a5c1906c34c51e55125d1e87c3f
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides a new Blood Oxygen experience for users in the United States with Apple Watch Series 9 and Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2. Measurements are calculated on iPhone and viewed in the Health app.

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