iOS 26.2.1 (23C71) 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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c9641530d005913e1d76b5f3486f9245df91df1c. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c9641530d005913e1d76b5f3486f9245df91df1c. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c9641530d005913e1d76b5f3486f9245df91df1c. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumb4b47c70d57ab60c8089e6986941bee63f8756e92d4cf95cb2c1d9e190a959cf
MD5sumb4b47c70d57ab60c8089e6986941bee63f8756e92d4cf95cb2c1d9e190a959cf
SHA1sumc9641530d005913e1d76b5f3486f9245df91df1c
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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