iOS 26.2.1 (23C71) for iPhone Air

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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 Air in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone Air.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone18,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone Air to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone Air in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone Air in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone18,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone Air to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone Air 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 iPhone18,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone Air to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone18,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: dfb037c2ece4c5c0cc4c8c19a42eabc728d29f26. 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 iPhone18,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: dfb037c2ece4c5c0cc4c8c19a42eabc728d29f26. 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 iPhone18,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: dfb037c2ece4c5c0cc4c8c19a42eabc728d29f26. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum0b9c6570050f1297da62472a9b7ef1305753729c05f362033fd83233d5353de2
MD5sum0b9c6570050f1297da62472a9b7ef1305753729c05f362033fd83233d5353de2
SHA1sumdfb037c2ece4c5c0cc4c8c19a42eabc728d29f26
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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