iOS 26.4.2 (23E261) for iPhone Air
✓ 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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Download (10 GiB)Windows
- Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
- Plug your iPhone Air in to your PC.
- Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone Air.
- Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPhone18,4_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone Air to reboot.
macOS
- Plug your iPhone Air in to your Mac.
- Navigate to your iPhone Air in Finder.
- Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPhone18,4_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone Air to reboot.
Linux
- Install idevicerestore.
- Plug your iPhone Air in to your PC.
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - To perform a full erase restore, type
idevicerestore -e iPhone18,4_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipswand press enter. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone Air to reboot.
Windows
- Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd Downloads - Type
Get-FileHash iPhone18,4_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1 - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
d7c5f9814f1dafea2677b725a4b656ba2dfb7773. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
macOS
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPhone18,4_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
d7c5f9814f1dafea2677b725a4b656ba2dfb7773. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Linux
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPhone18,4_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
d7c5f9814f1dafea2677b725a4b656ba2dfb7773. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Checksums
| SHA256sum | dd7b55db8524129b0b2fde87c35dddbbffd2093977260a52e5f110316dc5b96a |
|---|---|
| MD5sum | dd7b55db8524129b0b2fde87c35dddbbffd2093977260a52e5f110316dc5b96a |
| SHA1sum | d7c5f9814f1dafea2677b725a4b656ba2dfb7773 |
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers.
We don't modify the contents of this documentation.
This update provides bug fixes and security updates for your iPhone.
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