iOS 4.2.6 (8E200) for iPhone 4 (CDMA)

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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 4 (CDMA) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone 4 (CDMA).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone3,3_4.2.6_8E200_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 4 (CDMA) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 4 (CDMA) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 4 (CDMA) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone3,3_4.2.6_8E200_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 4 (CDMA) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 4 (CDMA) 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 iPhone3,3_4.2.6_8E200_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 4 (CDMA) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone3,3_4.2.6_8E200_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 76182e0184a061039144cac8ba108401ab05c96c. 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 iPhone3,3_4.2.6_8E200_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 76182e0184a061039144cac8ba108401ab05c96c. 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 iPhone3,3_4.2.6_8E200_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 76182e0184a061039144cac8ba108401ab05c96c. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA1sum76182e0184a061039144cac8ba108401ab05c96c
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 4.2.6 Software Update for iPhone

This update contains improvements, including the following:

• Bug fix to ensure Personal Hotspot data usage is accurately reported

Products compatible with this software update:

• iPhone 4 (CDMA model)

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guides for iPhone at:

http://support.apple.com/manuals/iphone

For more information about iPhone, go to:

http://www.apple.com/iphone

To troubleshoot your iPhone, or to view additional support information go to:

http://www.apple.com/support/iphone

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