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iPhone 4[S]

iOS 6.0.1 (10A523) for iPhone 4[S]

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPhone 4[S] in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone 4[S].
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone4,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 4[S] to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 4[S] in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 4[S] in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone4,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 4[S] to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 4[S] 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 iPhone4,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 4[S] to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone4,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 6a117251bd302bf59a4fc01bf89e321f4a37fd5e. 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 iPhone4,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 6a117251bd302bf59a4fc01bf89e321f4a37fd5e. 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 iPhone4,1_6.0.1_10A523_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 6a117251bd302bf59a4fc01bf89e321f4a37fd5e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

MD5sum 1da9eb8fb323bbff13213ddb65904701
SHA1sum 6a117251bd302bf59a4fc01bf89e321f4a37fd5e
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