iOS 6.1 (10B143) for iPhone 5 (GSM)

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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 5 (GSM) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone 5 (GSM).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone5,1_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 5 (GSM) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 5 (GSM) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 5 (GSM) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone5,1_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 5 (GSM) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 5 (GSM) 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 iPhone5,1_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 5 (GSM) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone5,1_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 42ffd7f16d32fa71dab964314387140164c5af10. 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 iPhone5,1_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 42ffd7f16d32fa71dab964314387140164c5af10. 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 iPhone5,1_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 42ffd7f16d32fa71dab964314387140164c5af10. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum92cb4966126f7db7f841e3ada50658589029ae3f530e2e452a2b8d1aa4b264fd
MD5sum92cb4966126f7db7f841e3ada50658589029ae3f530e2e452a2b8d1aa4b264fd
SHA1sum42ffd7f16d32fa71dab964314387140164c5af10
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 6.1

This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:

  • LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/)

  • Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (USA only)

  • iTunes Match subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud

  • New button to reset the Advertising Identifier

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:   

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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