✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.
The instructions below are included for reference only.
Windows
- Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
- Plug your iPhone 5 (GSM) in to your PC.
- Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone 5 (GSM).
- Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPhone5,1_8.1_12B411_Restore.ipsw
file that you downloaded.
- Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 5 (GSM) to reboot.
macOS
- Plug your iPhone 5 (GSM) in to your Mac.
- Navigate to your iPhone 5 (GSM) in Finder.
- Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPhone5,1_8.1_12B411_Restore.ipsw
file that you downloaded.
- Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 5 (GSM) to reboot.
Linux
- Install idevicerestore.
- Plug your iPhone 5 (GSM) 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 iPhone5,1_8.1_12B411_Restore.ipsw
and press enter.
- Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 5 (GSM) to reboot.
Windows
- Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd Downloads
- Type
Get-FileHash iPhone5,1_8.1_12B411_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
- The output of the command should match the following checksum:
18d4e0950b52165f10588633510dfcebe11a86b0
. 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 iPhone5,1_8.1_12B411_Restore.ipsw
- The output of the command should match the following checksum:
18d4e0950b52165f10588633510dfcebe11a86b0
. 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 iPhone5,1_8.1_12B411_Restore.ipsw
- The output of the command should match the following checksum:
18d4e0950b52165f10588633510dfcebe11a86b0
. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Checksums
SHA256sum |
edc9abca9d7cc01ceb9c2eecfa0cf0cf4bc6c4d931215efa772c993063ca79d8 |
MD5sum |
addda3b4166960aa136f503475bb5c7a |
SHA1sum |
18d4e0950b52165f10588633510dfcebe11a86b0 |
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.
This release includes new features, improvements and bug fixes, including:
- Apple Pay support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (U.S. only)
- Photos includes new features, improvements and fixes
- Adds iCloud Photo Library as a beta service
- Adds Camera Roll album in Photos app and My Photo Stream album when iCloud Photo Library is not enabled
- Provides alerts when running low on space before capturing Time Lapse videos
- Messages includes new features, improvements and fixes
- Adds the ability for iPhone users to send and receive SMS and MMS text messages from their iPad and Mac
- Resolves an issue where search would sometimes not display results
- Fixes a bug that caused read messages to not be marked as read
- Fixes issues with group messaging
- Resolves issues with Wi-Fi performance that could occur when connected to some base stations
- Fixes an issue that could prevent connections to Bluetooth hands-free devices
- Fixes bugs that could cause screen rotation to stop working
- Adds an option to select between 2G, 3G or LTE networks for cellular data
- Fixes an issue in Safari where videos would sometimes not play
- Adds AirDrop support for Passbook passes
- Adds an option to enable Dictation in Settings for Keyboards, separate from Siri
- Enables HealthKit apps to access data in the background
- Accessibility improvements and fixes
- Fixes an issue that prevented Guided Access from working properly
- Fixes a bug where VoiceOver would not work with 3rd party keyboards
- Improves stability and audio quality when using MFi Hearing Aids with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Fixes an issue with VoiceOver where tone dialing would get stuck on a tone until dialing another number
- Improves reliability when using handwriting, Bluetooth keyboards and Braille displays with VoiceOver
- Fixes an issue that was preventing the use of OS X Caching Server for iOS updates
Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas.
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222