iOS 8.1.2 (12B440) 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_8.1.2_12B440_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_8.1.2_12B440_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_8.1.2_12B440_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_8.1.2_12B440_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 55e79628252e680065ba2a40588fc1dce5374ef3. 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_8.1.2_12B440_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 55e79628252e680065ba2a40588fc1dce5374ef3. 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_8.1.2_12B440_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 55e79628252e680065ba2a40588fc1dce5374ef3. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum66c89babbf532c9cd5f9efb7cc3800bf89b620bad19a76c95641879e173c43ec
MD5sum66c89babbf532c9cd5f9efb7cc3800bf89b620bad19a76c95641879e173c43ec
SHA1sum55e79628252e680065ba2a40588fc1dce5374ef3
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 8.1.2

This release includes bug fixes and addresses a problem where ringtones purchased through the iTunes Store may have been removed from your device. To restore these ringtones, visit itunes.com/restore-tones from your iOS device.

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

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

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