iOS 8.4.1 (12H321) 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. 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_8.4.1_12H321_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_8.4.1_12H321_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_8.4.1_12H321_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_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1e0f9ebf293eafd4e43f10e61b877b86b27838b2. 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_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1e0f9ebf293eafd4e43f10e61b877b86b27838b2. 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_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1e0f9ebf293eafd4e43f10e61b877b86b27838b2. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum53cc890ff485b8f3775afe76764512d98d77d9ef990df3552df0d35ff2bfb5a1
MD5sum53cc890ff485b8f3775afe76764512d98d77d9ef990df3552df0d35ff2bfb5a1
SHA1sum1e0f9ebf293eafd4e43f10e61b877b86b27838b2
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 8.4.1

This release includes improvements and fixes to Apple Music. 

  • Resolves issues that could prevent turning on iCloud Music Library

  • Resolves an issue that hides added music because Apple Music was set to show offline music only

  • Provides a way to add songs to a new playlist if there aren't any playlists to choose from

  • Resolves an issue that may show different artwork for an album on other devices

  • Resolves several issues for artists while posting to Connect

  • Fixes an issue where tapping Love doesn't work as expected while listening to Beats 1

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

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

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