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

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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 (Global) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone 5 (Global).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone5,2_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 5 (Global) to reboot.

macOS

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

Linux

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

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone5,2_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a32af87309a7e01a976eb73cac3f06370c5a1079. 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 iPhone5,2_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a32af87309a7e01a976eb73cac3f06370c5a1079. 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 iPhone5,2_6.1_10B143_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a32af87309a7e01a976eb73cac3f06370c5a1079. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum7cd3ab9cd32b01f57da8c1d7c7826b873cfdf65e9c703d54bdfea1ebd37b8a0e
MD5sum7cd3ab9cd32b01f57da8c1d7c7826b873cfdf65e9c703d54bdfea1ebd37b8a0e
SHA1suma32af87309a7e01a976eb73cac3f06370c5a1079
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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