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iPhone 6+

iOS 12.5.7 (16H81) for iPhone 6+

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in iTunes.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPhone 6+ in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone 6+.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone_5.5_12.5.7_16H81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 6+ to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 6+ in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 6+ in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone_5.5_12.5.7_16H81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 6+ to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 6+ 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 iPhone_5.5_12.5.7_16H81_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 6+ to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPhone_5.5_12.5.7_16H81_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 809fca5595991ea05dd3b9582fcf298c3911021b. 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 iPhone_5.5_12.5.7_16H81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 809fca5595991ea05dd3b9582fcf298c3911021b. 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 iPhone_5.5_12.5.7_16H81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 809fca5595991ea05dd3b9582fcf298c3911021b. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 622ca05f996b2f98df7053da6063e4f8bd46b894a82d1bf82ec3402438ef8994
MD5sum 9e136e1bec1bff82e16c8797b63ee82d
SHA1sum 809fca5595991ea05dd3b9582fcf298c3911021b
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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