iOS 12.5.1 (16H22) for iPhone 6

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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 6 in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPhone 6.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone_4.7_12.5.1_16H22_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_4.7_12.5.1_16H22_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_4.7_12.5.1_16H22_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_4.7_12.5.1_16H22_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: afab6da896238ca5e3dd808121d770d5ea4d1078. 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_4.7_12.5.1_16H22_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: afab6da896238ca5e3dd808121d770d5ea4d1078. 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_4.7_12.5.1_16H22_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: afab6da896238ca5e3dd808121d770d5ea4d1078. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumca18b1c4586630d50effe03af9879a7f2aefd0a9ce3d9c4208154e495b2d79f6
MD5sumca18b1c4586630d50effe03af9879a7f2aefd0a9ce3d9c4208154e495b2d79f6
SHA1sumafab6da896238ca5e3dd808121d770d5ea4d1078
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update fixes an issue where Exposure Notifications could incorrectly display logging profile language.

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

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