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iPhone 6s+

iOS 13.6 (17G68) for iPhone 6s+

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPhone 6s+ in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPhone 6s+.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPhone_5.5_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 6s+ to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPhone 6s+ in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPhone 6s+ in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPhone_5.5_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 6s+ to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPhone 6s+ 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_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPhone 6s+ 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_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: cb511c9c82a5c2c338baafe0179c37a4b2ad3893. 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_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: cb511c9c82a5c2c338baafe0179c37a4b2ad3893. 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_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: cb511c9c82a5c2c338baafe0179c37a4b2ad3893. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 28064e2e02f17aa380d6bce2507afa2ce31bf9feb7f95ed394b361f84119b08f
MD5sum be2df578bdda2ffc113d71a5cd0f872c
SHA1sum cb511c9c82a5c2c338baafe0179c37a4b2ad3893
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 13.6 adds support for digital car keys, introduces audio stories in Apple News+, and contains a new symptoms category in the Health app. This release also includes bug fixes and improvements.

Digital car keys

  • Unlock, lock, and start your compatible car with your iPhone
  • Securely remove digital keys from a lost device via iCloud
  • Share digital keys easily with iMessage
  • Driver-specific profiles so you can configure shared keys for full-access or restricted driving
  • Power reserve lets you unlock and start your car for up to five hours after iPhone runs out of battery

Apple News

  • Audio stories are professionally narrated versions of some of the best reads from Apple News+, selected and produced by the Apple News editors as part of your Apple News+ subscription
  • Apple News Today is a new, free audio briefing on the day’s top stories from the Apple News editors, also available in the Podcasts app
  • A new Audio tab makes it easy to find Apple News Today and Apple News+ audio stories
  • CarPlay allows you to listen to Apple News Today and Apple News+ audio stories while on the road
  • Local news in your Today feed provides extensive coverage of San Francisco, the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston, and New York City
  • More stories available from local news providers with a subscription to Apple News+
  • Your daily newsletter from Apple News can now be personalized with stories that reflect your interests

Health

  • New category for symptoms in the Health app, including symptoms logged from Cycle Tracking and ECG
  • Ability to log new symptoms, like fever, chills, sore throat or coughing, and share them with third-party apps

This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements.

  • Adds a new setting to choose if updates automatically download to your device when on Wi-Fi
  • Addresses an issue that could cause apps to become unresponsive when syncing data from iCloud Drive
  • Fixes an issue that could cause data roaming to appear to be disabled on eSIM even though it remained active
  • Fixes an issue thats causes some phone calls from Saskatchewan to appear as originating from the United States
  • Addresses an issue that could interrupt audio when making phone calls over Wi-Fi Calling
  • Fixes an issue that prevented some iPhone 6S and iPhone SE devices from registering for Wi-Fi Calling
  • Resolves an issue that could cause the software keyboard to appear unexpectedly when connected to certain third-party hardware keyboards
  • Fixes an issue that could cause Japanese hardware keyboards to be incorrectly mapped as a U.S. keyboard
  • Addresses stability issues when accessing Control Center when AssistiveTouch was enabled
  • Provides a mechanism for administrators to specify domains to exclude from traffic carried by always-on VPN connections

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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