iOS 4.3.5 (8L1) for iPod touch 3

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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 iPod touch 3 in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPod touch 3.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPod3,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPod touch 3 in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPod touch 3 in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPod3,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 3 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 iPod3,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 3 to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPod3,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1580bbffa4a71629e45a074d1cfe0cdaadc211ce. 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 iPod3,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1580bbffa4a71629e45a074d1cfe0cdaadc211ce. 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 iPod3,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1580bbffa4a71629e45a074d1cfe0cdaadc211ce. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum682a24a002b032f3c67e7f6e46c8824e8d2771c186a92cd0da7da32bb9e617f8
MD5sum682a24a002b032f3c67e7f6e46c8824e8d2771c186a92cd0da7da32bb9e617f8
SHA1sum1580bbffa4a71629e45a074d1cfe0cdaadc211ce
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 4.3.5 Software Update

Fixes a security vulnerability with certificate validation.

Products compatible with this software update:

• iPhone 4 (GSM model)

• iPhone 3GS

• iPad 2

• iPad

• iPod touch (4th generation)

• iPod touch (3rd generation)

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

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

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