iOS 5.0.1 (9A405) 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_5.0.1_9A405_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_5.0.1_9A405_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_5.0.1_9A405_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_5.0.1_9A405_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7e963f3a1775fa4ec9ae5efeb96945d1619d2e26. 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_5.0.1_9A405_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7e963f3a1775fa4ec9ae5efeb96945d1619d2e26. 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_5.0.1_9A405_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7e963f3a1775fa4ec9ae5efeb96945d1619d2e26. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumd7b63b0bc503256db453b22b0de7eec88535b5f35d9728deb57228eead40f670
MD5sumd7b63b0bc503256db453b22b0de7eec88535b5f35d9728deb57228eead40f670
SHA1sum7e963f3a1775fa4ec9ae5efeb96945d1619d2e26
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 5.0.1 Software Update

This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:

  • Fixes bugs affecting battery life

  • Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad

  • Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud

  • Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation 

Products compatible with this software update:

  • iPhone 4S 

  • iPhone 4

  • 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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