iOS 6.1 (10B144) for iPod touch 4

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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 4 in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPod touch 4.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPod4,1_6.1_10B144_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 4 to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPod touch 4 in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPod touch 4 in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPod4,1_6.1_10B144_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 4 to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 4 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 iPod4,1_6.1_10B144_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 4 to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPod4,1_6.1_10B144_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8bc0f54ef70cab0573b635fc56764397116d4d1b. 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 iPod4,1_6.1_10B144_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8bc0f54ef70cab0573b635fc56764397116d4d1b. 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 iPod4,1_6.1_10B144_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8bc0f54ef70cab0573b635fc56764397116d4d1b. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum10d40721e5ca92bdd0ffaa9faac076f0a7ece265deb47a05abe98171dfe3d99d
MD5sum10d40721e5ca92bdd0ffaa9faac076f0a7ece265deb47a05abe98171dfe3d99d
SHA1sum8bc0f54ef70cab0573b635fc56764397116d4d1b
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 6.1

This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:

  • Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (USA only)

  • iTunes Match subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud

  • New button to reset the Advertising Identifier

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

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

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