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iPod touch 4

iOS 6.1.6 (10B500) for iPod touch 4

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in iTunes.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 4 in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPod touch 4.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPod4,1_6.1.6_10B500_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_6.1.6_10B500_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_6.1.6_10B500_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_6.1.6_10B500_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 693bb78c8f6baf4186f7797bf3a0ef7d3b18255e. 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_6.1.6_10B500_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 693bb78c8f6baf4186f7797bf3a0ef7d3b18255e. 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_6.1.6_10B500_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 693bb78c8f6baf4186f7797bf3a0ef7d3b18255e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 1f6096c3298c87172f431e4924a4cf3c53298e5920f4b6c817929aa32d90c5ff
MD5sum fe7544a1de32b7454ef8cdac355112d3
SHA1sum 693bb78c8f6baf4186f7797bf3a0ef7d3b18255e
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 6.1.6

This security update provides a fix for SSL connection verification.

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

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

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