iOS 12.5.1 (16H22) for iPod touch 6

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iPod touch 6

✗ 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 6 in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPod touch 6.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPodtouch_12.5.1_16H22_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 6 to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPod touch 6 in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPod touch 6 in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPodtouch_12.5.1_16H22_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 6 to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPod touch 6 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 iPodtouch_12.5.1_16H22_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 6 to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPodtouch_12.5.1_16H22_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 088768738b43d5c3979a815e6031a1b774ddfa9f. 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 iPodtouch_12.5.1_16H22_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 088768738b43d5c3979a815e6031a1b774ddfa9f. 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 iPodtouch_12.5.1_16H22_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 088768738b43d5c3979a815e6031a1b774ddfa9f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum70a177b36a583664ffa5b2fac46df211d867ee926b90c76f027a126b8fdd1252
MD5sum70a177b36a583664ffa5b2fac46df211d867ee926b90c76f027a126b8fdd1252
SHA1sum088768738b43d5c3979a815e6031a1b774ddfa9f
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update fixes an issue where Exposure Notifications could incorrectly display logging profile language.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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