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iPod touch 6

iOS 12.5.7 (16H81) for iPod touch 6

✓ 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 6 in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPod touch 6.
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPodtouch_12.5.7_16H81_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_12.5.7_16H81_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_12.5.7_16H81_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_12.5.7_16H81_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0d3850e393a951ab4e09bc729fe407881c122e6e. 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_12.5.7_16H81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0d3850e393a951ab4e09bc729fe407881c122e6e. 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_12.5.7_16H81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0d3850e393a951ab4e09bc729fe407881c122e6e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 057c1fbe936ccc1bfbd7e2a9a28ee67d8da6ae046bb892420ea771b5306ed5cb
MD5sum de1527e6374340273e15b948e2c417ba
SHA1sum 0d3850e393a951ab4e09bc729fe407881c122e6e
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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