iOS 12.5.8 (16H88) for iPod touch 6
✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.
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- Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
- Plug your iPod touch 6 in to your PC.
- Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPod touch 6.
- Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPodtouch_12.5.8_16H88_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 6 to reboot.
macOS
- Plug your iPod touch 6 in to your Mac.
- Navigate to your iPod touch 6 in Finder.
- Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPodtouch_12.5.8_16H88_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 6 to reboot.
Linux
- Install idevicerestore.
- Plug your iPod touch 6 in to your PC.
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - To perform a full erase restore, type
idevicerestore -e iPodtouch_12.5.8_16H88_Restore.ipswand press enter. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPod touch 6 to reboot.
Windows
- Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd Downloads - Type
Get-FileHash iPodtouch_12.5.8_16H88_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1 - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
1e43f40a35484893973c74793d9c57c44c5c65fb. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
macOS
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPodtouch_12.5.8_16H88_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
1e43f40a35484893973c74793d9c57c44c5c65fb. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Linux
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPodtouch_12.5.8_16H88_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
1e43f40a35484893973c74793d9c57c44c5c65fb. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Checksums
| SHA256sum | 53a645c03332cd132f52612ffdf2aba3e6908ca937ab7f6c7b81aa8e15a14ec6 |
|---|---|
| MD5sum | 53a645c03332cd132f52612ffdf2aba3e6908ca937ab7f6c7b81aa8e15a14ec6 |
| SHA1sum | 1e43f40a35484893973c74793d9c57c44c5c65fb |
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers.
We don't modify the contents of this documentation.
This update extends the certificate required by features such as iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation to continue working after January 2027.
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