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Release Notes

This update introduces a new Sketch Style option in Image Playground, recipes in Apple News+, and enhancements to better organize and filter your library in Photos. This release includes other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone.

Apple Intelligence (All iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)
  • Priority notifications appear at the top of your notifications, highlighting important notifications that may require your immediate attention
  • Sketch is now available as an additional style option in Image Playground, allowing you to create gorgeous sketch drawings
  • Apple Intelligence features support 8 additional languages and 2 additional English locales, including English (India, Singapore), French (France, Canada), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, and Spanish (Spain, Latin America, US)
Apple Vision Pro App
  • The new Apple Vision Pro app, automatically installed for users with Apple Vision Pro, helps you discover new content, spatial experiences, and quickly access information about your device
Apple News+
  • Recipes from some of the world's best recipe publishers are now available on Apple News+
  • Recipe Catalog allows you to browse or search to find the perfect dish and save it to your Saved Recipes
  • Cooking mode lets you easily follow step-by-step directions
  • The Food section also includes stories about restaurants, kitchen tips, healthy eating, and more
Photos
  • New filters to show or hide items that are not contained in an album, or synced from a Mac or PC, in the Library view in Photos
  • Reorder items in the Media Types and Utilities collections in Photos
  • Consistent filtering options in all collections, including the ability to sort by oldest or newest first in Photos
  • Option to sort albums by Date Modified in Photos
  • Ability to disable "Recently Viewed" and "Recently Shared" collections in Photos Settings
  • Hidden photos are no longer included for import to Mac or a PC if Use Face ID is enabled in Photos settings

This update also includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

  • Safari recent search suggestions help you quickly get back to previous search topics when starting a new query
  • Setup Assistant streamlines steps parents need to take to create a Child Account for a kid in their family, and enables child-appropriate default settings if parents prefer to complete setting up a Child Account later
  • Screen Time App Limits persist even after a child uninstalls and reinstalls an app
  • App Store includes summaries for user reviews so you can get helpful insights from other users at a glance
  • Pause and resume of an app download or update on App Store without losing progress
  • New widgets for Podcasts including a Followed Shows widget to track your favorite shows and a Library widget to get to your most used sections, such as Latest Episodes, Saved, and Downloaded
  • Ambient Music offers the ability to instantly play music from Control Center, giving access to a set of hand-curated playlists that offer soundtracks for daily life
  • Apple Fitness+ Collections can now be added to Library
  • Matter-compatible robot vacuum cleaners can be controlled in the Home app as well as be added to scenes and automations
  • Support for 10 new system languages including Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit: https://support.apple.com/100100

Download IPSW

How to Install

iTunes / Finder

macOS & Windows
  1. Download the .ipsw file to your computer.
  2. Connect your iPhone14,5 to your computer via USB.
  3. Open iTunes (Windows / macOS Mojave and earlier) or Finder (macOS Catalina+) and select your device.
  4. Hold Option ⌘ (Mac) or Shift (Windows) and click Check for Update or Restore iPhone…
  5. Select the downloaded .ipsw file and follow the on‑screen instructions.
  6. Wait for the process to complete — do not disconnect the device.
Restoring will erase all data on the device. Back up with iCloud or Finder/iTunes before proceeding.

DFU Mode

Recovery tip

If your device is stuck in a boot loop or not recognised by iTunes/Finder, enter DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode first, then select the .ipsw file as normal.

iPhone 8 / X and later

  1. Quickly press & release Volume Up
  2. Quickly press & release Volume Down
  3. Hold Side button until screen goes black
  4. Hold Side + Volume Down for 5 s
  5. Release Side, keep holding Volume Down for 5 more seconds
  6. Black screen = DFU active

iPhone 7 / 7 Plus

  1. Hold Sleep/Wake + Volume Down for 8 s
  2. Release Sleep/Wake, keep holding Volume Down for 5 s
  3. Black screen = DFU active

iPhone 6s and earlier

  1. Hold Sleep/Wake + Home for 8 s
  2. Release Sleep/Wake, keep holding Home for 5 s
  3. Black screen = DFU active

SHSH Blobs

Unsigned — too late to save

SHSH blobs are personalised cryptographic tickets Apple issues for a specific device and firmware. Saving blobs for a currently signed build lets you restore to it later using tools like futurerestore. iOS 18.4 RC is no longer signed.

blobsaver GUI

A free open-source GUI app for macOS, Windows and Linux. Connect your device and save blobs with one click.

Download blobsaver
tsschecker CLI

Command-line tool by tihmstar. Requires your device ECID and board config.

tsschecker -d iPhone14,5 --buildid 22E240 -e [ECID] --save

Other Devices with 22E240

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