IPSW · iOS
iOS 18.2.1 IPSW Download (22C161)
Build 22C161, released January 6, 2025 — restore images for 29 iPhones, straight from Apple's servers.
Choose your iPhone
29 devices. Each row is one file on Apple's CDN.
Unsigned
iPhone17,3 9.49 GB
FilenameiPhone17,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256bb8d1d9f6803c76ac259e60490db3a991bed37a22d615a7e04a41b1bf9413dd5
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55500/A62CEE9F-875F-4E53-9C9D-D4172E30BE88/iPhone17,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size9,485,407,131 bytes (9.49 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone17,4 9.46 GB
FilenameiPhone17,4_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-2567f46936674f21800d5a2f71c8a2aff78c09ec34545accd0c8fcb2b6691ff2ca9
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55683/4C28013D-B273-4678-A6B6-73831B03FA4D/iPhone17,4_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size9,459,328,404 bytes (9.46 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone17,1 9.59 GB
FilenameiPhone17,1_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-25601e54a58b0c7eda676864e245a953476c43f84268a1d1479d9be832f60cca50a
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56238/B17055E4-0D12-43C3-A2E2-432B593DAD6C/iPhone17,1_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size9,594,860,203 bytes (9.59 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone17,2 9.59 GB
FilenameiPhone17,2_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-25610b6407ace292e1446eda278179f78d20cfbf4d9bf41599dace4878de6efb096
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55519/AD0F219A-64C8-4478-9F22-2B5529CC9F66/iPhone17,2_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size9,594,313,340 bytes (9.59 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone15,4 8.99 GB
FilenameiPhone15,4_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256348eeab80f16c78f4f26f567ceaf01e49c94bbd773f8916bf3c6c60008bb10f4
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55647/F34BB545-61BA-4900-A809-3776D4EB03FF/iPhone15,4_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,985,883,142 bytes (8.99 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone15,5 8.99 GB
FilenameiPhone15,5_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256622c4bf875c82ae57502ba9b9e5fde9a84d4eb7ac8a9b1d8c2ec1585627c0054
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55420/D721B5ED-060A-455B-B8BD-AE23C27A2705/iPhone15,5_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,985,936,155 bytes (8.99 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone16,1 9.36 GB
FilenameiPhone16,1_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256f999bdbe135851eae97e8b9cd576c91e3a75604dc16afe96ae91c52c35e75ac8
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56836/53F3C18E-190C-4C36-B06F-D52B71E1D734/iPhone16,1_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size9,357,708,976 bytes (9.36 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone16,2 9.36 GB
FilenameiPhone16,2_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256f6186cf5a2603c56b7c1b6b33d1e133296638fc7276e64f2a635c62a09cbe757
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55706/539F3A1F-FB1B-40F8-A368-70A9E3600480/iPhone16,2_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size9,357,826,921 bytes (9.36 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone14,8 8.90 GB
FilenameiPhone14,8_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-2561baa2044433902b7d6e39ad9b4049c1df3cbfbe408e5a0fdd28cb9846e487e91
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56650/4B074338-60E3-445E-9926-6B1265388FA2/iPhone14,8_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,904,934,020 bytes (8.90 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone14,7 8.91 GB
FilenameiPhone14,7_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256eab05787a47509ce3527a7fba2382f2c6eafca658984bb5a60a77380b0bc228a
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56405/E426E01C-ADEF-409D-A113-94BD920B67D4/iPhone14,7_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,905,839,431 bytes (8.91 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone15,2 9.06 GB
FilenameiPhone15,2_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-25657269bedf9ea2f1dede0741edfc35f994ee298d653b579e31a619a95b4b6be23
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56690/436E59F3-D2B1-43A8-AAE5-4C0A2B545379/iPhone15,2_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size9,064,147,283 bytes (9.06 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone15,3 9.04 GB
FilenameiPhone15,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-25605132219a85fcfa29694ddfeef57ea9c8c2bced2923ceb51ec55dd93b3b4b025
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55969/425FBDBC-F9BF-4AB2-83DB-C80246ADE4D4/iPhone15,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size9,040,937,799 bytes (9.04 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone14,6 8.58 GB
FilenameiPhone14,6_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256f25bd8545af7a9e584fdc128627f9bd656d508342fba488e3bd38a4ef4843f1f
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56394/59BE1B8E-7645-4BC3-8AC6-9BFDE024679E/iPhone14,6_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,575,655,161 bytes (8.58 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone14,5 8.82 GB
FilenameiPhone14,5_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256f13684efcdac10978849ddc426e0ec8508c7411cec4ca67302586cd52b84a9dc
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55889/2CF0DEC0-5B71-4EE6-8DF3-38DE6D6096BF/iPhone14,5_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,818,148,114 bytes (8.82 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone14,4 8.84 GB
FilenameiPhone14,4_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-2560e0c3ce29c629dab069fa3266020894aed1002bdab16e98b7d9b9ab5cb9c9c4d
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56717/E0F09B77-68D9-4469-B97F-90C449E1F473/iPhone14,4_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,839,935,993 bytes (8.84 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone14,2 8.95 GB
FilenameiPhone14,2_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-2568b8e862e20f23cbcd2dce0907081066a5b4d48850ed3263d4018f2008bfa4041
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56705/0CD8492D-3DF3-417F-BA0E-F62B7C8C7228/iPhone14,2_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,951,855,810 bytes (8.95 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone14,3 8.95 GB
FilenameiPhone14,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-25638912d32aa3b0cbaadb2cde9539443b20f6e0dafb976db870a4c3102217611f4
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55985/34EAF5CF-6F7B-4B6B-AF03-883A0594339B/iPhone14,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,951,866,918 bytes (8.95 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone13,1 8.80 GB
FilenameiPhone13,1_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-2565adfb4b603ed1efd1be7ee60a0045e3a0f2cfaf48d37aafef348e4cdbeea3d19
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56474/C8816B8E-240B-4413-A072-9D55FA826EC7/iPhone13,1_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,800,451,220 bytes (8.80 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone13,4 8.87 GB
FilenameiPhone13,4_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-25693c1f98c2b531116aebd6a7104d8d8f14039d2aff31f5f175b130013695018b2
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55299/AAAFAA7B-44F0-4B9D-BB4C-2B81C9298983/iPhone13,4_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,867,935,490 bytes (8.87 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone13,2 8.90 GB
FilenameiPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256aa24d5f30f0a719e9c701648384a962e7ffcd4337fa3d3c402ce1b873899c77b
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56463/D18FEB94-3626-4074-80AD-D90F44E7D730/iPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,903,571,549 bytes (8.90 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone13,3 8.90 GB
FilenameiPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256aa24d5f30f0a719e9c701648384a962e7ffcd4337fa3d3c402ce1b873899c77b
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56463/D18FEB94-3626-4074-80AD-D90F44E7D730/iPhone13,2,iPhone13,3_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,903,571,549 bytes (8.90 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone12,8 8.21 GB
FilenameiPhone12,8_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-2566291e42a12754469ede6978b74536dc2b9dbd6de05e85b7d9f86883435499645
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56754/23CFE9D2-FA5B-42FA-886D-978BB44DF050/iPhone12,8_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,214,068,258 bytes (8.21 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone12,1 8.24 GB
FilenameiPhone12,1_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256e30c4ab435c6d3d4076fdf717ed19c791e96330652e7a1d9440fe5dc84a388e6
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55826/4A7C5ED1-7E95-4AA3-8370-49B302321F36/iPhone12,1_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,241,956,317 bytes (8.24 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone12,3 8.43 GB
FilenameiPhone12,3,iPhone12,5_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256dacf1f0a8db4f42f58c24b0c794ceece7cede74b944c46bed56291a497f0238e
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56000/8475F789-7D9E-4676-8344-803B762D1F3C/iPhone12,3,iPhone12,5_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,434,454,750 bytes (8.43 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone12,5 8.43 GB
FilenameiPhone12,3,iPhone12,5_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256dacf1f0a8db4f42f58c24b0c794ceece7cede74b944c46bed56291a497f0238e
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56000/8475F789-7D9E-4676-8344-803B762D1F3C/iPhone12,3,iPhone12,5_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,434,454,750 bytes (8.43 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone11,8 8.34 GB
FilenameiPhone11,8_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-2561590505c833c38e7470401b7afee1ff3061537b23a51e93d3f74c43bf4be9d6b
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-55870/963004F7-4F26-4FAF-AD13-65B83F4B8D42/iPhone11,8_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,344,600,856 bytes (8.34 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone11,2 8.58 GB
FilenameiPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256fc014cf0a3dc8a22accfb612f7fdba52b3fa83ad687dc293dc46174d064d45aa
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56807/7999846C-76E5-42DC-A3F0-96E5FD27FF44/iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,576,491,268 bytes (8.58 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone11,6 8.58 GB
FilenameiPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256fc014cf0a3dc8a22accfb612f7fdba52b3fa83ad687dc293dc46174d064d45aa
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56807/7999846C-76E5-42DC-A3F0-96E5FD27FF44/iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,576,491,268 bytes (8.58 GB)
Unsigned
iPhone11,4 8.58 GB
FilenameiPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
SHA-256fc014cf0a3dc8a22accfb612f7fdba52b3fa83ad687dc293dc46174d064d45aa
Direct URLhttps://updates.cdn-apple.com/2024FallFCS/fullrestores/072-56807/7999846C-76E5-42DC-A3F0-96E5FD27FF44/iPhone11,2,iPhone11,4,iPhone11,6_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Size8,576,491,268 bytes (8.58 GB)
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Version
iOS 18.2.1
Build
22C161Released
January 6, 2025
Channel
Public release
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How to install iOS 18.2.1 from the IPSW
Four steps, and the one that matters most is the first.
Back up first
A restore erases the device. Make an archived backup in Finder or the Apple Devices app — an iCloud backup taken on a newer version cannot be restored onto an older one. Our backup guide covers the difference.
Get the file for your exact model
Check Settings → General → About → Model Name, then download the IPSW for that device. The download shows the file size; compare it with the SHA-256 under Details if you want to be certain the file is intact.
Restore in Finder or Apple Devices
Connect with a cable, select the device, then hold Option (Mac) or Shift (Windows) and click Restore to choose the .ipsw. Update keeps your data but only works upward; Restore erases and is how you downgrade.
Set up or restore your backup
After the restore the device starts fresh. Restore the backup you made — only if it came from the same or an older version than the one you just installed.
Questions? Answers.
Can I restore iOS 18.2.1 today?
Not at the moment — Apple has stopped signing 22C161, so a restore will be rejected at the final step. The files remain here for reference and for signed re-releases.
Which is the right file for my device?
Match the identifier in Settings → General → About (or under the model's name here) against the one on each row. Wi-Fi and Cellular iPads share a file; different generations never do. Restoring the wrong device's IPSW simply fails — it cannot damage the device.
What does "signed" mean?
Apple's servers must approve a firmware before a device will accept it, and Apple only approves the builds it is currently shipping. A signed file can be restored today; an unsigned one is rejected at the end of the process, however you obtained it. Signing status changes without notice, usually within days of a newer release, which is why this catalogue rechecks it automatically.
Will I lose my data?
A Restore erases the device — that is what makes a downgrade possible. An Update with an IPSW keeps your data, but only when moving to a newer version. Either way, make an archived backup on a computer first; an iCloud backup taken on a newer version will not restore onto an older one.