Apple Breaks Restoring On Legacy Devices

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ENGLISH1 day ago ยท Jul 09, 2026
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Apple recently stopped signing baseband firmware for several legacy devices, including the iPhone 5 and iPad 2, effectively preventing users from restoring these older models and sparking concerns about device longevity.

Yesterday, Around 6am EST, Apple stopped signing the baseband of some firmware for specific devices and has continued to do so throughout the day, continuing into this morning. Because these were the latest (and only) signed firmwares, Apple has essentially broke restores for these devices, basically making them e-waste.

Here is a list of everything Apple broke so far, and what's to come:

iPhones Broken:

10.3.3/10.3.4 IPSW

10.3.3/10.3.4 IPSW

8.4.1 OTA

iPhone 4S (iPhone4,1):

9.3.5/9.3.6 IPSW

8.4.1 OTA

6.1.3 OTA

iPhone 4 (CDMA) (iPhone3,3):

7.1.2 IPSW

iPads Broken:

10.3.3/10.3.4 IPSW

8.4.1 OTA

9.3.5/9.3.6 IPSW

8.4.1 OTA

iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA) (iPad2,3):

9.3.5/9.3.6 IPSW

8.4.1 OTA

6.1.3 OTA

9.3.5/9.3.6 IPSW

8.4.1 OTA

What's To Come:

iPhone 4 (GSM) (iPhone3,1)

iPhone 4 (GSM, 2012) (iPhone3,2)

iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM) (iPad2,2)

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