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I'm trying to restore my phone and is says firmware not compatible

Iphone 7 is in recovery mode. But I get this message "I'm trying to restore my phone and is says "the firmware file is not compatible" so it won't restore or update my device. Help please! thanks


Posted on Aug 13, 2021 9:04 AM

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Posted on Aug 13, 2021 6:13 PM

Search your computer for any files of type .ipsw. If you find any, delete them. The location will be different on different computers and operating systems.

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I'm trying to restore my phone and is says firmware not compatible

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