Apple Stops Signing iOS 16.1.2 Following iOS 16.2 LaunchAfter the
launch of iOS 16.2 on December 13, Apple has stopped signing iOS 16.1.2, the previously available version of iOS. With iOS 16.1.2 no longer being signed, it is no longer possible to downgrade to an earlier version of iOS after installing the iOS 16.2 update.
Apple routinely stops signing older versions of software updates after new releases come out in order to encourage customers to keep their operating systems up to date, which means it is not unusual that the updates are no longer being signed.
iOS 16.1.2
was a minor update that added improved compatibility with wireless carriers and crash detection optimizations on
iPhone 14 models.
The iOS 16.2 update that replaces it is the biggest update to
iOS 16 we've seen yet, with Apple adding the Freeform app, support for
Apple Music Sing, expanded
iCloud encryption with Advanced Data Protection, and much more, with all of the changes outlined in our
dedicated iOS 16.2 guide.<div class="linkback">Related Roundups:
iOS 16,
iPadOS 16</div><div class="linkback">Related Forum:
iOS 16</div>
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