IPSW file format contains Update and Restore information used by iTunes or Finder to restore iOS devices such as iPhone, iPad. The files are typically the same as .zip ROM files for Android. These files can be flashed to your phone to recover it from a software crash. You can download the latest firmware for your device and restore it within iTunes. But, in some cases, this won’t be suitable as the automatic downloading feature won’t let download older versions of the firmware. Since it only does download the latest or current version for your device.
In cases, you’ve opted for beta versions of iOS. But after some testing, you may just want to go to the latest and stable version. In such scenarios, it is not possible to downgrade your phone with an automatic downloading method of iTunes or Finder. So in this article, we see information about how to download and use IPSW files for your iOS devices.
How to download and use IPSW files for iPhone, iPad or iPod
Lets narrow down the steps to two partitions. One part includes using the iTunes or FInder software from PC and directly downloading IPSW files to your PC. Another one covers downloading such files from an external source and manually using those files to restore your device. Let’s see both ways one by one.



