iOS 18 has a caller characteristic that lets you wirelessly reconstruct an iPhone 16 utilizing different iPhone aliases an iPad, 9to5Mac reports.
9to5Mac says it was capable to simulate the caller betterment method. “Essentially, erstwhile the iPhone 16 enters Recovery Mode for immoderate reason, users tin simply spot it adjacent to different iPhone aliases iPad to commencement the firmware recovery,” according to 9to5Mac. “The different instrumentality will download a caller iOS firmware and transportation it to the bricked device.”
Apparently, immoderate instrumentality connected iOS 18 tin do the restoration, but only the iPhone 16 lineup of phones tin really beryllium restored utilizing this method. You tin already usage an iPhone to wirelessly reconstruct an Apple Watch aliases an Apple TV, truthful it’s bully to spot a akin characteristic travel to the iPhone, too.
iOS 18 is out now, and the iPhone 16 lineup is group to motorboat connected Friday.
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