iOS 7 has been released, and while most users should update to iOS 7.0 directly on their devices using Over-the-Air, another option is to manually update compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices to the latest version by using IPSW firmware. Typically, manual updates with firmware files are considered a bit more advanced, but it’s really not too complicated and you can read about it here if going with a manual update or installation interests you.
iOS 7 IPSW Direct Download Links
These IPSW firmware files weigh in at several GB and are hosted on Apple’s super-fast servers. The file should have the extension “.ipsw” when downloading, if the file tries to download as a .zip or another odd file format, you may want to right-click and choose “Save As” to be sure it remains as the proper format.
Note: If the download link initially does not work, open it again or refresh the download link and try again. This downloading issue seems to impact some web browsers only.
iOS 7 for iPad IPSW
- iPad mini LTE (CDMA)
- iPad mini LTE (GSM)
- iPad mini (WiFi)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi (Rev A)
- iPad 2 Wi-Fi
- iPad 2 3G (GSM)
- iPad 2 3G (CDMA)
- iPad 3 Wi-Fi (3rd gen)
- iPad 3 (GSM)
- iPad 3 (CDMA)
- iPad 4 (CDMA)
- iPad 4 (GSM)
- iPad 4 (WiFi)
iOS 7 for iPhone & iPod touch IPSW
- iPhone 5 (CDMA) (Verizon, Sprint, etc)
- iPhone 5 (GSM) (AT&T, T-Mobile, etc)
- iPhone 4s
- iPhone 4 (GSM Rev A)
- iPhone 4 (GSM)
- iPhone 4 (CDMA)
- iPod touch (5th gen)
