Modify Ipsw File ⇒ ❲Legit❳

If you just want to customize iOS, look into or Dopamine / palera1n — they modify the running OS without permanently altering the IPSW.

# Check what kind of DMG it is file Restore.ipsw dmg extract Restore.ipsw root_fs.dmg Or use 7zip 7z x Restore.ipsw Mount the DMG (on macOS) hdiutil attach root_fs.dmg On Linux (using dmg2img) dmg2img Restore.ipsw root_fs.img sudo mount -t hfsplus -o loop,ro root_fs.img /mnt/ipsw modify ipsw file

Technically, yes. But there’s a catch: Apple’s cryptographic signing process . If you change even one byte, the file will no longer be valid for a standard restore on modern devices. If you just want to customize iOS, look

# Rename to .zip mv iPhone3,1_6.1.6_10B500_Restore.ipsw firmware.zip unzip firmware.zip -d ipsw_extracted cd ipsw_extracted Now you’ll see the raw components. The Restore.ipsw file is a compressed DMG (Apple Disk Image). If you change even one byte, the file