iOS 18 has a brand new function that permits you to wirelessly restore an iPhone 16 utilizing one other iPhone or an iPad, 9to5Mac stories.
9to5Mac says it was in a position to simulate the brand new restoration methodology. “Primarily, when the iPhone 16 enters Restoration Mode for some cause, customers can merely place it subsequent to a different iPhone or iPad to begin the firmware restoration,” based on 9to5Mac. “The opposite system will obtain a brand new iOS firmware and switch it to the bricked system.”
Apparently, any system on iOS 18 can do the restoration, however solely the iPhone 16 lineup of telephones can really be restored utilizing this methodology. You’ll be able to already use an iPhone to wirelessly restore an Apple Watch or an Apple TV, so it’s good to see the same function come to the iPhone, too.