Apple devices have traditionally always had a complexity component when they crashed or went into recovery mode. We usually needed a computer and the chaos came with backups, restoration, etc. This has become simpler over time and it seems that Apple wants to simplify it even more. It has been discovered that iPhone 16 users can restore iOS 18 if necessary without the need for a Mac or PC. This is because only require a connection to an iPhone or iPad who will be responsible for managing the restoration without cables.

Goodbye to cables: iPhone 16 can restore iOS 18 without Mac or PC

This mechanism may sound familiar to you since Apple implemented it in the Apple Watch with the arrival of watchOS 8.5 and iOS 15.4. This system allowed restore an Apple Watch via iPhone. And that allowed to speed up the times and have the restored clock again as quickly as possible. It is also available on the Apple TV with tvOS 17. And now it is iPhone 16’s turn.

The companions of 9to5mac They have discovered within the iOS 18 code that iPhone 16s can be restored by connecting to another iPhone or iPad without having to connect to a Mac or PC. This is the RecoveryOS module that allows the iPhone 16 that has entered recovery mode to be placed near an iPhone or iPad and you can start firmware recovery directly. This mechanism allows iPhone/iPad healthy download the firmware, iOS 18, and then transfer it to iPhone 16 in recovery to solve your problems.

Apparently, it will only be available for the iPhone 16 e iOS 18 since it seems that this new device incorporates a new special recovery partition that manages this mechanism away from the main iOS 18 partition. The next step seems logical to be to increase the compatibility of this function to the rest of Apple’s devices and firmware.

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