How to install iOS 10.2 on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch via iTunes or OTA update

Apple has officially released the final
version of iOS 10.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with full release notes
featuring new TV app, new emojis, new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
wallpapers, additional camera features and some changes in Apple
Music with bugs fixes and other improvements.

It’s a really simple and different method for installing iOS 10.2 firmware on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch via iTunes and through OTA(Over The Air).

iOS 10.2 introduces new features
including the TV app (US Only), a new and unified experience for accessing your
TV shows and movies across multiple video apps. Emoji have been beautifully
redesigned to reveal even more detail and over 100 new emoji have been added
including new faces, food, animals, sports, and professions. This update also
includes stability improvements and bug fixes.

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See Full release notes of iOS 10.2

iOS 10.2 Download links for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch

iOS 10.2 is available via an over-the-air update or through iTunes for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. You can update by navigating to Settings app > General > Software Update > Install or through iTunes by connecting your device directly and manually.

It’s a really simple and different method for installing iOS 10.2 firmware on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch via iTunes and through OTA(Over The Air).

How to Install iOS 10.2 on iPhone/iPad Via OTA:

Go to Settings — General — Software Update and Hit download and Install.

If your device is jailbroken then the steps mentioned above does not apply. So you need to install directly or manually from iTunes as follows;

How to Install iOS 10.2 on iPhone/iPad Via iTunes

Direct Method:

Connect your device to iTunes> Select your device> And hit restore if you want clean install iOS 10.2 or hit update if you want move from previous iOS version.

It will first download the ipsw firmware file and it begins with the restore process. But while doing this you need good internet connectivity. If you lose your internet connectivity you cannot resume your download. So it’s better to restore or update your device via iTunes manually.

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Manual Method:

To install iOS 10.2 on your device like iPhone-iPad, Simply Download the .ipsw firmware file for your device from our download page — Open iTunes — Go to Summary of your iPhone — Hit Shift key and Click on Restore iPhone or Update iPhone.

Note that restore means clean iOS 10.2 update and update means just moving from previous iOS version to iOS 10.2 update with no changes.

After that select the downloaded .ipsw file and you’re done. The restoring process takes a while so dont panic. After rebooting several times that your device will be loaded with the latest iOS 10.2 software version.

Jailbreakers should stay away from this update as it will lose your jailbreak and there is still no jailbreak yet for iOS 10.2 and downgrading back to iOS 9.3.3 and lower is impossible as Apple has stopped signing it.

Note: Backup your device before performing this action

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