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This article discusses software internally used by Apple. Acquiring a copy without Apple's consent is illegal and may result in being scammed. |
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 PurpleRestore 3.0 (251)(13A165) | |
| Original author(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
| Stable release | 3.0 (251) (13A165) (latest known version) |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Firmware flasher |
| License | Closed source |
About[edit source]
PurpleRestore3 appears to be the latest version of PurpleRestore semi available to the public. This build was released publicly on @info_iosx's Twitter account but the link has since resulted in a 404. The application name itself is PurpleRestore3 and it comes in the package known as RestoreTools3 (shasum: 99225e28692121cd1c93b3faa7ae489135c9bca4). RestoreTools3 is a development version of PurpleTools, and also has some other utilities in it that aren't available in the older leaked version.
Interface[edit source]
The PurpleRestore3 GUI has been completely redone with a more user-friendly user interface, looking nothing like previous builds. It includes most features that are in previous leaked builds of PurpleRestore. It also has a wiki, but it most likely requires access to Apple's VPN to load properly.
Features[edit source]
PurpleRestore3 allows you to flash a custom boot logo, but it seems to have to be decrypted. I'm guessing that it makes a new IMG3 container for the image, and discards the old one before flashing to the correct place in NAND/NOR.
Other Tools in RestoreTools3[edit source]
DCSD refuses to load as some signed PList files are missing, and you still need AppleConnect to install INTERNAL bundles, but everything else works fine.
Shoutouts[edit source]
This tool was originally gotten from info_iosx, so special shout-outs go to him.