Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm)
On this page, you will get all IPSW firmware files for Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) (Watch3,3), including the latest watchOS updates as well as previously released versions. This is full list of Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) IPSW file signed and unsigned both versions from ipswguide is Free.
All IPSW firmware files listed here are official and released directly by Apple. You can use the signed versions to restore, update, remove a passcode, or repair your device using Finder or iTunes. Make sure, always prefer to download and install signed firmware versions. The unsigned versions cannot be installed through official methods.
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0 Unsigned
126 OTA
126 total
| Version | Build ID | Released | Size | Status | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 📡 OTA (Over-the-Air) Updates | |||||
| 5.3.10 OTA | 16U711 | Mar 24, 2026 | 136 MB | OTA Signed | OTA |
| 6.3.1 OTA | 17U224 | Feb 2, 2026 | 338 MB | OTA Signed | OTA |
| 5.3.9 OTA | 16U693 | Nov 5, 2020 | 70 MB | OTA Signed | OTA |
| 6.3 OTA | 17U216 | Jan 26, 2021 | 150 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3.8 OTA | 16U680 | Jul 15, 2020 | 66 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3.7 OTA | 16U674 | May 18, 2020 | 73 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3.6 OTA | 16U662 | Mar 24, 2020 | 62 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3.5 OTA | 16U652 | Feb 18, 2020 | 1.38 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3.4 OTA | 16U627 | Dec 10, 2019 | 1.38 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.1.1 OTA | 17S5433b | Nov 5, 2019 | 791 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3.3 OTA | 16U620 | Oct 29, 2019 | 1.38 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.1 OTA | 17S5083a | Oct 23, 2019 | 537 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.1 OTA | 17S5076a | Oct 16, 2019 | 577 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.1 OTA | 17S5068e | Oct 10, 2019 | 544 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.1 OTA | 17S5059e | Oct 2, 2019 | 452 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3.2 OTA | 16U611 | Sep 30, 2019 | 1.38 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.1 OTA | 17S5054e | Sep 23, 2019 | 744 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R6575 | Sep 11, 2019 | 1.44 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R575 | Sep 11, 2019 | 1.44 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R5575a | Aug 27, 2019 | 743 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3.1 OTA | 16U6600 | Aug 26, 2019 | 87 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3.1 OTA | 16U600 | Aug 26, 2019 | 1.38 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R5571a | Aug 21, 2019 | 742 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R5566a | Aug 15, 2019 | 742 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R5556d | Aug 7, 2019 | 742 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R5546f | Jul 30, 2019 | 743 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3 OTA | 16U6569 | Jul 22, 2019 | 128 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3 OTA | 16U569 | Jul 22, 2019 | 509 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R5532f | Jul 17, 2019 | 304 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3 OTA | 16U5569a | Jul 16, 2019 | 84 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3 OTA | 16U5566a | Jul 9, 2019 | 159 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R5521e | Jul 2, 2019 | 357 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3 OTA | 16U5558b | Jun 24, 2019 | 1.38 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R5507l | Jun 17, 2019 | 720 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3 OTA | 16U5545c | Jun 11, 2019 | 113 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 6.0 OTA | 17R5491t | Jun 3, 2019 | 711 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3 OTA | 16U5537b | May 28, 2019 | 146 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.3 OTA | 16U5526f | May 15, 2019 | 203 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2.1 OTA | 16U6113 | May 13, 2019 | 88 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2.1 OTA | 16U113 | May 13, 2019 | 1.38 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2.1 OTA | 16U5113a | May 7, 2019 | 77 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2.1 OTA | 16U5110a | Apr 29, 2019 | 1.37 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2.1 OTA | 16U5101c | Apr 22, 2019 | 143 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2.1 OTA | 16U5091b | Apr 8, 2019 | 108 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2.1 OTA | 16U5079d | Mar 28, 2019 | 1.37 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2 OTA | 16T6225 | Mar 27, 2019 | 1.37 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2 OTA | 16T225 | Mar 27, 2019 | 1.37 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2 OTA | 16T5225a | Mar 18, 2019 | 1.37 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2 OTA | 16T5222a | Mar 11, 2019 | 1.37 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2 OTA | 16T5212e | Mar 4, 2019 | 1.37 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2 OTA | 16T5201c | Feb 19, 2019 | 1.37 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2 OTA | 16T5191d | Feb 4, 2019 | 1.37 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.2 OTA | 16T5181f | Jan 24, 2019 | 1.36 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.3 OTA | 16S6535 | Jan 22, 2019 | 84 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.3 OTA | 16S535 | Jan 22, 2019 | 1.36 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.3 OTA | 16S5535a | Jan 7, 2019 | 1.36 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.3 OTA | 16S5531a | Dec 19, 2018 | 158 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.3 OTA | 16S5523a | Dec 10, 2018 | 190 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.2 OTA | 16S6046 | Dec 6, 2018 | 96 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.2 OTA | 16S46 | Dec 6, 2018 | 154 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.2 OTA | 16S5046a | Nov 15, 2018 | 1.36 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.2 OTA | 16S5042a | Nov 7, 2018 | 1.36 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.1 OTA | 16R6600 | Nov 5, 2018 | 427 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1.1 OTA | 16R600 | Nov 5, 2018 | 1.36 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1 OTA | 16R6591 | Oct 30, 2018 | 88 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1 OTA | 16R591 | Oct 30, 2018 | 1.36 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1 OTA | 16R5589c | Oct 22, 2018 | 111 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1 OTA | 16R5584a | Oct 15, 2018 | 154 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1 OTA | 16R5577c | Oct 9, 2018 | 110 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1 OTA | 16R5568d | Oct 2, 2018 | 119 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0.1 OTA | 16R6381 | Sep 27, 2018 | 376 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0.1 OTA | 16R381 | Sep 27, 2018 | 780 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.1 OTA | 16R5559d | Sep 18, 2018 | 535 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R6364 | Sep 12, 2018 | 482 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R364 | Sep 12, 2018 | 775 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5363a | Aug 31, 2018 | 65 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5360a | Aug 24, 2018 | 51 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5357a | Aug 20, 2018 | 279 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5349a | Aug 13, 2018 | 124 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5340g | Aug 6, 2018 | 1.10 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5334f | Jul 30, 2018 | 1.26 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5322d | Jul 17, 2018 | 1.27 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.2 OTA | 15U6070 | Jul 9, 2018 | 67 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.2 OTA | 15U70 | Jul 9, 2018 | 356 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5313d | Jul 3, 2018 | 1.27 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.2 OTA | 15U5069a | Jun 25, 2018 | 1.20 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5303d | Jun 19, 2018 | 1.26 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.2 OTA | 15U5062a | Jun 13, 2018 | 1.20 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5283r | Jun 11, 2018 | 1.27 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 5.0 OTA | 16R5283q | Jun 5, 2018 | 1.27 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.2 OTA | 15U5053b | May 30, 2018 | 1.20 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.1 OTA | 15T6567 | May 29, 2018 | 125 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.1 OTA | 15T567 | May 29, 2018 | 1.20 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.1 OTA | 15T5567a | May 14, 2018 | 1.18 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.1 OTA | 15T5565a | May 7, 2018 | 1.18 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.1 OTA | 15T5555c | May 1, 2018 | 1.18 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.1 OTA | 15T5545b | Apr 16, 2018 | 1.19 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3.1 OTA | 15T5535b | Apr 2, 2018 | 1.19 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3 OTA | 15T6212 | Mar 29, 2018 | 158 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3 OTA | 15T212 | Mar 29, 2018 | 1.19 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3 OTA | 15T5212a | Mar 16, 2018 | 1.19 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3 OTA | 15T5209a | Mar 12, 2018 | 1.19 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3 OTA | 15T5199f | Mar 6, 2018 | 1.19 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3 OTA | 15T5187e | Feb 21, 2018 | 1.63 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2.3 OTA | 15S6600b | Feb 19, 2018 | 53 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2.3 OTA | 15S600b | Feb 19, 2018 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3 OTA | 15T5176c | Feb 7, 2018 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.3 OTA | 15T5165e | Jan 25, 2018 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2.2 OTA | 15S6542 | Jan 19, 2018 | 82 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2.2 OTA | 15S542 | Jan 19, 2018 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2.2 OTA | 15S5540a | Jan 9, 2018 | 67 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2.2 OTA | 15S5536a | Jan 3, 2018 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2.2 OTA | 15S5534a | Dec 19, 2017 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2.2 OTA | 15S5530d | Dec 13, 2017 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2 OTA | 15S6102 | Dec 5, 2017 | 56 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2 OTA | 15S5102 | Dec 5, 2017 | 84 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2 OTA | 15S102 | Dec 5, 2017 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2 OTA | 15S5102b | Nov 17, 2017 | 174 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2 OTA | 15S5100a | Nov 13, 2017 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2 OTA | 15S5090c | Nov 6, 2017 | 1.62 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.2 OTA | 15S5085b | Oct 30, 2017 | 1.74 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.1 OTA | 15R846 | Oct 20, 2017 | 1.61 GB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.1 OTA | 15R5846 | Oct 20, 2017 | 61 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.1 OTA | 15R5843a | Oct 16, 2017 | 55 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.1 OTA | 15R5835d | Oct 9, 2017 | 90 MB | OTA | OTA |
| 4.1 OTA | 15R5823c | Sep 27, 2017 | 1.61 GB | OTA | OTA |
📖 How to Restore
Mac (Finder, macOS Catalina+):
- Connect your device.
- Open Finder.
- Select your device in the sidebar.
- Hold
Option ⌥and click Restore iPhone… - Select your downloaded IPSW file.
Windows (iTunes):
- Open iTunes and connect your device.
- Hold
Shiftand click Restore iPhone… - Select the IPSW file.
⚠️ Restoring will erase all data on the device. Always back up first.