Overview
- The new wireless recovery feature is part of iOS 18, which uses RecoveryOS to restore firmware.
- This capability was previously available for Apple Watch and Apple TV but is now extended to iPhone 16 models.
- Users can initiate recovery by placing the iPhone 16 near another iPhone or iPad, which will download and transfer the necessary firmware.
- The feature relies on a special recovery partition in the iPhone 16, making the process independent of the main iOS system.
- It remains unclear if Apple will extend this functionality to older iPhone models in the future.