iPadOS 18.2.1 (22C161) for iPad Pro 3 (12.9-inch, WiFi, 1TB Model)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

Release DateJanuary 6, 2025
Upload DateDecember 21, 2024
FilenameiPad_Pro_A12X_A12Z_18.2.1_22C161_Restore.ipsw
Filesize8.0 GiB
SHA256sum8eaab88138ff6720c0e4296041da3a9e226312ba4bd1d3bb4e13796c268a8bf1
MD5sum48cb09d5ae33ebb51641b500131587dc
SHA1sumd2ecc55519f8b5b11b3bc40ee51b605375633b32
IdentifieriPad8,6

iPadOS 18.2.1 Release Notes

Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

Apple Intelligence (iPad with M1 and later)

  • Image Playground

    • Create fun, playful images in multiple styles using concepts, descriptions, and people from your photo library

    • Swipe to see previews to choose from as you add concepts to your playground

    • Choose from animation and illustration styles when creating your image

    • Create images in Messages and Freeform, as well as third party apps

    • Sync images in your Image Playground library across all your devices with iCloud

  • Genmoji

    • Create custom emoji right from the keyboard

    • Sync Genmoji in your sticker drawer across all your devices with iCloud

  • ChatGPT support

    • ChatGPT from OpenAI can be accessed right from Siri or Writing Tools

    • Compose in Writing Tools allows you to create something from scratch with ChatGPT

    • Siri can tap into ChatGPT when relevant to provide you an answer

    • A ChatGPT account is not required and your requests will be anonymous and won’t be used to train OpenAI’s models

    • Sign in with ChatGPT to access your account benefits, and requests will be covered by OpenAI’s data policies

  • Image Wand turns sketches and handwritten or typed notes into images in Notes

  • Describe your change in Writing Tools allows you to suggest how you’d like something rewritten, for example as a poem

Photos

  • Video viewing improvements, including the ability to scrub frame-by-frame and a setting to turn off auto-looping video playback

  • Improvements when navigating Collections views, including the ability to swipe right to go back to the previous view

  • Recently Viewed and Recently Shared album history can be cleared

  • Favorites album appears in the Utilities collection in addition to Pinned Collections

Safari

  • New background images to customize your Safari Start Page

  • Import and Export enables you to export your browsing data from Safari and import browsing data from another app into Safari

  • HTTPS Priority upgrades URLs to HTTPS whenever possible

  • File Download Live Activity shows the progress of a file download on your home screen

This update also includes the following improvements:

  • Share Item Location in Find My helps you locate and recover misplaced items by easily and securely sharing the location of an AirTag or Find My network accessory with trusted third parties, such as airlines

  • Natural language search in Apple Music and Apple TV app lets you describe what you’re looking for using any combination of categories like genres, moods, actors, decades, and more

  • Favorite Categories in Podcasts allows you to choose your favorite categories and get relevant show recommendations that you can easily access in your Library

  • Personalized Search page in Podcasts highlights the most relevant categories and editorially curated collections tailored to you

  • Sudoku for News+ Puzzles provided in three difficulty levels and available for News+ subscribers

  • Support for the Hearing Test feature on AirPods Pro 2 in Cyprus, Czechia, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom

  • Support for the Hearing Aid feature on AirPods Pro 2 in United Arab Emirates

  • Pre-market price quotes in Stocks lets you track NASDAQ and NYSE tickers prior to market open

  • Fixes an issue where recently captured photos do not appear immediately in the All Photos grid

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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