iPadOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPad mini 5 (WiFi)

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This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad mini 5 (WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad mini 5 (WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 5 (WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini 5 (WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini 5 (WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 5 (WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini 5 (WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e iPad_Spring_2019_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 5 (WiFi) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad_Spring_2019_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 404c4ddcb9d69b924430e28041a3313c01c56ecc. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPad_Spring_2019_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 404c4ddcb9d69b924430e28041a3313c01c56ecc. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 iPad_Spring_2019_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 404c4ddcb9d69b924430e28041a3313c01c56ecc. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumad55c7dd4b6fcb0cc904bc8fe9fc66235e95cd9191bb6ab5472548bc009719f8
MD5sumad55c7dd4b6fcb0cc904bc8fe9fc66235e95cd9191bb6ab5472548bc009719f8
SHA1sum404c4ddcb9d69b924430e28041a3313c01c56ecc
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides important bug fixes and security updates, and fixes an issue in Photos that could prevent memory movies from being shared.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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