iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPad mini 5 (WiFi)

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iPad mini 5 (WiFi)

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 665d188784ee77b9f69de39c366f350fbdd45914. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 665d188784ee77b9f69de39c366f350fbdd45914. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 665d188784ee77b9f69de39c366f350fbdd45914. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumda81a2de3ef41ca5c63c4d72ae76ea0ebdef451bac8d7c131475260357d45d29
MD5sum6ab664c2ff64a32729034e8fcdf1b2a0
SHA1sum665d188784ee77b9f69de39c366f350fbdd45914
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes bug fixes, security updates and optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iPadOS 27.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039

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