iPadOS 17.6 (21G80) for iPad mini 5 (Cellular)

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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.

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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 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad mini 5 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_17.6_21G80_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 5 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini 5 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini 5 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_17.6_21G80_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 5 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini 5 (Cellular) 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_17.6_21G80_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 5 (Cellular) 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_17.6_21G80_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7b39762b2ef43a46c40d4f13139c9259d8d433d6. 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_17.6_21G80_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7b39762b2ef43a46c40d4f13139c9259d8d433d6. 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_17.6_21G80_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7b39762b2ef43a46c40d4f13139c9259d8d433d6. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum4718ed0c4557cf8c4af351e50392c5e95ca37f65c699deeb784abecce72601b5
MD5sum4718ed0c4557cf8c4af351e50392c5e95ca37f65c699deeb784abecce72601b5
SHA1sum7b39762b2ef43a46c40d4f13139c9259d8d433d6
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 is recommended for all users.

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

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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