iPadOS 13.6 (17G68) for iPad Air 3 (WiFi)
✗ 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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Download (3.9 GiB)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
- Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
- Plug your iPad Air 3 (WiFi) in to your PC.
- Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 3 (WiFi).
- Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPad_Spring_2019_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 3 (WiFi) to reboot.
macOS
- Plug your iPad Air 3 (WiFi) in to your Mac.
- Navigate to your iPad Air 3 (WiFi) in Finder.
- Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPad_Spring_2019_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 3 (WiFi) to reboot.
Linux
- Install idevicerestore.
- Plug your iPad Air 3 (WiFi) in to your PC.
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - To perform a full erase restore, type
idevicerestore -e iPad_Spring_2019_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipswand press enter. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 3 (WiFi) to reboot.
Windows
- Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd Downloads - Type
Get-FileHash iPad_Spring_2019_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1 - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
8809c6e2156b842d001b0c41ad549067abe55ffd. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
macOS
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPad_Spring_2019_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
8809c6e2156b842d001b0c41ad549067abe55ffd. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Linux
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPad_Spring_2019_13.6_17G68_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
8809c6e2156b842d001b0c41ad549067abe55ffd. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Checksums
| SHA256sum | 56c361e5e2cb362569794a5678a26277d489f249b98dd511ddc5aab031011dab |
|---|---|
| MD5sum | 56c361e5e2cb362569794a5678a26277d489f249b98dd511ddc5aab031011dab |
| SHA1sum | 8809c6e2156b842d001b0c41ad549067abe55ffd |
iPadOS 13.6 introduces local news in your Today feed in Apple News and includes bug fixes and improvements for your iPad.
Apple News
Local news in your Today feed provides extensive coverage of San Francisco, the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston, and New York City
More stories available from local news providers with a subscription to Apple News+
Your daily newsletter from Apple News can now be personalized with stories that reflect your interests
This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements.
Adds a new setting to choose if updates automatically download to your device when on Wi-Fi
Addresses an issue that could cause apps to become unresponsive when syncing data from iCloud Drive
Resolves an issue that could cause the software keyboard to appear unexpectedly when connected to certain third-party hardware keyboards
Fixes an issue that could cause Japanese hardware keyboards to be incorrectly mapped as a U.S. keyboard
Addresses stability issues when accessing Control Center when AssistiveTouch was enabled
Provides a mechanism for administrators to specify domains to exclude from traffic carried by always-on VPN connections
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: