iPadOS 16.1.1 (20B101) for iPad Air 3 (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. 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 Air 3 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 3 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_16.1.1_20B101_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 3 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 3 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 3 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_16.1.1_20B101_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 3 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 3 (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_16.1.1_20B101_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 3 (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_16.1.1_20B101_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 23fcfdd4c7c5ea6fd541edebce145be29c80c53f. 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_16.1.1_20B101_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 23fcfdd4c7c5ea6fd541edebce145be29c80c53f. 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_16.1.1_20B101_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 23fcfdd4c7c5ea6fd541edebce145be29c80c53f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum709074cce51ac195d87c12270707ace666a970236f24bd10464cb1f2e24b4645
MD5sum709074cce51ac195d87c12270707ace666a970236f24bd10464cb1f2e24b4645
SHA1sum23fcfdd4c7c5ea6fd541edebce145be29c80c53f
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 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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