iPadOS 17.6.1 (21G93) 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_17.6.1_21G93_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_17.6.1_21G93_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_17.6.1_21G93_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_17.6.1_21G93_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b5e744a3faec79a82e4eef6099d46d2413e0d706. 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_17.6.1_21G93_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b5e744a3faec79a82e4eef6099d46d2413e0d706. 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_17.6.1_21G93_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b5e744a3faec79a82e4eef6099d46d2413e0d706. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum7e3f2ffd4d764e6a25ef56bd6ec8b7b79f1aa04b6e817c05b836db6095e978df
MD5sum7e3f2ffd4d764e6a25ef56bd6ec8b7b79f1aa04b6e817c05b836db6095e978df
SHA1sumb5e744a3faec79a82e4eef6099d46d2413e0d706
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes important bug fixes and addresses an issue that prevents enabling or disabling Advanced Data Protection.

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