iPadOS 17.0.1 (21A340) for iPad 8 (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 8 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad 8 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_10.2_2020_17.0.1_21A340_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 8 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad 8 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad 8 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_10.2_2020_17.0.1_21A340_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 8 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad 8 (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_10.2_2020_17.0.1_21A340_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 8 (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_10.2_2020_17.0.1_21A340_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 67d4ae5e7785fa909de8b530f1e9f930e3b789c9. 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_10.2_2020_17.0.1_21A340_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 67d4ae5e7785fa909de8b530f1e9f930e3b789c9. 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_10.2_2020_17.0.1_21A340_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 67d4ae5e7785fa909de8b530f1e9f930e3b789c9. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumab4185b9d5c0a3530f36fb3d05f5f0445295311ab8203eda3366a0c00bc42401
MD5sumab4185b9d5c0a3530f36fb3d05f5f0445295311ab8203eda3366a0c00bc42401
SHA1sum67d4ae5e7785fa909de8b530f1e9f930e3b789c9
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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