iPadOS 17.1.1 (21B91) 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_17.1.1_21B91_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_17.1.1_21B91_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_17.1.1_21B91_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_17.1.1_21B91_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 88a827f8109bc24f76f8fcf9831702823509ff23. 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_17.1.1_21B91_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 88a827f8109bc24f76f8fcf9831702823509ff23. 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_17.1.1_21B91_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 88a827f8109bc24f76f8fcf9831702823509ff23. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum2ede350404d66aeac967baee63aaf94c68bb976238d4e6ea9f9f715036aef63a
MD5sum2ede350404d66aeac967baee63aaf94c68bb976238d4e6ea9f9f715036aef63a
SHA1sum88a827f8109bc24f76f8fcf9831702823509ff23
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides bug fixes for your iPad including:

  • Weather Lock Screen widget may not correctly display snow

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