iPadOS 26.2.1 (23C71) 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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ca28bd03dfd96d967c294c5d65b97e4138f4c6b9. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ca28bd03dfd96d967c294c5d65b97e4138f4c6b9. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ca28bd03dfd96d967c294c5d65b97e4138f4c6b9. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum645fa07b44a50526bc4a1ae7f62fed5f7ae458e350dac53e4de50169bd78c204
MD5sum645fa07b44a50526bc4a1ae7f62fed5f7ae458e350dac53e4de50169bd78c204
SHA1sumca28bd03dfd96d967c294c5d65b97e4138f4c6b9
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides support for AirTag (2nd generation) along with bug fixes.

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