iPadOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPad (WiFi, 9th generation)

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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 (WiFi, 9th generation) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad (WiFi, 9th generation).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_10.2_2021_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (WiFi, 9th generation) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad (WiFi, 9th generation) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad (WiFi, 9th generation) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_10.2_2021_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (WiFi, 9th generation) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad (WiFi, 9th generation) 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_2021_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (WiFi, 9th generation) 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_2021_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fc9c7fcd8dfa388ff1057fc772030bf2c8c42f0a. 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_2021_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fc9c7fcd8dfa388ff1057fc772030bf2c8c42f0a. 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_2021_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fc9c7fcd8dfa388ff1057fc772030bf2c8c42f0a. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sume254cea36a4ac0f09fad299a18038be5a4723694b2ce8cf5bf6b94e2d09d5b31
MD5sume254cea36a4ac0f09fad299a18038be5a4723694b2ce8cf5bf6b94e2d09d5b31
SHA1sumfc9c7fcd8dfa388ff1057fc772030bf2c8c42f0a
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 fixes an issue in Photos that could prevent memory movies from being shared.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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