iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPad (Cellular, 9th generation)

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✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad (Cellular, 9th generation) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad (Cellular, 9th generation).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_10.2_2021_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (Cellular, 9th generation) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad (Cellular, 9th generation) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad (Cellular, 9th generation) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_10.2_2021_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (Cellular, 9th generation) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad (Cellular, 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (Cellular, 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 24b0ea63df96db2ce1ef21566cf4544e98e1bd4b. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 24b0ea63df96db2ce1ef21566cf4544e98e1bd4b. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 24b0ea63df96db2ce1ef21566cf4544e98e1bd4b. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumd1ced9ed58f811ee2238a12852c4e0540e8f24618583db72bf5d11f213ad8704
MD5sum56f5b4855b76349cbf00de2c30578ab1
SHA1sum24b0ea63df96db2ce1ef21566cf4544e98e1bd4b
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes bug fixes, security updates and optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iPadOS 27.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039

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