iPadOS 18.0.1 (22A3370) for iPad Air 4 (WiFi)

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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 Air 4 (WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 4 (WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Fall_2020_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 4 (WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 4 (WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 4 (WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Fall_2020_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 4 (WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 4 (WiFi) 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_Fall_2020_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 4 (WiFi) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad_Fall_2020_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8b52bc9d7f9bf1d069a9ac7e2ed46229c31dd42c. 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_Fall_2020_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8b52bc9d7f9bf1d069a9ac7e2ed46229c31dd42c. 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_Fall_2020_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8b52bc9d7f9bf1d069a9ac7e2ed46229c31dd42c. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum08047ba7a6f5d122023af02f6645787005b98f8165eafc786056f3d47670a547
MD5sum08047ba7a6f5d122023af02f6645787005b98f8165eafc786056f3d47670a547
SHA1sum8b52bc9d7f9bf1d069a9ac7e2ed46229c31dd42c
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update enables iPad Pro with M4 to update to iPadOS 18 and provides important bug fixes and security updates for your iPad including:

  • Messages may unexpectedly quit when replying to a message with a shared Apple Watch face

  • Performance may be impacted due to an issue with memory allocation on some iPad models

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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