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iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation)

iPadOS 17.5.1 (21F90) for iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation)

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Pro_Spring_2021_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Pro_Spring_2021_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th 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_Pro_Spring_2021_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th 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_Pro_Spring_2021_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 72efe7d9a5e5363c75bcbec067a257bd1f60c8b1. 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_Pro_Spring_2021_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 72efe7d9a5e5363c75bcbec067a257bd1f60c8b1. 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_Pro_Spring_2021_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 72efe7d9a5e5363c75bcbec067a257bd1f60c8b1. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum df2e80f6125bb2686e3866bf839f6a8e90cae068477ccde9f5b7b05f0d88e633
MD5sum b6a4b418a41ad0f6b6461e9688917055
SHA1sum 72efe7d9a5e5363c75bcbec067a257bd1f60c8b1
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 addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted.

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