iPadOS 17.6.1 (21G93) for iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation)

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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 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 Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, 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_17.6.1_21G93_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_17.6.1_21G93_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_17.6.1_21G93_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_17.6.1_21G93_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c280802e8b287acef76b31e43924a2b90cf4f15e. 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_17.6.1_21G93_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c280802e8b287acef76b31e43924a2b90cf4f15e. 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_17.6.1_21G93_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c280802e8b287acef76b31e43924a2b90cf4f15e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum34a2083088a9f17334131d692b941a1aacc64b77ee40329c870f3abeabd3de83
MD5sum34a2083088a9f17334131d692b941a1aacc64b77ee40329c870f3abeabd3de83
SHA1sumc280802e8b287acef76b31e43924a2b90cf4f15e
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes important bug fixes and addresses an issue that prevents enabling or disabling Advanced Data Protection.

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