iPadOS 26.5.2 (23F84) for iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Cellular) (5th generation)

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

✓ 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 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_26.5.2_23F84_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_26.5.2_23F84_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_26.5.2_23F84_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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 5c31d72039ba0939b3d1dd762e6979e34c11e5e1. 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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 5c31d72039ba0939b3d1dd762e6979e34c11e5e1. 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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 5c31d72039ba0939b3d1dd762e6979e34c11e5e1. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum3b5f463a038085221e8e92556c3fc567cdadda47a969b361b4821318300b04ec
MD5sum0b804d0f6a8cae66c95ff272c10e8703
SHA1sum5c31d72039ba0939b3d1dd762e6979e34c11e5e1
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides security fixes for your iPad.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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