iPadOS 16.5.1 (20F75) for iPad Air 5 (Cellular)

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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.

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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 5 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 5 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Spring_2022_16.5.1_20F75_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 5 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 5 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 5 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Spring_2022_16.5.1_20F75_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 5 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 5 (Cellular) 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_Spring_2022_16.5.1_20F75_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 5 (Cellular) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad_Spring_2022_16.5.1_20F75_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 6ffb69ea59af60500d0cede4cee867fc006353e7. 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_Spring_2022_16.5.1_20F75_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 6ffb69ea59af60500d0cede4cee867fc006353e7. 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_Spring_2022_16.5.1_20F75_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 6ffb69ea59af60500d0cede4cee867fc006353e7. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum01f08e505e8fd2eeb878cb9e3f493462147ea4172afc06bec92679d0321e9ee7
MD5sum01f08e505e8fd2eeb878cb9e3f493462147ea4172afc06bec92679d0321e9ee7
SHA1sum6ffb69ea59af60500d0cede4cee867fc006353e7
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 security fixes and is recommended for all users. It also fixes an issue that prevents charging with the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter.

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

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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