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iPad Air 4 (Cellular)

iPadOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPad Air 4 (Cellular)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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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 Air 4 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad Air 4 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Fall_2020_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 4 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 4 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 4 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Fall_2020_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 4 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 4 (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_Fall_2020_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 4 (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_Fall_2020_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7c924b1fc00f006cb597d94076f1166073c16f93. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7c924b1fc00f006cb597d94076f1166073c16f93. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7c924b1fc00f006cb597d94076f1166073c16f93. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum cc69d02eafee301c49158f7f647cacd28343b9938ce78675ef69e77c2836dcb7
MD5sum d2b138c540eb26768f1e3216806202ea
SHA1sum 7c924b1fc00f006cb597d94076f1166073c16f93
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 security updates, and fixes an issue in Photos that could prevent memory movies from being shared.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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