iPadOS 26.2.1 (23C71) for iPad Air 4 (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. 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 4 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, 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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a0763b40eabb680600ed419892126a3eebc5d19b. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a0763b40eabb680600ed419892126a3eebc5d19b. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a0763b40eabb680600ed419892126a3eebc5d19b. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumbb18096f830b1719e53c8f0cb7bde61f11b2dc5b71ea787c0a29bef1db19ff72
MD5sumbb18096f830b1719e53c8f0cb7bde61f11b2dc5b71ea787c0a29bef1db19ff72
SHA1suma0763b40eabb680600ed419892126a3eebc5d19b
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides support for AirTag (2nd generation) along with bug fixes.

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