iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd generation)

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iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd 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 (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd generation) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd generation).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Pro_Spring_2021_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd generation) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd generation) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd generation) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Pro_Spring_2021_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd generation) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (11-inch, WiFi) (3rd 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 4db71b796921a9cfb47f7c79fb5865039f74c2c5. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 4db71b796921a9cfb47f7c79fb5865039f74c2c5. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 4db71b796921a9cfb47f7c79fb5865039f74c2c5. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumda13777c3417fc662706ec7b4775eb6c02d340cea480099f65efabae6b70137f
MD5sumf48ab283d153d39f7bab87fccb844da0
SHA1sum4db71b796921a9cfb47f7c79fb5865039f74c2c5
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes bug fixes, security updates and optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iPadOS 27.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039

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