iPadOS 18.1.1 (22B91) for iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, 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 (M2, 13-inch, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Air_M2_18.1.1_22B91_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Air_M2_18.1.1_22B91_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, 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_Air_M2_18.1.1_22B91_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, 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_Air_M2_18.1.1_22B91_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 819d613333b725c52127e1ab07b1cde6e078a846. 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_Air_M2_18.1.1_22B91_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 819d613333b725c52127e1ab07b1cde6e078a846. 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_Air_M2_18.1.1_22B91_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 819d613333b725c52127e1ab07b1cde6e078a846. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum7cf969a267fcb013dd3eb00567b9108fae89e24d9207daedaa9b671fc8d68d08
MD5sum7cf969a267fcb013dd3eb00567b9108fae89e24d9207daedaa9b671fc8d68d08
SHA1sum819d613333b725c52127e1ab07b1cde6e078a846
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.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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