iPadOS 26.4.2 (23E261) for iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular)

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iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular)

✓ 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 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_26.4.2_23E261_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_26.4.2_23E261_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_26.4.2_23E261_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_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 99e69b5648834318b7b8f91f9b76d01a433e015a. 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_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 99e69b5648834318b7b8f91f9b76d01a433e015a. 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_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 99e69b5648834318b7b8f91f9b76d01a433e015a. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumf5679550d6b8024ceec742f00ed629f35c759849bae404ecef3c22537ba414a1
MD5sumf5679550d6b8024ceec742f00ed629f35c759849bae404ecef3c22537ba414a1
SHA1sum99e69b5648834318b7b8f91f9b76d01a433e015a
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides bug fixes and security updates for your iPad.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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