iPadOS 26.5.2 (23F84) 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_26.5.2_23F84_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_26.5.2_23F84_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_26.5.2_23F84_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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0f424f6b57bc5241c5e1d4116840bc1193eb02c2. 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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0f424f6b57bc5241c5e1d4116840bc1193eb02c2. 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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 0f424f6b57bc5241c5e1d4116840bc1193eb02c2. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sume0fb04ff936744b2ea772f6e693c4b1b83b4b485af66a6b2a9ebd24ce65e90e1
MD5sum0e4e32d706477d6e303f11946992847c
SHA1sum0f424f6b57bc5241c5e1d4116840bc1193eb02c2
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides security fixes 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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