iPadOS 27.2.1 (24B156) for iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular) 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_27.2.1_24B156_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_27.2.1_24B156_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_27.2.1_24B156_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_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f50628b8a8db33c5b01a5ebc5c6755ed80d1474e. 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_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f50628b8a8db33c5b01a5ebc5c6755ed80d1474e. 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_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f50628b8a8db33c5b01a5ebc5c6755ed80d1474e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum83b5c3c1166624793e09da040a2892fb3a70ebf06e8e38c3be0cc7081f2425ba
MD5sum0943b5c06f8533dcb9bee04fe7c8abf3
SHA1sumf50628b8a8db33c5b01a5ebc5c6755ed80d1474e
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:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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