iPadOS 26.5 (23F77) for iPad mini 6 (Cellular)

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iPad mini 6 (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 mini 6 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad mini 6 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Fall_2021_26.5_23F77_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 6 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini 6 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini 6 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Fall_2021_26.5_23F77_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 6 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini 6 (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_Fall_2021_26.5_23F77_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 6 (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_Fall_2021_26.5_23F77_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b9a0aed4fa4d57de1b5cbd929b0912bcc2bcc55b. 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_Fall_2021_26.5_23F77_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b9a0aed4fa4d57de1b5cbd929b0912bcc2bcc55b. 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_Fall_2021_26.5_23F77_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: b9a0aed4fa4d57de1b5cbd929b0912bcc2bcc55b. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumca1f46bbd8c78587d68e9a3ad2e22a953a38808ea2ff406bf2f686c8f3e35185
MD5sum268e27d041d79290e58cf0548bedf181
SHA1sumb9a0aed4fa4d57de1b5cbd929b0912bcc2bcc55b
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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