iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) 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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1e2516324bfde5210c0bfe8ca881853d85d178cb. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1e2516324bfde5210c0bfe8ca881853d85d178cb. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 1e2516324bfde5210c0bfe8ca881853d85d178cb. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumfef4a7fcca0eaa4f9e7e97bcfbb9e2e4189a61eea5782d70e09d903873f3c60b
MD5sumb8b4a5d2ad0565bf8ff2ec5ed10d68e9
SHA1sum1e2516324bfde5210c0bfe8ca881853d85d178cb
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes bug fixes, security updates and optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iPadOS 27.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039

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