iPadOS 17.5 (21F79) for iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular) (4th generation)
✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.
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Download (7.3 GiB)This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore. The instructions below are included for reference only.
Windows
- Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
- Plug your iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular) (4th generation) in to your PC.
- Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular) (4th generation).
- Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular) (4th generation) to reboot.
macOS
- Plug your iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular) (4th generation) in to your Mac.
- Navigate to your iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular) (4th generation) in Finder.
- Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular) (4th generation) to reboot.
Linux
- Install idevicerestore.
- Plug your iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular) (4th generation) in to your PC.
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - To perform a full erase restore, type
idevicerestore -e iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipswand press enter. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (11-inch, Cellular) (4th generation) to reboot.
Windows
- Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd Downloads - Type
Get-FileHash iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1 - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
a72636f8103be1988782adba66581f636983c916. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
macOS
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
a72636f8103be1988782adba66581f636983c916. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Linux
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
a72636f8103be1988782adba66581f636983c916. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Checksums
| SHA256sum | 51108b77f6d5b532869d7625b8e13404bc80c41246f2a8660d8ac7badf067fd0 |
|---|---|
| MD5sum | 51108b77f6d5b532869d7625b8e13404bc80c41246f2a8660d8ac7badf067fd0 |
| SHA1sum | a72636f8103be1988782adba66581f636983c916 |
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