iPadOS 17.6.1 (21G101) for iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation)

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iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation)

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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

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation) 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 iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi) (6th generation) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: aa9d5b98ca5f8fa5f267b4e9211e1d0cab825469. 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 iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: aa9d5b98ca5f8fa5f267b4e9211e1d0cab825469. 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 iPad14,3,iPad14,4,iPad14,5,iPad14,6_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: aa9d5b98ca5f8fa5f267b4e9211e1d0cab825469. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum7efb126957618b343b5c9c8079251ae8290edafafc24368bb1ae55772127e242
MD5sum7efb126957618b343b5c9c8079251ae8290edafafc24368bb1ae55772127e242
SHA1sumaa9d5b98ca5f8fa5f267b4e9211e1d0cab825469
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update fixes an issue that may prevent access to Apple Fitness+.

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