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iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi)

iPadOS 18.0.1 (22A3370) for iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Air_M2_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Air_M2_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) 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_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) 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_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 24b1fc6f5d8e4a4fd4e1132b5b32594cabe2585c. 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_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 24b1fc6f5d8e4a4fd4e1132b5b32594cabe2585c. 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_18.0.1_22A3370_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 24b1fc6f5d8e4a4fd4e1132b5b32594cabe2585c. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 4e12aabe752ecec9fd2e983f67b6c1ad9434fc2344f94c131c7b013d067c39b8
MD5sum 1433e0a951045a8e43054fcc4bfb5173
SHA1sum 24b1fc6f5d8e4a4fd4e1132b5b32594cabe2585c
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update enables iPad Pro with M4 to update to iPadOS 18 and provides important bug fixes and security updates for your iPad including:

  • Messages may unexpectedly quit when replying to a message with a shared Apple Watch face
  • Performance may be impacted due to an issue with memory allocation on some iPad models

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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