iPadOS 26.2.1 (23C71) for iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi)

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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 Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, 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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c1e69d06d682d72b0659932d0241058e50e91bed. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c1e69d06d682d72b0659932d0241058e50e91bed. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c1e69d06d682d72b0659932d0241058e50e91bed. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum41dd5df0422aa1796ed6daef624ea36e921803f37b1606babd96f275ff7e398e
MD5sum41dd5df0422aa1796ed6daef624ea36e921803f37b1606babd96f275ff7e398e
SHA1sumc1e69d06d682d72b0659932d0241058e50e91bed
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides support for AirTag (2nd generation) along with bug fixes.

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