iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi)

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iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi)

✓ 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 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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 80cbe62f2ff0cdb020d2e506be3c95e876a22e05. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 80cbe62f2ff0cdb020d2e506be3c95e876a22e05. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 80cbe62f2ff0cdb020d2e506be3c95e876a22e05. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum83725839e8e678287d63fa36474af5a6f6bfbe53d7333996323f994b9e1b6a7b
MD5sum467da83f38a5a229fe7e5301f11d3cdb
SHA1sum80cbe62f2ff0cdb020d2e506be3c95e876a22e05
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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