iPadOS 26.6.2 (23G90) for iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) 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_26.6.2_23G90_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_26.6.2_23G90_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_26.6.2_23G90_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_26.6.2_23G90_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f92e39d5ad6ca9e82e8897f1f7ba028ee23a37ed. 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_26.6.2_23G90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f92e39d5ad6ca9e82e8897f1f7ba028ee23a37ed. 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_26.6.2_23G90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f92e39d5ad6ca9e82e8897f1f7ba028ee23a37ed. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum5b2e57bafe31038bc05fe83f8007f2feb094a2f6f5abbf9714c18c44fb96bc7b
MD5sumb7554685e8470afeb6b4450035d1fcc0
SHA1sumf92e39d5ad6ca9e82e8897f1f7ba028ee23a37ed
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 prevents downloading a software update over a cellular connection.

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