iPadOS 17.5.1 (21F90) for iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular)

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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.

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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, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Spring_2024_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Spring_2024_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular) 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_Spring_2024_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad_Spring_2024_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: d432ca4757d39f41931c2150a2eccb189cf13972. 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_Spring_2024_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: d432ca4757d39f41931c2150a2eccb189cf13972. 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_Spring_2024_17.5.1_21F90_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: d432ca4757d39f41931c2150a2eccb189cf13972. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256suma9c1096b2265331a1aa7e52a051e71e7b161557c78026f1b7c5616865bafce20
MD5suma9c1096b2265331a1aa7e52a051e71e7b161557c78026f1b7c5616865bafce20
SHA1sumd432ca4757d39f41931c2150a2eccb189cf13972
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted.

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