iPadOS 17.6.1 (21G93) for iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular)

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iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular)

✗ 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_Air_M2_17.6.1_21G93_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_Air_M2_17.6.1_21G93_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_Air_M2_17.6.1_21G93_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_Air_M2_17.6.1_21G93_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: d20e230a2da66b004a7be5c02bc67d4d7f744406. 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_17.6.1_21G93_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: d20e230a2da66b004a7be5c02bc67d4d7f744406. 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_17.6.1_21G93_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: d20e230a2da66b004a7be5c02bc67d4d7f744406. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumc54160acd0644e0aa31bf3e73d0ed93d5cb6a5cbdc352a3cd0aa7ea41b8565bf
MD5sumc54160acd0644e0aa31bf3e73d0ed93d5cb6a5cbdc352a3cd0aa7ea41b8565bf
SHA1sumd20e230a2da66b004a7be5c02bc67d4d7f744406
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes important bug fixes and addresses an issue that prevents enabling or disabling Advanced Data Protection.

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