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iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular)

iPadOS 18.4.1 (22E252) for iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, 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_18.4.1_22E252_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_18.4.1_22E252_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_18.4.1_22E252_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_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 5ab196f4837b0b5be0a2af86ce90839448a7faec. 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_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 5ab196f4837b0b5be0a2af86ce90839448a7faec. 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_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 5ab196f4837b0b5be0a2af86ce90839448a7faec. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 6a1f8f5cab1341ddc22cf8beea790930d77f2bcf6c6ebd670a07122cea7faf0a
MD5sum ef7bdeee3ce6aa7af7cb7bd56ac802fd
SHA1sum 5ab196f4837b0b5be0a2af86ce90839448a7faec
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 security updates and is recommended for all users.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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