iPadOS 26.5 (23F77) for iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular)

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iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular)

✓ 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, 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_26.5_23F77_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_26.5_23F77_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_26.5_23F77_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_26.5_23F77_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 43da0a760a5151e4519eda49b8d93439f04f76d4. 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_26.5_23F77_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 43da0a760a5151e4519eda49b8d93439f04f76d4. 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_26.5_23F77_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 43da0a760a5151e4519eda49b8d93439f04f76d4. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumb32fc641fc4b55874e40c647a9662bc3c5f54661f651e58987578f81880747c8
MD5sume6350a77c25a245344041713b2df6e9e
SHA1sum43da0a760a5151e4519eda49b8d93439f04f76d4
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides bug fixes and security updates for your iPad.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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