iPadOS 26.4.2 (23E261) for iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi)

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iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 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 11-inch (M3, WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 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 iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9dd6bd8b8cf8156d5610a10ec55af86d8abb0221. 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 iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9dd6bd8b8cf8156d5610a10ec55af86d8abb0221. 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 iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9dd6bd8b8cf8156d5610a10ec55af86d8abb0221. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum335827e13777a0e3a4bbe8e8a61ef14668491520c3919ded64859cb291ebec82
MD5sum335827e13777a0e3a4bbe8e8a61ef14668491520c3919ded64859cb291ebec82
SHA1sum9dd6bd8b8cf8156d5610a10ec55af86d8abb0221
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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