iPadOS 27.2.1 (24B156) for iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi) iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi)

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✓ 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_27.2.1_24B156_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_27.2.1_24B156_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_27.2.1_24B156_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_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 18517a38bbc7a42332013e700dbe98f724fa0439. 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_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 18517a38bbc7a42332013e700dbe98f724fa0439. 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_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 18517a38bbc7a42332013e700dbe98f724fa0439. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum91aadd4f5166407a9748e87db61b3f0e5d8bb0cddaeb4a79aa21b730048ce92b
MD5sum93daad65ffedba673d6a706cae615c54
SHA1sum18517a38bbc7a42332013e700dbe98f724fa0439
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:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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