iPadOS 18.5 (22F76) for iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular)

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iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 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 11-inch (M3, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_18.5_22F76_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular) 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_18.5_22F76_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 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 iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_18.5_22F76_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular) 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_18.5_22F76_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8cf12da3fce6c0da0e202be48ca6ab339bb0303a. 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_18.5_22F76_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8cf12da3fce6c0da0e202be48ca6ab339bb0303a. 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_18.5_22F76_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8cf12da3fce6c0da0e202be48ca6ab339bb0303a. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum945fc4bd015aced6bd6f0a479db379b8a98c33df5facfed243f28dc4c41e37ed
MD5sum945fc4bd015aced6bd6f0a479db379b8a98c33df5facfed243f28dc4c41e37ed
SHA1sum8cf12da3fce6c0da0e202be48ca6ab339bb0303a
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update also includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

  • A new Pride Harmony wallpaper

  • Parents now receive a notification when the Screen Time passcode is used on a child’s device

  • Buy with iPad is available when purchasing content within the Apple TV app on a 3rd party device

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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