iPadOS 26.2.1 (23C71) 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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: bb991e2bce533c61598889ff6976f7fdbc6e13d8. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: bb991e2bce533c61598889ff6976f7fdbc6e13d8. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: bb991e2bce533c61598889ff6976f7fdbc6e13d8. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum8760f6e96af87e62fe0fda6e202c5a1e153a65e3b30d5d551c40fc4f918b95d1
MD5sum8760f6e96af87e62fe0fda6e202c5a1e153a65e3b30d5d551c40fc4f918b95d1
SHA1sumbb991e2bce533c61598889ff6976f7fdbc6e13d8
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides support for AirTag (2nd generation) along with bug fixes.

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