iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPad Air 13-inch (M3, WiFi)

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iPad Air 13-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 13-inch (M3, WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 13-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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 13-inch (M3, WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 13-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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 13-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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 13-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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 68b604090a8e4ee8f8e64b674a133c443767ca7f. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 68b604090a8e4ee8f8e64b674a133c443767ca7f. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 68b604090a8e4ee8f8e64b674a133c443767ca7f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum659ff9e9e77fab23e0aab1523a8fd01cac6eb0f8ad028b22810b8d64f0d82ec4
MD5sumfb9aa9c848304b66237f4951fb2d65f0
SHA1sum68b604090a8e4ee8f8e64b674a133c443767ca7f
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes bug fixes, security updates and optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iPadOS 27.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039

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