iPadOS 26.4.1 (23E254) for iPad Air 13-inch (M3, Cellular)

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iPad Air 13-inch (M3, Cellular)

✓ 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, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 13-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_26.4.1_23E254_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 13-inch (M3, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 13-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_26.4.1_23E254_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 13-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_26.4.1_23E254_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 13-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_26.4.1_23E254_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3d5d601e0c7e0bfab070c9dab09cfbb4ea479dd0. 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_26.4.1_23E254_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3d5d601e0c7e0bfab070c9dab09cfbb4ea479dd0. 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_26.4.1_23E254_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3d5d601e0c7e0bfab070c9dab09cfbb4ea479dd0. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA1sum3d5d601e0c7e0bfab070c9dab09cfbb4ea479dd0
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 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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