iPadOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPad (A16, WiFi)

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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.

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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 (A16, WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad (A16, WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad15,7_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (A16, WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad (A16, WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad (A16, WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad15,7_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (A16, WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad (A16, 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 iPad15,7_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (A16, WiFi) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad15,7_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f51de638d68c74f25352a810f496bbbfa7914d8c. 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 iPad15,7_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f51de638d68c74f25352a810f496bbbfa7914d8c. 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 iPad15,7_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f51de638d68c74f25352a810f496bbbfa7914d8c. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum0f07dbd2740cb6d9365330cc67fd72ef550fb2fa7662d79f57ab0ac371175d2b
MD5sum0f07dbd2740cb6d9365330cc67fd72ef550fb2fa7662d79f57ab0ac371175d2b
SHA1sumf51de638d68c74f25352a810f496bbbfa7914d8c
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides important bug fixes and security updates, and fixes an issue in Photos that could prevent memory movies from being shared.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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