iPadOS 26.5.2 (23F84) for iPad (A16, WiFi)

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iPad (A16, 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 (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_26.5.2_23F84_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_26.5.2_23F84_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_26.5.2_23F84_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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8202af1a671bbdb1f3a55e431d47d2d67f93dcdc. 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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8202af1a671bbdb1f3a55e431d47d2d67f93dcdc. 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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8202af1a671bbdb1f3a55e431d47d2d67f93dcdc. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum197413c52a28c3259faeca0080607eb1040536250ab7c7927932fb084dd19b7c
MD5sumffebe038f9df1c3b75751bd72a45e2ab
SHA1sum8202af1a671bbdb1f3a55e431d47d2d67f93dcdc
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides security 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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