iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) 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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3c3b614bf258c1e38d5419b40e81cf91774001f0. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3c3b614bf258c1e38d5419b40e81cf91774001f0. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 3c3b614bf258c1e38d5419b40e81cf91774001f0. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum17713f7739d961de0360d69b117ca87da0834fff2642df21da70f8e8687240d4
MD5sume7622c56e52a12250ef179746a1bb7f5
SHA1sum3c3b614bf258c1e38d5419b40e81cf91774001f0
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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