iPadOS 26.4.2 (23E261) for iPad (A16, 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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Download (9.4 GiB)Windows
- Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
- Plug your iPad (A16, Cellular) in to your PC.
- Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad (A16, Cellular).
- Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPad15,8_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (A16, Cellular) to reboot.
macOS
- Plug your iPad (A16, Cellular) in to your Mac.
- Navigate to your iPad (A16, Cellular) in Finder.
- Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
- Select the
iPad15,8_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipswfile that you downloaded. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (A16, Cellular) to reboot.
Linux
- Install idevicerestore.
- Plug your iPad (A16, Cellular) in to your PC.
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - To perform a full erase restore, type
idevicerestore -e iPad15,8_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipswand press enter. - Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (A16, Cellular) to reboot.
Windows
- Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd Downloads - Type
Get-FileHash iPad15,8_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1 - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
3405958464f0e896bf3a8d265b8361e6c43faf7d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
macOS
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPad15,8_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
3405958464f0e896bf3a8d265b8361e6c43faf7d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Linux
- Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g.
cd ~/Downloads - Type
openssl sha1 iPad15,8_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw - The output of the command should match the following checksum:
3405958464f0e896bf3a8d265b8361e6c43faf7d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.
Checksums
| SHA256sum | d9093f21e2fee23c39447fffee982d4e886a60b70d220b783beeba2ce1293d9a |
|---|---|
| MD5sum | d9093f21e2fee23c39447fffee982d4e886a60b70d220b783beeba2ce1293d9a |
| SHA1sum | 3405958464f0e896bf3a8d265b8361e6c43faf7d |
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 and security updates for your iPad.
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