iPadOS 27.2.1 (24B156) for iPad (A16, Cellular) iPad (A16, Cellular)

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✓ 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, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad (A16, Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad15,8_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (A16, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad (A16, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad (A16, Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad15,8_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (A16, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad (A16, 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 iPad15,8_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad (A16, Cellular) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad15,8_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fbe1aa4282e2631c3509b8b4f3a35f794c217119. 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 iPad15,8_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fbe1aa4282e2631c3509b8b4f3a35f794c217119. 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 iPad15,8_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fbe1aa4282e2631c3509b8b4f3a35f794c217119. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumfd90dbf8765d2ba7024709d118319dfaa647870df4247430bd0c516fc4d8ed3c
MD5sum38aa17b8a942bcc394262461326c0cf4
SHA1sumfbe1aa4282e2631c3509b8b4f3a35f794c217119
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.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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