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iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi)

iPadOS 18.4.1 (22E252) for iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad16,1,iPad16,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad16,1,iPad16,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini (A17 Pro, 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 iPad16,1,iPad16,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad16,1,iPad16,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 6f7585ac5ac4bb497aaa99d7512655dbca423b2a. 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 iPad16,1,iPad16,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 6f7585ac5ac4bb497aaa99d7512655dbca423b2a. 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 iPad16,1,iPad16,2_18.4.1_22E252_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 6f7585ac5ac4bb497aaa99d7512655dbca423b2a. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 5d8502c6312e6daaddec10a55253b3e5347fb9b701305b65efd6c4a35bae24b5
MD5sum f3e8174ec83b735fcd997fcccad78f46
SHA1sum 6f7585ac5ac4bb497aaa99d7512655dbca423b2a
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 is recommended for all users.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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