iPadOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi)

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, 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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 314be9b2747b8ca30d83ec3575f53cd6e87bc411. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 314be9b2747b8ca30d83ec3575f53cd6e87bc411. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 314be9b2747b8ca30d83ec3575f53cd6e87bc411. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum8bda6f3fc0e2c60a702930fab5820e703c0e2b43aa7b378a7e16f00f0b197e20
MD5sum8bda6f3fc0e2c60a702930fab5820e703c0e2b43aa7b378a7e16f00f0b197e20
SHA1sum314be9b2747b8ca30d83ec3575f53cd6e87bc411
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 fixes an issue in Photos that could prevent memory movies from being shared.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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