iPadOS 26.4.2 (23E261) for iPad Air 13-inch (M4, WiFi)

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iPad Air 13-inch (M4, 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 Air 13-inch (M4, WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 13-inch (M4, WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad16,10,iPad16,11,iPad16,8,iPad16,9_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 13-inch (M4, WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 13-inch (M4, WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 13-inch (M4, WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad16,10,iPad16,11,iPad16,8,iPad16,9_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 13-inch (M4, WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 13-inch (M4, 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 iPad16,10,iPad16,11,iPad16,8,iPad16,9_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 13-inch (M4, WiFi) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad16,10,iPad16,11,iPad16,8,iPad16,9_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 75c388fb3f1c26c83981df498546ee22b70fdadd. 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 iPad16,10,iPad16,11,iPad16,8,iPad16,9_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 75c388fb3f1c26c83981df498546ee22b70fdadd. 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 iPad16,10,iPad16,11,iPad16,8,iPad16,9_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 75c388fb3f1c26c83981df498546ee22b70fdadd. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum3603ca95cc1ed201bc81c0fb82805f23854ef7f52d7e451a7882542833acf924
MD5sum3603ca95cc1ed201bc81c0fb82805f23854ef7f52d7e451a7882542833acf924
SHA1sum75c388fb3f1c26c83981df498546ee22b70fdadd
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 this website:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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