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iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular)

iPadOS 18.0.1 (22A8380) for iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular)

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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, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad16,1,iPad16,2_18.0.1_22A8380_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad16,1,iPad16,2_18.0.1_22A8380_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini (A17 Pro, 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 iPad16,1,iPad16,2_18.0.1_22A8380_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular) 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_18.0.1_22A8380_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e504a9bf7720ec60ef7c3495164fde3e61f24909. 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_18.0.1_22A8380_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e504a9bf7720ec60ef7c3495164fde3e61f24909. 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_18.0.1_22A8380_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e504a9bf7720ec60ef7c3495164fde3e61f24909. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum f7c6e2caf896f37de33752bd79068ece4600514a6dbd804154dd3387614c3714
MD5sum 422f5edcd64fda9c3ae807353493f8c4
SHA1sum e504a9bf7720ec60ef7c3495164fde3e61f24909
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update enables iPad Pro with M4 to update to iPadOS 18 and provides important bug fixes and security updates for your iPad including:

  • Messages may unexpectedly quit when replying to a message with a shared Apple Watch face
  • Performance may be impacted due to an issue with memory allocation on some iPad models

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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