iPadOS 26.2.1 (23C71) for iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular)

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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, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, 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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 02d171f403b2f5222449d34781aacd7da166d450. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 02d171f403b2f5222449d34781aacd7da166d450. 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_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 02d171f403b2f5222449d34781aacd7da166d450. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumc4e3bfc7ac532472fe07f0fb8b7361817b17b9877ef9c301678bf7917651a3f6
MD5sumc4e3bfc7ac532472fe07f0fb8b7361817b17b9877ef9c301678bf7917651a3f6
SHA1sum02d171f403b2f5222449d34781aacd7da166d450
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides support for AirTag (2nd generation) along with bug fixes.

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