iPadOS 26.4.2 (23E261) for iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular)

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iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular)

✓ 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 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_26.4.2_23E261_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_26.4.2_23E261_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_26.4.2_23E261_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_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c3c6c0d68e5246320425a96c779dfa5ddc0d97b7. 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_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c3c6c0d68e5246320425a96c779dfa5ddc0d97b7. 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_26.4.2_23E261_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c3c6c0d68e5246320425a96c779dfa5ddc0d97b7. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumbeaa2f48d0cd0ed1ae3d51d87124249e0b3197102a848f984bfa38911ff58b38
MD5sumbeaa2f48d0cd0ed1ae3d51d87124249e0b3197102a848f984bfa38911ff58b38
SHA1sumc3c6c0d68e5246320425a96c779dfa5ddc0d97b7
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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