iPadOS 26.5.2 (23F84) for iPad Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular)

iPad Air 11-inch (M4, 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 Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad16,10,iPad16,11,iPad16,8,iPad16,9_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular) 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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 11-inch (M4, 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 iPad16,10,iPad16,11,iPad16,8,iPad16,9_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad16,10,iPad16,11,iPad16,8,iPad16,9_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 06d387aa39f32807a06f91c9ce496c1c3bf7d801. 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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 06d387aa39f32807a06f91c9ce496c1c3bf7d801. 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_26.5.2_23F84_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 06d387aa39f32807a06f91c9ce496c1c3bf7d801. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256suma51400957b4e13be42b2db30d0a1c524e0643e669877a47b8bef3cea6821d43d
MD5sumb97340d66b13fda8cfffe5616086421d
SHA1sum06d387aa39f32807a06f91c9ce496c1c3bf7d801
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides security fixes 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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