iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPad Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular)

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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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a7c1dffac3aca5f71b6b652bb9f6d7574ffb7656. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a7c1dffac3aca5f71b6b652bb9f6d7574ffb7656. 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_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a7c1dffac3aca5f71b6b652bb9f6d7574ffb7656. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum7b54a2c856fd35242d5e2db18acf3bcf28a9644b984a0d7460482f26e74f38d5
MD5sumad02b42c4fd9af9a1ed578bc50224543
SHA1suma7c1dffac3aca5f71b6b652bb9f6d7574ffb7656
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes bug fixes, security updates and optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iPadOS 27.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039

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