iPadOS 26.2.1 (23C71) for iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, Cellular)

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iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, 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 Pro 11-inch (M5, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad17,1,iPad17,2,iPad17,3,iPad17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad17,1,iPad17,2,iPad17,3,iPad17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, 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 iPad17,1,iPad17,2,iPad17,3,iPad17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, Cellular) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad17,1,iPad17,2,iPad17,3,iPad17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a214741c6d4aa4cc4b6be5780f434720f463bbf3. 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 iPad17,1,iPad17,2,iPad17,3,iPad17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a214741c6d4aa4cc4b6be5780f434720f463bbf3. 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 iPad17,1,iPad17,2,iPad17,3,iPad17,4_26.2.1_23C71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a214741c6d4aa4cc4b6be5780f434720f463bbf3. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum6fe7be9208c191130f7d213c94946170db23f59846d88e319f887b47b6dd5de0
MD5sum6fe7be9208c191130f7d213c94946170db23f59846d88e319f887b47b6dd5de0
SHA1suma214741c6d4aa4cc4b6be5780f434720f463bbf3
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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