iPadOS 27.2.1 (24B8156) for iPad mini (A20 Pro, Cellular) iPad mini (A20 Pro, Cellular)

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✓ 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 (A20 Pro, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad mini (A20 Pro, Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad19,1,iPad19,2_27.2.1_24B8156_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (A20 Pro, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini (A20 Pro, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini (A20 Pro, Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad19,1,iPad19,2_27.2.1_24B8156_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (A20 Pro, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini (A20 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 iPad19,1,iPad19,2_27.2.1_24B8156_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini (A20 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 iPad19,1,iPad19,2_27.2.1_24B8156_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: af123fa0c79c920ee3bc2efb2d93716ee7e5c6ff. 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 iPad19,1,iPad19,2_27.2.1_24B8156_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: af123fa0c79c920ee3bc2efb2d93716ee7e5c6ff. 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 iPad19,1,iPad19,2_27.2.1_24B8156_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: af123fa0c79c920ee3bc2efb2d93716ee7e5c6ff. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum8a028b895738b3cb7a118e5f2f346bba8cabf8e272dead33503f575968d30b12
MD5suma346218dac752012b9e9aa95f4fa93d1
SHA1sumaf123fa0c79c920ee3bc2efb2d93716ee7e5c6ff
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:

https://support.apple.com/100100

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