iOS 6.1 (10B141) for iPad 2 (Mid 2012)

1 Choose a product
2 Choose a device
3 Choose a version
4 Download
iPad 2 (Mid 2012)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

Your download should begin shortly. If it does not, you can download it directly here:

Download (794 MiB)

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 2 (Mid 2012) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad 2 (Mid 2012).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad2,4_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 2 (Mid 2012) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad 2 (Mid 2012) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad 2 (Mid 2012) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad2,4_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 2 (Mid 2012) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad 2 (Mid 2012) 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 iPad2,4_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 2 (Mid 2012) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad2,4_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9499ec3791ea10b30f5085880d7fb1249c844888. 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 iPad2,4_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9499ec3791ea10b30f5085880d7fb1249c844888. 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 iPad2,4_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9499ec3791ea10b30f5085880d7fb1249c844888. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum82cf609b677bcfbf2ef51e9addb7857cb1ceaa104d4da45f47364c2e58085be5
MD5sum82cf609b677bcfbf2ef51e9addb7857cb1ceaa104d4da45f47364c2e58085be5
SHA1sum9499ec3791ea10b30f5085880d7fb1249c844888
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 6.1

This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:

  • LTE support for more carriers (complete list of supported carriers at http://www.apple.com/ipad/LTE/)

  • Purchase movie tickets through Fandango with Siri (USA only)

  • iTunes Match subscribers can now download individual songs from iCloud

  • New button to reset the Advertising Identifier

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:   

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Bluesky Mastodon r/jailbreak Twitter