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iPad 2 (Mid 2012)

iOS 8.4.1 (12H321) for iPad 2 (Mid 2012)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes. The instructions below are included for reference only.

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad 2 (Mid 2012) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad 2 (Mid 2012).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad2,4_8.4.1_12H321_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_8.4.1_12H321_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_8.4.1_12H321_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_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: dad2592ec799f6b33bc3ceaf283bdaae2a061a2d. 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_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: dad2592ec799f6b33bc3ceaf283bdaae2a061a2d. 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_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: dad2592ec799f6b33bc3ceaf283bdaae2a061a2d. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 82b2571f7433fec6d90d32cf98ee955aeb2e5a1e764da229cc3fdb0f621925a0
MD5sum 87bfe7723d99a0163bf62eba28496b01
SHA1sum dad2592ec799f6b33bc3ceaf283bdaae2a061a2d
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This release includes improvements and fixes to Apple Music.

  • Resolves issues that could prevent turning on iCloud Music Library
  • Resolves an issue that hides added music because Apple Music was set to show offline music only
  • Provides a way to add songs to a new playlist if there aren’t any playlists to choose from
  • Resolves an issue that may show different artwork for an album on other devices
  • Resolves several issues for artists while posting to Connect
  • Fixes an issue where tapping Love doesn’t work as expected while listening to Beats 1

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

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

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