iOS 6.1 (10B141) for iPad 4 (GSM)

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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.

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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 4 (GSM) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad 4 (GSM).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad3,5_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 4 (GSM) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad 4 (GSM) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad 4 (GSM) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad3,5_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 4 (GSM) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad 4 (GSM) 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 iPad3,5_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 4 (GSM) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad3,5_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ec210c9d682900b16ae41fae776afcb9d09639e4. 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 iPad3,5_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ec210c9d682900b16ae41fae776afcb9d09639e4. 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 iPad3,5_6.1_10B141_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: ec210c9d682900b16ae41fae776afcb9d09639e4. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumbae5697d1ceb4689fe7736e664494ae471da87bb58c46cac8089ad5acacc3142
MD5sumbae5697d1ceb4689fe7736e664494ae471da87bb58c46cac8089ad5acacc3142
SHA1sumec210c9d682900b16ae41fae776afcb9d09639e4
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

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