iOS 8.4.1 (12H321) for iPad Air (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 Air (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad4,2_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad4,2_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air (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 iPad4,2_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air (Cellular) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad4,2_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 465bc2d738a5a522881141155e681922f2ab93b6. 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 iPad4,2_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 465bc2d738a5a522881141155e681922f2ab93b6. 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 iPad4,2_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 465bc2d738a5a522881141155e681922f2ab93b6. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumc7ed017840e9c92deb6d80a48b6808f765c99aa37bb4ddf6a143158204a5d1a7
MD5sumc7ed017840e9c92deb6d80a48b6808f765c99aa37bb4ddf6a143158204a5d1a7
SHA1sum465bc2d738a5a522881141155e681922f2ab93b6
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 8.4.1

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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