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iPad mini 2 (Cellular)

iOS 8.4.1 (12H321) for iPad mini 2 (Cellular)

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

macOS

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

Linux

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

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad4,5_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9a2a36d84d42d8c31c4583459881d5152ee4c75c. 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 iPad4,5_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9a2a36d84d42d8c31c4583459881d5152ee4c75c. 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 iPad4,5_8.4.1_12H321_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 9a2a36d84d42d8c31c4583459881d5152ee4c75c. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 7807f217126688737a101551858368c860613a3ce9d798747354facd77ae358d
MD5sum 89f03e5d20f4e779a2652aa0141dcc0a
SHA1sum 9a2a36d84d42d8c31c4583459881d5152ee4c75c
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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