iOS 9.2.1 (13D15) for iPad mini 3 (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 mini 3 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad mini 3 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad4,8_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 3 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini 3 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini 3 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad4,8_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 3 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini 3 (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 iPad4,8_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 3 (Cellular) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad4,8_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7c467b266c3d46246b8bf96650cc335a3dd5c7ba. 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 iPad4,8_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7c467b266c3d46246b8bf96650cc335a3dd5c7ba. 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 iPad4,8_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 7c467b266c3d46246b8bf96650cc335a3dd5c7ba. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum60a51e1539796f5031712a905683e9d1c3510ddca34b29b1f24efc9c5cce267d
MD5sum60a51e1539796f5031712a905683e9d1c3510ddca34b29b1f24efc9c5cce267d
SHA1sum7c467b266c3d46246b8bf96650cc335a3dd5c7ba
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iOS 9.2.1

This update contains security updates and bug fixes including a fix for an issue that could prevent the completion of app installation when using an MDM server.

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

https://support.apple.com/HT20122

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