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iPad mini 3 (China)

iOS 9.2.1 (13D15) for iPad mini 3 (China)

✗ 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 3 (China) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad mini 3 (China).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad4,9_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 3 (China) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad mini 3 (China) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini 3 (China) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad4,9_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 3 (China) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad mini 3 (China) 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 iPad4,9_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad mini 3 (China) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad4,9_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 2e079ae286d2905d754a9c57e31e0af65771940f. 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 iPad4,9_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 2e079ae286d2905d754a9c57e31e0af65771940f. 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 iPad4,9_9.2.1_13D15_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 2e079ae286d2905d754a9c57e31e0af65771940f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum fbd48bf1764d5b23eaf8b205506ef3902dd787b69081187e7cfdf7f0b3d5e95a
MD5sum d85f9c0fa8bfad0d31310915a4d60683
SHA1sum 2e079ae286d2905d754a9c57e31e0af65771940f
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

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/HT201222

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