iPadOS 13.3 (17C54) for iPad Air 2 (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 2 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Air 2 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_64bit_TouchID_13.3_17C54_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 2 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Air 2 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Air 2 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_64bit_TouchID_13.3_17C54_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 2 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Air 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 iPad_64bit_TouchID_13.3_17C54_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Air 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 iPad_64bit_TouchID_13.3_17C54_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e3e5dfc25bd8c950750fec8d8875da041f3f1a13. 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 iPad_64bit_TouchID_13.3_17C54_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e3e5dfc25bd8c950750fec8d8875da041f3f1a13. 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 iPad_64bit_TouchID_13.3_17C54_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: e3e5dfc25bd8c950750fec8d8875da041f3f1a13. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum8d3a1ee1067a750788588d442a0c787b80c04dec68b998e4fcfef63bf9512c1c
MD5sum8d3a1ee1067a750788588d442a0c787b80c04dec68b998e4fcfef63bf9512c1c
SHA1sume3e5dfc25bd8c950750fec8d8875da041f3f1a13
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iPadOS 13.3 includes improvements, bug fixes and additional parental controls for Screen Time.

Screen Time

  • New parental controls provide more communication limits over who their children can call, FaceTime, or Message

  • Contact list for children lets parents manage the contacts that appear on their children’s devices

Apple News

  • New layout for Apple News+ stories from The Wall Street Journal and other leading newspapers

  • Easily like or dislike stories with a tap

Stocks

  • Stories from Apple News are now available in Canada in English and French

  • Continue reading with links to related stories or more stories from the same publication

  • “Breaking” and “Developing” labels for Top Stories

This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements. This update:

  • Enables the creation of a new video clip when trimming a video in Photos

  • Adds support for NFC, USB, and Lightning FIDO2-compliant security keys in Safari

  • Fixes issues in Mail that may prevent downloading new messages

  • Addresses an issue that prevented deleting messages in Gmail accounts

  • Resolves issues that could cause incorrect characters to display in messages and duplication of sent messages in Exchange accounts

  • Fixes an issue where the cursor may not move after long pressing on the space bar

  • Addresses an issue that may cause screenshots to appear blurry when sent via Messages

  • Resolves an issue where cropping or using Markup on screenshots may not save to Photos

  • Fixes an issue where Voice Memos recordings may not be able to be shared with other audio apps

  • Resolves an issue where the Cellular Data setting may incorrectly show as off

  • Fixes an issue that prevented turning off Dark Mode when Smart Invert was enabled

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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