iPadOS 15.8.6 (19H402) 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_15.8.6_19H402_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_15.8.6_19H402_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_15.8.6_19H402_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_15.8.6_19H402_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: d7dbfbbe6543fc0612849c481785d8b6dcca3a5e. 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_15.8.6_19H402_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: d7dbfbbe6543fc0612849c481785d8b6dcca3a5e. 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_15.8.6_19H402_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: d7dbfbbe6543fc0612849c481785d8b6dcca3a5e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum47972bf98b3d49f36d151c49de7f1b020e852466134d370746628fe8e3e90964
MD5sum47972bf98b3d49f36d151c49de7f1b020e852466134d370746628fe8e3e90964
SHA1sumd7dbfbbe6543fc0612849c481785d8b6dcca3a5e
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update provides important bug fixes and is recommended for all users.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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