iPadOS 16.6.1 (20G81) for iPad Pro 9.7-inch (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.

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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 Pro 9.7-inch (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Pro 9.7-inch (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPadPro_9.7_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 9.7-inch (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Pro 9.7-inch (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Pro 9.7-inch (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPadPro_9.7_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 9.7-inch (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro 9.7-inch (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 iPadPro_9.7_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 9.7-inch (Cellular) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPadPro_9.7_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 91adcb062fe68d355192819976da748093f6113c. 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 iPadPro_9.7_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 91adcb062fe68d355192819976da748093f6113c. 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 iPadPro_9.7_16.6.1_20G81_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 91adcb062fe68d355192819976da748093f6113c. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum67ed422e9c6c1623dd43ccc89c15246cfcbb88458757c1ff0ec4891a2838c1aa
MD5sum67ed422e9c6c1623dd43ccc89c15246cfcbb88458757c1ff0ec4891a2838c1aa
SHA1sum91adcb062fe68d355192819976da748093f6113c
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 security 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/kb/HT201222

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