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iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Cellular)

iPadOS 16.1 (20B82) for iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Cellular)

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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 Pro 12.9-inch (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPadPro_12.9_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPadPro_12.9_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro 12.9-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_12.9_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 12.9-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_12.9_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fdcae1286adf43b4febe4c91538b0b91b0299640. 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_12.9_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fdcae1286adf43b4febe4c91538b0b91b0299640. 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_12.9_16.1_20B82_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: fdcae1286adf43b4febe4c91538b0b91b0299640. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 7b5a0490f5aff6b6cbdeeac7acb18bb5204b2cf3eed028b38bc18a508c32c996
MD5sum 2d416623d2bd49cb014bf6f680c0db62
SHA1sum fdcae1286adf43b4febe4c91538b0b91b0299640
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

iCloud Shared Photo Library

  • Separate library for seamlessly sharing photos and videos with up to five other people
  • Setup rules allow you to easily contribute past photos based on start date or people in the photos when you set up or join a library
  • Library filters for quickly switching between viewing the Shared Library, your Personal Library, or both libraries together
  • Shared edits and permissions let everyone add, edit, favorite, caption, and delete photos
  • Sharing toggle in Camera lets you choose to send photos you take straight to the Shared Library, or enable a setting to share automatically when other participants are detected nearby using Bluetooth

Stage Manager

  • A new way to multitask, on iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later) iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and later) and iPad Air (5th generation)
  • Overlapping and resizable windows allow you to adjust the size of your apps and arrange your ideal workspace
  • App groups allow you to create sets of apps that you can quickly get back to
  • Recent Apps arranged on the left of the screen allow you to quickly switch between apps and windows

Apple Pencil

  • Apple Pencil hover shows you exactly where Apple Pencil will touch down on the display so you can navigate, write, sketch, and illustrate with greater precision on iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) and iPad Pro 11-inch (6th generation)
  • Tool previews show your brush size, color, and mixture of paint before you make a mark
  • New Watercolor, Monoline, and Fountain pens in Notes

Home

  • Matter, the new smart home connectivity standard, is supported enabling a wide variety of smart home accessories to work together across ecosystems

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all iPad models. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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