iPadOS 17.5 (21F79) for iPad 7 (WiFi)

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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 7 (WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad 7 (WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_10.2_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 7 (WiFi) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad 7 (WiFi) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad 7 (WiFi) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_10.2_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 7 (WiFi) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad 7 (WiFi) 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_10.2_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 7 (WiFi) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash iPad_10.2_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f91cfeb1f71c23932e1318a949e08c4cdf4ad62a. 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_10.2_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f91cfeb1f71c23932e1318a949e08c4cdf4ad62a. 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_10.2_17.5_21F79_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: f91cfeb1f71c23932e1318a949e08c4cdf4ad62a. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum7395745484da4397bd70af94e2105b309cb7044a76d2316933c7e124c97fff17
MD5sum7395745484da4397bd70af94e2105b309cb7044a76d2316933c7e124c97fff17
SHA1sumf91cfeb1f71c23932e1318a949e08c4cdf4ad62a
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

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