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iPad 7 (WiFi)

iPadOS 18.6 (22G86) for iPad 7 (WiFi)

✗ This firmware is not signed. This means you cannot restore to it in iTunes.

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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 7 (WiFi) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your iPad 7 (WiFi).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_10.2_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c5024bdda0cc6cca6356eff7bd229ccb353d926e. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c5024bdda0cc6cca6356eff7bd229ccb353d926e. 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_18.6_22G86_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c5024bdda0cc6cca6356eff7bd229ccb353d926e. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 3561993f184173f2fe04c53665faa53a0f8a27b76c8c2efca0906b8b5c3b2684
MD5sum 8b3949727979023a2e9e1b1bb7274fa1
SHA1sum c5024bdda0cc6cca6356eff7bd229ccb353d926e
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 security updates, and fixes an issue in Photos that could prevent memory movies from being shared.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

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