iPadOS 17.6.1 (21G101) for iPad 7 (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 7 (Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad 7 (Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_10.2_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 7 (Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad 7 (Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad 7 (Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_10.2_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 7 (Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad 7 (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_10.2_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad 7 (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_10.2_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8b857fc6935e94f470d2e4d1a641b1dd3a9ac821. 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_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8b857fc6935e94f470d2e4d1a641b1dd3a9ac821. 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_17.6.1_21G101_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8b857fc6935e94f470d2e4d1a641b1dd3a9ac821. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum2ac0531bdc9d0a7c4c7d28406383eab6187f386b31853287e971662aafb21aef
MD5sum2ac0531bdc9d0a7c4c7d28406383eab6187f386b31853287e971662aafb21aef
SHA1sum8b857fc6935e94f470d2e4d1a641b1dd3a9ac821
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update fixes an issue that may prevent access to Apple Fitness+.

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