iPadOS 26.6 (23G71) for iPad Pro 4 (12.9-inch, Cellular)

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iPad Pro 4 (12.9-inch, Cellular)

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro 4 (12.9-inch, Cellular) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iPad Pro 4 (12.9-inch, Cellular).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Pro_A12X_A12Z_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 4 (12.9-inch, Cellular) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iPad Pro 4 (12.9-inch, Cellular) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Pro 4 (12.9-inch, Cellular) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Pro_A12X_A12Z_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 4 (12.9-inch, Cellular) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iPad Pro 4 (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 iPad_Pro_A12X_A12Z_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iPad Pro 4 (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 iPad_Pro_A12X_A12Z_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8866ccb2925c9c94ba9c07d5a86f70969e9e2424. 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_Pro_A12X_A12Z_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8866ccb2925c9c94ba9c07d5a86f70969e9e2424. 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_Pro_A12X_A12Z_26.6_23G71_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 8866ccb2925c9c94ba9c07d5a86f70969e9e2424. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum93255f3efba9899cea7572bb2933c69f44a2a56bc199823ef7bd1b26a4b08f62
MD5sum1cb99d897a48c80e606faee6dd7deea1
SHA1sum8866ccb2925c9c94ba9c07d5a86f70969e9e2424
Please note, the documentation below is supplied from Apple's update servers. We don't modify the contents of this documentation.

This update includes bug fixes, security updates and optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iPadOS 27.

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

https://support.apple.com/100100

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039

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