IPSW Downloads

iPadOS 15.1 - 19B74 for iPad mini 5th Gen

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

Release Date25 October 2021
Upload Date15 October 2021
File NameiPad_Spring_2019_15.1_19B74_Restore.ipsw
File Size5.53 GB
SHA256sum58ecb7a60b321a1caa187912860d0b6a5c7c53243e9bf474cc255caec54515ec
MD5sum5479c73ae0c572716296903b9d282cd1
SHA1sum20daee42a656acb3066f20e8ff731b0364e8436a
IdentifieriPad11,2

Installation Instructions

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Connect your iPad mini 5th Gen to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes and navigate to your iPad mini 5th Gen.
  4. Hold the Shift key and click "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_15.1_19B74_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad mini 5th Gen to reboot.

macOS

  1. Connect your iPad mini 5th Gen to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini 5th Gen in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key and click "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_Spring_2019_15.1_19B74_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad mini 5th Gen to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Connect your iPad mini 5th Gen to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal and navigate to the IPSW file you downloaded, e.g., cd ~/Downloads.
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e iPad_Spring_2019_15.1_19B74_Restore.ipsw and press Enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad mini 5th Gen to reboot.