IPSW Downloads

iPadOS 12.1 - 16B92 for 1st Gen iPad Air (China)

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

Release Date30 October 2018
Upload Date20 October 2018
File NameiPad_64bit_12.1_16B92_Restore.ipsw
File Size2.69 GB
SHA256sum368fe3386171ff13901c448764f59634aadb270f2d13273e888072c67d805207
MD5sum7949b2247fd6065f2c554b51fbef589a
SHA1sum24350ab72a86da2e43f105edd8d77e7e04b0e58d
IdentifieriPad4,3

Installation Instructions

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Connect your 1st Gen iPad Air (China) to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes and navigate to your 1st Gen iPad Air (China).
  4. Hold the Shift key and click "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad_64bit_12.1_16B92_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete and for your 1st Gen iPad Air (China) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Connect your 1st Gen iPad Air (China) to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your 1st Gen iPad Air (China) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key and click "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad_64bit_12.1_16B92_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your 1st Gen iPad Air (China) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Connect your 1st Gen iPad Air (China) 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_64bit_12.1_16B92_Restore.ipsw and press Enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your 1st Gen iPad Air (China) to reboot.