IPSW Downloads

iPadOS 8.3 - 12F69 for iPad mini Retina (China)

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

Release Date08 April 2015
Upload Date01 April 2015
File NameiPad4,6_8.3_12F69_Restore.ipsw
File Size1.92 GB
SHA256sum7c2e9abb92102730bd113f1a08705ed5a51c4a51e1d6649e00f847a0031a5977
MD5sum407765d7fb375bb87cb6dabd3b45ecaa
SHA1sum9075dd4d4ef087291d6cc9bf92cb839a0c3a195b
IdentifieriPad4,6

Installation Instructions

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Connect your iPad mini Retina (China) to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes and navigate to your iPad mini Retina (China).
  4. Hold the Shift key and click "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad4,6_8.3_12F69_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad mini Retina (China) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Connect your iPad mini Retina (China) to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad mini Retina (China) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key and click "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad4,6_8.3_12F69_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad mini Retina (China) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Connect your iPad mini Retina (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 iPad4,6_8.3_12F69_Restore.ipsw and press Enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad mini Retina (China) to reboot.