IPSW Downloads

iPadOS 8.1 - 12B410 for iPad Mini 3 (China)

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

Release Date20 October 2014
Upload Date13 October 2014
File NameiPad4,9_8.1_12B410_Restore.ipsw
File Size2.11 GB
SHA256sum54bd1e1efc7abadb201126555867a988a5f151ea5b0de990ea36843c0c7bac69
MD5sum3c3740a8c0f63e5a9b0823f481d15898
SHA1suma1801b399ccbf79b775d26801ea0811e92d7818e
IdentifieriPad4,9

Installation Instructions

Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Connect your iPad Mini 3 (China) to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes and navigate to your iPad Mini 3 (China).
  4. Hold the Shift key and click "Restore".
  5. Select the iPad4,9_8.1_12B410_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad Mini 3 (China) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Connect your iPad Mini 3 (China) to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iPad Mini 3 (China) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key and click "Restore".
  4. Select the iPad4,9_8.1_12B410_Restore.ipsw file you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad Mini 3 (China) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Connect your iPad Mini 3 (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 iPad4,9_8.1_12B410_Restore.ipsw and press Enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete and for your iPad Mini 3 (China) to reboot.