iPad Air 3 (Cellular)

iPadOS 15.3 (19D50) for iPad Air 3 (Cellular)

Not signed Released Jan 26, 2022 iPad11,4

Download IPSW

iPad_Spring_2019_15.3_19D50_Restore.ipsw

5.55 GB
Apple no longer signs this version. Finder and iTunes will refuse to install it on iPad Air 3 (Cellular) — the latest signed version is iPadOS 26.7.1.
Download iPadOS 15.3

The file is downloaded directly from Apple’s servers (updates.cdn-apple.com). Large files download faster with a download manager or curl -O.

Verify the file

SHA256
6dbb1648f2b8e3769fb95ee1b80cdf4cd47b04a79cd93690812a30cc73f9c425
SHA1
10ab79e2683b52004d147e7e4da2ceef54dbe3f8
MD5
4ffe3204d98a819a22f18581a0836951

On a Mac: shasum -a 256 iPad_Spring_2019_15.3_19D50_Restore.ipsw · On Windows: certutil -hashfile iPad_Spring_2019_15.3_19D50_Restore.ipsw SHA256

Firmware details

Version
iPadOS 15.3
Build
19D50
Released
January 26, 2022
Uploaded
January 23, 2022
File size
5.55 GB (5,954,923,471 bytes)
Signing
Unsigned

Device

Identifier
iPad11,4
Board
J218AP
Platform
t8020
CPID
0x8020
BDID
0x1E

Jailbreak

Public jailbreak tools reported to support iPadOS 15.3 on this device:

Dopamine Semi-Untethered

A modern jailbreak for iOS & iPadOS 15.0 - 16.6.1 (A12+). Rootless and highly stable.

Guide

Real jailbreaks are always free and open source. Sites asking you to pay, install profiles or “verify” with surveys are scams.

How to install iPadOS 15.3 with this IPSW

  1. Back up your iPad Air 3 (Cellular) to iCloud or your computer — restoring erases the device.
  2. Turn off Find My in Settings → [your name] → Find My.
  3. Connect the device with a cable and open Finder (macOS Catalina or later) or Apple Devices / iTunes (Windows).
  4. Hold Option (Mac) or Shift (Windows) and click Restore. Choose iPad_Spring_2019_15.3_19D50_Restore.ipsw.
  5. Wait — the device restarts several times. Don’t disconnect it until you see the Hello screen.

Stuck on the Apple logo? Put the device into recovery mode first, then restore.

Build 19D50 is also available for

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