iPadOS 6.0 (10A403) for iPad 2 (Mid 2012)
Not signed
Released —
iPad2,4
Download IPSW
iPad2,4_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw
Apple no longer signs this version. Finder and iTunes will refuse to install it on iPad 2 (Mid 2012) — the latest signed version is iPadOS 9.3.5.
Download iPadOS 6.0
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
- a65f9c6b8bfa14de6de62c9c98fd2387e277aa7c075b99d6b1c85c81b227eaa6
- SHA1
- a21c644c4c397823cc828f3ae8c1b37538192968
- MD5
- 491a0c69161ce449ac9e0fbc579204f5
On a Mac: shasum -a 256 iPad2,4_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw · On Windows: certutil -hashfile iPad2,4_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw SHA256
Firmware details
- Version
- iPadOS 6.0
- Build
10A403- Released
- —
- Uploaded
- September 14, 2012
- File size
- 790.6 MB (829,044,310 bytes)
- Signing
- Unsigned
Device
- Identifier
iPad2,4- Board
k93aap- Platform
s5l8942x- CPID
0x8942- BDID
0x6
Jailbreak
No public jailbreak is known for iPadOS 6.0 on iPad 2 (Mid 2012).
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 6.0 with this IPSW
- Back up your iPad 2 (Mid 2012) to iCloud or your computer — restoring erases the device.
- Turn off Find My in Settings → [your name] → Find My.
- Connect the device with a cable and open Finder (macOS Catalina or later) or Apple Devices / iTunes (Windows).
- Hold Option (Mac) or Shift (Windows) and click Restore. Choose
iPad2,4_6.0_10A403_Restore.ipsw. - 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.