iPadOS 9.3 (13E237) for iPad 2 (Mid 2012)

Not signed Released Mar 28, 2016 iPad2,4

Download IPSW

iPad2,4_9.3_13E237_Restore.ipsw

1.32 GB

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.

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

On a Mac: shasum -a 256 iPad2,4_9.3_13E237_Restore.ipsw · On Windows: certutil -hashfile iPad2,4_9.3_13E237_Restore.ipsw SHA256

iPadOS 9.3 also shipped as build 13E233 for this device.

Public jailbreak tools reported to support iPadOS 9.3 on this device:

Pangu9 Untethered

Untethered jailbreak for iOS 9.0 to 9.3.3.

Guide

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

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_9.3_13E237_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.