iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular)

iPadOS 27.2.1 (24B156) for iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular)

Signed — can be installed Released Nov 9, 2026 iPad15,4

Download IPSW

iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw

11.05 GB
Download iPadOS 27.2.1

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
91aadd4f5166407a9748e87db61b3f0e5d8bb0cddaeb4a79aa21b730048ce92b
SHA1
18517a38bbc7a42332013e700dbe98f724fa0439
MD5
93daad65ffedba673d6a706cae615c54

On a Mac: shasum -a 256 iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw · On Windows: certutil -hashfile iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_27.2.1_24B156_Restore.ipsw SHA256

Firmware details

Version
iPadOS 27.2.1
Build
24B156
Released
November 9, 2026
Uploaded
November 6, 2026
File size
11.05 GB (11,864,064,943 bytes)
Signing
Signed

Device

Identifier
iPad15,4
Board
J608AP
Platform
t8122
CPID
0x8122
BDID
0xA

Jailbreak

No public jailbreak is known for iPadOS 27.2.1 on iPad Air 11-inch (M3, Cellular).

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 27.2.1 with this IPSW

  1. Back up your iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 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 iPad15,3,iPad15,4,iPad15,5,iPad15,6_27.2.1_24B156_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 24B156 is also available for

iPhone 18 Pro iPhone 18 Pro Max (US) iPhone 18 Pro Max iPad Air 13-inch (M4, WiFi) iPad Air 11-inch (M4, WiFi) iPad Air 13-inch (M4, Cellular) iPhone 17e iPad Air 11-inch (M4, Cellular) iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, Cellular) iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, WiFi) iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, WiFi) iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, Cellular) iPhone 17 iPhone Air iPhone 17 Pro Max iPhone 17 Pro iPad Air 13-inch (M3, Cellular) iPad (A16, WiFi) iPad (A16, Cellular) iPad Air 13-inch (M3, WiFi) iPad Air 11-inch (M3, WiFi) iPhone 16e iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi) iPad mini (A17 Pro, Cellular) iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Pro Max iPhone 16 Plus iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, WiFi) iPad Air (M2, 11-inch, Cellular) iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, Cellular) iPad Pro (M4, 13-inch, Cellular) iPad Pro (M4, 13-inch, WiFi) iPad Air (M2, 13-inch, WiFi) iPad Pro (M4, 11-inch, WiFi) iPad Pro (M4, 11-inch, Cellular) iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 15 Plus iPhone 15

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