OTA Updates/iPad Air/12.4.6

iPad Air

iPad4,1

Users still running older versions of iOS (up to 9.3.5) are now presented with a dummy update file, and are instructed to use iTunes to install software updates.

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	File Size
12.4.6	16G183^[1]	—		24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	ad4f23a7df5e69636dc3dd80a70bed9916504e14.zip	2,188,437,094
12.4.6	16G183	—		24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	ad4f23a7df5e69636dc3dd80a70bed9916504e14.zip	2,188,437,094

iPad4,2

Users still running older versions of iOS (up to 9.3.5) are now presented with a dummy update file, and are instructed to use iTunes to install software updates.

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	File Size
12.4.6	16G183^[1]	—		24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	73729507730f9345436c2e71148d4b8fb766363f.zip	2,208,256,093
12.4.6	16G183	—		24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	73729507730f9345436c2e71148d4b8fb766363f.zip	2,208,256,093

iPad4,3

Users still running older versions of iOS (up to 9.3.5) are now presented with a dummy update file, and are instructed to use iTunes to install software updates.

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	File Size
12.4.6	16G183^[1]	—		24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	a71305f17cf0a0cf5228d307d98d7fdb45511e0a.zip	2,208,256,083
12.4.6	16G183	—		24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	a71305f17cf0a0cf5228d307d98d7fdb45511e0a.zip	2,208,256,083

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Apple inflated the build number in its mesu.apple.com listing, presumably to make the device recognize the update. (e.g. 16G183 was listed as 16G6183.) The listings on this page use the build number displayed on the device.

[inflated-1] Apple inflated the build number in its mesu.apple.com listing, presumably to make the device recognize the update. (e.g. 16G183 was listed as 16G6183.) The listings on this page use the build number displayed on the device.

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