Download iPadOS 9.3.1 (13E238) for iPad Air (Cellular)

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Firmware Identifier iPad4,2
iPadOS Version 9.3.1
Release Date 2016-03-31
Update Date 2016-03-30
Sha1sum
38c487632bb2ef30329f99ea1627887b07e1cf3e
Sha256sum
64fde12c325d5d6f93819a5443800ee59af986be558cad974d5cc98df4735670
md5sum
0cd8a9d043773fa7fc26ef9c18563c67
Size 1.87 GB
FileName
iPad4,2_9.3.1_13E238_Restore.ipsw
Status

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Release Notes

It should be noted that these are the official release notes for the from Apple

Fixes an issue that caused apps to be unresponsive after tapping on links in Safari and other apps

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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