The iPad Air 3 (Cellular) was introduced in 2019, shipped in 64 GB and 256 GB configurations.
Device facts (year, capacities, colours) from Apple Support. Capacities and colours can vary by model and region.
iPadOS 26.7.1
- Identifier
- iPad11,4
- Model Number
- A2123, A2153, A2154
- BuildID
- 23H30
- Release Date
- September 28, 2026
- Filesize
- 9.31 GB
- Filename
- iPad_Spring_2019_26.7.1_23H30_Restore.ipsw
- SHA256
- 63e7b167fdcf5f238fdec5072d3dbafd44110de218185faf14dbf7a8da58b970
- SHA1
- 918bcb63fc25707c4029683577af3acf25074367
- MD5
- 8483adf844c0b133303a6e566c519f34
- Download URL
-
This page covers everything Apple has published for the iPad Air 3 (Cellular) (device identifier iPad11,4).
Apple sells that device under several model numbers — A2123, A2153 and A2154 — which cover its regional and connectivity variants, and the firmware on this page works on all of them.
Before downloading, verify this is the correct device model:
- Go to Settings → General → About on your device
- Check that Model Number matches: A2123 or A2153 or A2154
- Or verify that Model Name is: iPad Air 3 (Cellular)
Make sure you select the correct model to avoid installation errors
Apple's firmware list for the iPad Air 3 (Cellular) starts with iPadOS 12.2 (Mar 25, 2019) and currently ends with iPadOS 26.7.1 (Sep 28, 2026).
That is 110 releases in total, spanning 7 years 6 months between the first and the most recent build.
iPadOS 26.7.1 is still being signed by Apple, so it can be restored, reinstalled, or updated to with Finder, iTunes, or the Apple Devices app right away.
Every build Apple has published for this device is listed below with its original Apple download link, build ID, release date, and checksums, so an older release can still be verified or archived after Apple stops signing it.
Across that history the device has received 8 major iPadOS versions: iPadOS 12 (5 releases) , iPadOS 13 (16 releases) , iPadOS 14 (14 releases) , iPadOS 15 (14 releases) , iPadOS 16 (11 releases) , iPadOS 17 (19 releases) , iPadOS 18 (14 releases) and iPadOS 26 (17 releases) .
Other models in the iPad Air family, each with its own firmware page.