Hi there, I have a iPad 10th gen and I have installed iPadOS 17 beta version. Now I want to recover my iPad to iPadOS 16.5.1 (non-beta version) and I am trying to recover my iPad by connecting it to my Mac and restoring it but as the OS is too big it is taking time and after 15 min the iPad is exiting the recovery mode so can anyone suggest me how can I install iPadOS 16.5.1 and then just recover my iPad
iPad, iPadOS 17
You can find directions to restore your iPad to the most recent version of production software (iPadOS 16.5.1) here:
Restore Shipping Software - Apple Support
As described, you will need to create sufficient local storage on your iPad - into which the iPadOS package can be automatically downloaded, unpacked and verified prior be being installed on the iPad by the Restore process.
Be aware that if your iPad, while running the iPadOS17 beta has been backed-up to iCloud, you’ll not be able to use this backup to restore iPadOS 16.5.1. A backup can only be restored to the same, or later, version of iPadOS. If you don’t have a suitable backup for iPadOS 16.5.1, you will need to set-up the iPad as new.
You can find directions to restore your iPad to the most recent version of production software (iPadOS 16.5.1) here:
Restore Shipping Software - Apple Support
As described, you will need to create sufficient local storage on your iPad - into which the iPadOS package can be automatically downloaded, unpacked and verified prior be being installed on the iPad by the Restore process.
Be aware that if your iPad, while running the iPadOS17 beta has been backed-up to iCloud, you’ll not be able to use this backup to restore iPadOS 16.5.1. A backup can only be restored to the same, or later, version of iPadOS. If you don’t have a suitable backup for iPadOS 16.5.1, you will need to set-up the iPad as new.
How to download iPad OS 16.5.1
