Beta OTA Updates/iPad mini/18.3

This is a list of beta OTA updates for iPad mini on iPadOS 18.3. For more iPad mini beta OTA updates, see Beta OTA Updates/iPad mini. For all firmware, see Firmware.

iPad mini (5th generation)

iPad11,1

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22D5034e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	0c8914d91867cefaa097a7fa2078bcca2f9ccd024fb48ffe861b4302dba83c78.aea	`WDS5quF/1f+/gzbprzkYJVfz+SlOzlWhuP8DvusAFG0=`	6,442,450,944
		18.2 beta 3	22C5131e		9639e108321fe70bcbd6b2ee7a3037d9e599090bfe3eeef82d90c064555eaa41.aea	`oaUzZHTJWmRMiDmuJBjfS0tTYvZHEYvPoGguDxR3/7I=`	738,197,504
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		3c0e3f7e4133597c8a3d4fd2f92add97e6b669f734da257c47d9536f3a779831.aea	`B1zHh20N0VN8Kn0p9cgT8b5w3hbExk0SfG+VZxWpiS8=`	671,088,640
18.3 beta 2	22D5040d	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	cec1dd2d36362236c25fb0973eae58baf83d081b.zip	—	6,422,019,063
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		e565928f41664ece5646f986386d90c877df912e.zip		667,497,751
		18.3 beta	22D5034e		b3e76d36dc71614cb3c5989a63ebc21a603500c5.zip		533,320,111
18.3 beta 3	22D5055b	—		16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)	86da8e03cc87f3b8dc2d0123d85812613c98674b.zip		6,433,874,896
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		7b4fa438df45c1e4284f5084666e1ae7477ea689.zip		714,806,124
		18.3 beta 2	22D5040d		3ed9fa2ebfb5f583af17f13a9a63658dc93bbe4f.zip		463,330,568
18.3 RC	22D60^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	fd9d9e32972b472c0daf4aa125611b7a5f16f649.zip		6,435,920,713
18.3 RC	22D60	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	fd9d9e32972b472c0daf4aa125611b7a5f16f649.zip		6,435,920,713

iPad11,2

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22D5034e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	0c8914d91867cefaa097a7fa2078bcca2f9ccd024fb48ffe861b4302dba83c78.aea	`WDS5quF/1f+/gzbprzkYJVfz+SlOzlWhuP8DvusAFG0=`	6,442,450,944
		18.2 beta 3	22C5131e		588a643784e231c270539c34d4bdbe6d1733d000314b38851a855f74d8dd4407.aea	`aQa9pOiP0+Qf1R9DM74RvqC2RkLBO7hLWgb0vDN1nwM=`	738,197,504
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		f641f537c33e7164bb9f50e540bdfb5ed8fa60a2b050519b6d7288bd53e5a762.aea	`PFmFPfzG/egpkr/Y8MR3nzSvZD1SfFng35tLNtVZckU=`	671,088,640
18.3 beta 2	22D5040d	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	cec1dd2d36362236c25fb0973eae58baf83d081b.zip	—	6,422,019,063
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		16eb45b6f9704ea5c5c515f1d93b7163fec7cfb4.zip		667,409,369
		18.3 beta	22D5034e		9a3d4a4c14b0ea7d4aa92fc9ca9604a141ba1ee9.zip		533,241,814
18.3 beta 3	22D5055b	—		16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)	86da8e03cc87f3b8dc2d0123d85812613c98674b.zip		6,433,874,896
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		49da0664bad48d1c7c54c55f462b12addeed426b.zip		714,727,120
		18.3 beta 2	22D5040d		a5c3ba77e5ea8647ae0594b967eea813a3bf87e1.zip		463,252,270
18.3 RC	22D60^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	fd9d9e32972b472c0daf4aa125611b7a5f16f649.zip		6,435,920,713
18.3 RC	22D60	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	fd9d9e32972b472c0daf4aa125611b7a5f16f649.zip		6,435,920,713

iPad mini (6th generation)

iPad14,1

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22D5034e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	4a0803a59899761afebe06e542149b75a8a9fab0923b4d1bf6abff4612891b71.aea	`qZerVEO8pQIz9iNFTbmD5OjMWXk4IVx0R2PW4cFO2Nk=`	6,643,777,536
		18.2 beta 3	22C5131e		34fe92c5fa1c14583759c6621e4260515aa11a228cca085aa2f2b3f71d50a891.aea	`UxEaQWrBwWkgL/OktHCS2t3Zh23j+9ukllt/gob3m6I=`	855,638,016
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		0ca6ca019f7e83328ac5461a07138edcaafc65877b61a11d5c59ba45d504aea8.aea	`+3I/hVcqMyn23daC4hNuc5lEzxCZl4pbvnEXYiWi+kM=`	788,529,152
18.3 beta 2	22D5040d	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	b370f4ce9f67f7888a1bb99346511ab13131f64a.zip	—	6,597,344,996
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		ebffdb2baff148c1b253d431c9a15d0b1d56e42d.zip		724,337,179
		18.3 beta	22D5034e		92a7b067f98bb4d833a99b6ba1d9f3cd922c4f57.zip		646,169,102
18.3 beta 3	22D5055b	—		16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)	d559e323aa3a54668f619ca1c77af11197536448.zip		6,602,596,176
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		1c114f794d59a12dea2c7d54297735062f5fc7b6.zip		768,696,726
		18.3 beta 2	22D5040d		0151327aeff8de2d2ebc7ad0ac18e9a1e0dc651c.zip		515,414,434
18.3 RC	22D60^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	5a2c1e468009b49a61ba8721d01d9b608918afbd.zip		6,602,865,470
18.3 RC	22D60	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	5a2c1e468009b49a61ba8721d01d9b608918afbd.zip		6,602,865,470

iPad14,2

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22D5034e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	4a0803a59899761afebe06e542149b75a8a9fab0923b4d1bf6abff4612891b71.aea	`qZerVEO8pQIz9iNFTbmD5OjMWXk4IVx0R2PW4cFO2Nk=`	6,643,777,536
		18.2 beta 3	22C5131e		4a771233f2331646ac78444fa8925b7fcd462cacb4257017e36f227e27478a59.aea	`aUxnIorgEGW1vQO5lF6ZNzqBsBMMUzeXUkmIDhrXlpg=`	855,638,016
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		6f9345847fcbd5acaba6be1984c901198ede506da9f51441fbb4a8c668395d86.aea	`+x9Z9c9wK4vmRGc+j24UTomj+FgOpG3wBhc6blxsi7s=`	788,529,152
18.3 beta 2	22D5040d	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	b370f4ce9f67f7888a1bb99346511ab13131f64a.zip	—	6,597,344,996
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		cb183b0c625b976225f2e0e35c28054a89ceea4e.zip		724,336,327
		18.3 beta	22D5034e		ff4cb9db3e2c1bb319847f8a0087fdb3151e739d.zip		645,964,793
18.3 beta 3	22D5055b	—		16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)	d559e323aa3a54668f619ca1c77af11197536448.zip		6,602,596,176
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		2d04cb8c706641255958239529b08d75c01a1d4b.zip		768,698,509
		18.3 beta 2	22D5040d		321e6e15e768f4ad1582e2b92084dd79ba893733.zip		515,414,689
18.3 RC	22D60^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	5a2c1e468009b49a61ba8721d01d9b608918afbd.zip		6,602,865,470
18.3 RC	22D60	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	5a2c1e468009b49a61ba8721d01d9b608918afbd.zip		6,602,865,470

iPad mini (A17 Pro)

iPad16,1

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22D5034e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	d819e740dccc2b66e7c16d18ce8d0dcb99007e8094ce6ac7ec4cf0a5ffa66083.aea	`GaFEiYRU+tcI1MoJQ7Y6ISTMHG9GPwyTM2MUUi62AgU=`	6,845,104,128
		18.2 beta 3	22C5131e		b114efab6cd7705b2b26983a29953523ac3ad042b31538688e464f3f3ec853a6.aea	`MctYVzKaokKXB3dzkKIpopXwx/b7CmnHvy0M48FiyLA=`	939,524,096
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		1ba9f11fb2d0cb3a568c44734457c8682bed65ae9cd3164db312690ba1a6c910.aea	`27OH6CLlt7PzHjDiCOaeJlWSSzQ2CKECn6BjWIJrAUk=`	855,638,016
18.3 beta 2	22D5040d	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	970bc8f4ceff009f8734ce7e9b355ada25df0659ccfe22399c4d8b3a64e3aa06.aea	`+31LPASAo0Dit0pct+HulafK5TuDxaqGcoco+CxMAbY=`	6,845,104,128
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		7fe24de1729eaf003bdad1565a27505f6869f2c619be1edc39f0ab4c15493338.aea	`dB5+nfqRQbHD9OyECPoHNpOn/AGDx0KhV43GI7R3zKo=`	889,192,448
		18.3 beta	22D5034e		ab56fb4771afeb3a5baf17bf1603c63dae1e0cf0c9b10c9dcefad3d9c186ec47.aea	`/1fRa+z0ICVnzJyGp9ki6aflmVt9GQ81IfedvuwPPyg=`	721,420,288
18.3 beta 3	22D5055b	—		16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)	41bd86c7dcdcf739da17f03bc290a4f333f36a464d0dfddf91fc7e9e47a613a2.aea	`2g3D1wqnoOEE51ndlcMwAWfbpHH3Yc/nmpx8JFn9Y3g=`	6,845,104,128
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		d0a84dd8a04eb29f74fa4237e79a2247a70f3d9bfa608fa50b89edee1d789b5a.aea	`a1q5nkTvNsgnWvnOYZ3RNMSRhLK5DpdM0bUzBPKGIuc=`	939,524,096
		18.3 beta 2	22D5040d		005d5507c58971226f24008c035ced9aabc467d4e15f5add99a57a746c2490c7.aea	`dUi82/1a55CXlyIJs09OA4vYd+gwZu93qkim5LtXsM8=`	687,865,856
18.3 RC	22D60^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	cb1e6db82dbba1b573cbed85bc2971029feeeb8441618fa08bc1e887f40ea594.aea	`xDAQjhPcJc7KefM8UGTtk0OmCUgm5k9g09CXBnESrOg=`	6,845,104,128
18.3 RC	22D60	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)		`xDAQjhPcJc7KefM8UGTtk0OmCUgm5k9g09CXBnESrOg=`	6,845,104,128

iPad16,2

Version	Build	Prerequisite Version	Prerequisite Build	Release Date	OTA Download URL	Extraction Key	File Size
18.3 beta	22D5034e	—		16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	d819e740dccc2b66e7c16d18ce8d0dcb99007e8094ce6ac7ec4cf0a5ffa66083.aea	`GaFEiYRU+tcI1MoJQ7Y6ISTMHG9GPwyTM2MUUi62AgU=`	6,845,104,128
		18.2 beta 3	22C5131e		a20e435228756df2e049b5d26e34794ad75ea4100316892e8eca03159f116ef8.aea	`JVLtgttHWZFzZIy9GPTlWPSv9iORAodX2qy+KqnC9ok=`	939,524,096
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		0850ca62f66494945e82be5a138c52f032d4956ddf2a0a2a9a7db8892b5ec1a5.aea	`tXYPIAryuCHusDARC1s8zxbxxUr9Zo1pS0/jHTwdwpc=`	855,638,016
18.3 beta 2	22D5040d	—		7 January 2025 (2025-01-07)	970bc8f4ceff009f8734ce7e9b355ada25df0659ccfe22399c4d8b3a64e3aa06.aea	`+31LPASAo0Dit0pct+HulafK5TuDxaqGcoco+CxMAbY=`	6,845,104,128
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		c58935ac0e34c57ac53fca39d91cfd097c85fe917ebe30d3b6b2ec14afa8149a.aea	`zNoRJR7uEj7COen0o8+hL899aFPfvhdheNlT/3ilpQU=`	889,192,448
		18.3 beta	22D5034e		53962b893e51fb56fb604046d0ab341c9857045de36195e78ba62e8d93847a63.aea	`Qw1CO3SwszgVh+LO1RmTjnrxfj3qyD8nBqNnmtRtrSg=`	721,420,288
18.3 beta 3	22D5055b	—		16 January 2025 (2025-01-16)	41bd86c7dcdcf739da17f03bc290a4f333f36a464d0dfddf91fc7e9e47a613a2.aea	`2g3D1wqnoOEE51ndlcMwAWfbpHH3Yc/nmpx8JFn9Y3g=`	6,845,104,128
		18.2 beta 4	22C5142a		01555278f71c17615fb038ca84113bcdc33db04cc4e9f2d449aed9aecc7bca35.aea	`FL4IUbheYSksknXlVlDafNxTTCe5cST5DJUVwqMpe3w=`	939,524,096
		18.3 beta 2	22D5040d		297ce90ff9a6779ffddce932872a0b77e1da0c6edd757a1781ee10a8108f14f3.aea	`ZiGPvpnSsPdcAPkZhWlg4lDFsCWpsyYfc7NrLKvy/dY=`	687,865,856
18.3 RC	22D60^[1]	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)	cb1e6db82dbba1b573cbed85bc2971029feeeb8441618fa08bc1e887f40ea594.aea	`xDAQjhPcJc7KefM8UGTtk0OmCUgm5k9g09CXBnESrOg=`	6,845,104,128
18.3 RC	22D60	—		21 January 2025 (2025-01-21)		`xDAQjhPcJc7KefM8UGTtk0OmCUgm5k9g09CXBnESrOg=`	6,845,104,128

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Apple inflated the build number in its mesu.apple.com listing, presumably to make the device recognize the update.
(e.g. 22D60 was listed as 22D6060.) The listings on this page use the build number displayed on the device.

[inflated-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Apple inflated the build number in its mesu.apple.com listing, presumably to make the device recognize the update.
(e.g. 22D60 was listed as 22D6060.) The listings on this page use the build number displayed on the device.

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