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Apple iPad Air 2 (apple-j82)

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A mainline fork for this device is available here with further instructions here. Still needs to be tested and ported to postmarketOS.

Apple iPad Air 2
iPad Air 2
iPad Air 2
Manufacturer Apple
Name iPad Air 2
Codename apple-j82
Released 2014
Type tablet
Hardware
Chipset Apple A8X
CPU 3x Apple Typhoon@1.5GHz
GPU PowerVR GXA6850
Display 2048x1536
Storage 32GB
Memory 2GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
iOS 8
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
iOS
postmarketOS
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
no
Unixbench score
Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.
2904.0

Contributors

  • nergzd723

Users owning this device

How to enter flash mode

Plug in the cable, hold Power and Home key for 2-4 seconds for device to power off completely, so the backlight is dimmed, then release the Power key and continue holding the Home key for 8 seconds until you get a new DFU device. Run checkra1n.

Installation