Update iPad Mini 2 on iOS 9 to iOS 12

SOLVED! The solution was to hold the Home and Power buttons down while connected by cable to iTunes. Don't stop holding the buttons until it comes up with an image of a cable connection. Then iTunes will give a message that the iPad needs to be restored because there's a problem. Say you want to continue with the restore, and it will download and install the latest iOS.

NOTE: Be sure to create a backup in iTunes first!

NOTE: This works with anniPad Mini 2 which is supported! Performance seems really good, too.

You need to update the version of iTunes on your computer.

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I have a similar problem. My iPad Mini 2 is running iOS 9.2.1. On the iPad, it says I need to use iTunes on a computer to update to iOS 12. I'm running the latest iTunes (12.8.0.150) on a MacBook Air with High Sierra. When I do this, a message pops up to Download or Download and Update. The Update option does nothing, but the Download option did download the file to my hard drive (File is iPad_64bit_12.0.1_16A404_Restore.ipsw).

When I click the Update button or the Restore Ipad button, nothing happens. No messages or progress gas tank or anything. I've rebooted both devices multiple times.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

If you have an iPad Mini (i.e., not an iPad Mini 2 or later), you cannot update to iOS 12/12.1. The minimum hardware requirement for update to iOS 12 is a device with an Apple A7 64-bit processor.

The last supported major version of iOS for the original iPad Mini (not Mini 2/3/4) was iOS 9 - so, I believe, 9.3.5 is as far as it’ll go. Sorry :-(

im in need of help too my ipad mini is on ios 9 and i need to update to 12 but i tunes is telling me its up to date and itunes is up to date also???? how do i update to the 12 if itunes wont do it

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