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iMore Question I have an iPad 2 which is saying it is up to date at ios 5.1.1. It will not offer me an update to 6.1, but many apps need 6.1 or higher....
Since the latest version of iOS for the iPad 2 is the ever popular iOS 7.0.4, that’s the only place you can go. Apple no longer "signs" (verifies the installation of) versions prior to iOS 7.0.4 for your iPad. You cannot install iOS 6.x unless you previously had it installed, were jailbroken and saved your SHSH blobs (the Apple 'signature' that verifies your install).