Select from the main menu and choose iPad Mini 1 .

The iPad Mini 1, along with the iPad 2, iPad 3, and iPhone 4s, shares the . There are inherent design vulnerabilities in the early iOS versions (peaked around iOS 9) that allow the validation chain for iCloud activation to be bypassed at the software level. Additionally, the Checkm8 exploit (a bootrom vulnerability) affects all A5 to A11 chips, granting low-level hardware access that cannot be patched by software updates. These vulnerabilities are the technical foundation for many free bypass tools.

and proceed through the initial setup until you reach the WiFi Selection screen.