In an internal memo shared with Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, Apple has acknowledged an issue with installing iPadOS 18 on iPad

According to reports on Reddit and Apple's official Community portal, iPadOS 18 is "bricking" select M4 iPad Pro devices (bricking is slang for rendering the device completely use

Some people on Reddit claim Apple needed to fully replace their M4 iPad Pros after iPadOS 18 failed to install.

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The company told CNET the issue is affecting iPad Pro models with Apple's newer M4 processor. "We have temporarily removed the iPadOS 18 update for M4 iPad Pro models as we work to resolve an issue that is impacting a small number of devices," Apple said in a statement.

Apple stopped signing the iPadOS 18 update for the M4 iPad Pro models, which means the new software is no longer available to be downloaded

Apple has pulled the iPadOS 18 update for the M4 iPad Pros after it bricked some of the tablets, MacRumors reports. Apple began rolling out iPadOS 18 to eligible devices on Sept. 16, but users on Reddit and Apple Discussions soon complained about their iPads not turning back on after the update.

Have you updated your M4 iPad Pro to the latest software? If not, you can’t now, while Apple sorts out a problem.

Also: 6 AI features iPhone users can expect first on iOS 18. ARSTechnica, which first reported this issue, notes that this indicates a pretty serious bug as you can usually restor