Following a growing number of complaints from M4 iPad Pro users that iPadOS 18 bricks their tablets, Apple has stopped sending out updates to investigate and fix the issue

It's never a good time for one of the best tablets on the planet to become a good-looking paperweight, but the Cupertino crew is working on this and stopping the OS update so people cannot install it

According to tcorey23 on Reddit, the iPad turned off and would not turn on during the iPadOS 18 update All reset options did not work, and when he took it to an Apple store, the staff confirmed that it was “completely bricked”

As noted in the comments below the post, this update issue is not affecting everyone, and there may be an issue with installing the iPadOS 177 update first before jumping to 18

In response, Apple issued a statement to MacRumors: “We have temporarily removed the iPadOS 18 update for the M4 iPad Pro model in order to work to resolve the issue affecting a small number of devices

Based on this statement, another reason is that certain lots of units may be more affected than others These tablets are not manufactured in only one location, and components are sourced from many different locations to meet demand, and there may be specific component configurations that may have caused this issue

This is now a big question mark and we have asked Apple for comment on this matter But one thing is for sure, every time there is a bug like this, the team responds quickly

So we wouldn't be surprised if iPadOS 18 is back within a week, but all we can do is wait