Apple stops iPadOS 18 updates for M4 iPad Pro

Apple has halted the distribution of iPadOS 18 to models of the iPad Pro equipped with the M4 chip, after users reported the update was bricking their tablets.

Apple released iPadOS 18 alongside its other major operating system updates on Monday, but it seems not all is well. One day later, Apple's stopped the iPadOS 18 update for one specific model of iPad Pro.

A number of users on Reddit have claimed that the update to iPadOS 18 is bricking the iPad Pro with M4. While some reports date back to during the beta-testing process, the issues became more of a problem with the full public release.

It is unclear how many users are affected by the issue at the time of publication.

All other models of iPad capable of running iPadOS 18 are continuing to receive the update as usual, and are seemingly unaffected by the bricking issue.

While it is evident that Apple knows there's a problem with the update for its M4-based models, it is unknown what is causing the bricking in the first place.

A statement was provided to AppleInsider by Apple. It says "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."

Though it is similarly unclear when users will be able to update their M4 iPad Pros to iPadOS 18 once more, Apple's engineers are trying to find a fix for their top-of-the-line model's issue.