iPadOS 18 is bricking some iPad Pro 2024 units, leading Apple to pull the update


iPadOS 18 recently landed alongside iOS 18, adding all sorts of tweaks, improvements, and new features to Apple’s tablets, but if you have one of Apple’s latest iPads, you won’t be able to download it right now. Initially, iPadOS 18 was available for the iPad Pro 11-inch (2024) and the iPad Pro 13-inch (2024), but a number of users found the update bricked their devices, preventing them from turning on, and leading Apple to send out replacement iPads.

It’s unclear exactly how many users have been affected by this, but there are threads on Reddit and elsewhere reporting the issue, and it has proven widespread enough that Apple has temporarily prevented users of the iPad Pro (2024) from downloading the update.

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Source: TechRadar News


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