IpadOS 13 kills ipad pro 10.5

I also have a 2017 10.5” Pro with the same problem. Several others on reddit with the same model have had the same issue. Temporary solution is to revert back to 12.4.1 and hope Apple finds a bug and releases a patch. I wouldn’t hold my breath, though.

Sorry yours has trouble, but it may be pure coincidence and have nothing at all to do with iPadOS13.

My 10.5" iPad Pro is running iPadOS 13.1 just fine, as is my 12.9" (2015) iPad Pro, and my even older iPad Air2.

My iPad Pro 10.5" 64GB also got "killed" by attempting to iPadOS - attempting the OTA update it crashed half way through, went black and didn't turn back on, I can't even install it via DFU mode. The only thing that revives it is restoring to 12.4.1.

To revive it, I entered DFU mode by connecting the iPad to a PC with iTunes, holding home and power for around 4 seconds, then releasing power while keeping home held until iTunes recognises it, and then restore to 12.4.1 (the restore to 13.1 still didn't work and resulted in an error). This is, to my knowledge, the only way to bring the iPad back from this state.

This definitely isn't an isolated incident! I really hope Apple takes notice and patches whatever is causing this, I know of at least 3 other people who've had this happen to them. The software update doesn't "kill" the iPad, but it definitely does not work properly and then requires a full restore.