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iPadOS 18 bricked my iPad M4

I updated my iPad Pro M4 to iOS 18. It did not go well, the iPad won't turn on, hard reset doesn't work and it doesn't show up on my Mac. I've booked it in for a repair.


Has anyone else had the same issue?


Is there anything else I can try?


thanks in advance.


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iPad Pro, iPadOS 17

Posted on Sep 16, 2024 12:20 PM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2024 12:51 PM

I took mine into the Genius Bar tonight only to have it confirmed that the iPad is well and truly dead. The guy said that he had never seen it before but said it couldn't possibly be the update. If only he knew that as he was telling me this that apple were pulling the update from the M4 iPad Pros.


He said it has to be sent off for more testing and that a replacement will be sent out with in 14 days time. It's pretty annoying that the update breaks your iPad and then you have to wait 2 weeks for a replacement.


I should have stuck to my normal ethos and waited before doing the update.

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iPadOS 18 bricked my iPad M4

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