Apple has had to pause the rollout of iPadOS 18 because it is bricking multiple devices.
While iPhone users are having fun customizing their home screens with iOS 18, iPad users will have to make do without the calculator app for a little longer. Apple has halted the ability to update to iPadOS 18 — released the same day as iOS 18 — because it’s apparently bricking multiple iPads.
The entire thing first came to light when users began to notice that it wasn’t just an isolated incident. For some reason the issue is only affecting the latest M4-powered iPads. Though working fine for many, a not insignificant number of M4 iPads simply refuse to turn on after updating to the latest operating system.
Apple is having to issue replacement units for affected users. The problem is widespread enough that the company couldn’t just stay silent about it and had to make a public statement.
