Apple stopped signing the iPadOS 18 update for the M4 iPad Pro models, which means the new software is no longer available to be downloaded

According to reports on Reddit and Apple's official Community portal, iPadOS 18 is "bricking" select M4 iPad Pro devices (bricking is slang for rendering the device completely use

The company told CNET the issue is affecting iPad Pro models with Apple's newer M4 processor. "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," Apple said in a statement.

Have you updated your M4 iPad Pro to the latest software? If not, you can’t now, while Apple sorts out a problem.

The iPadOS 18 update was bricking the iPad Pro M4 for some users, so Apple has pulled the release until it patches the issue.

Some people on Reddit claim Apple needed to fully replace their M4 iPad Pros after iPadOS 18 failed to install.

Also: 6 AI features iPhone users can expect first on iOS 18. ARSTechnica, which first reported this issue, notes that this indicates a pretty serious bug as you can usually restor

Apple has temporarily paused the roll out of iPadOS 18 for Apple Silicon M4-powered iPad Pro after some users complained that the update bricked their devices. Early reports came on Monday soon after the roll out began at around 10:30PM IST.