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emmab2006

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Well, after owning my iPad Pro M1 12.9 for the last 2 years which I have loved and used daily...

I did the latest iPad OS 18.1 Beta update, and now my iPad will not recognize ANY USB Cables anymore

it is stuck in recovery mode, with being unable to use ANY USB-C Cable , even the one from apple themselves

tried using DFU mode, but once again not recognized on ANY of my macs or Pc's ...

Apple is not willing to do anything to help fix it as it is out of warranty.

has anyone else experienced this and managed to fix there £1200 device ??
 

Reverend Benny

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Well, after owning my iPad Pro M1 12.9 for the last 2 years which I have loved and used daily...

I did the latest iPad OS 18.1 Beta update, and now my iPad will not recognize ANY USB Cables anymore

it is stuck in recovery mode, with being unable to use ANY USB-C Cable , even the one from apple themselves

tried using DFU mode, but once again not recognized on ANY of my macs or Pc's ...

Apple is not willing to do anything to help fix it as it is out of warranty.

has anyone else experienced this and managed to fix there £1200 device ??
I would like to think Apple would be interested in finding out why it was bricked and maybe get a hold of your device. That's if it is SW related.

Give it a try again, write a bugreport and tell them what happened.

Edit: does it charge via the USB port?
 

d5aqoëp

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Can you try using 3u tools on Windows? It has got several mini utilities inside to kick iPads or iPhones out of recovery. It will also check if your Apple usb driver is fine or not.
 

emmab2006

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Spoken to Apple again. no interest. want to charge me 700 quid to fix something they broke ! i have tried everything tools wise including 3u tools , nothing is detect on mac or PC , as well as 12 USB-C Cables. i now have a brick and apple do not care. at this point I am seriously selling all my apple stuff. this has been a Disgraceful experience. 20 years of purchasing thee products. and I am slapped in the face !

i will also be contacting trading standards.
 

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cheese1234

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It may just need to sit a little bit as well. I have found with my iPad Air M1 also running 18.1 Beta that if it won't turn on I just let it sit on the charger alone for a day or two and then it Will boot up. It's interesting that that is happening back to M1 devices as well. I just thought the M4 iPads were affected.
 

BigBlur

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Dang, is that Public Beta or Dev Beta or both?
Both. It also states they're not obligated to provide support - though they will always try to restore the latest shipping version if you ask them to.

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OP, take your iPad to an Apple Store and see if they can restore iPadOS 17.7. That will at least confirm if it's a hardware issue or not.

Also, this does not seem to be related to the issues seen with the M4 iPads. Only 18.0 affected them; not 18.1. Have not heard of anyone else complaining about their M1 iPads bricking either.
 
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masotime

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When doing risky stuff like installing betas, it’s important to accept the associated risks.

Risks could maybe be reduced by subscribing to AppleCare+ - that will reduce repair costs although that’s kind of baked in with the ”insurance” premium already paid. There’s peace of mind though.
 

MacPioneer

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FWIW, I too have a 12.9 M1 (fifth gen), I upgraded to 18.1 Developer Beta with no problems, and it runs just fine (I’m typing this reply on it right now).
 
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