No more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates

Apple claims it fixed a critical bug that bricked M4 iPads.

On Thursday, Apple released the first software updates for its devices since last month's rollout of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia.

Those who've been following along know that several key features that didn't make it into the initial release of iOS 18 are expected in iOS 18.1, but that's not the update we got on Thursday.

Rather, Apple pushed out a series of smaller updates that fixed several bugs but did not add new features. The updates are labeled iOS 18.0.1, iPadOS 18.0.1, visionOS 2.0.1, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1, and watchOS 11.0.1.

Arguably, the two most important fixes come in iPadOS 18.0.1 and iOS 18.0.1. The iPad update fixes an issue that bricked a small number of recently released iPads (those running Apple's M4 chip). That problem caused Apple to quickly pull iPadOS 18 for those devices, so Thursday's iPadOS 18.0.1 release is actually the first time most users of those devices will be able to run iPadOS 18.

On the iPhone side, Apple says it has addressed a bug that could sometimes cause the touchscreen to fail to register users' fingers.

You can find the list of changes for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS below.

iOS 18.0.1 release notes

• Touchscreen may be temporarily unresponsive in certain circumstances on iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models
• Camera may freeze when recording macro mode video on the Ultra Wide camera in 4K with HDR turned off on iPhone 16 Pro models
• Messages may unexpectedly quit when replying to a message with a shared Apple Watch face

macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 release notes

• Messages may unexpectedly quit when replying to a message with a shared Apple Watch face
• Improves compatibility with third-party security software

watchOS 11.0.1 release notes

• Apple Watch may unexpectedly restart for some users
• Music app may unexpectedly quit when loading media
• Battery may drain more quickly than expected
• Touchscreen may be temporarily unresponsive for some Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users
• Messages may unexpectedly quit when replying to a message with a shared Apple Watch face

visionOS 2.0.1 release notes

• YouTube video player in Safari may freeze Safari
• Web Extension data may be lost after updating to visionOS 2
• Messages may unexpectedly quit when replying to a message with a shared Apple Watch face

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