I recently bought the iPad Pro m4 and the next immediately I installed ios26 on my iPad but then I started to notice weird things happening like apps crashing or glitches or my iPad stuttering I called apple support and they ran a full diagnostic and said my iPad is clean but I still see glitches and stuttering
iPad Pro, iPadOS 26
If your iPad is not operating as expected after resetting your network connection, a forced-restart will often clear an isolated or post-update software issue:
Force restart iPad (models with Face ID or with Touch ID in the top button)
If your iPad doesn’t have the Home button, do the following:
If the problem persists after performing the restart, it may be necessary to fully reset your iPad settings. While this reset will not cause any loss of data, as a precaution, it is always wise to ensure that you have a current iCloud or iTunes backup before performing the reset:
How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
When you are happy to proceed, you can perform the reset from iPad settings:
Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Reset > Reset All Settings
If the problem still doesn’t clear, the next step is to reset the iPad to factory settings:
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support
Otherwise, you would be best advised to seek assistance directly from Apple Support. You can contact the Support Team using the Support link at top-right or bottom-left of this page. Alternatively and perhaps easier, you can initiate and manage your support cases using the excellent Apple Support App. If not already installed on your iPad, the App can be downloaded from the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-support/id1130498044
You might also visit the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store or Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP) - where the technicians will be able to assist with troubleshooting:
If your iPad is not operating as expected after resetting your network connection, a forced-restart will often clear an isolated or post-update software issue:
Force restart iPad (models with Face ID or with Touch ID in the top button)
If your iPad doesn’t have the Home button, do the following:
If the problem persists after performing the restart, it may be necessary to fully reset your iPad settings. While this reset will not cause any loss of data, as a precaution, it is always wise to ensure that you have a current iCloud or iTunes backup before performing the reset:
How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
When you are happy to proceed, you can perform the reset from iPad settings:
Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Reset > Reset All Settings
If the problem still doesn’t clear, the next step is to reset the iPad to factory settings:
Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support
Otherwise, you would be best advised to seek assistance directly from Apple Support. You can contact the Support Team using the Support link at top-right or bottom-left of this page. Alternatively and perhaps easier, you can initiate and manage your support cases using the excellent Apple Support App. If not already installed on your iPad, the App can be downloaded from the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-support/id1130498044
You might also visit the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store or Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP) - where the technicians will be able to assist with troubleshooting:
I can reproduce the same issue on my iPad Pro M4 13-inch (1TB, 16GB RAM). When I long-press the Home Screen to enter edit mode and swipe to the right, the device freezes. This seems to be a common iPadOS 26 bug on M4 iPads.
Interestingly, if you go to Settings → Accessibility → Motion → Limit Frame Rate (forcing 60fps), the problem does not occur. That makes it very likely an iPadOS 26 bug related to higher refresh rates.
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If Apple Support have declared your iPad to be healthy - if iPadOS 26 is itself causing instability of your iPad - you have little alternative other than to wait for a future update. Having only just released the initial production version, you might anticipate encountering some bugs and issues.
Speaking for myself only, I have not experienced a crash or unexpected restart of my own iPad since installing iPadOS 26 - or seen any similar reports.
If you can reliably replicate specific issues or bugs, you will usefully help yourself and others by submitting a bug report to Apple using the Product Feedback portal. For iPad and iPadOS:
When submitting your Bug Report, please ensure that you include details of your iPad model and installed version of iPadOS within the body-text of your report along with details of the problem. Do not rely upon the pick-list - as this rarely includes the current version of iPadOS.
Every Bug Report counts. Unless reports are submitted (with adequate detail), Apple may not assign resources to investigate and correct the issue.
As you have already performed a factory reset using a computer, without resolving the problem, you would be best advised to seek assistance directly from Apple Support - and request a remote diagnostic test of your iPad. You can contact the Support Team using the Support link at top-right or bottom-left of this page.
Alternatively, you can initiate and manage your support cases from Apple devices using the excellent Apple Support App. If not already installed the App can be downloaded from the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-support/id1130498044
You might also visit the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store or Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP) - where the technicians will be able to hands-on test and assess your iPad. If a fault is identified, you'll be in the best possible place to explore your available options:
You’ll need to provide ⇢ Product Feedback.
If enough requests are made, your feedback might help them identify areas of concern.
Good luck! 👋🏼😉
Have you restored your ipad to factory settings as recommended - and sought assistance from Apple Support?
I did force reset my iPad twice and factory reset my iPad I still, see the same bugs. I am surprised I am facing this issue on the iPad m4 since it’s brand new I just got it and iOS 26 was the first update I did on the iPad.
I did all the resets but still the problem presets I see glitches when I try to resize my keyboard or when I am trying to change my wallpaper there is a delay etc.
I did get in contact with Apple support and they did a diagnostic and said my iPad is clean, but I still see the bugs
iPadOS 26 crashing my iPad Pro m4
