What can you say about an iPad which hasn’t been said before? If you are interested in using the iPad, the piece that follows can really help.
There is a way that you can check all the running applications that you have at a given time. Simply double-click the Home button. A bar near the bottom of the screen will indicate which apps are in use. If you want to bring up that app, just tap its icon on the bar. Just swipe your finger down to get rid of the bar.
Are you frustrated with your iPad asking if you to join every wifi network it detects? This feature can be turned off in your device settings. Select “Wi-Fi” and then turn off the notification option off.
You can reboot the iPad with a soft reset. This will prompt your iPad. If you want an application to shut down, hold down just the home button for a few seconds.
A soft reset is the perfect reboot for a frozen iPad. To start, hold down your home and power buttons at the same time for several seconds. Your device will then restart. If you just want to force an app to close, hold down just the home button for a few seconds.
Did you unintentionally open an application that is noisy? You can quickly turn the volume by holding down the “vol -” button until it is muted. The lock button can be turned into a mute your device.
It is not necessary to tap the camera roll to look at your gallery. Just swipe your photo or picture you just took. Swipe in a continuous motion to see photos you took earlier.
Have you accidentally bumped an app that makes noise by accident? Press volume down for a few seconds to mute quickly. If you find yourself needing a mute button often, you can set the screen lock button to work as a permanent mute button.
The iPhone charger isn’t ideal for the iPad. The wattage requirement than the iPad is twice as much as that for the iPhone. Charging your iPad with the incorrect charger will delay the charge time. Use the original charger that comes with your iPad for best results.
If you don’t want anyone to access your personal information, you can change the settings to delete all information after many failed password attempts. This erases everything stored on the phone if someone cannot figure out the password is entered incorrectly ten times.
Want to be able to find your iPad if you lose it? Enter Settings and then look at iCloud. Insert your Apple ID. Once you do this, the bottom of your screen will flash “Find My iPad” and tap it to turn the feature on. This will allow you to find a lost iPad by going to iCloud.com.
The iPad doesn’t come with a paper manual for those that want to read it. Apple doesn’t want to kill trees so they encourage the download a manual rather than wasting paper.
The little beeps every time you have an email can be quite annoying. Are you aware of a quick way to disable that you can turn it off?Just go to Settings button and then General after that. Select Sounds below the General heading.You can stop the sound for new mail alert or reduce its level.
Create FaceTime phone contacts, as well as emails. When you set up FaceTime, it will remember the email you use to access iTunes, but additional emails can be added. If there are more emails or even phone numbers where you want FaceTime to recognize, you can set them up in the settings area of the iPad.
If you want your Google Calendar feature on the iPad, get into your mail and then contacts followed by calendars. You can then go to Add An Account icon. Tap Add CaIDAV Account and then enter your Google information. Everything you needed should be right there!
All that you need to do is press and hold the lower volume button for a couple of seconds. This saves a lot easier than constantly adjusting the volume controls. Hold it down again to return your iPad’s sound back to its original level.
It is easy to find out what website hyperlinked text will take you when using your iPad. There is a way to get around this that’s simple. Just hold your finger on the word instead of the usual hovering that you can do on your laptop or desktop. This reveals the hyper-linked URL.
Set up your FaceTime emails and phone numbers in FaceTime. Your iPad default sets your FaceTime to include your initial email address, but you should add more contacts.
To copy/paste quickly, tap the text and hold it down while choosing Select. Then click Copy, go to another application, then tap again. A menu comes up that will let you can press paste. You can easily copy an entire paragraph in four times.
Do you download podcasts yet? Podcasts are radio programs that last anywhere from two minutes to two hours on any subject you’re interested in. If you are bored by listening to music while you commute, podcasts may be a suitable alternative. You are sure to find any number of topics that interest you.
Whether you use your iPad for just gaming or it’s basically your life compacted, there is always more you can do with it. The piece above is simply the beginning of your iPad education. Learn more, and you will find out more all the time.