The iPad is a high selling device for a reason. They give people a lot of features, can be enjoyable to use, and are great at making life more easy. To make sure your iPad is being used as it should be, you have to learn all you can about the device. This article will give you a lot of tips on how to use the iPad, so keep reading.
Want to see all your running apps? All you have to do is tap the Home button twice. A little bar will pop up that gives you access to your apps. That way, you don’t forget about apps you are currently running, and you can close down some you no longer need.
Turning down the brightness of the screen can extend the life of your iPad’s battery. This is really important when you are driving around town waiting on important information. You can decrease the brightness by double tapping the Home button and looking for the sun icon.
Make use of tabs to multitask Internet surfing. You do not need to leave the site you’re on in order to go to a link. If you hold the link you want, rather than the usual tapping, you are going to get a menu with options. Choose “open link in new tab” so that both the new page and previous page will remain open.
Alter the amount of brightness that you have on your device during the day. Screens that are typically bright are dimmable through two taps of the Home button, followed by a swipe to get the setting tool. This allows you to control your brightness level.
Use your iPad to listen to iTunes. There is an easy solution for syncing up all your iTunes songs quickly. Simply select Home Sharing on both the iPad and within iTunes. Then visit your chosen music app on your iPad, select More and follow that by selecting Shared. Now you just have to listen!
As time passes does it seem like your iPad gets slower and slower, especially when it comes to using apps and the internet? Even when you delete unnecessarily stored data and information on your iPad, it is still too slow. Free up some memory by moving photos and media files to cloud space. For most people, that helps the iPad to be speedy and smooth once more.
Would you like to use the iPad to open PDF files? You can do this by emailing the file to yourself and selecting to send the file to iBooks. If you can access a computer, you may sync PDF’s with the iPad by selecting the book tab in your iTunes app.
Important information stored on the iPad should always be backed up. You should also set your iPad to erase all data in case someone tries to break into it. Go to Settings, General and then turn on Password Lock so that the data on your iPad will be wiped if someone tries to break into it.
You can utilize several methods for managing the battery life of your iPad. Do not let it sit in a hot space, particularly in a car. Use the lowest screen brightness setting you are comfortable with. When you are not using the Internet, set it to airplane mode. You can also turn the Push option off, also. You can manually check email instead.
If your volume buttons are unresponsive, go into settings and select General, then Sounds. Turn on the Change with Buttons option and your volume buttons will become usable. You may use the slider as well.
When you’re using Safari, click the very top of your title window to jump back to the start of any page. A lot of people scroll up, but scrolling can be time consuming. If you just tap, you will save a lot of time.
It is easy to stream all kinds of things using your iPad and Apple TV. You can make anything appear on the TV in mere seconds, may it be a slideshow or video, by using the Airplay icon on the iPad.
If you are going to be sharing your iPad with others, be careful which pages you visit on Safari. You do not want to open up the browser and have it show something to others that you would much rather keep private. If you open Safari, it will automatically revert to your previous page, so change it if it’s of a personal nature.
Easily share podcasts with friends and family. You can keep right on listening while you do it. You can select the email button as you’re still playing the podcast. You will then be able to choose your recipients and send your podcast.
Start locating your bookmarks with ease! Just keep your Bookmark bar open. To turn your bookmark bar on, go into your Settings menu and click Safari. You stay away from all the clicking by doing this instead.
Look into external iPad keyboards. If you type a lot on the iPad, whether documents or email, an external keyboard may save tons of time. It is connected through bluetooth and is quite simple to use.
Do you hate scrolling while using your tablet as a browser? Tapping on the bar found at the topmost part of the page will return you to the webpage’s top immediately rather than scrolling up, thus saving you some time. This tip will work with some other apps also.
Did you know that Google Calendar is able to be integrated with the Calendar app? To get this set up, click on Settings, Mail, Contacts, and Calendars, in that order. Tap Add Account and then Other. Your Google info can be added in Add CalDAV account.
As mentioned before, the popularity of iPads is only increasing. To make sure you are using your iPad for all its worth, remember all the advice you have read in this article and put it to good use. Have a great time with your iPad.