The awesome iPad technology is only able to work when you can control it correctly. Everything from apps to buttons need to be understood fully. The information that follows is for the person who owns an iPad who wants to learn more about it.
If your iPad is used by everyone in the family, even the little ones, you can set some parental controls. Simply enable restrictions. You can find this option in the general settings. When you do this, your iPad restricts inappropriate (i.e. explicit or mature) content. It is still important for you to supervise your child while they are online.
Set up FaceTime with your phone numbers and emails. The iPad, by default, includes the initial email you used for installation, but it is possible to add others. To add more emails or phone numbers to FaceTime, utilize the settings on iPad.
Get an iPad screen protector. This is a piece of plastic that goes over the screen. This can help to protect your iPad from small scratches on the screen, fingerprints and other such things. That way, your iPad will last much longer.
If your favorite part of the iPad experience is watching movies or video clips, it may be best to by a power cord with a longer reach. This will allow you to charge the iPad while you watch videos, saving the internal battery so that it is fully charged when you are away from the house.
Isn’t it irritating when you encounter a hyperlink on your iPad, and you are unable to determine where it will take you? This is easy to solve. Since you’re not able to hover over words like on a computer, touching and holding the word will work. This action will show you the URL that the word will take you to.
To protect your battery’s life, set the brightness to auto brightness. When you choose auto brightness, your device will adjust to the lighting within your surroundings. This will control the power being drawn from the battery by the screen, and you’ll be able to use the iPad for longer periods before having to charge it. Go to Settings, and then locate the “Brightness & Wallpaper” setting.
Are you annoyed by how often your iPad asks you to connect to WiFi networks? You can stop this by going to settings. There is an opportunity for you to turn this off. If you choose that option, you will not receive incoming invitations anymore.
The function for the calendar won’t let you go from day to day by just swiping. Instead, you should make use of the navigation bar you will find in the lower portion of the screen. Simply choose the date you wish to view. You will see that today is presented in blue.
You can manipulate the screen’s brightness to make applications or games easier to enjoy. It is simply to make adjustments by going to “settings” and “brightness.” In addition, this will extend your battery life.
If you do not have much time, do not use your iPhone’s charger to charge your iPad. The iPhone charger supplies half the watts the iPad charger does. It takes much longer to fully charge the iPad with a iPhone charger. For best results, use the charger that came with your iPad.
Do you get tired of having to scroll back to the top of a webpage when surfing using your iPad? Tap the bar on the page top to jump up to the beginning of web pages. This saves you from having to scroll. This can be used for other apps also.
Using the Google Maps app, you will be able to make use of “Street View”. Complete a search on the map and you will see a red pin appear. Touch the pin and then chose the icon that looks like a person and you will have street view.
“Ding!” Does the chiming of your iPad whenever you receive another email drive you crazy? You can get rid of this feature, if you find it annoying. Find your Settings tab, then go to General. From this tab, choose Sounds. Then, select the option to turn the New Mail alert off or reduce the volume of the alert.
You can view the apps running on your iPad. Sometimes, the current apps will not be visible in the foreground. You can easily see the running apps by double clicking the home button. You will see them in a bar located at the bottom. To make the bar disappear, swipe downward.
Some people don’t want to know how much charge remains in their iPad’s battery. You can turn it off, thankfully. All you need to do is go to settings, tap on general, and then usage. There, you’ll find an off button. However, if you want to turn this feature back on, perform the same steps again.
Is your iPad getting a little slow? Have you gone through all of the information and data you have stored on your machine and deleted all that you aren’t using anymore, but your iPad is still slow? Additionally, you could transfer photos and media to the cloud so that you will have more space on your device. Many users find that putting their data in the cloud in this way drastically speeds up their devices.
You will find that iPads now have an easy way to be muted. The first iPads did not have a mute button on them. When the 4.3 came out they did add the ability to mute using the lock switch to silence the iPad. To do a quick mute on your iPad now, press and hold down your volume-down button.
Be sure that you have a Smart Cover for your very expensive iPad. It can do several different things. This will serve to sleep-mode your iPad when it covers the device. It also attaches to the magnets already inside the iPad. It is relatively inexpensive, so it is a good purchase.
When it’s time to further your iPad experience, apply what you’ve just learned. You’ll find that your iPad never leaves your side once you know all it does.