The iPad is a revolutionary product; even Oprah agrees! If you are new to the iPad, you might not know what it is capable of and how to use its features. Read on to maximize the usefulness of the Apple iPad. You’ll be surprised at what this small little gizmo can do.

Running App

If you want to watch movies, listen to music, or play a game you have to make sure you are fully charged with your battery. You can change the brightness on your screen to do this. It is unlikely that you will prefer the brightest setting and the improvement will be worth it.

TIP! Watch what apps you have running. While you work on other things, some apps will continue running on your iPad in the background.

It is easy to get to all the apps that are currently running on your iPad. By double-clicking on your Home button, you will see every running app in a bar near the bottom of the screen. To navigate quickly to another running app, simply tap it. Just swipe downward on your screen to remove this bar.

You can access a remote server using a VPN. If this is something that you need to do, just go to Settings, click Network, and then turn the VPN feature on. You’ll have to log in and supply the server address. Connect with that network administrator if the server address is something you don’t know.

Are tired of having your iPad constantly ask you whether or not you wish to connect with detected WiFi network. Just turn the notifications off! Select “Wi-Fi” and then turn off the notification option if you want them to disappear.

If you are getting irritated by the amount of times that you are being asked to join Wi-Fi networks, go into your settings and change it. There is an opportunity for you to turn this off. Choose that and you’ll quit getting bothered by the invites that are incoming.

TIP! You can easily see the video or picture you just took without clicking the camera roll. Try using one finger for swiping to the right to get to your video or photo.

You can reboot your iPad when it freezes by doing a soft reset. You can do this by holding down the power button, while at the same time pressing the home button. Hold both down for a few seconds. Then the iPad will reset. If all you need is for an application to close, then hold down the home button. Keep it held for a second or two.

You can view the apps running on your iPad. You can run many iPad’s apps in the back while you are doing other things. To see what is currently running on your device, simply double click on the Home button. These active apps will show up at the very bottom of your display in a bar. When you are finished with this area, swipe down and the bar will be gone.

It is possible to preview more than a couple of lines of email by changing settings. Go to your mail settings under the general heading. Change this setting to show however many lines you want. This saves you time by letting you skim your email at an accelerated rate.

Typing on a tablet can be difficult at first but gets easier over time. Alternately, you can use the speech dictation feature of iPad. Simply depress the HOME button two times. Following that, you will tap on the microphone icon. When you are finished you just hit the microphone again and the text will appear on the screen.

TIP! If you want to sync your Google Calendar with the iPad’s native calendar app, open the settings menu and navigate to Mail > Contacts > Calendars. Go to Add An Account and tap Other.

If you’re worried about people trying to access your data, you can fix your iPad to erase your data if there are a certain number of failed attempts. Doing this will erase all data on the iPad whenever a person attempts to input the passcode ten times.

Make sure that you take care of your iPad at all times. You should avoid exposing your iPad to direct sunlight and to high temperatures. This will decrease the performance of the battery. Also, make sure that you do not put it any place where it will come in contact with liquids. Lastly, a protective cover is a great idea to keep your iPad safe from drops and bumps.

Quickly Mute

Do you just hate knowing how much charge remains in your iPad battery? If, so you can turn it off. Begin by entering the menu for your Settings. Look under the General section to locate Usage. Here, you can turn off the display for battery usage easily.

TIP! Does it seem like a pain to tap on the bookmarks icon every time you want to access your favorite websites? You should activate the bookmark bar. Turn the Always Show Bookmark bar option on in your Settings menu.

It’s now possible to quickly mute the iPad. There was no mute button available when the iPad was originally introduced. Once iOS 4.3 came out, there was an option added where your lock switch can mute the sound. Just tap and hold volume-down to quickly mute sound.

Now that you’ve read the above article, you’re prepared to start using the iPad. The information from this article is your ticket to hours and fun with your iPad. Learn everything you can to ensure that your investment is put to its best use.

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