iPad User Guide
- iPad User Guide
- What’s new in iPadOS
- Supported models
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- Wake and unlock
- Adjust the volume
- Change or turn off sounds
- Access features from the Lock screen
- Open apps on the Home screen
- Take a screenshot or screen recording
- Change or lock the screen orientation
- Change the wallpaper
- Zoom an app to fill the screen
- Drag and drop
- Search with iPad
- Use AirDrop to send items
- Perform quick actions
- Use and customize Control Center
- View and organize Today View
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
- Travel with iPad
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- View photos and videos
- Edit photos and videos
- Edit Live Photos
- Edit Portrait mode photos
- Organize photos in albums
- Search in Photos
- Share photos and videos
- View Memories
- Find people in Photos
- Browse photos by location
- Use iCloud Photos
- Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
- Use My Photo Stream
- Import photos and videos
- Print photos
- Shortcuts
- Stocks
- Tips
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- Get started with accessibility features
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Learn VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPad using VoiceOver gestures
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
- Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
- Use a braille display
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Display & Text Size
- Motion
- Spoken Content
- Audio Descriptions
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Get information about your iPad
- View or change cellular settings
- Find more resources for software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Class 1 Laser information
- Apple and the environment
- Disposal and recycling information
- ENERGY STAR compliance statement
- Copyright
Update iPadOS
When you update to the latest version of iPadOS, your data and settings remain unchanged.
Note: Before you update, set up iPad to back up automatically, or back up your iPad manually.
Update iPad automatically
If you didn’t turn on automatic updates when you first set up your iPad, do the following:
Go to Settings
> General > Software Update.Tap Customize Automatic Updates (or Automatic Updates). With iPadOS 13.6 or later, you can choose to automatically download and/or install updates.
When an update is available, iPad downloads and installs the update overnight while charging and connected to Wi-Fi. You’re notified before an update is installed.
Update iPad manually
At any time, you can check for and install software updates. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. The screen shows the currently installed version of iPadOS and whether an update is available.
To turn off automatic updates, go to Settings > General > Software Update > Customize Automatic Updates (or Automatic Updates).
Update using your computer
Do one of the following:
In the Finder sidebar on your Mac: Select your iPad, then click General at the top of the window.
Note: To use the Finder to update your iPad, macOS Catalina is required. With earlier versions of macOS, use iTunes to update your iPad.
In the iTunes app on your Windows PC: Click the iPad button near the top left of the iTunes window, then click Summary.
Click Check for Update.
To install an available update, click Update.
See the Apple Support articles Update to the latest iOS and If you can’t update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.