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Open apps on iPad
You can quickly open apps from one of your Home Screen pages (like the one shown below).
![A screenshot showing an example of the default Home Screen that comes with iPadOS 18.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/92d0c8a5923f94de2bf5ecd97bd541e1.png)
To go to the Home Screen, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.
Swipe left or right to browse apps on other Home Screen pages.
To open an app, tap it.
To return to the first Home Screen page, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.