Make your iPad your own
You can tailor your iPad to your own interests and preferences. Customize the look of your Lock Screen and Home Screen, keep certain features like brightness or text size handy, turn on Accessibility features, adjust your privacy settings, and more.

Set a photo as your wallpaper
You can set the background of your Home Screen or Lock Screen to display a favorite photo.
Open the Photos app , then tap a photo to open it in full screen. Tap
, then tap Use as Wallpaper. Drag the photo to move it around, or pinch to zoom in or out. Tap Set, then choose if you want the photo to appear on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or both.

Add widgets to your Home Screen
Widgets help you easily see the information that’s most important to you, like the current weather and upcoming Calendar events.
To add a widget, touch and hold the background on any Home Screen page until the apps jiggle, then tap . Tap a widget, swipe right or left to view the different sizes, then tap Add Widget.

Set your favorite controls
Some iPad controls—like silent mode and timer—are just a swipe away in Control Center. To quickly open Control Center, swipe down from the top-right corner.
You can add more controls—like alarm or text size—to Control Center. To remove or rearrange controls, go to Settings > Control Center.

Use built-in accessibility features
iPad provides many accessibility features to support your vision, physical and motor, hearing, and learning needs. Change text appearance, make it easier to use the touchscreen, turn on subtitles and captioning, and more.
To customize these settings, go to Settings > Accessibility.

Check your privacy settings
iPad is designed to protect your data and your privacy. You can grant or deny apps permission to track your activity across other companies’ apps and websites.
To receive requests from apps to track your activity, go to Settings > Privacy & Security, tap Tracking, then turn on Allow Apps to Request to Track (green is on).
Want to learn more? Check out Change the wallpaper on iPad, Add widgets on iPad, Use and customize Control Center on iPad, Get started with accessibility features on iPad, and Use the built-in privacy and security protections of iPad.