iPad User Guide
- Welcome
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- iPad models compatible with iPadOS 27
- iPad mini (6th generation)
- iPad mini (A17 Pro)
- iPad (9th generation)
- iPad (10th generation)
- iPad (A16)
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (5th generation)
- iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
- iPad Air 13-inch (M2)
- iPad Air 11-inch (M3)
- iPad Air 13-inch (M3)
- iPad Air 11-inch (M4)
- iPad Air 13-inch (M4)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
- iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
- iPad Pro 13-inch (M5)
- Setup basics
- Make your iPad your own
- Streamline your workflow on iPad
- Do more with Apple Pencil
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- What’s new in iPadOS 27
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- Turn on and set up iPad
- Wake, unlock, and lock
- Connect to the internet
- Manage Wi-Fi settings
- Set up cellular service
- View or change cellular data settings
- Set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
- Change the name of your iPad
- Change the date and time
- Change the language and region
- Change the default apps
- Change your default search engine on iPad
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- Find settings
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
- Get information about your iPad
- Adjust the volume and silence
- Turn the iPad flashlight on or off
- Drag and drop
- Rotate your iPad screen
- Access features from the Lock Screen
- Perform quick actions
- Search with Spotlight
- View and respond to notifications
- Change notification settings
- Manage storage on iPad
- Travel with iPad
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- Get started with Calendar
- Create and edit events in Calendar
- Send invitations
- Reply to invitations
- Change how you view events
- Search for events
- Change Calendar settings
- Schedule or display events in a different time zone
- Keep track of events
- Use multiple calendars
- Use reminders in Calendar
- Use the Holidays calendar
- Share iCloud calendars
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- Get started with FaceTime
- Create a FaceTime link
- Take a Live Photo
- Use FaceTime audio call tools
- Use Live Captions and Live Translation
- Use other apps during a call
- Make a Group FaceTime call
- Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together
- Share your screen in a FaceTime call
- Request or give remote control in a FaceTime call
- Collaborate on a document in a FaceTime call
- Use video conferencing features
- Hand off a FaceTime call to another Apple device
- Change the FaceTime video settings
- Change the FaceTime audio settings
- Change your appearance
- Leave a call or switch to Messages
- Screen and filter calls
- Block a FaceTime call and report it as spam
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- Get started with the Apple Games app
- Set up your Game Center profile
- Find and download games
- Subscribe to Apple Arcade
- Connect with friends in the Apple Games app
- Play with friends in the Apple Games app
- Manage your game library
- Connect a game controller
- Change game-related settings
- Report a problem with a game
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- Get started with Home
- Intro to Home
- Set up accessories
- Control accessories
- Use Grid Forecast to plan your energy usage
- View electricity usage and rates
- Adaptive Temperature and Clean Energy Guidance
- Set up HomePod
- Control your home remotely
- Create and use scenes
- Use automations
- Set up security cameras
- Use Face Recognition
- Configure a router
- Invite others to control accessories
- Add more homes
- Use Apple Intelligence with Home cameras and notifications
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- Get started with Mail
- Check your email
- Use categories
- Automatically clean up iCloud Mail
- Set email notifications
- Search for email
- Organize your email in mailboxes
- Use iCloud Mail rules to automatically apply actions to emails
- Change Mail settings
- Delete and recover emails
- Add a Mail widget to your Home Screen
- Print emails
- Use keyboard shortcuts
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- Get started with Music
- Get music
- Customize Music
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- Play music
- Use the music player controls
- Play lossless audio
- Play Spatial Audio
- Listen to radio
- Play music together using SharePlay
- Play music together in the car
- Queue up your music
- Transition songs
- Shuffle or repeat songs
- Sing along with Apple Music
- Show song credits and lyrics
- Tell Apple Music what you enjoy
- Adjust the sound quality
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- Get started with News
- Get News notifications and newsletters
- Use News widgets
- See news stories chosen just for you
- Read and share stories
- Read local news
- Follow your favorite teams with My Sports
- Listen to Apple News Today on iPad
- Search for channels, topics, stories, or recipes
- Save stories
- Clear your reading history
- Customize the tab bar
- Subscribe to individual news channels
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- Get started with Notes
- Create and format notes
- Use Quick Notes
- Add drawings and handwriting
- Enter formulas and equations
- Add photos, video, and more
- Record and transcribe audio
- Scan text and documents
- Work with PDFs
- Add links
- Search notes
- Organize in folders
- Organize with tags
- Use Smart Folders
- Share and collaborate
- Export or print notes
- Lock notes
- Delete and recover notes
- Add or remove accounts
- Change the Notes view
- Change Notes settings
- Use keyboard shortcuts
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- Use passwords on iPad
- Find your password for a website or app
- Change the password for a website or app
- Remove a password
- Recover a deleted password
- Create a password for a website or app
- Show passwords in large text
- Use passkeys to sign in to websites and apps
- Sign in with Apple
- Share passwords
- Automatically fill in strong passwords
- See websites excluded from AutoFill
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- View your passwords and related information
- View password history
- Find your Wi-Fi password
- Share passwords securely with AirDrop
- Make your passwords available on all your devices
- Automatically fill in verification codes
- Sign in with fewer CAPTCHA challenges
- Use two-factor authentication
- Use security keys
- See your Mac FileVault recovery key
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- Make a call
- Record and transcribe a call
- Change your Phone settings
- View and delete the call history
- Answer or decline incoming calls
- While on a call
- See translations during phone calls
- Have a conference or three-way call
- Set up Voicemail
- Check voicemail
- Change voicemail greeting and settings
- Select ringtones
- Make calls using Wi-Fi
- Set up call forwarding
- Set up call waiting
- Screen and block calls
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- Browse your photo library
- Browse your photo collections
- View photos and videos
- View reference images
- See photo and video information
- Sort and filter the photo library
- Get started with Photos
- Apply star ratings
- Back up and sync your photos and videos with iCloud
- Delete or hide photos and videos
- Add keywords
- Search for photos and videos
- Get wallpaper suggestions
- Clean up, extend, and reframe photos
- Make stickers from your photos
- Save a video frame as a photo
- Duplicate and copy photos and videos
- Hide people, memories, or holidays
- Merge duplicate photos
- Import and export photos and videos
- Print photos
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- Get started with Podcasts
- Find podcasts
- Play podcasts on iPad
- View podcast transcripts
- Follow your favorite podcasts
- Rate or review podcasts
- Use the Podcasts widget
- Select your favorite Podcasts categories and channels
- Organize your podcast library
- Download, save, remove, and share podcasts
- Subscribe to podcasts
- Connect app subscriptions to Podcasts on iPad
- Change download settings
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- Get started with Reminders
- Create reminders
- Make a grocery list
- Add details
- Complete items
- Delete and recover reminders
- Edit and organize a list
- Search your lists
- Organize multiple lists
- Tag items
- Use Smart Lists
- Share and collaborate
- Print a list
- Work with templates
- Add or remove accounts
- Change Reminders settings
- Use keyboard shortcuts
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- Get started with Safari
- Browse the web
- Search for websites
- Customize your Safari settings
- Change the layout
- Create multiple Safari profiles
- Listen to a webpage
- Mute audio in tabs
- Bookmark a website
- Open as Web App
- Bookmark a website as a favorite
- Save pages to a Reading List
- Find links shared with you
- Download a PDF
- Annotate and save a webpage as a PDF
- Fill in forms
- Get extensions
- Clear your cache and cookies
- Enable cookies
- Shortcuts
- Tips
- TV
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- Power adapter and charge cable
- Use headphone audio-level features
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- Apple Pencil compatibility
- Pair and charge Apple Pencil (1st generation)
- Pair and charge Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
- Pair and charge Apple Pencil (USB-C)
- Pair and charge Apple Pencil Pro
- Enter text with Scribble
- Draw with Apple Pencil
- Take and mark up a screenshot with Apple Pencil
- Quickly write notes
- HomePod and other wireless speakers
- External storage devices
- Connect Bluetooth accessories
- Play audio from your iPad on a Bluetooth accessory from your iPad
- Apple Watch with Fitness+
- Printers
- Polishing cloth
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video or mirror the screen of your iPad
- Allow phone calls and text messages on your iPad
- Share your internet connection with Personal Hotspot
- Use your iPad as a webcam for Apple TV 4K
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans on Mac
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Connect iPad and your computer with a cable
- Transfer files between devices
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- Get started with accessibility features
- Use accessibility features during setup
- Change Siri accessibility settings
- Quickly turn accessibility features on or off
- Share your Accessibility settings with another device
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- Overview of accessibility features for vision
- Read or listen to text in apps with Accessibility Reader
- Zoom in
- View a larger version of text you’re reading or typing
- Change display colors
- Make text easier to read
- Make onscreen elements easier to see
- Customize onscreen motion
- Use iPad more comfortably while riding in a vehicle
- Customize per-app visual settings
- Hear what’s on the screen or typed
- Hear audio descriptions
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Use VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPad when VoiceOver is on
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Keep the screen off
- Use VoiceOver with an external keyboard
- Use a braille display
- Type braille on the screen
- Use Braille Access with a braille display
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Hear what’s on your screen and around you
- Use VoiceOver in apps
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- Overview of accessibility features for mobility
- Use AssistiveTouch
- Use an adjustable onscreen trackpad on iPad
- Control iPad with the movement of your eyes
- Control iPad with the movement of your head
- Adjust how iPad responds to your touch
- Auto-answer calls
- Change Face ID and attention settings
- Use Voice Control
- Adjust the top or Home button
- Use Apple TV 4K Remote buttons
- Adjust pointer settings
- Adjust keyboard settings
- Control iPad with an external keyboard
- Adjust AirPods settings
- Adjust double tap and squeeze settings for Apple Pencil
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- Overview of accessibility features for hearing
- Use hearing devices
- Use Live Listen
- Use sound recognition
- Get notified when your name is called
- Set up and use RTT
- Flash the indicator light or screen for notifications
- Adjust audio settings
- Play background sounds
- Display subtitles and captions
- Show transcriptions for Intercom messages
- Get live captions of spoken audio
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- Control what you share
- Turn on Lock Screen features
- Block contacts
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
- Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
- Use a private network address
- Use Advanced Data Protection
- Use Lockdown Mode
- Install Background Security Improvements
- Receive warnings about sensitive content
- Use Contact Key Verification
- Use Impersonation Risk Detection
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Find more resources for software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Apple and the environment
- Class 1 Laser information
- Disposal and recycling information
- Unauthorized modification of iPadOS
- ENERGY STAR compliance statement
- Copyright and trademarks
Change Siri settings on iPad
You can customize how you activate Siri, change Siri’s language and voice, change how Siri responds, and more in Siri settings on iPad.
For information about how to set up and use Siri, see Turn on and activate Siri.
Customize how you activate Siri
You can change how you activate Siri. For example, you can say “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” click the side button on your iPad, or type to Siri.
Note: The option to say just “Siri” is available on supported iPad models in some languages and regions. To check whether “Hey Siri” or “Siri” is available for your device and language, see the iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability website.
Go to the Settings app
on your iPad.
Tap Siri.
Tap Requests, then do any of the following:
Turn on “Siri” or “Hey Siri”: Tap “Siri” or “Hey Siri” (or “Hey Siri”), then follow the instructions to set it up.
Depending on your choice, iPad listens for “Siri,” “Hey Siri,” or both to activate Siri. To retrain Siri with your voice, turn off “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” turn it back on again, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Tip: To prevent iPad from responding to “Siri” or “Hey Siri” when you don’t want it to, place your iPad face down.
Turn off “Siri” or “Hey Siri”: Tap Off. iPad doesn’t listen for “Siri” or “Hey Siri” to activate Siri.
Activate Siri using the side button on your iPad: Turn on Press Side Button for Siri.
Type to Siri: Turn on Type to Siri. When Siri AI (Beta) is on, you can always type to Siri.
Note: Siri AI is available in beta on iPadOS 27 or later on an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPad mini (A17 Pro) or iPad model with M1 or later set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iPadOS. Usage limits may apply.*
Change Siri’s language
Go to the Settings app
Tap Siri.
Tap Language, then select a language from the list.
The language you choose is used for Siri, Maps, turn-by-turn directions, and Listen to Page in Safari.
Change Siri’s voice
You can change the way Siri sounds by changing the variation and voice Siri uses.
Go to the Settings app
Tap Siri.
Do any of the following:
Change the variation: Tap Voice, then select an option below Variations.
Change the voice: Tap Voice, then select an option below Voices.
Use Siri Expressive Voices** (Siri AI only): Tap Voice, then adjust Voice, Pace, and Expressivity settings until they sound just right to you.
Note: Pace and Expressivity adjustments are currently available for American and British voices.
Change how Siri responds
You can choose to have Siri always respond silently or speak back when you provide voice input. You can also automatically send messages without Siri asking you to confirm and have Siri read messages in a different language.
Note: The options you see depend on the version of Siri you’re using.
Go to the Settings app
Tap Siri.
Tap Responses, then do any of the following:
Have Siri respond aloud: Choose Prefer Spoken Responses or Speak Back for Voice Input. If Siri AI is turned on, choose Spoken Response.
Have Siri respond silently: Choose Prefer Silent Responses or Always Silent. If Siri AI is turned on, choose Silent Response.
See what Siri says onscreen: Turn on Always Show Siri Captions.
See your request onscreen: Turn on Always Show Request.
Have Siri send messages without confirming: Turn on Automatically Send Messages.
Have Siri read messages in a different language: Tap Add Language, then select a language from the list.
Tip: After languages download, you can choose the variety and voice Siri uses to read messages. Tap the language below Read Messages, then select from the options below Variety and Voice.
Tell Siri about yourself
You can provide information to Siri—including things like your name, home, and work addresses, and even your relationships—for a more personalized experience so you can say things like “Give me driving directions home” and “FaceTime Mom.” Siri pulls information about you from your contact card, called My Card, in the Contacts app.
Go to the Settings app
Tap Siri.
Tap Your Information, then tap your name.
Go to the Contacts app
to do any of the following:
Change or edit the information: Tap My Card at the top, tap Edit, then edit your information. For more information, see Add or edit your contact info and photo.
Tell Siri how to pronounce your name: Tap My Card at the top, then tap Edit. Scroll down, then tap “add field.” Select a pronunciation name field, then type how to say your name. You can also add pronunciations for other contacts.
You can tell Siri who other people are in relation to you. For example, say something like “Sarah Milos is my sister” or “Hey Siri, Ashley Kamin is my mom.”
Your personal information—which is encrypted and remains private—stays up to date across all your devices where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account. As Siri learns about you on one device, your experience with Siri is improved on your other devices. If you don’t want Siri personalization to update across your devices, you can turn off Siri in iCloud settings.
Change Visual Intelligence settings
With Apple Intelligence, you can use Visual Intelligence to search for items similar to those around you, and choose to have highlighted objects automatically sent to third parties to provide results.
Go to the Settings app
Tap Siri, then do any of the following:
Turn on Highlight to Search (Siri AI only). This setting automatically searches the web when you highlight content in screenshots.
Turn on Automatic Visual Look Up. This setting automatically identifies objects and places that appear in screenshots.
Customize apps Siri has access to
When you give Siri access to an app or App Clips, Siri can find information and provide suggestions for what you might want to do next, even before you ask. For example, when you get an invitation in Mail, you’re asked if you want to add it to your calendar. Suggestions are on by default, but you can customize the apps Siri has access to at any time.
Note: Siri and Apple Intelligence are designed to protect your privacy and keep you in control of your personal data by giving you control over what you share. To learn more, see the Search & Privacy website.
Go to the Settings app
Tap Siri.
Do any of the following:
Allow Siri to learn how you use an app to make suggestions: Tap App Access, select an app from the list, then turn on “Learn from this App.”
Choose how Suggestions appear: Tap App Access, select an app from the list, then turn on Show on Home Screen, Suggest App, or Suggestion Notifications.
Note: The options you see may be different depending on the app you select and which version of Siri you’re using.
Allow Siri to learn from App Clips to make suggestions: Tap App Clips, then turn on Learn From App Clips.
Allow Search and Shortcuts to show App Clips: Tap App Clips, then turn on Show in Search or Suggest App Clips.
Customize where suggestions appear
You can customize where suggestions appear. For example, you can choose to have suggestions appear in an app, but not on the Home Screen or as notifications.
Go to the Settings app
Tap Siri.
Tap Suggestions, then do any of the following:
Allow suggested apps to appear in search: Turn on Suggest Apps Before Searching.
Allow suggestions to appear in notifications: Turn on Allow Notifications.
Allow suggestions to appear in App Library: Turn on Show in App Library.
Allow suggestions to appear when sharing: Turn on Show When Sharing.
Allow suggestions to appear when you might want to listen to music: Turn on Show Listening Suggestions.
To change Siri accessibility settings, see Change Siri accessibility settings.
If Siri doesn’t work as expected on your iPad, see the Apple Support article If Siri isn’t working on your iPhone or iPad.