iPad User Guide
- Welcome
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- Supported models
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad mini (6th generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (8th generation)
- iPad (9th generation)
- iPad (10th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 9.7-inch
- iPad Pro 10.5-inch
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
- What’s new in iPadOS 16
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- Set up FaceTime
- Create a FaceTime link
- Make and receive calls
- Take a Live Photo
- Turn on Live Captions in a FaceTime call
- Use other apps during a call
- Make a Group FaceTime call
- View participants in a grid
- Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together
- Share your screen
- Hand off a FaceTime call to another device
- Change the video settings
- Change the audio settings
- Add camera effects
- Leave a call or switch to Messages
- Block unwanted callers
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- Intro to Home
- Upgrade to the new Home architecture
- Set up accessories
- Control accessories
- Control your home using Siri
- Configure HomePod
- Control your home remotely
- Create and use scenes
- Create an automation
- Configure cameras
- Face Recognition
- Configure a router
- Share controls with others
- Add more homes
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- Set up Messages
- Send and reply to messages
- Unsend and edit messages
- Keep track of messages and conversations
- Forward and share messages
- Set up a group conversation
- Add photos and video
- Send and receive content
- Watch, listen, or play together using SharePlay
- Collaborate on projects
- Animate messages
- Use iMessage apps
- Use Memoji
- Send a Digital Touch effect
- Send recorded audio messages
- Send, receive, and request money with Apple Cash
- Change notifications
- Block, filter, and report messages
- Delete messages
- Recover deleted messages
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- View photos and videos
- Play videos and slideshows
- Delete or hide photos and videos
- Edit photos and videos
- Trim video length and adjust slow motion
- Edit Live Photos
- Edit Cinematic videos
- Edit Portrait mode photos
- Use photo albums
- Edit and organize albums
- Filter and sort photos and videos in albums
- Duplicate and copy photos and videos
- Merge duplicate photos
- Search in Photos
- Find and identify people in Photos
- Browse photos by location
- Share photos and videos
- Share long videos
- View photos and videos shared with you
- Use Live Text to interact with content in a photo or video
- Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos
- Lift a subject from the photo background
- Watch memories
- Personalize your memories
- Manage memories and featured photos
- Import photos and videos
- Print photos
- Shortcuts
- Tips
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- Share your internet connection
- Make and receive phone calls
- Use iPad as a second display for Mac
- Use a keyboard and mouse or trackpad across your Mac and iPad
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Wirelessly stream video, photos, and audio to Mac
- Cut, copy, and paste between iPad and other devices
- Connect iPad and your computer with a cable
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- Transfer files between devices
- Transfer files with email, messages, or AirDrop
- Automatically keep files up to date with iCloud
- Transfer files with an external storage device
- Use a file server to share files between your iPad and computer
- Share files with a cloud storage service
- Sync content or transfer files with the Finder or iTunes
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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 when VoiceOver is on
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
- Use a braille display
- Type onscreen braille
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Use VoiceOver for images and videos
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Hover Text
- Display & Text Size
- Motion
- Spoken Content
- Audio Descriptions
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- Use built-in privacy and security protections
- Keep your Apple ID secure
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- Sign in with passkeys
- Sign in with Apple
- Automatically fill in strong passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- View your passwords and related information
- Share passkeys and passwords securely with AirDrop
- Make your passkeys and passwords available on all your devices
- Automatically fill in verification codes
- Sign in with fewer CAPTCHA challenges on iPad
- Manage two-factor authentication for your Apple ID
- Use security keys
- Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
- Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
- Use a private network address
- Use Advanced Data Protection
- Lockdown Mode
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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
Use Siri, Maps, and the Maps widget to get directions on iPad
You can get travel directions in the Maps app in several ways.
Important: To get directions, iPad must be connected to the internet, and Location Services must be turned on. On Wi-Fi + Cellular models, cellular data rates may apply. See View or change your cellular data account.
Use Siri to get directions
You can keep focused on the road by using Siri to get directions. While following driving, cycling, and walking directions in the Maps app, you can get an overview of your route and a list of upcoming turns. And by listening to turn-by-turn spoken directions on Wi-Fi + Cellular models, you can follow driving, cycling, and walking directions without even looking at your iPad.
Siri: Say something like:
“Get directions to the nearest coffee shop”
“Find a charging station”
“Give me directions home”
Tip: To use “home” or “work” when using Siri or searching in Maps, add your home and work addresses to My Card in Contacts.
Get directions in Maps
Do one of the following:
Tap a destination (for example, a landmark on a map or a spot that you marked with a pin).
Touch and hold anywhere on the map.
Tap the search field, begin typing, then tap a result.
Tap the directions button on the place card.
After you tap the directions button, you can choose a different mode of travel, a different starting point, and other options. See Select other route options in Maps on iPad.
Tap Go for the route you want.
After you tap Go, you can share your ETA, get an overview of your route or a list of directions, add stops to your driving directions, and more.
![A map with two driving routes shown in the North Bay near San Francisco. The fastest route is selected.](https://help.apple.com/assets/640A53E422C1DA4F8D3C4C1A/640A53F122C1DA4F8D3C4C32/en_US/adf8c9000a18ca0e899033d184e0a042.png)
Use the Maps widget
To get directions to a likely destination from the Home Screen or Today View, add the Maps widget.
![A Home Screen with the Maps widget in the top-left corner.](https://help.apple.com/assets/640A53E422C1DA4F8D3C4C1A/640A53F122C1DA4F8D3C4C32/en_US/9b25aa9fa29ef29a6ef4a7b85db075b7.png)
Choose your default mode of travel
Maps defaults to your preferred way to travel when providing directions. To change your preference, do the following:
Tap your picture or initials at the top right of the search card, then tap Preferences.
If neither your picture nor initials appears, tap Cancel next to the search field, or tap the search field, then tap Cancel.
Tap Driving, Walking, Transit, or Cycling.
Use Maps on your Mac to get directions
Before a big trip or a day of cycling, you can plan your route on your Mac, and then share the details to your iPad. You must be signed in with the same Apple ID on both your Mac and your iPad.
In Maps on your Mac, create a route for your trip.
For information, see Plan a route on your Mac in the Maps User Guide.
Choose File > Share > Send to [your device].
You can also use Handoff to send directions from iPad to Mac. See Hand off tasks between iPad and your other devices.