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
Manage your App Store purchases, subscriptions, and settings on iPad
In the App Store app 
, you can manage subscriptions and review and download purchases made by you or other family members. You can also customize your preferences for the App Store in Settings.
Approve purchases with Family Sharing
With Family Sharing set up, the family organizer can review and approve purchases made by other family members under a certain age. See Turn on Ask To Buy on iPad and Set content and privacy restrictions on a family member’s device.
View and redownload eligible apps purchased by you or family members
Tap
or your profile picture at the top right, then tap Purchased.If you set up Family Sharing, tap My Purchases or choose a family member to view their purchases.
Note: You can see purchases made by family members only if they choose to share their purchases. Purchases made with Family Sharing may not be accessible after the family member leaves the family group.
Find the app you want to download, then tap
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Manage your subscriptions
Tap or your profile picture at the top right, then tap Subscriptions.
Change your App Store settings
Go to Settings 
> [your name] > iTunes & App Store, then do any of the following:
Automatically download apps purchased on your other Apple devices: Below Automatic Downloads, turn on Apps.
Automatically update apps: Turn on App Updates.
Control the use of cellular data for app downloads: (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) To allow downloads to use cellular data, turn on Automatic Downloads. To choose whether you want to be asked for permission for downloads over 200 MB or all apps, tap App Downloads.
Automatically play app preview videos: Turn on Video Autoplay.