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
Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones from iPad
While you wear AirPods or compatible Beats headphones or earphones, you can share what you’re listening to with a friend who’s also wearing AirPods or compatible Beats headphones or earphones. Both sets of audio devices must be paired with iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. (On supported models; iOS 13.1, iPadOS 13.1, or later required.)
Start sharing when your friend’s earphones are in the charging case
Your earphones or headphones should be connected with your iPad, and your friend’s earphones should be inside their case.
While you’re wearing your earphones or headphones, move your iPad close to your friend’s open charging case.
On your iPad, tap Temporarily Share Audio, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Start sharing with your friend’s Beats headphones
Your earphones or headphones should be connected with your iPad, and your friend’s headphones should be turned on.
Ask your friend to briefly press (for less then 1 second) the power button on their headphones.
While you’re wearing your earphones or headphones, move your iPad close to your friend’s headphones.
On your iPad, tap Temporarily Share Audio, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Start sharing when your friend is wearing earphones or headphones
If your friend is wearing earphones or headphones connected with their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can share the audio that’s playing on your iPad.
Wear your earphones or headphones.
On your iPad, tap
in the Now Playing controls, either in the app you’re listening to or on the Lock screen.Or open Control Center, touch and hold the Now Playing controls at the top right, then tap
.Tap Share Audio (below the name of your earphones or headphones).
Bring your iPad close to your friend’s iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Tap Share Audio on your iPad.
Ask your friend to tap Join on their device.
Separately control the volume of each set of earphones or headphones
On your iPad, open Control Center, then touch and hold the volume control.
Drag the separate volume sliders.
Stop sharing audio
On your iPad, tap on the Now Playing screen, on the Lock screen, or in the Control Center, then tap the name of your friend’s earphones or headphones to turn off the connection.
