Tips and Features You Might Not Be Aware Of On Your iPad
Wondering how to make the most of your iPad? Even if you generally know how to use your iPad, there are some specific features that you should be trying out or settings you should enable. Here are 7 tips and tricks for multi-tasking, notetaking, FaceTime and more.
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00:00 If you've gotten a new iPad or have upgraded your existing iPad to the latest software
00:04 version, you might be wondering how to make the most of the Apple tablet experience.
00:09 Even if you generally know how to use your iPad or know how to use it for whatever reason
00:13 you like to use it for, no judgment, I mostly use mine for watching Grey's Anatomy before
00:18 bed, I will say that there are some specific features that you should be trying out or
00:22 settings you should enable.
00:24 Who knows, you might discover something that's actually really helpful for you.
00:28 Now there are some features that will vary based on the iPad model that you own.
00:32 For example, the M1 or M2 tablets have the power for some functionality that other iPads
00:37 lack.
00:38 So let's dig into 7 different things that you should be doing with your iPad, and of
00:42 course I'll note which iPads all the features do or don't work with.
00:46 First things first, you'll want to make sure you've downloaded the latest iPadOS, which
00:49 is currently iPadOS 16.1, but you should be checking if you have this installed because
00:54 many of the best iPad features right now are thanks to this software.
00:58 You can also turn on automatic software updates by going to settings, general, software update,
01:03 and turning on automatic software updates here.
01:06 I even have a software update ready to install.
01:09 One of the coolest iPad features right now is stage manager.
01:12 Stage manager works by bringing whatever you're working on into the center of your display
01:16 by relegating your other open apps into a pile of tiles on the side of the screen.
01:21 These tiles are relatively small but stay visible, which helps you stay focused on whatever
01:25 you're working on while keeping an eye on everything else.
01:28 The tiles in stage manager are even capable of live updates so you can see when something
01:32 changes.
01:33 To launch stage manager, swipe down from the top to bring down the control center and then
01:37 select stage manager, which is this button right here.
01:41 Unfortunately, this feature is limited to M1 and M2 powered iPads just because of the
01:45 performance demand of multitasking.
01:48 A good feature to enable on your iPad just to see if you like it is display scaling.
01:53 Go to settings, display and brightness, scroll to the bottom to see display zoom, and then
01:58 there's all these options for iPads and iOS 16, which is called more space.
02:02 This feature improves resolution and similar to stage manager, helps with multitasking.
02:07 As you might be able to tell, the icons and font size are made smaller, allowing for more
02:12 information to be shown on the screen with display scaling.
02:16 For those of you who video chat with your iPad, you're going to want to use the center
02:19 stage feature.
02:21 Center stage uses an iPad Pro's camera to digitally track a subject as they move in
02:25 front of the camera.
02:26 It will digitally pan and zoom so that the subject or you remains in the center of the
02:30 frame as much as possible.
02:33 This is great if you're going to be moving around or demoing something.
02:36 A new iPad feature you should definitely check out if you haven't already is the new weather
02:41 app available for iPad devices with iPadOS 16.
02:45 This apparently was a wishlist feature for many years, but it is finally here on the
02:49 iPad and the app works a lot like it does on the iPhone.
02:53 You can see weather reports for your area or different locations as well as precipitation
02:57 predictions, UV readings, the air quality index, and more.
03:01 Of course, you can also use a weather widget now for seeing the reports at a glance.
03:06 I'm going to move on to more specific iPad Pro features just because it is the newest
03:10 iPad at the time we're recording this video and really as far as testing and other experience
03:15 is concerned, this is the most advanced iPad.
03:18 There are two exclusive wallpapers for iPad Pro that are super moody and colorful, almost
03:23 like neon vibes.
03:24 I happen to think they're very high-tech looking, so it's cool to know that they're hidden here
03:28 in the wallpaper settings all the way to the bottom.
03:31 Finally the last iPad Pro specific feature that you should try out is the new Apple Pencil
03:36 hover feature.
03:37 The M2 iPad Pro can detect the Apple Pencil up to 12 millimeters above the display.
03:42 This allows you to see a preview of your mark before you make it, which means you can draw
03:46 or take notes with a bit more precision.
03:49 It's not a major feature, but it's pretty cool to try out, especially when you use it
03:53 to hover over apps without actually touching the display.
03:56 These are just a few of the iPad features that we think you should try out, but we actually
04:01 have a bunch more iPad tips and tricks on TomsGuide.com.
04:05 Sometimes we share some of the coolest ones on social, so you should follow us on Facebook,
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04:12 Also be sure you're subscribed to this channel and leave a comment with your favorite iPad
04:16 tip.
04:17 Thanks for watching, catch you next time.
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