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iPadOS 26
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Table of Contents

iPad User Guide

  • Welcome
      • iPad models compatible with iPadOS 26
      • iPad mini (5th generation)
      • iPad mini (6th generation)
      • iPad mini (A17 Pro)
      • iPad (8th generation)
      • iPad (9th generation)
      • iPad (10th generation)
      • iPad (A16)
      • iPad Air (3rd generation)
      • 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 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 11-inch (M4)
      • 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)
      • iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
    • Setup basics
    • Make your iPad your own
    • Streamline your workflow on iPad
    • Do more with Apple Pencil
    • Customize iPad for your child
  • What’s new in iPadOS 26
    • Turn on and set up iPad
    • Wake, unlock, and lock
    • Set up cellular service
    • Connect to the internet
    • View or change cellular data settings
      • Sign in and manage your Apple Account
      • Use iCloud
      • Subscribe to iCloud+
    • Find settings
    • Set up mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
    • Learn the meaning of the status icons
      • Charge the battery
      • Show the battery percentage
      • Set a charge limit
      • Understand Thermally Limited Charging
      • Use Low Power Mode to save battery life
      • Understand your iPad battery usage and health
      • Learn basic gestures
      • Learn advanced gestures
    • Adjust the volume
    • Turn the iPad flashlight on or off
      • Open apps
      • Find and use your apps in App Library
      • Quit and reopen an app
    • Drag and drop
      • Work with multiple windows at once
      • Switch between apps
      • Change the layout of open windows
      • Open and view windows in an app on iPad
      • Organize windows
      • Move an app to an external display
      • Multitask with Picture in Picture
      • Use the menu bar
    • Access features from the Lock Screen
    • Perform quick actions
    • Search with Spotlight
    • Get information about your iPad
    • Manage storage on iPad
    • Travel with iPad
    • Change or turn off sounds
    • Create a custom Lock Screen
      • Add an app
      • Add, edit, and remove widgets
      • Move apps and widgets on the Home Screen
      • Customize apps and widgets on the Home Screen
      • Lock or hide an app
      • Organize your apps in folders
      • Remove or delete apps
    • Change the wallpaper
    • Use and customize Control Center
    • Record audio and video
    • Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
    • Keep the iPad display on longer
    • Customize the text size and zoom setting
    • 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
    • Rotate your iPad screen
      • View and respond to notifications
      • Change notification settings
      • Set up a focus
      • Allow or silence notifications for a Focus
      • Turn a Focus on or off
    • Customize sharing options
      • Type with the onscreen keyboard
      • Dictate text
      • Commands for dictating text
      • Move the onscreen keyboard
      • Select and edit text
      • Use predictive text
      • Use text replacements
    • Add or change keyboards
    • Add emoji, Memoji, and stickers
      • Take a screenshot
      • Take a screen recording
      • Change the screen capture settings
      • Write and draw in documents
      • Add text, shapes, stickers, and more
    • Fill out forms, sign documents, and create signatures
    • Interact with content in a photo or video
    • Identify objects in your photos and videos
    • Lift a subject from the photo background
    • Take photos
    • Take Live Photos
    • Take a selfie
    • Take a Portrait mode selfie
    • Record a video
    • Change advanced camera settings
    • Adjust HDR camera settings
    • View, share, and print photos
    • Use Live Text
    • Scan a QR code
    • Scan documents
      • Get apps
      • Use App Clips
      • Update apps
      • Install and manage fonts
      • Share and send apps
      • See your purchases and subscriptions
      • Change settings and restrictions
      • Buy books and audiobooks
      • Read books
      • Annotate books
      • Access books on other Apple devices
      • Listen to audiobooks
      • Set reading goals
      • Organize books
      • Read PDFs
      • 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
      • Get started with Calculator
      • Use the basic calculator
      • Use the scientific calculator
      • Solve math with Math Notes