Both the first generation iPad (specifically) and all iPads (generally)
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iPad displays “Not Charging” when plugged into USB ports. What can I do?
When I plug my iPad into my computer's USB ports, the iPad battery area displays "Not Charging".
I understand the iPad requires more wattage to charge compared to an iPhone or iPod, as evidenced by ...
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What are some great iPad apps?
The iPad was first released in April 2010 and lots of apps already target it.
Which are the most awesome, must-have ones for you (excluding apps that come pre-installed)?
NB: For games, there's ...
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How do I transfer app data from my old iPad to my new iPad?
How does one transfer app data (e.g., Notetaker HD books, game progress, etc.) from an old iOS device to a new one?
While I'm sure this issue is relevant to iPhones, it seems that with the advent of ...
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Is it OK to charge my iPhone with my iPad charger?
I have an iPhone 4 and an iPad. Since the iPad really charges best off the wall charger I keep it plugged in, but I usually just charge the iPhone off the computer. Although frequently if the iPad ...
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5answers
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How can I make my iPad's battery last longer?
What are some of the things I can do to make my iPad (Wi-Fi) battery last a long time once it is charged?
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8answers
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How can I stream files to my iPad?
I have loads of videos and music on my computer, which I want to watch on my iPad.
However, I want to stream it to it, so I can grab what I feel like watching rather than having to preload ...
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Is there any way to disable the Home button on an iPad?
My professor asked me to help him out to find some information about the iPad.
We are going to buy like 10 iPads to give it out to our senior of the school board and we want only the PDF file that we ...
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How can I transfer iPhone + iPad data to a new computer?
I have iTunes installed on my old computer (Win XP) and all iPhone + iPad apps + all backups are done on this computer.
Now I would like to use iTunes on my new computer (Win 7) and retire the old ...
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How do I get podcasts downloaded directly to my iPhone and iPad to match the ones on my Mac?
Background
I have a podcast subscription on my Mac. For example, Marketplace. It's a daily podcast, and I often get them by downloading them to the Mac (Snow Leopard 10.6.8) with iTunes (currently ...
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8answers
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How can I mirror my iPad display wirelessly?
I am looking to display my iPad screen wirelessly to an external display to demo applications. I found this video showing exactly what I want to do with an iPhone but no explanation as to what the ...
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iPad PDF Reader with annotation support?
I have to read lots of PDF books on my iPad but I also need to make notes (annotations), notes that I want to be able to transfer to the Mac later.
What solutions do I have for this?
Please do not ...
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HTML / CSS / Javascript editor for the iPad?
I'm interested for a code editor for my iPad.
I've made a search on Apple Store for "HTML", and I've got a huge amount of results..
Can anyone recommend any of them?
It would be nice to have ...
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Is it possible to pre-install apps on an iPad?
We're giving away iPads (for real, and no you can't have one) as part of a promotion to our referral network. But the plan is to ship it pre-installed with our sales presentation apps and sign-up ...
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Mirror iPad 2 screen on Mac
I would like to know if there is a possibility to display the iPad 2 screen on my Mac?
You know, silmilar to the Steve Jobs presentations.
Thank you for your help.
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4answers
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Can I use my iPad to organize photos that are stored externally?
I would like to organize my photos with iPad (remove, edit, create albums etc).
I have the synology NAS and I can run the Photo app on the NAS (server) and I can use the DS Photo+ app on iPad ...
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1answer
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Is AirDrop possible between iPad, iPhone and Macbook?
A new Macbook came with something called AirDrop and worked between many MBs such as Macbook Pro and Mackbook Air. Can I use AirDrop also to exchange data between Macs and iOS devices?
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Is there a C compiler for iPad?
I would like to study C using iPad. Just simple programs. So, is there a C compiler for iPad?
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4answers
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iOS 6 update problem: how to switch to Indian store?
I just updated my iPad 2 to to iOS 6 yesterday. Today when I tried to buy an app the usual way from the App Store, I got the message "Your account is not valid for use in US store. You must switch to ...
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1answer
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Is there any way to get a pop-up notification on my iPhone or iPad when mail arrives?
I have gmail set up to send me "true" push notifications (using the exchange server setup). So my mail arrives in realtime, and I instantly get badges on my springboard screen to indicate new ...
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2answers
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Can the iOS Dropbox app download all contents of all folders to my iPad?
Is it possible to force Dropbox on iPad to sync all files?
(That is, to make it working it the same way as it does on a laptop/computer.)
As far as I see, it saves only files marked as "Favorite". ...
4
votes
1answer
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Is it possible to search for text in iBooks or the Kindle app?
Is it possible to search for text in iBooks or the Kindle app? I'm deciding whether to buy electronic copies of some of my reference books, but I would only be purchasing them for the ability to ...
2
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1answer
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Cannot update iPad 1 to iOS 4.3 or higher
long time observer of answers first time asker of questions...
I don't post this here lightly and don't imagine that I haven't tried standard apple forums before coming here baffled.
I've been sent ...
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1answer
665 views
Google Voice in iPad?
I can find this here but I cannot find it in iPad. How can I use Google Voice in iPad?
Perhaps related
Can the iPad 2 be used for everyday telephony?
Is the 3G network used by the iPad ...
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1answer
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How can I use iTunes with Debian?
Wine fired a lot of errors at least with Ubuntu last time -- and also with Debian, below a picture. Is there any way of using iTunes with *ix -systems? Look I have iPad and I am unable to use it ...
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2answers
501 views
How can I prevent iPhoto from opening everytime I plug my iPad/iPhone?
How can I prevent iPhoto from launching everytime I plug my iPad/iPhone?
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Is it possible to export all my iPhone contacts to my iPad 2?
Does anyone know of a way to export all my contacts from my iPhone straight into my iPad 2 without having to re-type all of them in?
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Why does the iPad use nearest-neighbour scaling rather than Retina scaling for iPhone apps
When Apple announced the iPad, one of the features was the possibility of running iPhone apps, optionally scaling to 2x size with blurry results.
Fast forward to the announcement of the iPhone 4 and ...
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iPad doesn't rotate anymore
My iPad won't rotate the screen anymore when I turn it. It just happend (like all problems of course) without any cause.
I've done everything I can think of.
Double tap on the Home button, swipe ...
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2answers
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I forgot my Encrypt Local Backup password. How can I start over?
In iTunes (Windows 7) Encrypt local backup is checked, and I can't remember the password. I don't need to restore my iPad; I just want to be able to back it up. If I attempt to uncheck this, iTunes ...
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4answers
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Switch Between Apps With Alt-Tab / Command-Tab on iPad using Bluetooth Keyboard
I have an iPad 2 (with iOS 5) and an Apple bluetooth keyboard. I could be much more productive if I could do Alt-Tab (I think this is Command-Tab) app switching using my keyboard. Is there any way to ...
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3answers
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AVI on the iPad?
I have about 20 GB of video files that I would like to put on my new iPad.
To my utter surprise, there's no de facto solution for
playing AVI files on iPad and
syncing any filetype on Wi-Fi ...
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2answers
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iPad turned itself off and won't turn back on
I was just reading a webpage on my iPad and the screen went black and then the Apple logo came up and then the spinning loading wheel and it just went black...
Nothing after that.
The screen is ...
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2answers
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New harddrive, cannot sync my iPad
I just got a new hard drive and I want to sync all my iPad stuff back into my iTunes but it's just asking to erase the iPad. I just want all my books and stuff to be back in my iTunes.
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2answers
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iPad case that blocks buttons
Does anyone know of an iPad case that blocks access to the physical buttons. I would like the user to not be able to hit the homembutton or the sleep button.
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Multiple iPads need multiple games
I have 4 kids and they all have games on their iPads that are the same games. How do I get the accounts squared away so they are no playing each others game? For example, everyone has "Clash of the ...
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iBooks ePubs lost all cover art after iOS5 update
After I upgraded to iOS 5 on my iPad 2, iBooks no longer shows any cover art for ePubs that I have imported. Anything that is from the iBook store shows art fine, along with PDFs.
Is there a solution ...
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2answers
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Can I remote desktop into a Windows-based corporate network from my iPad?
Possible duplicate:
iPads in the corporate world
Has anyone remote desktop into a Windows-based corporate network with an iPad? What has been your experience? How do you address the ...
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How do hide iPod icon with SBSettings?
On my Jailbroken iPad, I have SBSettings installed. I chose to hide all my application icons, but iPod will not go away, no matter what the switch setting is. I was thinking about just going into the ...
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1answer
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What Mac to start [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which Mac to develop iPhone apps?
I am new to this. I am looking to get into Mac, iPhone and iPad app development. I just enrolled in the dev program. It would be ...
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Awesomest iPad Games [closed]
Much like Awesomest iPad apps, I thought I'd start a thread for iPad games.
Which are the must-have ones for you?
Rules
One app per answer.
Use this format for the first and second lines of your ...
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4answers
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How do I play a YouTube video in the background on my iPad?
I like to 'listen' to YouTube video in the background while I am surfing on my desktop. However, I cannot do this on the iPad as, as soon as I switch from YouTube video to the browser, the video ...
3
votes
4answers
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iPad app for organizing, rating, and noting photos
I've imported a bunch of my photos from Lightroom (not directly of course) to use my iPad as a scrap book. So that I can look at them, and decide whether they belong in a series or should be included ...
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8answers
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Is there any way to add an ePub book to iBooks without iTunes?
I purchased a book and have it in ePub and PDF formats. I can easily add the PDF to iBooks from Safari. However, I can't find a method to get an ePub book into iBooks without iTunes. I'm away from my ...
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4answers
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How to use the new iPad (3rd gen) as a second screen?
I carry my iPad everywhere, and now that I've got the new one with the high resolution display, I'd like to use it as a second monitor for my Macbook Pro. It would be great if I could occasionally ...
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3answers
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How to do a screen capture from iPad 3?
I need to record me using an iPad while I am drawing on it (with Penultimate). I usually use ScreenFlow to record onscreen actions on my desktop Mac, so I need a way to display iPad on my Mac. Is ...
8
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4answers
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How do I record a screen cap video of the iPad?
I'm looking for a method to record the video without actually filming the device. Does such a method exist?
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What is the best RDP/VNC client for the new iPad that makes use of the retina display?
I am looking for a remote desktop client to connect to both my Mac and PC. I would prefer not to install any software on the remote computers and just take advantage of the built-in protocols. What ...
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1answer
254 views
How do I take a screenshot on the iPad?
How do I create an image, containing a copy of the current screen display, on the iPad?
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1answer
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How do I view the list of podcast chapters on an iPad using iOS 5?
I subscribe to Tiesto's Club Life Podcast, and the episodes are released as very superbly crafted AAC files. Aside from containing audio data, they also:
Define Podcast "Chapters" marked at the ...
