Questions tagged [ipad]
Apple's touchscreen iOS based tablet. Use this tag for all generations and sizes of iPad
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How to lock the iPad screen automatically, when VNC connection is established?
I use RealVNC Viewer on my old iPad (iOS 9.3.5 is there).
The device is automatically locked, when it is not used. There is no PIN or any other protection enabled.
However, when VNC connection is ...
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Can pop-ups open as tabs in Safari iOS?
Can pop-ups open as tabs in browser windows? This is on an iPad and Safari.
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FaceTime auto-answer, ringing, and calls from specific iOS devices no longer working since Friday (11/17/2023)
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Sometime between 11/17 & 11/20, I became unable to place my nearly daily FaceTime call to my parents' iPad. Spent all day with Apple Support yesterday on this with no success. My parents' ...
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Why is my iPad Air 5 treating connected displays as a duplicate screen?
Before purchasing an iPad Air 5 I saw several YouTubers demonstrating that once you connect an external display to an M1 iPad with an attached keyboard/mouse and enable Stage Manager it will treat the ...
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How to use old iPad Mini as smart home dashboard?
I would like to use my old iPad Mini 1 (running iOS 9.3.5) as a dashboard for my smart home, which is managed using Home Assistant.
I've already resolved the first task - how to access Home Assistant ...
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How to delete all emails from inbox in iPad 8.1.3?
How do you delete all inbox mail messages in iPad iOS 8.1.3? It doesn't support prior move tricks many have posted as a method since it is unresponsive to the Trash target mailbox if you use the 'move ...
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Want to preserve shared photostream for subscribers but erase everything on my device
can one transfer the ownership of a photostream to another user/subscriber? I need to get rid of the contents of a shared photo stream on my device but I am its owner. The subscribers will still need ...
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How can I remove photos from an iPad Min without having to restore it?
My iPad mini is overloaded with pictures. I would like to delete them without having to restore the device and lose years of my iBook annotations. Is there a way to get these photos off my iPad mini ...
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Phantom email unable to delete
I purchased a new iPad. When I set up my Roadrunner email acct it downloaded over 300 from the main server to my inbox. I looked for a way to delete multiple email but there doesn't seem to be any ...
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How do delete permanently (not hide) some of my iBooks?
I have several iBooks that I have no interest in reading again. I want to delete them completely, but have only been successful in hiding them. I don't even want them in my iCloud storage now, but can'...
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How to remove app which is greyed out, can't be deleted, won't open and doesn't appear in apps list?
I have this app with a greyed out icon which I'm trying to delete.
I tap and hold, and it asks me if I want to delete it and its data. I confirm and nothing happens.
I try to open it and nothing ...
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Mirror iPad Pro screen to my Windows 10 PC via USB
I need to mirror my iPad screen to my windows 10 computer without wifi (via USB). Is there a modern software solution that does not involve very low framerate or high latency ?
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Stop screenshots on my macbook appearing on my ipad
I often take screenshots or partial screenshots on my MacBook.
For some reason, these immediately appear on my iPad - the screen turns on showing them, and they are stored on there.
This is annoying. ...
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On IPad Mail, Inbox folder not displaying properly
A bit hard to explain without the illustration attached, but on my iPad, using iCloud or Fastmail (so its not provider-related), it doesn’t display the inbox folder alongside my other folders for the ...
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Easy way to permanently delete all photos and videos from iPad/iPhone
It seems really hard to me to permanently delete all photos and videos from iPad. I tried different solutions, like:
Transferring them using iPhoto and then deleting them by iPhoto
Using iTunes to ...
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Shouldn't Apple consider allowing use of Apple Pencil while it's charging?
I have an iPad 2018 12.1.1 with 1st generation Apple Pencil. I am trying to use it for taking notes while it is connected to USB-cable charging, but surprisingly it doesn't work even though it is ...
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Apple Pencil only mode?
Is there any way to make the iPad or an iPad app work exclusively with the Apple Pencil and not recognize touch?
My issue is with notability specifically, I basically use the iPad for note-taking and &...
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How to "Delete app"? It doesn't show the option
I want to delete the app "Dynamic Reader" but when I long-click on it, it does not proposed me the option.
Of course, there is "Remove app" but what it does is that it shows a ...
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Why (from a technical perspective) can't an Apple Pencil (2nd gen) be used with an iPad (7th gen)?
The most obvious difference between an Apple Pencil (1st generation) and a Apple Pencil (2nd generation) is that the latter pairs and charges via the Smart Connector on the side of an iPad, whereas ...
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Sharing MacBook internet to iPad via USB
I was sharing my MacBook LAN connection to my iPad using the internet sharing feature. But after the most recent update, I cannot find the iPad USB and iPhone USB option to share the internet. How do ...
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How can I make iBooks on iPad to store all books locally instead of on iCloud?
I have an iPad with IOS 17, and I want to stop paying for iCloud. The problem is that before I started my iCloud subscription I had some books imported in the Books app, and after I started it the ...
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Charging problem after upgrade to IOS 15 (Ipad 6th generation)
I've recently updated my ipad's IOS to 15 but after that it will charge randomly or never when connected to the power.
Yesterday I've updated it again to IOS 15.2 but problem still exist.
I visited ...
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Changing Apple ID on Macbook to match ID on iPhone and iPad
My 13” Mac has a different Apple ID than my iPad and iPhone. I’d like to change the Apple ID on my mac so I can utilize apps properly.
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Cannot login on ChatGPT mobile website (chat.openai.com) on iOS 14/iPadOS 14
I used to use the mobile site (chat.open.com) just fine. However, starting from two weeks ago, all the browsers on my iPhone (iOS 14) and iPad (iPadOS 14) cannot log into my chatGPT account ...
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When printing photos to the Canon TS960 printer from iPhone/iPad using AirPrint, the printer thinks the print job is a CD label
When printing *photos to the Canon TS960 printer from iPhone or iPad using AirPrint, the printer thinks the print job is a CD label and asks me to 'Place a printable disk on the multi-purpose tray'. ...
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Can't type password to exit Guided Access mode?
I can't exit Guided Access on iPad... the password prompt won't accept any input.
Here are the details: I have a brand new 2021 10.2" iPad (9th gen) running iPad OS 15.0.2. It is to be used as a ...
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Getting files from iPad that can't be seen in Finder
I have been using Anki for studying. Somehow, all its files disappeared from my MacBook Pro (either that or Migration Assistant failed to copy them from the old machine). I can't find them in Time ...
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Gathering photos from multiple sources on a new iMac
For a home system, multiple computers and systems would like to access a shared photo dataset. I'm helping them to set up their new system, but I'm not experienced in administrating computers or ...
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Is it possible to trim some middle part of a video or screen recording on the iPhone or iPad to upload to YouTube?
I know how to trim start and trim end of a video or screen recording on the iPhone or iPad and upload to YouTube. But what if there are a few seconds in the video showing my user ID and I hope to ...
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Internet sharing from MacBook to iPad Pro via USB cable (Tethered caching) not working on Catalina 10.15.6
I would like to share the internet connection on my MacBook Pro (a Wi-Fi connection) with my iPad Pro 4th generation via USB-C cable. The MacBook Pro is running Catalina 10.15.6. My Mac has far ...
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iOS 17 (possibly) has broken OpenDNS filtering
I have a private server running on my home network that gives out DHCP addresses and uses OpenDNS as a DNS server so I can use its content fitering.
AFAIK it's always worked OK, but I've noticed today ...
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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 ...
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How do you download games on a school iPad?
This school iPad is not letting me get games or anything like that so I'm asking how can I install games for free on this school iPad?
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iPad 6th gen not charging
I have an ipad 6th gen that I bought almost 5 years ago. The battery probably lasts 2-3 hours on normal use. It ran out of battery yesterday, and I've been trying to charge it all day, and it doesn't ...
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Simulating screen touches with key presses on iPad
I would like to know if it's possible to simulate a screen tap with key presses from a Bluetooth keyboard on an iPad. Kind of like Bluestacks does it. I wouldn't mind it being an app from the App ...
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iPad behavior when connected to MBP is confusing me - won't stay connected, repeatedly turns off after shut down
I've recently experienced some issues when attempting to connect my iPad to my MBP to charge. It's possible that it's related to the cable I'm using but I find it extremely frustrating and I was ...
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How to use shortcuts on onscreen keyboard of an iPad?
I have an iPad(iPadOS 17.1) and sadly keyboard commands are usually only available with an external keyboard, and neither is an external keyboard, nor the use of the often unpractical and slow context-...
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How to copy eBooks into TotalReader on iPad?
I have an ebook reader app installed, TotalReader. I downloaded an ebook and want to add it to it.
When I open "Files" app I can select "on my ipad" and then I see 2 folders: ...
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How do I view an SSL certificate on my iPad from Safari?
I'm trying to view the SSL certificate for a web site on my iPad.
For example, how can I view the SSL certificate for this site?
https://encrypted.google.com/
Using Safari on the desktop, I can ...
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Office documents are not reliably saved in OneDrive on iPad
I edited an Excel document by tapping on it in OneDrive on iPad, closed it, and opened it. The opened version was not the version I closed. Unreliable saving of office documents also happens in other ...
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In the Settings/Apple ID section, I get an error message: “Trusted devices list is not available”. What would cause this?
On my iPad Air (3rd generation), when I go into Settings, then tap my name, in the Apple ID section I get an error message: “Trusted devices list is not available”. What would cause this?
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Is there an iPad PDF viewer that can stay zoomed out?
Some PDFs have fonts that are too large to maintain an optimal reading speed. Is there a normal page-scrolling (not flipping) PDF viewer that can stay zoomed out at the zoom level you've pinched to? ...
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iPad mini Retina can no longer access shared reminders
My wife and I both have iPhone SEs, and iPad minis (original Retina version). Our phones are updated to the latest iOS 14 version, but the mini cannot go past 12.x. This means the minis are no ...
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How to connect to, and power an external monitor from, an iPad using USB-C hub?
I tried to connect a portable monitor (ASUS ZenScreen (MB16ACV)) that has a single USB-C port (no internal battery) to my iPad (7th generation with Lightning port), using the proper cables. The issue ...
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How can I message voice memos on iPad to be sent at a future date?
I am using an iPad Pro 2020. I do daily voice memos. I would like to record voice messages and have them sent at a future date and time through my email or otherwise through, say, iPad calendar.
Is ...
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Why is the next iCloud backup size so huge compared to the current one?
I've factory reset (last month) my iPad 6th gen (now running iPadOS 16.5.1(c)) and created a new Apple ID with the basic storage plan (5GB). I have got iCloud backups enabled and it worked without ...
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Software Glitch iPad 2 Caused Activation Lock
I’m very new to this thread and I hope I’m in the right place for help.
I’ve got an iPad 2 WIFI only model and have an issue, some time ago whilst I was using the iPad it suddenly and out of nowhere ...
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iPad won’t connect to some apps online
iPad Pro (11-inch) (2nd generation) on 14.2 (18B92) gives a "cannot connect" error on many apps, but not all.
It will connect to:
Local WiFi.
Stack Exchange.
Mail.
Safari.
App Store.
It ...
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iPad 4 not charging solution with usb 3.0 dual ports Y adapter
Just recently picked up an iPad 4. Saw that it specifies "not charging" when plugged into the usb port. Saw that it is a common issue due to usb power. I have usb 3.0 ports on my desktop so I tried ...
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Why did a phone app show someone's missing iPad on my address?
Someone just came to my house and asked if I had her iPad. It was missing (stolen?). The app on her phone said it was at my house. She even showed me. I don’t know what app it was. The only people who ...
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