Richard Vanderhurst_Tips For Successfully Using Your Brand New IPadLearning about the new technology and its capabilities will allow you to use your new iPad for important purposes. Do not allow this device to simply be an app used for gaming purposes. The iPad has tons of cool things to do. Find out additional information by perusing the tips below.

The iPad’s iOS supports folders now. To start, hold your finger over and app until it jiggles. Then drag the jiggling app onto another icon and let go. The folder that is created will be named with the category of the applications that are inside it. You can easily rename your folder.

It is easy to access all open apps. To see the currently running apps, just tap the Home button twice and you can see them quite clearly. This is a great way to switch between apps. To get rid of this bar, swipe the screen in a downward direction.

Soft resets can fix your iPad when it freezes. To start, hold down your home and power buttons at the same time for several seconds. This will restart your iPad. If you wish for an app to be forcefully closed, hold your home button down for a couple of seconds.

Using shortcuts can make sending messages easier. You can add a full stop and a space by tapping on the space button twice. You won’t need to labor over your messages using this method.

Does the battery percentage indicator drive you crazy? If you want to, you can turn it off easily. First enter the Settings menu. Once there, go to General and locate Usage. Here you can turn off the battery display.

Surely by now you’ve learned at least one or two interesting things that you hadn’t known about the iPad. You may be surprised to find out what a difference these tips can make! It, quite literally, does just about everything! Use all the tips you’ve learned from this article and keep learning more. The iPad is constantly updated with new apps.