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The iPad is a tablet computer from Apple that runs the iOS mobile operating system. Similar in functionality to the iPhone, the iPads purpose is often quite different, sometimes even serving as a general desktop computer replacement.

What’s new in iPadOS 27 for iPad

by Dave Johnson

iPadOS 27 brings new features to your iPad, and Siri AI (Beta) leads the list. Siri AI is a conversational assistant with broad world knowledge, and your conversations are saved in a dedicated app. New and expanded child safety features make it easier for parents to keep kids safe, and Safari tabs can be automatically grouped into topics. Image Playground, Genmoji, Photos, Phone, Accessibility, Home, Health, and Maps get updates, and a new slider lets you customize how Liquid Glass looks.

Here’s what’s new in iPadOS 27.

Siri AI (Beta).* Siri AI is a conversational assistant with broad world knowledge and personal context understanding. Your conversations are saved in a dedicated app, so you can revisit or continue them. Siri can draw on your personal context to find what you need—like a specific photo, an email buried in your inbox, or a saved note—and take action across your apps, such as drafting an email or editing and sharing a set of photos. Siri writing tools help you generate first drafts, get feedback, and adjust the style and tone of your writing for the audience. See Get started with Siri AI (Beta) on iPad.

Note: Siri AI is available in beta on iPadOS 27 or later on an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPad mini (A17 Pro) or iPad model with M1 or later set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iPadOS. Usage limits may apply.

An iPad showing Siri answering a request about how to improve a tennis backhand.

Family. New and expanded child safety features make it easier for parents and guardians to keep kids safe on iPad. Setup Assistant lets you choose which apps kids can use. Ask to Browse lets you approve new websites on Safari that your child requests. Communication Safety helps protect children from viewing or sharing images and videos containing detected nudity or gore. See Set up Family Sharing.

Image Playground. Create unique images in a range of new styles with Image Playground, then update them with a description or using touch. See Create original images with Image Playground.

The Image Playground app window showing a created image of a person dressed as a superhero.

Genmoji. Get suggested images based on photos in your library and phrases you commonly type. See Create your own emoji with Genmoji.

Safari. With Apple Intelligence*, your tabs can be automatically grouped into topics, so related pages are easier to find. Create your own extension with just a description to personalize your experience on any website you visit. Notify Me monitors pages for changes—for example, a price change or restock—and alerts you when it’s time to act. See Organize your tabs with Tab Groups, Create your own extension, and Get notified when a website changes.

In Safari, a Tab Group is selected, with previews of its three open tabs visible.

Photos. Apple Intelligence editing tools let you reframe a photo after it’s been taken, extend the borders of a photo, and remove distracting objects with more precision. iCloud Shared Albums support full-resolution sharing, new ways to filter and react to photos in a shared album. You can save any frame from a video as a photo. See Clean up, extend, and reframe photos, Create shared albums, and Save a video frame as a photo.

The Clean Up, Extend, and Reframe buttons next to a photo being edited in the Photos app.

Phone. With Apple Intelligence, Call Context can proactively surface relevant information when you place a call to a business or while you’re on a call—like a confirmation code you get in Mail when you call an airline. See View information when you make a call and View relevant information during a call.

Accessibility. With Apple Intelligence, use the captioning feature to automatically generate synced subtitles and translate existing captions into other languages. VoiceOver includes richer image descriptions and can be accessed using the Action button on supported models. See Display subtitles and captions and Hear what’s on your screen and around you with VoiceOver on iPad.

Home. Apple Intelligence in the Home app combines and streamlines related activity notifications, describes what happened in video footage before you watch, and can search for a video clip based on what happened. See Use Apple Intelligence with Home cameras and notifications.

Liquid Glass. A new slider lets you easily customize how Liquid Glass looks, from ultraclear to fully tinted. See Choose your preferred look for Liquid Glass.

The Liquid Glass screen in Settings. In the middle of the screen is a slider to increase or decrease the level of Liquid Glass transparency.

Health. Log menopause and perimenopause symptoms in Cycle Tracking. The Health app can notify you when your logged cycle patterns are suggestive of perimenopause and provide educational resources. See Track menopause stages in Health.

Maps. Flyover view uses aerial imagery and Visual Intelligence models to render maps in stunning detail. Local Lists provide relevant collections of locations trending in your area (available in U.S. only). See Explore maps with immersive views.

Learn tricks for iPadOS 27. The Tips app adds new suggestions regularly, so you can get the most from your iPad. See Get tips.

Note: New features and apps may vary depending on your iPad model, region, language, and carrier.

*Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions. Siri AI is available in beta in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not be initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, including but not limited to Siri AI, Intelligent Photo Editing Tools, Image Playground, and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Daily limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies, and other factors. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to the Apple Intelligence Terms and Conditions.

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How to add earnings reports to your calendar in Stocks on iPad

by Abigail Shilets

You can see when a company has an upcoming earnings report and add it as an event in the Calendar app.

The earnings report is saved as an all-day event, and Calendar sends you a reminder on the day of the report. You can add one for any stock with an upcoming earnings report, and delete the event later.

Here’s how to add earnings reports to your calendar in Stocks on iPad.

Add an earnings report event to your calendar

You can add a stock’s upcoming earnings report in the Calendar app.

  1. Go to the Stocks app on your iPad.
  2. Tap a ticker symbol in your watchlist, or use the search field to search for a symbol.
  3. If an earnings report is upcoming, tap Add to Calendar and tap the Done button.

Calendar saves the earnings report as an all-day event, then sends you an event reminder on the day of the report.

Delete an earnings report event from your calendar

  1. Start the Stocks app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the ticker symbol in your watchlist, or use the search field to search for the symbol.
  3. Tap View to switch to the Calendar app.
  4. In the Calendar app, tap the event, tap Delete Event (you may have to scroll down), and confirm by tapping Delete Event again.

See also

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How to use a Stocks widget on your iPad

by Kevin Hollington

Use a widget to check stocks at a glance on your iPad Home Screen. You can choose its size and how much information it displays.

There are Watchlist and Symbol widgets in different sizes. After you add a Stocks widget, you can change its appearance and the information it displays, like the symbol or the watchlist it shows. You can move it to a new location on your Home Screen, too.

Add a Stocks widget to your Home Screen

  1. Touch and hold the Home Screen until the apps begin to jiggle.
  2. Tap the Edit button, then tap Add Widget.
  3. Tap Stocks in the sidebar. Then swipe left and right to view the different widget types (Watchlist and Symbol) and sizes.
  4. When you see the option you want, tap Add Widget and then tap the Done button.

To move the widget on your Home Screen, touch and hold the Home Screen until the apps begin to jiggle. Drag the widget to a new location, then tap the Done button.

Change the widget display

With a Stocks widget on your Home Screen, its appearance and the information it displays are yours to change.

  1. Touch and hold the Stocks widget on your Home Screen.
  2. Tap Edit Widget and then depending on the type of widget (Watchlist or Symbol), do any of the following:
    • Change the widget symbol: Tap the current symbol and then tap the new symbol you want from the watchlist. Or use the search field to search for a new symbol.
    • Change the widget watchlist: Tap the name of the current watchlist and then tap the watchlist you want to display.
    • Change when news stories appear: Tap In Off Hours, Always, or Never. Choose an option.
    • Show the watchlist name: Turn on Show Watchlist Name.
    • Show more symbols or additional symbol information: Turn on Show More Details or Show More Symbols.

Quick tip: Adding more than one Stocks widget to your Home Screen, each in a size you choose, means you can quickly see updates for different symbols or watchlists.

The iPad Lock Screen can also show Stocks widgets; read our article, Create a custom Lock Screen.

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How to copy PDFs and images in Preview on iPad

by Stacey Butler

In the Preview app, you can copy a PDF or image to the Clipboard, or create a duplicate file. You just open a PDF or image, then copy it or duplicate it. You can also share, annotate, export, or compress PDFs and images in Preview.

  1. Go to the Preview app on your iPad.
  2. Open a PDF or image.
  3. Do any of the following:
    • Copy the PDF or image to the Clipboard: Tap the Share button and then tap Copy. See Share PDFs or images.
    • Create a duplicate: Tap the Actions Menu button next to the filename. Tap Duplicate.

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How to see the time worldwide in Clock on iPad

by Emily Long

You can see the local time in time zones around the world. In the Clock app, World Clock lets you manage your list of cities, so you can add a city, delete a city, or reorder the cities. You can also set an alarm in Clock on iPad.

Siri: Ask Siri something like: “What time is it?” or “What time is it in London?” Learn how to use Siri.

The World Clock tab, showing the time in various cities. The Edit button near the upper-left corner lets you reorder or delete clocks. The Add button near the upper-right corner lets you add more clocks. World Clock, Alarm, Stopwatch, and Timers buttons are along the bottom.

  1. Start the Clock app on your iPad.
  2. Tap World Clock.
  3. To manage your list of cities, do any of the following:
    • Add a city: Tap the Add button and choose a city.
    • Delete a city: Tap Edit, then tap the Delete button. When you’re finished, tap the Done button.
    • Reorder the cities: Touch and hold a clock and drag it to a new position.

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How to scan documents with your iPad camera

by Tyler Stephen

On supported iPad models, Camera can automatically detect and scan documents within the camera frame. After you scan a document, you can save it in the Files app, open it in the Preview app, or share it using AirDrop or an app like Mail or Messages.

You can scan additional pages, too, and edit or delete the scans. iPad automatically captures the page, or you can capture the scan yourself instead, and on supported models, the flash can remove shadows and enhance colors. You can also search the scan.

  1. Open Camera on your iPad.

    Make sure Camera is in Photo mode.

  2. Position iPad so the document appears on the screen and tap Scan Document; iPad automatically captures the page.

    To capture the scan yourself instead of automatically, tap Manual, then tap the Shutter button.

    Tip: On supported models, turn on the flash to remove shadows and enhance colors.

  3. Repeat the steps above to scan additional pages.
  4. Tap the thumbnails at the bottom of the screen to edit or delete the scans. Then tap the Back button.
  5. Tap the Done button when you’re done scanning. Then choose one of the following:

    • Save the scan in the Files app: Tap Done, tap Save to Files, and then tap Save.
    • Open the scan in the Preview app: Tap Preview.
    • Search the scan: Tap the Search button.
    • Share the scan using AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or another app: Tap the Share button, then tap a share method.
    • Delete the scan: Tap Done, then tap Delete.

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How to change advanced camera settings on your iPad

by Moses Johnson

You can manually adjust the focus and exposure, adjust the volume of the shutter sound, and change other settings on your iPad camera.

Before you take a photo, the camera automatically sets the focus and exposure, and face detection then balances the exposure across many faces. You can lock your own settings with AE/AF Lock, and a grid can help you straighten and compose your shot.

Here’s how to change advanced camera settings on your iPad.

Adjust the focus and exposure

Before you take a photo, the iPad camera automatically sets the focus and exposure, and face detection balances the exposure across many faces. To manually adjust the focus and exposure, follow these steps:

  1. Open Camera on your iPad.
  2. Tap the screen to show the automatic focus area and exposure setting (in yellow).
  3. Tap where you want to move the focus area.
  4. Next to the focus area, drag the Adjust Exposure button up or down to adjust the exposure.

    To lock your manual focus and exposure settings for upcoming shots, touch and hold the focus area until you see AE/AF Lock; tap the screen to unlock settings.

Use a grid to straighten your shot

To display a grid on the camera screen that can help you straighten and compose your shot, go to Settings > Camera, then turn on Grid.

The editing tools in the Photos app let you further align shots and adjust horizontal and vertical perspective after you take a photo. See our article, Straighten or tilt a photo or video, for details.

Save camera settings

  1. Open Settings, tap Camera, and then tap Preserve Settings.
  2. Turn on any of the following:

Adjust the shutter volume

  1. Open Camera on your iPad.
  2. Open Control Center and drag the volume slider up or down to change the shutter volume.
  3. Tap the screen outside of Control Center to go back to Camera.

    Note: The shutter doesn’t make a sound if Live Photos is turned on.

    Note: In some countries and regions, you can’t mute the shutter sound.

Turn Scene Detection off and on

Scene Detection, on supported models, can recognize what you’re photographing and apply a tailored look that brings out the best qualities in the scene.

Scene Detection is on by default. To turn off Scene Detection, go to Settings > Camera, then turn off Scene Detection.

Turn Lens Correction off and on

For more natural-looking results, the Lens Correction setting on supported models adjusts photos you take with the front camera or Ultra Wide camera.

Lens Correction is on by default. To turn off Lens Correction, go to Settings > Camera, then turn off Lens Correction.

Stop saving photos taken in Messages

Photos you take in the Messages app are automatically saved to your library in the Photos app.

To turn this feature off, go to Settings > Camera, then turn off Save Captures to Photo Library.

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How to add music to iPad and listen offline

by Dave Johnson

As soon as you subscribe to Apple Music, you can add and download songs and videos from Apple Music to your music library. You can stream music you add to iPad when you have an internet connection.

To play music when you’re not connected to the internet, though, you need to download it first. Music you add is also added to your other devices, as long as you’re signed in to the same Apple Account with Sync Library turned on. You can also delete music from your library and manage your storage.

Siri: Ask Siri something like, “Add this to my library” while playing something. Learn how to use Siri.

Add music from Apple Music to your library

  1. Start the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Do any of the following:
    • Touch and hold a song, album, playlist, or video, then tap Add.
    • While viewing the contents of an album or playlist, tap the Add to Library button to add the album or playlist, or tap the More button next to a song, then tap Add to add that song.
    • On the Now Playing screen, tap the More button, then tap Add.

Music you add to your iPad is also added to other devices if you’re signed in to the same Apple Account and have Sync Library turned on (go to Settings > Apps > Music, then turn on Sync Library).

Download music from Apple Music to your iPad

Before you can download music from Apple Music to your library, you need to turn on Sync Library. Go to Settings > Apps > Music, then turn on Sync Library. Then follow these steps to download music.

  1. Start the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Do any of the following:

    • Download a song, album, or playlist: Touch and hold music you added to your library, then tap Download.

      After you add a playlist or album, you can also tap the Download button at the top of the screen.

    • Always download music: Open Settings, tap Apps, tap Music, and then turn on Automatic Downloads.

      Songs you add are automatically downloaded to iPad.

    • See download progress: Tap the Show Sidebar button, tap Downloaded, and tap Downloading.

Note: Music that’s available in Dolby Atmos shows the Dolby icon next to it, and you can download it in Dolby Atmos or in stereo. To always get Dolby Atmos when it’s available, go to Settings > Apps > Music and turn on Download in Dolby Atmos. Read our guide, Play music in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on iPad.

Delete music from your library

  1. Start the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Touch and hold the song, album, playlist, or music video. Tap Delete from Library.

    Note: Deleting a song from your library doesn’t delete it from your playlists. To change this behavior, go to the Settings app, tap Apps, tap Music, then turn on Add & Delete Playlist Songs.

Manage storage space

You can manage storage space in any of these ways:

  • Remove music and videos stored on iPad: Go to the Music app on your iPad, touch and hold an item that you downloaded, then tap Remove Download.

    The item is removed from iPad, but not from your music library on your other devices.

  • Free up music storage: If iPad is low on storage space, you can automatically remove downloaded music that you haven’t played in a while. Go to Settings > Apps > Music > Optimize Storage.
  • Remove all songs or certain artists from iPad: Go to Settings > Apps > Music > Downloaded Music, tap Edit, then tap the Delete button next to All Songs or the artists whose music you want to delete.
  • Remove all Apple Music songs from iPad: Go to Settings > Apps > Music, then turn off Sync Library.

    The songs are removed from iPad but remain in your music library on your other devices. Music you purchased or synced also remains.

Choose cellular data options for Music

If you have a Wi-Fi + Cellular model of iPad, you can choose cellular data options.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Apps and tap Music.
  3. Turn on Cellular Data. Do any of the following:

    • Turn Download over Cellular on or off.
    • Tap Audio Quality, turn on Lossless Audio, then tap Cellular Streaming to choose a setting (None, High Efficiency, High Quality, Lossless, or High-Resolution Lossless).

      High Quality, Lossless, and High-Resolution Lossless use significantly more cellular data than High Efficiency, which may incur additional charges from your cellular carrier. Songs may also take longer to start playing.

When you purchase access to movies, TV shows, music, music videos, ebooks, audiobooks, or ringtones from Apple, you also have the option to permanently download these items to a compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC. Apple cannot revoke your downloaded content, and you can always access your downloaded content without an internet connection.

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How to change mouse settings on iPad

by Moses Johnson

You can change how you use a mouse to interact with items on the iPad screen. You can set the tracking speed of the pointer, turn Natural Scrolling on or off, and choose which finger to use for a secondary click.

  1. Open Settings and tap General. Select Trackpad & Mouse.
  2. Do any of the following:
    • Change the tracking speed: Drag the slider to set the tracking speed of the pointer when you move it across the screen.
    • Turn Natural Scrolling on or off: With this option selected, the contents on the screen move in the same direction as your finger.
    • Specify a finger to use for Secondary Click: You can specify either the right or left finger to show the Quick Actions menu when you click items like icons on the Home Screen, messages in a mailbox, or the Camera button in Control Center. To turn off Secondary Click, choose Off (Magic Mouse 2).

Note: It’s also possible to change how the pointer looks, including its color, shape, and size. Read our article, Make the pointer easier to see when using a mouse or trackpad with iPad.

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How to move and copy items with drag and drop on iPad

by Stacey Butler

With drag and drop, you can use a finger to move text and items within an app and copy items from one app to another. You can move an image from Notes into an email, for example (not all third-party apps support drag and drop).

The Insert icon shows you where you can drop an item, and a long document scrolls automatically when you reach its top or bottom.

Here’s how to move and copy items with drag and drop on iPad.

Move an item

  1. Locate the item you want to move.
  2. Touch and hold the item until it lifts up (if it’s text, select it first).
  3. Drag it to another location within the app.

    If you drag to the bottom or top of a long document, it automatically scrolls.

Copy an item between open apps

  1. Open two apps and then touch and hold the item you want to copy until it lifts up (if it’s text, select it first).
  2. Drag it to the other app.

    As you drag, the Insert icon appears wherever you can drop the item. If you drag to the bottom or top of a long document, the document automatically scrolls.

    Tip: If you want to drag the item to a new note or email, open the new note or email first so you can drag the item directly to it.

Working in multiple apps, which are open side-by-side at the same time. Notes is open on the left and an email is open on the right. A photograph from Notes is dragged into the email.

Copy an item to an app on the Home Screen or in the Dock

  1. Locate the item you want to copy (if it’s text, select it).
  2. Touch and hold the item until it lifts up.
  3. While continuing to hold the item, use another finger to swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen and then either pause to reveal the Dock or press the Home button (on an iPad with a Home button).
  4. Drag the item over the other app to open it (a ghost image of the item appears under your finger as you drag).

    You can drag over items in the app to navigate to where you want to drop the item (as you drag, the Insert icon appears wherever you can drop the item). For example, you can drag over the notes list to open the note where you want to drop the item, or you can use another finger to open a new note where you can drop the item.

If you change your mind about moving the item, lift your finger before dragging, or drag the item off the screen.

Select multiple items to move

  1. Locate and select the items you want to move.
  2. Touch and hold the first selected item, drag it slightly, and continue holding it.
  3. While still holding the first item, tap additional items with another finger. A badge indicates the number of selected items.
  4. Drag all of the items together.

If you change your mind about moving items, lift your finger before dragging, or drag the items off the screen.

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Tag: Multitasking
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