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How to read and share stories in News on iPad

by Emily Long

You can read and share News stories on iPad.

While you read a story, you can read the next story or the previous story, return to the list of stories, and tell News what stories you prefer. You can also change the text size, share a story, and read the stories friends shared with you. Sharing works with options such as Messages or Mail.

Here’s how to read and share stories in News on iPad.

A news story in the News app. In the tab bar, Today is selected.

Note: Apple News and Apple News+ aren’t available in all countries or regions.

Read a story

  1. Open the News app on your iPad.
  2. Tap a story to read it. While viewing a story, do any of the following:
    • Read the next story: Swipe left.
    • Read the previous story: Swipe right.
    • Return to the list of stories: Tap the Back button at the top left of the screen.
    • Tell News what stories you prefer: In landscape orientation, tap the Suggest More button or the Suggest Less button at the top of the story. In portrait orientation, tap the More button, then tap Suggest More or Suggest Less. Your feedback is taken into account for future recommendations.
    • Change the text size: In landscape orientation, tap the Text Size button. Tap the smaller or larger letter to change the text size in the story and all other stories in the channel. In portrait orientation, tap the More button, tap Text Size, and tap the smaller or larger letter to change the text size in the story and all other stories in the channel. (Not available in all channels.)
    • Share a story: Tap the More button. Choose a sharing option, such as Messages or Mail.
    • Report a concern: If you believe that a story you’re viewing is mislabeled, inappropriate, offensive, or doesn’t display properly, tap the More button, tap Report a Concern and then follow the onscreen instructions.

Suggest More, Suggest Less, Save Story, and Report a Concern aren’t options in Apple News+ issues in PDF format. Read our article, Browse and read Apple News+ stories and issues.

Read stories shared with you

When a friend shares stories with you using the Messages app, you can easily find them in the Shared with You section in Apple News. (Your friend must be in your contacts list in Contacts.)

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Apps, then tap Messages.
  3. Tap Shared with You and then make sure News is turned on.
  4. Open the News app on your iPad.
  5. Tap Shared with You in the sidebar and then do any of the following:
    • Tap a shared story to read it in News.
    • Tap the name of the person who shared a story to reply to them in the Messages app. To reply while reading the story, tap the name shown below the channel’s logo.

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How to follow your favorite teams with My Sports on iPad

by Emily Long

With My Sports, you can follow your favorite sports, teams, leagues, and athletes; receive stories from top sports publications, local newspapers, and more; access scores, schedules, and standings for the top professional and college leagues; and watch highlights.

You can browse all available sports, too. Before you can use it, you sign in to your Apple Account and the App Store on your iPad.

Here’s how to follow your favorite teams with My Sports on iPad.

Set up iPad to use My Sports

You must do the following before you can use My Sports:

  • Sign in to your Apple Account: Go to Settings, tap “Sign in to your iPad,” then enter your Apple Account information.
  • Sign in to the App Store: Go to Settings, tap your name, then tap Media & Purchases.

Get started with My Sports

To use My Sports, you first need to turn on syncing among Apple News, the Apple TV app, and the Apple Sports app (on iPhone). Once syncing is on, you automatically follow the same teams in all three apps.

  1. Open the News app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Sports in the sidebar or tab bar.
  3. Tap Pick Your Teams and tap Pick Your Teams.
  4. On the Manage My Sports screen, tap the Plus button next to sports, teams, leagues, and major sporting events to follow them.

    Sports topics you previously expressed interest in appear below Suggested. To search (by team name or location and more), tap the search field.

  5. Tap the Close button to close the Manage My Sports screen and then do any of the following:

    • View comprehensive sports coverage: Tap Sports in the sidebar or tab bar.
    • Check the most important sports stories at a glance: Tap Today in the sidebar or tab bar. Swipe up to the Sports group.
    • Get stories and team updates: After you follow a topic or team and allow syncing between Apple News, the Apple TV app, and the Apple Sports app (on iPhone), you can sign up for the Sports newsletter. (Not available in all countries or regions.) See Receive Apple News newsletters.
    • Get notified about a team or league you follow: Allow syncing between Apple News, the Apple TV app, and the Apple Sports app (on iPhone). Turn on notifications for Sports.

Browse all available sports

  1. Open the News app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Sports in the sidebar or tab bar. Tap All Sports at the top of the screen.
  3. Tap a sport or league to go to its feed.
  4. To follow that sport or league, tap the Follow button at the top of the screen.

    Sports and leagues you follow appear in the sidebar.

    If you don’t see the sidebar, tap the Sidebar button.

Manage sports topics

You can follow and unfollow sports topics after you set up My Sports.

  1. Open the News app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Sports in the sidebar or tab bar.
  3. Scroll down to My Sports, tap Manage, and then do any of the following:
    • Follow a topic: Tap the Follow button. Sports topics you follow appear in the sidebar.
    • Unfollow a topic: Tap the Unfollow button next to topics you want to unfollow and then tap Unfollow.
    • Reorder topics: Touch and hold the Reorder button, then drag topics to the order you prefer.
  4. Tap the Done button.

Show scores, schedules, highlights, and more

For your favorite teams, My Sports offers scores and schedules, video highlights, and stories related to your favorite teams, plus stats and stories for individual games and events.

  1. Open the News app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Sports in the sidebar or tab bar and then do any of the following:

    • Show scores and schedules: Swipe left on the scores at the top of the feed and then tap See More.
    • Show stats and stories for individual games: Tap a score at the top of the feed, or swipe down to a sports topic you follow. Tap a game.
    • Follow game updates with a Live Activity: During a game, tap a score at the top of the feed and tap Follow Live. You’ll get real-time updates from the Apple Sports app on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
    • Watch a live game: Tap a score at the top of the feed. Tap Open in Apple TV (before or after the game) or Watch on Apple TV (during a live game). Or swipe down to a topic you follow and tap the game’s tile. Tap Open in Apple TV or Watch on Apple TV. If the game is available in your area and you subscribe to a service that broadcasts the game, you can watch it in the Apple TV app or in a supported app.

      Note: Supported sports apps may require a separate subscription. Not all games are available in all areas.

    • View highlights: Swipe up to the Highlights section and then tap the Play button in the thumbnail. Tap Highlights to see more highlights.

      Note: Highlights are available only for select leagues.

    • Read sports stories related to topics you follow: Swipe up to For You, then tap a story.

Stop syncing My Sports

You can stop syncing between Apple News, the Apple TV app, and the Apple Sports app (on iPhone).

Note: Once you turn off Sync My Sports, you can’t use My Sports anymore.

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Apps, then tap News.
  3. Turn off Sync My Sports.

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How to get News notifications and newsletters on iPad

by Moses Johnson

If you don’t want to miss important stories, you can use notifications and newsletters to stay on top of the latest news. Some channels you follow may send notifications, and you can also choose to receive newsletters from Apple News editors by email.

If you subscribe to Apple News+, you can also get notified when new issues of publications you follow are available.

Here’s how to get News notifications and newsletters on iPad.

Note: Apple News and Apple News+ aren’t available in all countries or regions.

Turn on notifications

Some channels you follow may send notifications about important stories.

  1. Open the News app on your iPad.
  2. At the bottom of the sidebar, tap Notifications & Email below Manage.

    If you don’t see the sidebar, tap the Sidebar button.

  3. Turn on notifications for your preferred channels, as well as notifications from Apple News, such as Apple News Top Stories, Apple News Spotlight, and more.

Apple News+ subscribers can also get notifications when new issues of publications they follow are available, along with New Features & Tips notifications.

Receive Apple News newsletters

Newsletters from Apple News editors can come to your email inbox if you’d like. They feature top stories, personalized based on your interests, and if you subscribe to Apple News+, they can also include new issues of your favorite magazines.

  1. Open the News app on your iPad.
  2. Swipe to the bottom of the sidebar. Tap Notifications & Email.

    If you don’t see the sidebar, tap the Sidebar button.

  3. Swipe to the bottom of the screen and then do any of the following:

    • Turn on Apple News Newsletters.
    • Tap Sign Up for Newsletters, then tap Sign Me Up.
  4. In the U.S., several different newsletters may be available. To choose which ones you want to receive, do one of the following:

    • Opt in: Tap Sign Up.
    • Opt out: Tap Subscribed.

To stop receiving newsletters, return to the Notifications & Email screen, then turn off Apple News Newsletters. In the U.S., tap Manage Newsletters, then unsubscribe from each newsletter you no longer want to receive.

Note: Personalized newsletters aren’t available in all countries or regions. To get the Sports newsletter, you need to first sync My Sports and follow a sports topic.

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How to send a copy or PDF of a Freeform board on iPad

by Kevin Hollington

You can send a link to a copy of a Freeform board, so others can download the copy and add it to their boards—if you’re signed in to your Apple Account. You can also export your Freeform board as a PDF to send a copy of it to others.

Anyone with the link can download the copy within 30 days, and you can send it to as many recipients as you like. Changes on your board don’t appear on their board, either.

Send a copy of a board

With just a link, you can send a copy of your board to anyone. They can make it their own. To send a copy of the board, you must be online and signed in to iCloud.

  1. Go to the Freeform app on your iPad.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • While browsing All Boards: Touch and hold the board you want to share and tap Share.
    • From inside a board: Tap the Share Board button.
  3. Tap the pop-up menu under the board name and choose Send a Copy. Tap one of the following:
    • Copy iCloud Link: The link is copied to your clipboard. You can then paste it anywhere you like.
    • Any contact or app icon: Follow the onscreen instructions.

You can send this link to as many recipients as you like. Anyone with the link can download the copy within 30 days. When browsing for the board, recipients can find it in All Boards, not the Shared section. (Shared is only for boards you’re collaborating on.)

For sharing your board collaboratively, so everyone can see one another’s updates, read our article, Share Freeform boards and collaborate.

Every new link carries a copy of the board from the moment you created the link. The link opens a new board when you send someone a copy. Changes on your board don’t appear on their board, while anything others change doesn’t affect yours.

Note: Who has access to the original board stays the same when you send a copy. To change access to a board, see our guide, Change access and permissions for boards and folders.

Send a PDF of a board

  1. Open the Freeform app on your iPad.
  2. Open a board, or tap the New Board button to start a new one.
  3. In the board you want to send, tap the Actions Menu button and then tap Export as PDF.

    If you saved scenes in your board, choose to export one of the following:

    • The entire board as a single page: Tap Board.
    • One scene per page: Tap Scenes.
  4. Choose how you want to send the PDF, such as in Messages or Mail and then follow the onscreen instructions.

    People and groups you recently communicated with appear as icons. Tap one to send the board to them.

You can also export a board as a PDF while browsing All Boards. Touch and hold the thumbnail or name of the board, tap Share, then tap Export as PDF.

Quick tip: For a PNG of your board, take a screenshot and share it from the Photos app. Or select and copy the items you want to share, then paste them into other apps, like Mail or Files, as a PNG.

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How to join a collaborative playlist in Music on iPad

by Dave Johnson

If you subscribe to Apple Music and someone invites you to collaborate on a playlist, you can join it from the link you received. Then you can add, remove, or reorder music in the collaborative playlist, react to songs with emoji, and invite others with a link.

Note: Apple Music isn’t available in all countries or regions.

  1. On your iPad, tap the link you received and then tap Join or Request to Join (if the owner of the collaborative playlist must approve you first).
  2. Do any of the following:

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How to collaborate on a playlist in Music on iPad

by Chris Smith

If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can share a playlist and collaborate on it with others. Everyone can add, remove, and reorder music and react with emoji to songs in the collaborative playlist.

As the owner, you can turn on Approve Collaborators to decide who joins, and you’ll see a notification when a new person requests to join. If you don’t, anyone with the link can join the collaborative playlist.

Here’s how to collaborate on a playlist in Music on iPad.

Note: Apple Music isn’t available in all countries or regions.

Invite others to collaborate on a playlist

  1. Open the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Tap a playlist, then tap the Collaboration button.
  3. To approve people before they can join, turn on Approve Collaborators.

    If you don’t turn on this option, anyone with the link can join the collaborative playlist.

  4. Tap Start Collaborating and choose a sharing method, such as AirDrop, Messages, or Mail, to send a link to the playlist.

    The person who receives the link must tap Join Playlist to start collaborating.

When Approve Collaborators is on and you’re the owner, notifications appear in the top-right corner as new people request to join the collaborative playlist.

Add more people to collaborate on a playlist

You can share the link to the playlist with more people if you own the collaborative playlist, or if the owner hasn’t turned on Approve Collaborators.

  1. Open the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Tap a collaborative playlist, tap the Manage Collaboration button, and then do one of the following:
    • Add someone who is nearby: Tap QR Code. Others can join the playlist by using the camera on their iPad to scan the code displayed on your iPad.
    • Add someone else: Tap generate a new link (if necessary) and tap Share Invite Link. Then follow the steps to invite others to collaborate on a playlist.

Manage shared settings for a collaborative playlist

After collaboration on a playlist begins, the owner can change access and permissions, either for everyone or for individuals.

The Manage Collaboration screen in the Music app.

  1. Open the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Tap a collaborative playlist, tap the Manage Collaboration button, and then do any of the following:

    • Invite others: See Add more people to collaborate on a playlist.

      Note: If you didn’t turn on Approve Collaborators, anyone collaborating on the playlist can share the link to the collaborative playlist.

    • Approve people before they can join: Turn on Approve Collaborators.
    • Accept request: Tap the Accept Request button to allow the person to join the collaborative playlist.
    • Decline request: Tap the Decline Request button if you don’t want the person to join the collaborative playlist.

Stop collaborating on a playlist with one or more people

If you’re the owner, you can remove people from the playlist or stop collaborating on it altogether.

  1. Open the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Tap a collaborative playlist, tap the Manage Collaboration button, and then do any of the following:
    • Remove one person: Swipe left on the person’s name and tap Remove.
    • Stop collaborating on a playlist: Tap Stop.

Remove yourself from a collaborative playlist

  1. Open the Music app on your iPad.
  2. Tap a collaborative playlist and tap the Manage Collaboration button. Tap Leave.

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How to multitask with Picture in Picture on iPad

by Chris Smith

With Picture in Picture, you can watch a video or use FaceTime while you use other apps. The video window scales down to a corner of your screen, and you can resize it, move it to a different corner, hide it off the edge of the screen, or return to a full video screen.

Note: Picture in Picture works only with supported apps and videos, so if the option isn’t available, it’s possible the app or video doesn’t support it.

Start Picture in Picture

While watching a video, tap the Minimize Video button or press the Home button (on an iPad with a Home button).

Because the video window scales down to a corner of your screen, the Home Screen stays visible and you can open other apps.

Manage the Picture in Picture window

You can do any of the following while the video window is showing:

  • Resize the video window: To make the small video window larger, pinch open. To shrink it again, pinch closed.
  • Show and hide controls: Tap the video window.
  • Move the video window: Drag it to a different corner of the screen.
  • Hide the video window: Drag it off the left or right edge of the screen.
  • Close the video window: Tap the Close button.
  • Return to a full video screen: Tap the Restore Full Screen button in the small video window.

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How to use Contact Key Verification on iPad

by Moses Johnson

You can use Contact Key Verification to receive automatic alerts that help verify you’re communicating only with the people you intend. You can also generate unique codes that you and your contacts can compare simultaneously in the Messages app to further verify each other’s identities.

You can even post your Public Verification Code to a social media account so other people can confirm that it’s you when they send you a message, and you can save other people’s codes in the Contacts app. Your devices need to be passcode or password protected, and the person you’re trying to verify must be in your contacts.

Note: Contact Key Verification is designed to prevent highly sophisticated cyberattacks; it isn’t designed to prevent fraud such as phishing or other text-based scams.

Before you begin

Before you use Contact Key Verification, check that the following are true:

  • Your devices are passcode or password protected.
  • You’re signed in to iCloud and iMessage with the same Apple Account and you have two-factor authentication turned on for your Apple Account.
  • The person you’re trying to verify is in your contacts.

Turn on Contact Key Verification

  1. Open Settings, tap [your name], and then tap Contact Key Verification.
  2. Turn on Verification in iMessage and tap Continue.

    Note: When you turn on Contact Key Verification, you’re prompted to update all of your Apple devices to compatible software. If you have a device that can’t be updated, you need to sign out of iMessage on that device before you can turn on this feature.

Share a Public Verification Code

Other people can verify your identity with your Public Verification Code, which you can share in a message or post on a social media account.

  1. Open Settings, tap [your name], and then tap Contact Key Verification.
  2. Tap Show Public Verification Code.
  3. To share your Public Verification Code, tap Copy Verification Code, tap OK, and then paste the code wherever you want to share it.

It works the other way, too. Someone else’s Public Verification Code lets you verify their identity. If the code someone shares with you doesn’t match the one displayed on their social media profile, for example, stop sending them messages until you can confirm their identity.

Generate verification codes in Messages

If you want a higher level of security, generate a verification code in Messages with your contacts and save each other’s Public Verification Codes in Contacts. That’s useful for verifying each other simultaneously, or when a Public Verification Code you received and the one your contact shares with you don’t match.

  1. Start the Messages app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the person’s name at the top of the conversation, scroll down, and tap Verify Contact.

    When the other person taps Verify Contact on their device, a contact verification code appears.

  3. Compare the verification codes on both devices. Do one of the following:

    • If the codes match: Tap Mark as Verified, tap Update to add the verification code to the other person’s contact card, and tap Done.
    • If the codes don’t match: You might not be communicating with the person that you intend. Tap No Match. Stop sending messages to the person until you can verify their identity.

Verified contacts get a checkmark next to their name in Messages. Their verification status also shows in the Conversation Details, and you’ll find their Public Verification Code in Contacts.

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How to update apps from the App Store on iPad

by Chris Smith

Apps installed by default on your iPad are updated whenever you update iPadOS. Apps that you download from the App Store app are automatically updated by default, but you can manually update an app.

You can also turn off automatic app updates, and update apps one at a time or all at once. Updated apps show up below Updated Recently. And you can get apps and change settings and restrictions in the App Store.

Turn off automatic app updates

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Apps and then tap App Store.
  3. Turn off App Updates.

Manually update apps

  1. Start the App Store app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the My Account button or your picture at the top right.
  3. Tap App Updates and then tap Update next to apps you want to update, or tap Update All.

After an app is updated, it appears in the list of apps below Updated Recently.

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How to see translations during phone calls on iPad

by Kevin Hollington

During a call in the Phone app with someone who speaks a different language, you can use Live Translation—powered by Apple Intelligence—to hear and read the translation in your preferred language.

Live Translation works for one-on-one calls in languages like English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Apple Intelligence is available on iPad models with M1 or later and on iPad mini (A17 Pro). It isn’t available in all languages or regions, and usage limits may apply.

Before using Live Translation, download the input and output languages you expect to use on calls. See Download languages.

Go to the Phone app on your iPad.

  1. During a phone call, tap the More button and tap Live Translation.
  2. Choose the caller’s language and your preferred language.
  3. Tap Start Translation.

Note: Live Translation in the Phone app is available for one-on-one calls in English (UK, U.S.), French (France), German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, and Korean. Apple Intelligence on iPadOS 27 or later is available on an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPad models with M1 or later. Apple Intelligence is not available in all languages or regions. Usage limits may apply.*

*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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