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Getting started with the Home app on iPad

by Chris Smith

You can use the Home app to securely add, control, and automate HomeKit and Matter-enabled accessories, such as lights, locks, and thermostats. And when you set up security cameras that support HomeKit Secure Video, you can capture video and receive a notification when a camera recognizes someone or when a package is left at the door.

You can create automations to run automatically at certain times, or when you activate a particular accessory, like when the front door is unlocked. With the aid of a home hub—an Apple TV 4K or HomePod speakers—you can also control your home remotely, so you and others you invite can securely control your home while you’re away. You can even group multiple speakers to play the same audio, and send and receive Intercom messages on supported devices.

Note: Matter-enabled accessories need a home hub, for example a HomePod speaker or an Apple TV 4K. For Thread accessories, the home hub has to be Thread-enabled, such as Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Ethernet or HomePod mini, as well as a supported third-party border router or any device that supports Thread pairing.

Home overview

The Home app lets you easily navigate and control your accessories. In the Home app, tap Home in the sidebar to show the following sections:

  • Categories: Tap a category such as Lights, Security, Climate, Speakers, or Water to show all related accessories on one screen, organized by room.
  • Cameras: Video from up to four cameras can appear below Cameras. Swipe left to see more cameras.
  • Scenes: Create scenes to control multiple accessories with a tap or Siri request—tap a scene to close the blinds and turn on the lights in the evening, for example.
  • Favorites: Add to Favorites the accessories you use most often to quickly control them from the Home tab.
  • Rooms: Accessories are organized by room, letting you find just the accessory you need.

The Home app with the sidebar on the left, showing Home, Automation, and Discover tabs near the top left. Categories and Rooms in the home appear below. To the right of the sidebar, at the top, are the Intercom, Add, and More Options buttons. Category buttons appear near the top. Below that are scenes, camera images, and a room with its accessories.

Edit Home

You can organize the Home app in ways that suit you best.

Tap Home in the sidebar, tap the More button, then do any of the following.

  • Rearrange items: Select Edit Home View, then drag tiles to a different position. Tap Done when you’re finished.
  • Reorder sections: To change the way sections are ordered in the Home screen, choose Reorder Sections, then drag the Reorder button next to a section to a new position. Tap Done when you’re finished.
  • Resize icons: Select Edit Home View, tap a tile, tap the Resize button, then tap Done.

To learn more about how to create and accessorize a smart home with your Apple devices, tap Discover in the sidebar.

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How to set up security cameras in Home on iPad

by Moses Johnson

You can use the Home app to view video activity captured by your home’s cameras. With any Apple Home-compatible camera, you can view video streams, choose who can view them, and set up notifications when activity is detected. When you add a camera, you can choose streaming options and assign it to a room, such as your front porch. By default, up to four cameras show up as favorites on the Home tab.

With one or more HomeKit Secure Video cameras, you get these extra features:

  • Encrypted video: Video captured by your cameras is privately analyzed and encrypted on your home hub device (Apple TV 4K or HomePod) and securely uploaded to iCloud so that only you and those you share it with can view it.
  • Record video: If you subscribe to iCloud+, you can view the last 10 days of activity from one to an unlimited number of cameras. The 50 GB iCloud+ plan supports a single camera, the 200 GB iCloud+ plan supports up to five cameras, and the 2 TB, 6 TB, and 12 TB iCloud+ plans support an unlimited number of cameras.

    Note: Video content doesn’t count against your iCloud storage limit.

  • Activity Zones: Create zones that focus your camera on the most important areas within its view.
  • Face recognition: Receive notifications when people you’ve tagged in the Photos app are within the camera’s view.

The Home app with the sidebar on the left. Home is highlighted. On the right are images from five security cameras.

Camera options

When you add a camera in the Home app, you can choose streaming options and assign the camera to a room. With a HomeKit Secure Video camera, you can also choose recording options. By default, up to four cameras are marked as favorites and appear on the Home tab. To edit those settings later, tap the Camera tile, then tap the Settings button to see these options:

  • Room: A camera can be located in a room inside your home, or you can create a room for an outside location such as your front porch or back yard.
  • Notifications: Choose to receive notifications when the camera detects activity, changes status, or goes offline.
  • Recording options for HomeKit Secure Video cameras: You can create separate recording settings for when you’re home and when you’re away. For example, when you’re home, you might choose to stop streaming and recording from a camera inside your home, but continue to stream and record from an outdoor camera.

    Note: The Home app uses the location of devices belonging to members of the home to switch between Home and Away modes. For example, when you leave for work with your iPad, the camera switches from the When Home settings to the When Away settings.

Set up notifications

  1. Open the Home app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the More button, then tap Home Settings.
  3. Tap Cameras & Doorbells.
  4. Tap a camera and turn on Activity Notifications.

    All Apple Home-compatible cameras can send a notification when motion is detected. HomeKit Secure Video cameras can additionally send notifications based on these factors:

    • The time of day
    • When someone is or isn’t home
    • When a clip is recorded
    • When any or a specific type of motion is detected

      When you choose a specific motion, you receive a notification when the camera detects people, animals, or vehicles, or when a package is delivered. For a package to be detected, it must be within the camera’s view after delivery.

      Choosing a specific motion, rather than any motion, results in fewer clips (and fewer clip notifications) and less video to review. For example, if you choose to detect people, your camera doesn’t capture the movement of leaves on a tree or a squirrel leaping from branch to branch.

Create Activity Zones for HomeKit Secure Video cameras

To point your HomeKit Secure Video camera at the areas within its view that matter most, like your front walkway but not the sidewalk behind it, create zones. You’ll then get an alert when motion is detected in these zones.

Note: Activity Zones are available only for cameras that are set up to record when a specific motion is detected, and they don’t affect motion detection automations.

  1. Open the Home app on your iPad.
  2. On the Home tab, tap the camera tile. Then tap the Settings button.
  3. Tap Select Activity Zones. Tap the video to create a zone.

    To have your camera detect motion only outside the zone you defined, tap Invert Zone.

  4. Create any additional zones you want within the camera’s view—one for the driveway and another for the mailbox, for example.
  5. Tap Done.

To remove an activity zone, tap Select Activity Zones, tap inside a zone, then tap Clear.

View video

  1. Open the Home app on your iPad.
  2. On the Home tab, tap the camera tile.

    Live video should play automatically.

  3. If you’ve chosen to record video, swipe through the timeline at the bottom of the screen to browse recorded clips.
  4. Tap a clip to play it.
  5. Pinch the clip open left and right to show the timeline and then drag to go forward or back through the video.
  6. Tap Live to switch back to live video.

Set up the camera to detect specific motion, and the timeline displays unique symbols for people, animals, vehicles, and packages.

Note: With more cameras in your home than Home Hubs that can analyze their video, some of the cameras’ video may not be analyzed. Clips still get recorded, but they’ll have the Unanalyzed Video badge, a sign that the video wasn’t analyzed for specific motion.

Live and recorded video is also available in the Home app on a Mac with macOS 10.15.1 or later.

Choose access options

To allow other people to view video from your cameras, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Home app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the More button, then tap Home Settings.
  3. Below the People heading, tap a person.
  4. Tap Cameras and choose an option.

To learn how to allow other people to view video from your cameras, see Invite others to control accessories in your home.

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How to add and remove email accounts on iPad

by Chris Smith

To send and receive email using the Mail app, you need to add the email accounts you want to use. When you first open Mail, you’re asked to set up an account. At any time, you can add more email accounts to your iPad, or remove accounts you no longer need.

You can also set a fetch schedule for an account, or temporarily stop using one.

Here’s how to add and remove email accounts on iPad.

Add an email account

To get all your email in one place, add one or more email accounts to the Mail app. Then you can send email from any of those accounts with ease.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Apps and then tap Mail.
  3. Tap Mail Accounts, then tap Add Account.
  4. Enter your email address, tap Next, and enter your email account information.

Note: With multiple accounts set up, you can choose which one to send from while composing your email message. For how it works, read our article, Send an email from a different account.

Set a fetch schedule for your email account

For an account that doesn’t support Push notifications, set a schedule to check that account for new emails.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Apps and then tap Mail.
  3. Tap Mail Accounts and then tap Fetch New Data.
  4. Under Fetch, choose a schedule.

    Automatically is the default selection, which means new data is downloaded when your iPad is charging and connected to Wi-Fi. To fetch more often outside of these conditions, choose a timed schedule.

Temporarily stop using an email account

Turning off an account in Settings temporarily stops sending and receiving email from it on your iPad. It’s easy to turn it back on at any time.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Apps and then tap Mail.
  3. Tap Mail Accounts and tap the email account you want to turn off.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Turn off an iCloud email account: Turn off Use on this iPad.
    • Turn off another email account: Turn off Mail.

Quick tip: Focus filters let you get notifications only from specific email accounts during times you choose. You could silence your work email account’s notifications on the weekends or while you’re on vacation, for example. To set one up, check out our guide, Set up a Focus on iPad.

Delete an email account

If you remove an email account, it disappears from both the Mail app and all the apps on your iPad that use it.

Note: This only removes the email account from your iPad. It doesn’t cancel it, so to close the account completely, visit your email account provider.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Apps and then tap Mail.
  3. Tap Mail Accounts. Tap the email account you want to remove.
  4. Tap Sign Out or Delete Account.

    Note: If you change your mind later, you can add the email account back to your iPad. Follow the steps in Add an email account.

Add the Mail app back to your Home Screen

The Mail app may not be on your Home Screen, but you can find it in the App Library and add it back.

  1. On the Home Screen, swipe left until you see the App Library.
  2. Enter “Mail” in the search field.
  3. Touch and hold the Mail app icon. Tap Add to Home Screen.

To get your Home Screen just right, check out our article, Move apps and widgets around.

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How to get started with Mail on iPad

by Chris Smith

With the Mail app, you can send, receive, and organize messages from all your email accounts in one place. You can add accounts from different email services, like iCloud, Exchange, or Gmail, write and send a new message, and reply to an email, delete it, and more while you’re reading it.

The Add Account screen showing a field to enter your email address.

Add an email account

You can add all your email accounts from different email services—like iCloud, Exchange, or Gmail (Google). To add an account, go to Settings > Apps > Mail. Tap Mail Accounts, then tap Add Account.

An email draft is open in the Mail app. The button to send the message is in the top-right corner. Tap to send the message, or touch and hold to schedule a time to send it later.

Send an email

Tap the Compose button to start a new email message. Add a recipient, subject, and your text, then tap the Send button to send your message.

An open email. The menu with options for adding or removing a flag is shown on the right.

Reply to an email message, delete it, and more

You can perform many actions on an email message while viewing it. Open the message, then tap the More Actions button in the bottom-right corner to open the actions menu.

A message is open in the Mail app, and search terms are being typed in the top right.

Find emails fast

You can easily find emails using the search feature in Mail. Tap the Search button to reveal the search field. Tap a suggestion to narrow your search to a specific timeframe or to filter by attributes like flagged or unread.

The Mail settings screen.

Change Mail settings

You can customize your email signature, change your swipe options, and more in Mail settings. Go to Settings > Apps > Mail.

For more help with Mail, these guides have you covered:

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How to reply to and forward emails in Mail on iPad

by Kevin Hollington

In the Mail app, you can reply to or forward emails yourself, or use Apple Intelligence to draft quick, personalized responses.

When you reply, you can quote text from the sender to clarify what you’re responding to. You can also follow up on emails, set up an automatic reply, and use Smart Reply. You can reply to just the sender, or to the sender and the other recipients.

Here’s how to reply to and forward emails in Mail on iPad.

Reply to an email

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. Tap in the message. Do one of the following:
    • Reply to just the sender: Tap the More Actions button.
    • Reply to the sender and the other recipients: Tap the Reply All button.
  3. Type your response. Then tap the Send button to send.

Quote some text when you reply to an email

To clarify what you’re responding to, you can include text from the sender when you reply to an email message.

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. In the sender’s message, touch and hold the first word of the text and drag to the last word. (See Select, cut, copy, and paste text.)
  3. Tap the More Actions button, tap Reply, and then type your message.

Note: You can turn off the indentation of quoted text in Mail’s settings. Go to Settings > Apps > Mail > Increase Quote Level (below Composing), and turn off Increase Quote Level.

Forward an email

You can send an email message forward to new recipients.

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the message, then tap the Forward button.

    If there are attachments in the original message—like photos or documents—you can decide whether to include them in the forwarded message. Choose Include or Don’t Include.

  3. Enter the email addresses of the new recipients.
  4. Tap in the message, then type your response. The forwarded message appears below.

Follow up on emails

An email message you send that doesn’t receive a response for several days goes back to the top of your inbox automatically as a reminder to follow up.

To turn off Follow Up Suggestions, go to Settings > Apps > Mail, then turn off Follow Up Suggestions.

Set up an automatic reply in Mail

Using iCloud.com, you can set up an automatic reply for incoming email messages or have messages forwarded automatically to another inbox.

Use Smart Reply

Smart Reply, an Apple Intelligence feature, can quickly draft an email response in your personalized writing style.

Note: 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.*

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the Sidebar button, tap an email, and then tap the Reply button.
  3. In the keyboard, tap a suggested reply.

    Apple Intelligence drafts a reply in the email. To refine your reply, see Use Writing Tools to write, improve, and summarize content.

  4. When you’re ready to send your reply, tap the Send button.

*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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Tags: Apple Intelligence, Mail
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How to send email in Mail on iPad

by Moses Johnson

You can write, send, and schedule email messages from any of your email accounts.

You can change the font style and color of text, use bold or italic, add a bulleted or numbered list, and add a hyperlink. With the onscreen keyboard, you can also switch to the smaller QuickType keyboard. You can edit a link later, too, and as you add recipients, Mail suggests people from your Contacts.

Here’s how to send email in Mail on iPad.

An email draft is open in the Mail app. The button to send the message is in the top-right corner. Tap to send the message, or touch and hold to schedule a time to send it later.

Write and send an email

  1. Go to the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the Compose button.
  3. Tap in the email and type your message.

    With the onscreen keyboard, you can tap individual keys. Or pinch closed with three fingers to use the smaller QuickType keyboard, then slide your finger from one letter to the next, lifting your finger only after each word.

  4. To change the formatting, tap the Text Format button above the keyboard.

    You can change the font style and color of text, use a bold or italic style, add a bulleted or numbered list, and more.

  5. Tap the Send button to send your message.

Quick tip: As you compose messages, you can create stickers and add them. See our guide, Add emoji, Memoji, and stickers with the iPad keyboard.

Add recipients

  1. Start the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the Compose button and tap the To field. Then type the names of recipients.

    As you type, Mail automatically suggests people from your Contacts, along with email addresses for people who have more than one email address.

    You can also tap the Add Contact button to open Contacts and add recipients from there.

  3. If you want to send a copy to other people, tap the Cc/Bcc field. Do any of the following:

    • Tap the Cc field, then enter the names of people you’re sending a copy to.
    • Tap the Bcc field, then enter the names of people whose names you don’t want other recipients to see.

Add a hyperlink to an email message

  1. In Safari or another web browser, copy the URL of a webpage.
  2. As you compose a message in Mail, highlight the text you want to link.
  3. Tap Paste.

Edit a link in an email draft

  1. Start the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. In a message you’re writing, tap a link or linked text and tap the down arrow.
  3. Do any of the following:
    • Show Link Preview: Change the hyperlinked text to a rich embedded website preview image.
    • Open Link: Go to that website in a web browser.
    • Edit Link: Change the URL of the link.
    • Remove Link: Delete the link from your message draft.
    • Edit Text Description: Change the text that’s linked.

Capture an email address from a photo

With Live Text in the Photos app on iPad, you can interact with an email address on a business card, poster, and more, so you can quickly begin emails without entering an address manually.

  1. Start the Photos app on your iPad.
  2. Open a photo and then tap the email address you want to capture.
  3. After the yellow frame appears around detected text, tap the Live Text button.
  4. Tap or use the grab points to select the email address and tap New Mail Message.

Quick tip: The same Live Text feature can capture an email address with the Camera app. Read our article, Use Live Text with your iPad camera.

Schedule an email with Send Later

  1. Start the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. In a message you’re writing, touch and hold the Send button. Then choose when you want to send the message.

    To see more options, tap Send Later.

Automatically send a copy to yourself

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Apps and then tap Mail.
  3. Turn on Always Bcc Myself (below Composing).

Send an email from a different account

When you have more than one email account, you can pick the one to send email from.

  1. Start the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. In your message draft, tap the Cc/Bcc, From field.
  3. Tap the From field and then choose an account.

Use Writing Tools to summarize, proofread, and modify your email

With Apple Intelligence, you can use Writing Tools to summarize selected text with a tap, proofread your work, and create different versions of the same text to help you find the right wording and tone. See Use Writing Tools with Apple Intelligence.

Note: 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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How to check your email in Mail on iPad

by Tyler Stephen

In the Mail app, you can read emails yourself or have Apple Intelligence summarize them for you. You can also add contacts and preview an email’s contents without opening it.

If you don’t have time for a primary message right away, Remind Me brings it back to the top of the list at a time and date you choose. You can also quickly mark multiple emails as read, and add Remind Me to the toolbar in the Mail app.

The Mail Inbox, with the list of emails on the left and an open email on the right.

Quick tip: When you check your email, Apple Intelligence may suggest actions, like adding a reminder or creating a calendar event. To accept one, click the suggestion.

Note: Suggested actions in Mail on iPadOS 27 or later is an Apple Intelligence feature available on iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPad models with M1 or later in supported regions when device language is set to English.*

Read an email

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the message you want to read.

    Tip: Tap the Expand Message button to hide the message list when reading a message.

Use Remind Me to come back to a Primary message later

If a primary message has to wait, you can set a time and date for a reminder, and the message returns to the top of your inbox.

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. Tap a Primary message, tap the Reply button at the bottom right of the message, tap Remind Me, and then choose when to be reminded.

Quick tip: For easier access, add Remind Me to the toolbar in the Mail app. Check out our guide, Customize the Mail toolbar.

Quickly mark multiple emails as read

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. While viewing a message list, tap the More button, tap Select, and then select the messages you want to mark.

    Important: When you select a Transactions, Updates, or Promotions message, you’re selecting all the messages in that category from the sender.

  3. Tap the Mark button at the bottom of the message list and then choose Mark as Read.

Note: The unread count on your Home Screen only reflects your Primary category. If you’d rather see your total number of unread messages across all categories instead, go to Settings > Notifications > Mail > Customize Notifications and turn on All Unread Messages.

Preview a Primary message and a list of options

If you want to see what a Primary message is about but not open it completely, you can preview it.

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. In the Primary message list, touch and hold a message to preview its contents and see a list of options for replying, moving it, and more.

Show a longer preview for every email

By default, Mail shows two lines of text for each email message in your inbox, but you can choose to see more lines without opening the message.

Go to Settings > Apps > Mail > Preview (below Message List), then choose up to five lines.

Show the whole conversation

Go to Settings > Apps > Mail, then turn on Organize by Thread (below Threading).

Note: You can also change other settings here, like Collapse Read Messages or Most Recent Message on Top.

Show To and Cc labels in your Inbox

Go to Settings > Apps > Mail, then turn on Show To/Cc Labels (below Message List).

You can also view the To/Cc mailbox, which gathers all mail addressed to you. To show or hide it, tap the Show Sidebar button in the upper-left corner of the Mail app, tap Edit above Mailboxes, then select “To or Cc.”

Add someone to your contacts or make them a VIP

If you add someone to your contacts, it’s easy to find their email messages later. Or make them a VIP, so every message you receive from them is starred automatically.

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. In a message, tap a person’s name or email address and then do one of the following:
    • Add a new contact: Tap View Contact Card and then tap Create New Contact. Fill in any other contact information and then tap the Done button.
    • Add the email address to an existing contact: Tap View Contact Card, then tap Add to Existing Contact. Select a contact, then tap the Done button.
    • Add to your VIP list: Tap Add to VIP.

Show or hide contact photos

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPad.
  2. In an inbox, tap the More button at the top of the screen. Select or deselect Show Contact Photos.

Summarize your email

Apple Intelligence can help you summarize a complex email, or catch up on a long email thread in seconds.

Note: 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.*

Go to the Mail app on your iPad.

A short summary automatically appears under each email in your inbox.

  • Tap the Sidebar button, tap an email, then tap Summarize.

    Note: You may need to scroll to the top of the screen for the Summarize button to appear.

A summary appears at the top of the screen. If the message is part of an email thread, the contents of the thread are summarized.

*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 set up a custom email domain with iCloud Mail on iPad

by Tyler Stephen

When you subscribe to iCloud+, you can add up to five custom email domains and create email addresses for those domains on your iPad. You can then send and receive mail in Mail on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, on iCloud.com, and in an email app on a Windows device.

You can add a domain you already own or buy a new one, and import your existing email messages. You need a primary iCloud Mail address first, though.

Note: Sign in to the same Apple Account on each device. Any device where you’re not signed in to your Apple Account, or where the Mail feature is off, won’t show your custom email domains and mail.

The Settings app, open to the iCloud Mail screen. Custom Email Domain is at the bottom of the menu.

Add a custom email domain to iCloud Mail

If you already own a custom email domain, you can bring it to iCloud Mail, or you can buy a new one.

Note: Adding a custom email domain on iPad won’t work until you have a primary iCloud Mail address.

  1. Open Settings, tap [your name], tap iCloud and tap Mail (under Saved to iCloud). Then make sure Use on this iPad is turned on.
  2. Tap Custom Email Domain. Tap one of the following:

    • Buy a Domain: Choose this option if you don’t yet have a custom domain. After you purchase it, you can create custom email addresses.
    • Use a Domain You Own: Choose this option if you already have a domain, and you want to use it with iCloud Mail. You can configure email addresses you already have at that domain, and create more.
  3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

    If you’re adding a domain you already own, some registrars require you to change DNS records to set up your domain.

Import existing email messages

When you or a member of your Family Sharing group has set up a custom email domain for iCloud Mail, iCloud.com can import existing email messages from your previous email provider, though that’s not available for all email providers.

Create and delete email addresses

After you add a custom domain name, it’s easy to create and delete email addresses for that domain.

  1. Open Settings, tap [your name], tap iCloud and tap Mail (under Saved to iCloud). Then make sure Use on this iPad is turned on.
  2. Tap Custom Email Domain. Then tap the domain you want to make changes to.
  3. Tap Manage Email Addresses, then do one of the following:
    • Add a new email address: Tap Create Email Address, enter the new address, and tap Continue.
    • Delete an email address: Swipe left on an email address, tap Delete, and tap Remove.
    • Add People: Tap to invite someone to your custom email domain.

Remove a custom email domain

If you no longer want to use a custom email domain, your iPad can remove it. When you remove a custom email domain, iCloud Mail can’t send or receive email for any addresses at that domain.

  1. Open Settings, tap [your name], tap iCloud and tap Mail (under Saved to iCloud). Then make sure Use on this iPad is turned on.
  2. Tap Custom Email Domain. Then tap Edit next to Your Domains.
  3. Tap the Delete button and tap Delete.
  4. If you’re moving your domain to a new provider, make sure to do the following:
    • Go to your domain registrar to update the domain records to your new email provider and remove iCloud-related records.
    • Set up any email addresses you want to continue using with your new provider.

Note: If you remove a custom email domain, your primary @icloud.com address can still send and receive email.

Allow all incoming messages to your domain

If you use your iCloud email address as a catch-all address, you receive all messages sent to your custom email domain, even when the exact address they were sent to hasn’t been created yet.

  1. Open Settings, tap [your name], tap iCloud, and then tap Mail (under Saved to iCloud).
  2. Tap Custom Email Domain and tap your custom domain.
  3. Turn on Allow All Incoming Messages.

If the domain owner allows all incoming messages, any messages that aren’t sent to an active email address go to the domain owner’s inbox. If this setting isn’t turned on, those messages are returned to the sender.

Note: Messages sent to deleted email addresses automatically go back to the sender.

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Tags: iCloud, Mail
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How to get extensions to customize Safari on iPad

by Moses Johnson

You can install extensions to customize the way your browser works, and they’re handy for finding coupons when shopping, blocking content on websites, and more.

With Apple Intelligence, Safari can even build an extension you describe, to customize or add to any webpage. You can also change Safari extension settings, and extensions that are available on other platforms show up on your other devices, too.

Here’s how to get extensions to customize Safari on iPad.

Add Safari extensions

  1. Go to the Safari app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the Manage Extensions button on the right side of the search field and then tap Manage Extensions.
  3. Search for extensions, scan Recommendations, or tap Browse Extensions to look in the App Store.
  4. When you find one you want, tap the price, or if the app is free, tap Get, and follow the onscreen instructions.

Note: If an extension you install for Safari on iPad is also available on other platforms, it shows up in Safari settings on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac that’s signed in to the same Apple Account, so it’s easier to find and download.

Create your own extension

With Apple Intelligence, Safari lets you describe and create an extension to customize or add to any webpage you visit.

Note: 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.*

  1. Start the Safari app on your iPad.
  2. Go to the webpage you want to create an extension for.
  3. Tap the Page Menu button, then tap Describe Extension.
  4. Enter a description of what you want to create, or select one of the suggested categories.

    Safari window showing Describe an Extension options.

    Safari checks the App Store to see if a matching extension already exists.

  5. Choose an item from the list of matching App Store extensions; if there are no results, tap Create.
  6. Tap the resulting extension to make changes to it, or tap Try to try it out.
  7. While you’re trying out the extension, tap Edit to make additional changes, or tap the checkmark button to save it.

To delete a custom extension, tap the Page Menu button, tap Manage Extensions, select the extension, then tap Delete Extension.

Change Safari extension settings

You can use an extension to customize the way your browser works. You can turn Safari extensions on or off at any time.

  1. Start the Safari app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the Manage Extensions button on the right side of the search field and then tap Manage Extensions.
  3. Tap each extension you want to give permissions to and then follow the onscreen instructions to choose how much access to give each extension.

    Important: Check the extensions you have installed and make sure you’re familiar with what they do.

You can manage extensions further in Settings > Apps > Safari > Extensions.

Change Safari extension settings for an individual website

You can turn an extension on or off for an individual website without changing your overall Safari settings.

  1. Start the Safari app on your iPad.
  2. Tap the Manage Extensions button on the right side of the search field and then tap Manage Extensions.
  3. Turn each extension on or off.

Remove an installed Safari extension

  1. Swipe down on the Home Screen and then search for the extension you want to remove.
  2. Touch and hold the extension icon, tap Delete app and then follow the onscreen instructions.

*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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Tag: Safari
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How to set up shortcuts for Live Recognition on iPad

by Abigail Shilets

You can set up a shortcut to quickly start Live Recognition when VoiceOver is on. If VoiceOver is off, the same shortcut opens the Magnifier app in Detection Mode instead.

You can use a VoiceOver gesture or the Accessibility Shortcut, and you can even assign a different gesture. It’s one of many accessibility features for vision on iPad.

  • Use a VoiceOver gesture: When VoiceOver is on, triple-tap the screen with four fingers to turn Live Recognition on or off. To assign a different gesture, go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Commands > Touch Gestures.
  • Triple-click the top button or Home button: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut, then select Live Recognition. See Quickly turn accessibility features on or off.

See also

Tags: accessibility, VoiceOver
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