iPad User Guide Welcome
iPad models compatible with iPadOS 26
iPad mini (5th generation)
iPad mini (6th generation)
iPad mini (A17 Pro)
iPad (8th generation)
iPad (9th generation)
iPad (10th generation)
iPad (A16)
iPad Air (3rd generation)
iPad Air (4th generation)
iPad Air (5th generation)
iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
iPad Air 13-inch (M2)
iPad Air 11-inch (M3)
iPad Air 13-inch (M3)
iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
iPad Pro 13-inch (M5)
Setup basics
Make your iPad your own
Streamline your workflow on iPad
Do more with Apple Pencil
Customize iPad for your child
What’s new in iPadOS 26
Change or turn off sounds
Create a custom Lock Screen
Change the wallpaper
Use and customize Control Center
Record audio and video
Adjust the screen brightness and color balance
Keep the iPad display on longer
Adjust iPad display and text settings
Change the name of your iPad
Change the date and time
Change the language and region
Change the default apps
Change your default search engine on iPad
Rotate your iPad screen
Customize sharing options
Get started with Calendar
Create and edit events in Calendar
Send invitations
Reply to invitations
Change how you view events
Search for events
Change Calendar settings
Schedule or display events in a different time zone
Keep track of events
Use multiple calendars
Use reminders in Calendar
Use the Holidays calendar
Share iCloud calendars
Get started with FaceTime
Create a FaceTime link
Take a Live Photo
Use FaceTime audio call tools
Use Live Captions and Live Translation
Use other apps during a call
Make a Group FaceTime call
Use SharePlay to watch, listen, and play together
Share your screen in a FaceTime call
Request or give remote control in a FaceTime call
Collaborate on a document in a FaceTime call
Use video conferencing features
Hand off a FaceTime call to another Apple device
Change the FaceTime video settings
Change the FaceTime audio settings
Change your appearance
Leave a call or switch to Messages
Screen and filter calls
Block a FaceTime call and report it as spam
Get started with the Apple Games app
Set up your Game Center profile
Find and download games
Subscribe to Apple Arcade
Connect with friends in the Apple Games app
Play with friends in the Apple Games app
Manage your game library
Connect a game controller
Change game-related settings
Report a problem with a game
Get started with Home
Intro to Home
Upgrade to the new version of Apple Home
Set up accessories
Control accessories
Use Grid Forecast to plan your energy usage
View electricity usage and rates
Adaptive Temperature and Clean Energy Guidance
Set up HomePod
Control your home remotely
Create and use scenes
Use automations
Set up security cameras
Use Face Recognition
Configure a router
Invite others to control accessories
Add more homes
Get started with Mail
Check your email
Use categories
Automatically clean up iCloud Mail
Set email notifications
Search for email
Organize your email in mailboxes
Use iCloud Mail rules to automatically apply actions to emails
Change Mail settings
Delete and recover emails
Add a Mail widget to your Home Screen
Print emails
Use keyboard shortcuts
Get started with Maps
Set your location and map view
Search for places
Find nearby attractions, restaurants, and services
Explore airports or malls
Get information about places
View and mange Visited Places
Add places and notes to your Places
Share places
Mark places with pins
Rate places and add photos
Explore places with guides
Organize places with custom guides
Clear location history
Delete recent directions
Report an issue with Maps
Get started with Messages
Set up Messages
About iMessage
Send and reply to messages
Schedule a text message to send later
Unsend and edit messages
Keep track of messages
Search
Forward and share messages
Group conversations
Share screens
Collaborate on projects
Add backgrounds
Use iMessage apps
Poll people in a conversation
Take and edit photos or videos
Share photos, links, and more
Send stickers
Create and send Memoji
React with Tapbacks
Format text and animate messages
Draw and handwrite messages
Send and save GIFs
Send and receive audio messages
Share your location
Turn read receipts on or off
Stop, mute, and change notifications
Screen, filter, report, and block texts
Delete messages and attachments
Recover deleted messages
Get started with Music
Get music
Customize Music
Play music
Use the music player controls
Play lossless audio
Play Spatial Audio
Listen to radio
Play music together using SharePlay
Play music together in the car
Queue up your music
Transition songs
Shuffle or repeat songs
Sing along with Apple Music
Show song credits and lyrics
Tell Apple Music what you enjoy
Adjust the sound quality
Get started with News
Get News notifications and newsletters
Use News widgets
See news stories chosen just for you
Read and share stories
Follow your favorite teams with My Sports
Search for channels, topics, stories, or recipes
Save stories
Clear your reading history
Customize the tab bar
Subscribe to individual news channels
Get started with Notes
Create and format notes
Use Quick Notes
Add drawings and handwriting
Enter formulas and equations
Add photos, video, and more
Record and transcribe audio
Scan text and documents
Work with PDFs
Add links
Search notes
Organize in folders
Organize with tags
Use Smart Folders
Share and collaborate
Export or print notes
Lock notes
Add or remove accounts
Change the Notes view
Change Notes settings
Use keyboard shortcuts
Use passwords on iPad
Find your password for a website or app
Change the password for a website or app
Remove a password
Recover a deleted password
Create a password for a website or app
Show passwords in large text
Use passkeys to sign in to websites and apps
Sign in with Apple
Share passwords
Automatically fill in strong passwords
See websites excluded from AutoFill
Change weak or compromised passwords
View your passwords and related information
View password history
Find your Wi-Fi password
Share passwords securely with AirDrop
Make your passwords available on all your devices
Automatically fill in verification codes
Sign in with fewer CAPTCHA challenges
Use two-factor authentication
Use security keys
See your Mac FileVault recovery key
Make a call
Record and transcribe a call
Change your Phone settings
View and delete the call history
Answer or decline incoming calls
While on a call
Have a conference or three-way call
Set up voicemail
Check voicemail
Change voicemail greeting and settings
Select ringtones
Make calls using Wi-Fi
Set up call forwarding
Set up call waiting
Screen and block calls
Get started with Photos
Browse your photo library
Browse your photo collections
View photos and videos
See photo and video information
Sort and filter the photo library
Back up and sync your photos and videos with iCloud
Delete or hide photos and videos
Search for photos and videos
Get wallpaper suggestions
Make stickers from your photos
Hide people, memories, or holidays
Duplicate and copy photos and videos
Merge duplicate photos
Import and export photos and videos
Print photos
Get started with Podcasts
Find podcasts
Listen to podcasts
View podcast transcripts
Follow your favorite podcasts
Rate or review podcasts
Use the Podcasts widget
Select your favorite Podcasts categories and channels
Organize your podcast library
Download, save, remove, and share podcasts
Subscribe to podcasts
Listen to subscriber-only content
Change download settings
Get started with Reminders
Create reminders
Make a grocery list
Add details
Complete and remove items
Edit and organize a list
Search your lists
Organize multiple lists
Tag items
Use Smart Lists
Share and collaborate
Print a list
Work with templates
Add or remove accounts
Change Reminders settings
Use keyboard shortcuts
Get started with Safari
Browse the web
Search for websites
See highlights
Customize your Safari settings
Create multiple Safari profiles
Listen to a webpage
Mute audio in tabs
Bookmark a website
Open as Web App
Bookmark a website as a favorite
Save pages to a Reading List
Find links shared with you
Download a PDF
Annotate and save a webpage as a PDF
Fill in forms
Get extensions
Clear your cache and cookies
Enable cookies
Shortcuts
Tips
Intro to Apple Intelligence
Translate messages and calls
Create original images with Image Playground
Create your own emoji with Genmoji
Use Image Wand with Apple Intelligence
Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
Find the right words with Writing Tools
Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
Apple Intelligence and privacy
Block access to Apple Intelligence features
Get started with Screen Time
Protect your vision health with Screen Distance
Create, manage, and keep track of a Screen Time passcode
Set schedules with Screen Time
Block apps, app downloads, websites, and purchases
Block calls and messages with Screen Time
Check for sensitive images and videos
Set up Screen Time for a family member
Respond to a Screen Time request
Power adapter and charge cable
Use headphone audio-level features
Apple Pencil compatibility
Pair and charge Apple Pencil (1st generation)
Pair and charge Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
Pair and charge Apple Pencil (USB-C)
Pair and charge Apple Pencil Pro
Enter text with Scribble
Draw with Apple Pencil
Take and mark up a screenshot with Apple Pencil
Quickly write notes
HomePod and other wireless speakers
External storage devices
Connect Bluetooth accessories
Play audio from your iPad on a Bluetooth accessory from your iPad
Apple Watch with Fitness+
Printers
Polishing cloth
Intro to Continuity
Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
Hand off tasks between devices
Copy and paste between devices
Stream video or mirror the screen of your iPad
Allow phone calls and text messages on your iPad
Share your internet connection with Personal Hotspot
Use your iPad as a webcam for Apple TV 4K
Insert sketches, photos, and scans on Mac
Use your iPad as a second display
Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
Connect iPad and your computer with a cable
Transfer files between devices
Get started with accessibility features
Use accessibility features during setup
Change Siri accessibility settings
Quickly turn accessibility features on or off
Share your Accessibility settings with another device
Overview of accessibility features for vision
Read or listen to text in apps with Accessibility Reader
Zoom in
View a larger version of text you’re reading or typing
Change display colors
Make text easier to read
Customize onscreen motion
Use iPad more comfortably while riding in a vehicle
Customize per-app visual settings
Hear what’s on the screen or typed
Hear audio descriptions
Turn on and practice VoiceOver
Change your VoiceOver settings
Use VoiceOver gestures
Operate iPad when VoiceOver is on
Control VoiceOver using the rotor
Use the onscreen keyboard
Write with your finger
Keep the screen off
Use VoiceOver with an external keyboard
Use a braille display
Type braille on the screen
Use Braille Access with a braille display
Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
Get live descriptions of your surroundings
Use VoiceOver in apps
Overview of accessibility features for mobility
Use AssistiveTouch
Use an adjustable onscreen trackpad on iPad
Control iPad with the movement of your eyes
Control iPad with the movement of your head
Adjust how iPad responds to your touch
Auto-answer calls
Change Face ID and attention settings
Use Voice Control
Adjust the top or Home button
Use Apple TV 4K Remote buttons
Adjust pointer settings
Adjust keyboard settings
Control iPad with an external keyboard
Adjust AirPods settings
Adjust double tap and squeeze settings for Apple Pencil
Overview of accessibility features for hearing
Use hearing devices
Use Live Listen
Use sound recognition
Use name recognition
Set up and use RTT
Flash the indicator light or screen for notifications
Adjust audio settings
Play background sounds
Display subtitles and captions
Show transcriptions for Intercom messages
Get live captions of spoken audio
Control what you share
Turn on Lock Screen features
Block contacts
Keep your Apple Account secure
Create and manage Hide My Email addresses
Protect your web browsing with iCloud Private Relay
Use a private network address
Use Advanced Data Protection
Use Lockdown Mode
Install Background Security Improvements
Receive warnings about sensitive content
Use Contact Key Verification
Important safety information
Important handling information
Find more resources for software and service
FCC compliance statement
ISED Canada compliance statement
Apple and the environment
Class 1 Laser information
Disposal and recycling information
Unauthorized modification of iPadOS
ENERGY STAR compliance statement
Copyright and trademarks Use iPhone to allow calls and text messages on your iPad

You can relay phone calls and text messages through your iPhone to your iPad, so it’s easy to stay in touch no matter which device you’re on.

Note: Cellular charges may apply. Wi-Fi Calling isn’t available from all carriers.

Before you begin

Make sure of the following:

Both devices have Wi-Fi turned on and are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.


You’re signed in to the same Apple Account on both devices.

If you’re using a VPN, make sure its configuration doesn’t prevent local networking, as that may interfere with some Continuity features.

Set up your iPhone to allow phone calls on your iPad

On your iPhone, go to the Settings app .


Tap Apps, then tap Phone.


Tap Calls on Other Devices, turn on Allow Calls on Other Devices, then choose the devices you want to allow to make and receive calls.

The devices you choose can make and receive calls when they’re near your iPhone, connected to the same Wi-Fi network, and signed in to the same Apple Account.

Make or receive phone calls on your iPad

After you set up your iPhone to allow calls on your other devices, you can make and receive phone calls on your iPad.

Make a call: Tap a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, FaceTime, Messages, or Safari. Or open the Phone app, then tap and type a number, or search for a contact.

If you make a call from another device by relaying it through your iPad with Dual SIM, the call is made using your default voice line.


Receive a call: Swipe or tap the notification to answer or ignore the call.

Send and receive messages on your iPad

You can send and receive messages—both iMessage and SMS/RCS/MMS messages—on your iPad. For more information on iMessage and SMS/RCS/MMS messages, see What is the difference between iMessage, RCS, and SMS/MMS?

To send and receive iMessages on iPad, see Get started with Messages on iPad.

To send and receive SMS/RCS/MMS messages on your iPad, see Access your messages on all your Apple devices.

If phone calls and text messages on your iPad aren’t working

Make sure that you’re signed in to the same Apple Account on both devices.


Make sure that your iPhone and Mac have Wi-Fi turned on.


Your devices must be within 30 feet (10 meters) of one another.


If you’re having difficulty getting text messages to work, see the Apple Support article Forward text messages from your iPhone to other devices.

In addition to making and receiving phone calls on your iPad, you can also use Handoff to transfer a FaceTime call from one device to another. See Hand off a FaceTime call from your iPad to your other Apple devices for iPad.

For more information about Wi-Fi calls, see the Apple Support article Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling.