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How to use Apple Watch For Your Kids

by Tyler Stephen

You can set up any Apple Watch with cellular for your child or family member, even if they don’t have their own iPhone. To do so, you must be the family organizer or parent/guardian in your Family Sharing group.

On watchOS 27, your child or family member must be part of your Family Sharing group and have a cellular-capable Apple Watch SE 3 or Apple Watch Series 9 or later. Their watch doesn’t have to use the same cellular carrier as the iPhone you manage it with, but the iPhone you use to pair and set up the watch must be within normal Bluetooth range (about 33 feet or 10 meters) of it to manage settings and update the software.

An iPhone showing setup details for Apple Watch For Your Kids.

Apple Watch For Your Kids is not available in all countries or regions.

Tags: Family sharing, Setup
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How to find more resources for iPad software and service

by Kevin Hollington

Refer to the following resources to get more iPad-related software, service, and support information. They cover the latest information about iPad, getting personalized support, managing your Apple Account, using iCloud, finding your iPad serial number or IMEI, obtaining warranty service, and viewing iPad regulatory information.

To learn about Do this
iPad service and support, tips, forums, and Apple software downloads See the iPad Support website.
The latest information about iPad See the iPad website.
Getting personalized support (not available in all countries or regions) See the Apple Support website.
Managing your Apple Account Sign in to your Apple Account.
Using iCloud See the iCloud User Guide.
Using iTunes for Windows See the iTunes User Guide for Windows.
Manage app billing and subscriptions See the Billing and Subscriptions website.
Finding your iPad serial number or IMEI You can find your iPad serial number or International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) on the iPad packaging. Or, on iPad, go to Settings > General > About.
Obtaining warranty service First follow the advice in this guide, then see the iPad Support website.
Viewing iPad regulatory information On iPad, go to Settings > General > Legal & Regulatory.
Battery service See the Battery Service and Recycling website.
Learn about iPad compliance with power management requirements See the Environmental regulatory information website.
Using iPad in an enterprise environment See the Apple at Work website.
Using iPad in education See the Education website.
Tag: Legal & Regulatory
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How to use Advanced Data Protection for your iCloud data on iPad

by Stacey Butler

By default, iCloud encrypts your information in transit, stores it in an encrypted format, and secures your encryption keys in Apple data centers. Many Apple services also use end-to-end encryption, with keys derived from your devices and your device passcode, which only you know.

With Advanced Data Protection, your protected data can be decrypted only on your trusted devices, protecting your information even in the case of a data breach in the cloud. Not even Apple can access your information.

For the highest level of cloud data security, you can turn on Advanced Data Protection (iPadOS 16.2 or later required). It uses end-to-end encryption on more data categories such as the following:

  • Device backup
  • Messages backup
  • iCloud Drive
  • Notes
  • Photos
  • Reminders
  • Safari bookmarks
  • Siri Shortcuts
  • Voice Memos
  • Wallet passes

Turn on Advanced Data Protection

  1. Open Settings, tap [your name], tap iCloud, and tap Advanced Data Protection.
  2. Tap Turn On Advanced Data Protection.
  3. If you haven’t set up a Recovery Contact or Recovery Key, tap Account Recovery, tap Set Up Account Recovery, and then follow the onscreen instructions.

    WARNING: If you use Advanced Data Protection, you’re responsible for your data recovery. Because Apple won’t have the keys required to recover your data, you’ll need to have a Recovery Contact or Recovery Key set up on your account. You can use these additional recovery methods to regain access to your data if you ever forget your password or lose access to your account.

Should you turn off Advanced Data Protection later, your iCloud data returns to the standard level of security.

Tag: iCloud
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How to use Apple Watch with Fitness+ workouts on iPad

by Emily Long

Used in conjunction with Apple Watch, Apple Fitness+ is a subscription service with a catalog of workouts, led by expert trainers, that you can choose from. While you follow a workout on your iPad, in-session metrics like heart rate and calories burned appear on your screen.

Those metrics are captured by your watch, which needs watchOS 7.2 or later. Apple Watch is sold separately, though, so you’ll need one to use Fitness+ on your iPad. And Apple Fitness+ availability varies by country or region.

Tags: Apple Watch, Fitness
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How to control how Apple delivers advertising to you on iPad

by Dave Johnson

You control how Apple delivers advertising. Ads delivered by Apple may appear in the App Store, Apple News, and Stocks, and these ads don’t access data from any other apps.

In the App Store and Apple News, your search and download history may be used to serve you relevant search ads. In Apple News and Stocks, ads are served based partly on what you read or follow, including publishers you’ve turned on notifications for and the type of publishing subscription you have. What you read is linked to a random identifier rather than to your Apple Account, and it isn’t used to target ads outside these apps. Your personal data isn’t provided to other parties, either.

Review the information Apple uses to deliver ads

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Apple Advertising > View Ad Targeting Information.

The information is used by Apple to deliver more relevant ads in the App Store, Apple News, and Stocks. Your personal data isn’t provided to other parties, Apple says.

Turn personalized ads on or off

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Apple Advertising, then turn Personalized Ads on or off.

Note: Turning off personalized ads limits Apple’s ability to deliver relevant ads to you. It may not reduce the number of ads you receive.

Learn more about privacy and Apple’s advertising platform

Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Apple Advertising > About Advertising & Privacy.

See also

Tag: Privacy & Security
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How to use Impersonation Risk Detection on iPad

by Moses Johnson

Impersonation Risk Detection can help protect you from scams by detecting suspicious activity in real time. When it’s on and suspicious activity is detected in a third-party app, you may see a warning message or be asked to verify your identity before you continue. You can turn it on or off at any time.

Note: This feature is only available in third-party apps that support Impersonation Risk Detection.

Turn Impersonation Risk Detection on or off

  1. Open the Settings app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Privacy & Security, then tap Impersonation Risk Detection. (You may need to scroll down.)
  3. Turn Share with App Developers on or off.
Tag: Privacy & Security
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How to adjust HDR camera settings on iPad

by Emily Long

HDR (High Dynamic Range) helps you take great photos in high-contrast situations. The iPad camera takes several photos in rapid succession at different exposures and blends them together, so the resulting photo has better detail in the bright and mid-tone areas.

By default, iPad uses HDR automatically when it’s most effective, but you can control it yourself instead. The HDR version of a photo is saved in Photos, and on some models, you can keep the normal version, too.

Turn off automatic HDR

iPad uses HDR automatically by default, whenever it’s most effective. If you’d rather control HDR manually instead, do the following:

  • On models that support manual HDR in Settings, go to Settings > Camera, then turn off Smart HDR. On the camera screen, tap HDR to manually turn it on or off.
  • On earlier iPad models, tap the HDR off button on the camera screen to manually turn it on or off.

By default, the HDR version of a photo is saved in Photos. On some iPad models, you can also save the non-HDR version; go to Settings > Camera, then turn on Keep Normal Photo.

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How to change game-related settings on iPhone

by Moses Johnson

You can customize your gaming experience on iPhone by changing settings for the Apple Games app and Game Center. These settings let you control notifications, friend requests, multiplayer gaming, and content restrictions.

In Game Center, you can choose who sees your profile, achievement progress, and recently played games: Everyone, Friends Only, or Only You. You can also let nearby players in the same game invite you to a multiplayer game over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth®.

Change Apple Games app settings

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Apps and tap Games. Then do any of the following:
    • Show or hide relevant content by combining your gaming activity: Turn on Combine Gaming Activity.
    • Reset the identifier used to report Games usage statistics to Apple: Tap Reset Identifier.

Change Game Center settings

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Game Center, then do any of the following:
    • View friends: Tap All Friends.
    • Accept or decline friend requests: Tap Friend Requests.
    • Allow or disallow apps to access your list of Game Center friends: Tap Share Friends List, then turn Share Friends List on or off.
    • Allow Game Center friends to find you with the email and phone number associated with your Apple Account: Turn on Help Friends Find You.
    • Manage activity sharing: Choose Everyone, Friends Only, or Only You to specify who can see your profile, achievement progress, leaderboard updates, and recently played games.
    • Allow invitations from nearby players: Turn on Nearby Players to allow nearby Game Center players in the same game to invite you to a multiplayer game over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth®.
    • Sign out of Game Center: Tap Sign Out.

Change Game Center restrictions

Game Center restrictions can limit features like in-app purchases, multiplayer games, and friend requests, for a safer, more controlled gaming experience.

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Screen Time, tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, and turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions.
  3. Tap App Store, Media, Web & Games, scroll down to Game Center, and then set any of the following restrictions:
    • Multiplayer Games
    • Adding Friends
    • Connect with Friends
    • Screen Recording
    • Nearby Multiplayer
    • Private Messaging
    • Profile Privacy Changes
    • Avatar & Nickname Changes
Tag: Apple Games
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How to flag or block emails in Mail on iPhone

by Abigail Shilets

You can flag important email messages, create flagged mailboxes, and flag messages from VIPs. You can also block messages from specified senders.

A message you flag stays in your Inbox and is easier to find later. You can flag a Primary message, flag all Transactions, Updates, or Promotions messages from a single sender, or flag just one of them, and change or remove a flag later.

Here’s how to flag or block emails in Mail on iPhone.

Flag an email

Flagging an important email message makes it easier to find later.

Messages you flag stay in your Inbox and also appear in the Flagged mailbox.

A message showing reply options in the bottom half of the screen, including the Unflag button and color choices for flags.

  1. Start the Mail app on your iPhone.

    Do any of the following: Flag a Primary message: Swipe left on the Primary message, then choose Flag.

    Flag all Transactions, Updates, or Promotions messages from a single sender: Swipe left on a message in the Transactions, Updates, or Promotions message list, then choose Flag.

    Flag a single Transactions, Updates, or Promotions message: Tap a message to open the sender’s digest view, swipe left on the message, then tap the Flag Message button.

  2. To change or remove a flag, open the message, tap the Reply Actions button, tap Flag, and then select another color, or tap Unflag.

    Note: Flags you add to a message appear on that message in Mail on all your Apple devices where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account.

Create a Flagged mailbox

Adding a Flagged mailbox puts all your flagged email messages in one location, where they’re easily accessible.

  1. Start the Mail app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the Mailboxes button in the upper-left corner until you see Mailboxes.
  3. Tap Edit, then select Flagged.

Flag emails from your VIPs

  1. Add important people to your VIP list, so their email messages appear with a VIP flag and in the VIP mailbox.

Block email from specified senders

To prevent a particular sender from emailing you in the future, you can block their email address.

  1. Start the Mail app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap a message from the sender you want to block.
  3. Tap their email address, tap View Contact Card, and tap Block this Contact.
Tag: Mail
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