I bought my mom her first iPad and would love some recommendations.

She likes simple games, cooking, animals, photos, and watching videos. What are some easy and relaxing apps or games I can download for her?

The frustrating part is that Apple upgraded almost everything else, but left out one feature that makes a huge difference in everyday smoothness. And also Touch ID🫩.

I am weighing a Kindle purchase for reading, yet I wonder whether an iPad mini might serve as a substitute. My reading centers on novels and practical books, though I may browse magazines and manga at times. If anyone uses the iPad mini as an e-book reader, I would appreciate hearing their impressions.

In Hyderabad, India . Looking to buy it the cheapest around 41k-42k. Where to buy . Any suggestions???

Ios 27.2 is out now. I once came across a post about those with lower storage to wait for ios 27, but I'm still a bit skeptical. Has anyone tried it? Is your ipad still up and running?

I was thinking to buy an ipad lately. Probably the basic A16 which is for $650 plus taxes.

Does the price go down or does any retailer offer giftcards during black friday?

Is it worth the wait?

I'm not desperate to get one but if the prices won't be going down that much, I'll just buy it right now.

Help

my iPad 9th generation was fine just yesterday, I forgot to charge its over night and left the pencil plugged in. I've been charging it for 2h and still not responding, can't even reset. The only option they give me is to take it to an Apple Store.

Never had this problem before.

So I sold my iPad Pro M1 on eBay and I quickly went into the settings and hit the erase all content and settings and it started doing its thing while I cleaned the screen and got the packing read… I was in a hurry and I don’t think I ever saw it complete and I just realized it’s still in my “find my”now that the post office already has it and it’s off to its new owner. I went in and requested that it erase remotely but it needs to be connected to wifi for that to happen… how can a new owner even connect it to wifi without gaining access. I definitely don’t want to send some stranger my passcode or make it a nightmare for said buyer to setup.

Please let me know!

Don’t know if this post will get taken down, it keeps getting flagged before I post but I don’t know where else to go. Is this a normal amount of storage for the operating system and system data? It takes roughly 40 GB. I hardly have anything on my iPad, disabled my photos (wiped my iPad and didn’t allow photos to sync with my iCloud so now I have just a few photos on this thing), and have tons of storage on iCloud but I can never update because I only have less than 8 GB available at all times. Does anybody have this problem and hopefully a solution?

Considering swapping my M1 MacBook for a iPad A16. Would people say it’s worth the switch? I only really use it for browsing/social media/videos. Or should I stick to the MacBook.

As topic, something I was wondering if you had like an e-book/PDF of crossword puzzles could you use a pencil to fill it out? Do you need a app that specifically allows that can Apple books? Something else not done at all?(Really less crossword just anything with a PDF like that a maze ,scribbles just drawing on it)

Bought an ipad air m3 last year october, and my battery capacity is already on 87% as i checked it recently. dont know why, i dont even play heavy games on it :/

anyone experiencing this too?

When I updated my iPad mini 7 to iPadOS 27, it took something like 36 hours (plugged in) to index, according to the notification in system settings. I kept my iPad Pro on iPadOS 26 and used the min as a “guinea pig”. Now that 27.2 is out, I updated the Pro M5 and after about 7 hours (plugged in) the notification has disappeared. So I guess it’s done. Power of M5 over A17Pro chip?

I am unable to join the Network Called: “Fritz.” On my IPad. Based on the Setting, it is Temporarily available On My IPad. This an WIFI Network is To Join This Network and I hope Apple will update this Network for future user to Connect it. 

I currently have an iPad Pro M1 12.9 inch. I am planning on trading it in for another iPad. The mini intrigues me just because of my lifestyle - I do a lot of reading, planning with Apple calendar and writing with my pencil on the go, I also game on my iPad but not super heavily. I see the mini is A17 or A20 - would I be downgrading by a lot? I don’t know what any of this means I just want someone to tell me what to do 😅🤣 maybe just an air? But idk if that’s as portable? Sos.

Hi - I am wondering if anyone can tell me if they use an 11” or a 13” iPad?

I’m torn between the two sizes of the M4 air. Another option would be an M3 13” but it has less ram and an older chip.

It would mainly be to draw backgrounds in feather 3d and some artwork in procreate. I have a Cintiq and movink for my manga work in clip studio.

I like to have the flexibility of drawing in bed, on my lap on the sofa etc, is the 13 inch one too heavy/big?

I like the idea of the 11 inch models portability but I’m worried it will be cramped.

I don’t really draw on the go. The idea does sound nice though it would be rare.

I currently have an iPhone 16e with unlimited hotspot and an android tablet and windows laptop but no home internet. When I want to use the tablet or laptop on my iPhones hotspot they will disconnect randomly and I have to toggle the hotspot and WiFi off and back on for the iPhone and the other device simultaneously to get it to reconnect. They only stay connected for a little while so it’s very annoying and it keeps me from using my tablet or laptop to a minimum. I know home internet is a solution here but I would rather buy an iPad or MacBook than pay monthly for internet. Do iPads and MacBooks connect flawlessly to an iPhone hotspot since they would be signed into the same iCloud account?

Looking for advice on this.

Daughter was playing on her iPad today and it hit 0% and turned off.

When I got home from work she told me it’s not charging and I had a look and it’s showing a wire and battery. When I plugged the lightning cable in. It just shows a battery. Her iPad is 9th generation if that helps.

I looked online and I’ve tried “force resetting” it by pressing the home button and on/off button and that just makes the iPad go to black screen and then the battery pops back up again.

I’ve left it alone for around an hour and still nothing.

It’s plugged it up to the wall using a 20w charger.

I’ve now changed outlets and also changed cables and thinking about leaving it over night to see what happens.

Any advice would be awesome.

Thank you.

It's a barely used iPad. I bought it in early 2020 with plants to use Procrate to design/make stickers and bookmarks. I wanted to start an Etsy store. Shortly after I bought the iPad, the world started shutting down because of Covid, so money for rent and groceries became more important than investing in supplies and a Cricut. I never got back into those plans, and my iPad became a glorified YouTube watching device that I only got out every few months. I don't touch it anymore. I forget I even have it sometimes. My phone is a Samsung. My laptop is a Windows. I'm not invested in the Apple ecosystem. I am thinking about selling the iPad. I know I won't get what I paid for it, but considering the great condition that it's in (still looks as new as the day I bought it) and that I never bloated it with apps, I don't want to lowball myself either. So I'm curious if there's any value today?

title. i have the ipad air m4 and i really want the keyboard with the backlight

Hi everyone! I currently have a 64GB iPad mini 6 and the lack of storage is really starting to bother me. My husband is travelling to the US next week, and I had been saving up to replace it with a 256GB iPad mini 7.

However, I’ve just seen that sales start on the 28th, with deliveries estimated for the 6th od november. He’s coming back on the 7th, so I’m worried that any delay in shipping would mean it doesn’t arrive in time.

Do you think the mini 7 is still worth buying, or would it be better to wait for his next trip (February 2027) and get the mini 8 instead? To be honest, I haven’t really understood the differences between the two models beyond screen size, weight and camera position.

My use is very basic: mostly watching videos on public transport and reading books, so I’m not sure which one makes more sense for me.

Thanks so much for your help!

Hello.
I own an iPad mini 7 for about 5 months and the first screen protector I bought was a Paperlike 3. I hated it because it was so scratched by my pencil pro in so little time.
Then I bought the Belmont Kent (that I have till now) and it’s much better, it’s barely scratched but the problem is that is mate and makes the screen very “dirty” I mean no crispy.
Is there any better screen protector for writing that has a more crispy effect? I know about the removable ones but I don’t like the idea.
What other suggestions do I have?
Thanks.