You can easily take a screenshot on your iPad, whether you have an iPad Pro or an older model. Whether or not your iPad has a Home button, this tip will teach you how to take iPad screenshots using your iPad’s physical buttons. A screenshot is a great way to capture information on the internet, such as a favorite recipe or the current score, as well as fond memories like texts from the grandchildren. Let’s dive in with how to take screenshots an iPad.
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How to Turn Off Your iPhone without Using Buttons
By Conner Carey
It’s easy to turn off your iPhone with buttons, but what if that doesn’t work? Fortunately, you can turn off your iPhone using the Settings app. We’ll show you how to turn off an iPhone 12 or any other iPhone running a current software version with just a few taps on the screen.
How to Restart or Reset Your iPhone or iPad
By Becca Ludlum
If you have ever owned an Apple device, especially an iPhone or iPad, you probably know that it can be tricky to reset your iPhone or iPad. Knowing how to reset your smartphone or tablet can save you from a trip to the Apple store! This article will help you learn how to reset your iPhone; it will also show you how to reboot your iPad. For more iPad tips and tricks, check out our iPad multitasking guide.
iPhone Slow? How to Clear RAM on Your iPhone to Make It Faster
By Conner Carey
If you're asking yourself, "Why is my phone so slow?" it might be time to learn how to reset your iPhone by clearing RAM. What is RAM? RAM stands for random access memory, and it's where your iPhone's processing takes place. Memory on the iPhone is about how many various activities are going on at once. So, how do you free up RAM on an iPhone, and what does clearing RAM do? Doing a RAM reset on your iPhone makes it perform faster. Clearing RAM allows an iPhone to free up any processing it doesn’t need to currently do. When you clear RAM on your iOS device, nothing on the surface changes, but you will see and feel the difference when using it. This is one of the best ways to speed up your iPhone in just a couple short steps. You can clear RAM on any iPhone model, including older phones like the iPhone 6, to the latest iPhone X and 11. Here’s how to clear RAM on your phone to make it faster.
How to Force Restart an iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus & More
By Conner Carey
On early models of the iPhone, you could force restart your iPhone by holding the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time. However, Apple has changed the hard restart method since the iPhone 7. The iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, and iPhone SE use a different hard restart method from the iPhone 7 or 7 Plus, which also varies from the force restart sequence for the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and iPhone SE (2nd generation). This article will show you how to restart all iPhone models that have a Home button. If your iPhone doesn't have a Home button, read our article on how to hard restart an iPhone X or later.
How to Refresh & Speed Up iPhone 7, 8 & X, as Well as Older Models
By Patrick Julian
How to Refresh iPhone 7 & Older iPhones
- With your iPhone unlocked, press the Side Button (Sleep/Wake button) until a screen pops up telling you to slide to power off.
- Release the Sleep/Wake button.
- From here, press and hold the Home button until your device returns to your Home screen.
- Then release your Home button and feel the difference in response time and speed.
How to Refresh iPhone 8 & iPhone X
- First, you will need to turn on Assistive Touch. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Assistive Touch and toggle Assistive Touch on. A gray and white circle will appear on the screen.
- Next, return to the General page in your Settings app.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the General menu and tap Shut Down.
- A screen should pop up telling you to slide to power off with a Cancel button at the bottom.
- Tap on the Assistive Touch button and then press and hold on the on-screen Home button until your iPhone returns to the Home screen.
How to Turn Off Lock Sounds & Keyboard Clicks on Your iPhone
By Conner Carey
A hilarious function of modern devices is the extra sounds we have to mimic the sounds older technology used to make. Two such sounds are the Keyboard Clicks and Lock Sounds on the iPhone. When the function is turned on, you’ll hear a sound similar to a door closing when pressing your side button (Sleep/Wake button) that lets you know you’ve locked your phone without needing to look. Or, when you’re typing on the iOS keyboard, you’ll hear clicking sounds letting you know you haven’t missed a letter. However, a lot of people find this unnecessary or even annoying and want to turn off the typing sounds, the locking sound, or both. Here’s how to turn off Lock Sound and Keyboard Clicks on your iPhone.
