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 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 Hard Restart an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus
By Conner Carey
On previous models of iPhone, you could force restart your iPhone (known as a hard restart) by holding the Home button and your Sleep/Wake button at the same time. However, the iPhone 7 Home button isn’t really a button at all. It uses Haptic feedback to create the feeling of pressing a button. Perhaps this caused an issue with using the Home button as a means to restart the device. The iPhone 7 or 7 Plus requires you hard restart your iPhone with different buttons this time around. Here’s how to force restart your iPhone 7 or 7 Plus.
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.
