User's Guide

ThescreenshowsthecurrentlyinstalledversionofiPadOSandwhetheranupdateisavailable.
Toturnoffautomaticupdates,gotoSettings>General>SoftwareUpdate>CustomizeAutomatic
Updates(orAutomaticUpdates).
Updateusingyourcomputer
1. ConnectiPadandyourcomputerwithacable.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
IntheFindersidebaronyourMac:SelectyouriPad,thenclickGeneralatthetopofthe
window.
TousetheFindertoupdateyouriPad,macOS10.15orlaterisrequired.Withearlierversionsof
macOS,useiTunestoupdateyouriPad.
IntheiTunesapponyourWindowsPC:ClicktheiPadbuttonnearthetopleftoftheiTunes
window,thenclickSummary.
3. ClickCheckforUpdate.
4. Toinstallanavailableupdate,clickUpdate.
SeetheAppleSupportarticlesUpdatetothelatestiOSandIfyoucanʼtupdateorrestoreyour
iPhone,iPad,oriPodtouch.
BackupiPad
YoucanbackupiPadusingiCloudoryourcomputer.Todecidewhichmethodisbestforyou,see
AboutbackupsforiPhone,iPad,andiPodtouch.
Tip:IfyoureplaceyouriPad,youcanuseitsbackuptotransferyourinformationtothenew
device.SeeRestoreallcontenttoiPadfromabackup.
BackupiPadusingiCloud
1. GotoSettings >[yourname]>iCloud>iCloudBackup.
2. TurnoniCloudBackup.iCloudautomaticallybacksupyouriPaddailywheniPadisconnectedto
power,locked,andonWi-Fi.
3. Toperformamanualbackup,tapBackUpNow.
ToviewyouriCloudbackups,gotoSettings>[yourname]>iCloud>ManageStorage>Backups.To
deleteabackup,chooseabackupfromthelist,thentapDeleteBackup.
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