It seems like everyone loves and wants an iPad. It’s just the right size to take along on any trip. You can catch up on your reading, play games with it and help organize your workload. There are hundreds of thousands of apps offering different functionality. If you want to know more about what an iPad has to offer, keep reading this article.

If you want to stream movies, listen to music and play games on your iPad, consider that your battery life will be much shorter. Lowering the brightness on the screen can prolong the life of the battery. You can enjoy your iPad without requiring it to be on the brightest setting.

The iPad’s iOS supports folders now. To use, hold down your finger on the app you want until it moves, drag that app atop another icon, and finally, let it go. Instantly they will both merge into a folder named after their categories. Also, you can rename the folder to increase your level of personalization.

You can reset your iPad if you see that it is frozen. Just hold Home and Sleep at the same time for about a minute. Your device will then restart. If you simply want to force close one app, hold only the home button.

Try to keep track of what apps you leave running when you are not using them. A good number of iPad apps are able to run seemingly in the background at the same time that you are otherwise engaged. If you aren’t sure what you have left open, push the home button twice. This will show you the current apps at the bottom. After you see what is running, close the bar by swiping downward.

The iPad is capable of unimaginable things. Everyone in the family can use them. If you have an iPad, take good care of it and learn all you can about it. You will be amazed at how much of your life this tool can benefit.