The iPad hasn’t rocketed in sales for no reason. These tablets have a lot of great features, they are fun, and they make life better. That said, they may offer more than you know. Keep reading to get more out of your iPad than before.

If you plan to use your iPad to stream movies, play games or listen to music continuously, battery life may be shortened significantly. Adjusting screen brightness can help to lengthen your battery life. It is unlikely that you will prefer the brightest setting and the improvement will be worth it.

Watch how much money you spend on apps. When you own an iPad, it is incredibly easy to run up a large itunes bill due to the fact that itunes stores your credit card details and buying apps only involves a few clicks. Therefore, you should closely watch your spending.

Do you find the Wi-Fi notifications increasingly annoying? You’re able to turn off this feature through the settings menu. Select Wi-Fi and then turn the Ask option off.

Keep an eye on the apps currently running on your device. A lot of iPad apps are designed to run as background processes. Double clicking the Home button will let you know everything that is currently running. These active apps will show up at the very bottom of your display in a bar. Click the home button once or do a downward one finger swipe to close the bar.

Did you accidentally start an app that is noisy? Mute your iPad by pushing the volume button down for a few seconds. If you find you are in need of the mute function often, you can configure your iPad’s lock button to work as a full-time mute button.

Chances are, you are now certain that the iPad is the device for you and that the features they offer are one-of-a-kind. Use what you have learned from this article to help you use your iPad to its fullest. Have a great day and lots of fun using the iPad!