The advances in recent technology have been amazing to watch. It went from computers so large they filled a whole room, to mobile phones that have Internet access. Technology gets better every day. The iPad is part of this technological movement and the advice here will let you in on all of its secrets.

When you use your iPad for listening to music, playing games, or streaming movies, your battery life will be significantly decreased. Lowering the brightness of the screen can help keep your battery charge. You will probably find that you do not need to use the brightest possible setting to enjoy your iPad.

iPads now support folders. To begin, tap and hold your finger on an app until it starts jiggling, drag that app on top of another icon, and then let it go. This will create a folder that holds both apps with a name that describes the category the apps fall under. Then, you can rename the folder.

If you are sick and tired of being notified of a local Wi-Fi connection, change your settings. There is an option labeled Ask to Join Networks. By selecting that, you’ll no longer receive all of the invites.

It can be really annoying to have your iPad chime every time you receive an email. You can shut off that feature. Under the Settings menu, choose “General”. You should then select the Sounds menu. Turn off the chime or adjust the volume of it.

You can use shortcuts for messages. For instance, hitting your space bar two times as you type automatically inserts a period and a space. This will eliminate the need to manually do it and give you more time to send more messages to your friends.

Computing devices come in all shapes and sizes. Choosing the iPad also means you need to continually update your own knowledge. This article is a great starting point, so keep reading so you can learn a lot more.