AmazIng new discovery with iPad

[OhYouGreatGreatBritain]

Trying to mn under bed covers.
Screen kept switching views, so I googled it. Turns out there a side switch which you can either make for silent typing or to stop the views switching but sadly not for both. So stealth mning still a bit tricky.

Bet you are all enthralled with my amazing discovery.

I had 98 apps open Hoping my battery life is now much improved! Thanks for the tip!

God, I'm a luddite! how can I find out what software I'm running now?

How can I sync my iPad with iTunes? I've never used iTunes with my iPad.

If you're MNing iPading in bed, you can make it white on black so it's easy to read without being too bright. It's on the Accessibilty options in Settings>General. You can also choose to make it happen when you triple click the home button on the same menu

Ooh, white on black is cool. StealthPad!

Edustudent, that sounds really helpful actually, thanks :)

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Sorry, just trying things out.

Anyone use the speech to text option? Does it actually recognise what you are saying?

IME with the same thing on my iPhone, it's hit and miss. You do need to speak clearly and it does make mistakes.

This is brilliant. I've learnt so much

Settings>keyboard>international keyboard>emoji

When you go back to your keyboard,press and hold the circular symbol on the left of the space bar...

Gives you a keyboard full of emoticons 🌻

Where can i dind the speech type thing?

It's in Settings-General-Keyboard-turn the Dictation switch to 'On'. It's only on the new iPad, though, not the original or iPad2. (Though there are apps that support dictation - I think Evernote is one.) once it's on, there's a microphone key next to the space bar.

I am dictating this. It's best if you do it in short phrases, as it's more accurate that way. Generally I find it quite accurate although you have to speak more slowly than normal or at least I do, but then I usually talk very fast anyway.

It can't quite manage the smilies though, because it gives the word a capital letter, which doesn't work ? I had to edit that one.

Littlefish, you need to "sync" your iPad via iTunes - basically just plug it in your laptop/desktop. Once you plug it in, iTunes should open automatically assuming you have it installed in your laptop/desktop. If you don't, just download it from Apple. Once iTunes is open, it'll guide you through the syncing process (and once you sync, you'll have a back up of the contents of your iPad on your computer as well, in case anything happens to it).

You can check the version of your software in Settings/General/About then look at Version (mine says 5.1.1, so it's up to date).

Edustudent your tip is really helpful, I'm off to MN in bed without waking DH.

Thanks!

For internetting in bed download nightbrowser. You can turn the brightness right down. No more need to hide under the covers. Off to try out the apostrophe thing now...

Just tried to download night browser but it flashed up a adult content warning and asked me to confirm I'm over 17.

Is this a trick to download dragon butter and blue waffles?

Not to worried for myself as I am very much over and double 17 but my 4 yr old loves clicking new apps on the iPad......

How odd! No, it's just a browser. No dragon butter anywhere near my iPad!

I guess maybe because you can use a browser to access adult content? Only annoying thing is keyboard is v bright still.

Just bumping to see what anyone else knows...

💗 mumsnet I do! Fab thread

Oh that didn't work, 'twas meant to be a heart emoticon but didn't work. 😥

That didn't work either. Oh well.

Hi all,
Great thread, so much so, we have moved it to geeky stuff so that it doesn't disappear.

Okay, i've done a clever thing - i've found some italian train times (on the trenitalia app, finally works with ios6) and some online bus timetables and i've taken a screenshot of each, so i don't have to be on the internet to find the information. It is now with my photos. I am very pleased with myself.

Is the iPad mn app different to the iPhone one?

My iPad should arrive tomorrow and I am vair vair 'cited