iPad Basics Media and Entertainment

Media and Entertainment

There are so many ways to view and interact with media on your device. This includes everything from music and videos, to news and entertainment—even games that you can play online with your friends. The iPad makes all of these things fun and accessible with the apps below.

• iTunes for downloading music, movies, TV shows, and more
• Videos for watching movies, TV shows, and other visual content
• Music for listening to music and other audio content
• And other tools like Game Center, Newsstand, and iBooks
  

Best of all, these apps are available for other Apple devices too—including the iPhone and iPod Touch. There are even variations available for the Mac.

Have More Than One Apple Device?

There are many benefits to using these apps if you have more than one Apple device. They're designed specifically so you can open the same app anywhere (on your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Mac), and still experience the same look, feel, and functionality. All of your information will be there too, including your music, podcasts, movies, TV shows, and more.

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We'll be using the iPad for most of the demonstrations in this lesson, but if you have another device, don't worry. The corresponding apps for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Mac are fairly similar. The important thing is that you get to know some of the basic tools and features, and come away with a solid understanding of what each app can do. Then you can explore the apps some more on your own.

Reviewing Important Features

There are several things that we discuss in other parts of this tutorial that are an important part of using apps. If you're unfamiliar with any of the features below, go back to the lesson to review.

• Notifications (Lesson 3, Notifications)
  Notifications are pop-ups, banners, and other audio/visual cues. Many apps use them to notify you of new activity on your device.
  
• Siri (Lesson 3, Siri)
  Siri comes with the most recent version of the iPad, as well as the iPhone 4S and later. It allows you to control certain apps using voice commands instead of gestures or the keyboard.
  
• Settings (Lesson 4, Wi-Fi, Security, and General Settings)
  The settings area is where you can manage your device's settings. This includes settings for each of your apps.
  
• iCloud (Lesson 5, Syncing with iCloud)
  Syncing is what links your iPad to your other devices (and your other devices to each other). Many apps will need to be set up in iCloud in order for them to sync.http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ipadbasics/9