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Published:
March 17, 2025

iPad For Seniors For Dummies, 2025 - 2026 Edition

Overview

The perfect start-to-finish guide for iPad that anyone can use

iPad For Seniors For Dummies, 2025-2026 Edition is an up-to-date and straightforward guide for anyone who wants to know how to use one of Apple's famous tablets without all the muss, fuss, and jargon of more complicated resources. In this book, you'll find easy-to-read type, crisp figures and illustrations, and down-to-earth instructions that show you exactly how to get set up, customize your device, connect to the web, chat with your friends and family, listen to music, watch videos, download apps, and much more. You'll learn how to secure your tablet, so your data and privacy remain safe. You'll also discover how you can use your iPad to get organized, plan your schedule, and even connect to your home Wi-Fi.

Inside the book:

  • Watch movies, FaceTime with your family and friends, and access Facebook and other social media
  • Learn to use your Apple accessories—like a keyboard, headphones, or your Apple Pencil Pro—with your iPad
  • Hook up your email and instant messaging to your iPad so you can stay connected on the go

Perfect for anyone with a new iPad who's looking to get started on the right foot, iPad For Seniors For Dummies is also a can't-miss read for those in the senior crowd who have used iPads before and are looking to brush up on the basics—and the latest updates—of one of Apple's most popular products.

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About The Author

Dwight Spivey has been an expert on all things Apple for 20+ years. He’s the author of many technology books, including the most recent edition of iPhone For Seniors For Dummies, and is the director of educational technology at Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL.

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CHEAT SHEET

iPads cost a pretty penny, especially if you have a Wi-Fi + Cellular model. This is why you should know how to take care of your iPad, troubleshoot any problems it might have, and get Apple support for iPads.Extend your iPad's battery lifeThe much-touted ten-hour battery life of the iPad is a wonderful feature, but you can do some things to extend it even further.

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iPadOS 13 introduces an exciting accessibility innovation: the ability to control your iPad using your voice! As part of Voice Control, you can also use numbers and grid overlays to command your iPad to perform tasks. This feature is a real game-changer for a lot of folks.This is how you set up your iPad to use Voice Control: Tap Settings and then tap Accessibility.
Screen Time helps you prevent access to content that you don’t want to be accessed on your iPad, and you can also use it to set privacy limits. iPad content to be restricted could be apps, websites, media (movies, music, etc.), books, and more. If you’re going to restrict content and set privacy restrictions, it’s advisable to enable the Screen Time passcode.
iPads can be useful learning and entertainment tools for your children, but that doesn’t mean they should have the run of the device. If you have children in your life that use devices linked to your Apple ID through Family Sharing, you can manage their activities using Screen Time.Use these steps to set parental controls on the iPad using the Screen Time app: Open Screen Time in the Settings app.
For those of you who use your iPad for reading, you’ll be excited to learn about the new iPad OS 13 feature which supports your reading habits. iPad OS 13 introduces a new feature to Apple Books to help you stay on top of your daily reading: Reading Goals. ©Shutterstock/m-agentionThe Reading Goals feature allows you to set a specific amount of time you’d like to spend reading on your iPad each day, and it will keep track of the time for you.
iPad users are a diverse group, and some face visual, motor, or hearing challenges. If you’re one of these folks, you’ll be glad to know that Apple offers some handy accessibility features for your iPad.To make your screen easier to read, you can use the Magnifier app, adjust the brightness, or change the wallpaper.
Apple’s iPad gets its features from a combination of hardware and its software operating system (called iOS; the term is short for iPad operating system). The most current version of the operating system is iPadOS 13. It’s helpful to understand which features the newest iPad models and iPadOS 13 bring to the table.
The most obvious differences among iPad models (several models are shown below) are their size and weight, with the Pro being biggest, followed by iPad Air, then iPad, and finally the smallest, iPad mini. All models come in a variety of colors to suit everyone’s taste. ©Apple, Inc.All models come either with Wi-Fi only (so you access a Wi-Fi network for Internet access) or with Wi-Fi + Cellular for connecting to the Internet through Wi-Fi or a cellular network (as your cellphone does).
Apple’s iPad gets its features from a combination of hardware and its software operating system (called iPadOS; the term is short for iPad operating system). As of this writing, the most current version of the operating system is iPadOS 16.It’s helpful to understand which features the newest iPad models and iPadOS 16 bring to the table (all of which are covered in more detail throughout my book iPad For Seniors For Dummies, 2023-2024 Edition).
iPads cost a pretty penny, especially if you have a Wi-Fi + Cellular model. This is why you should know how to take care of your iPad, troubleshoot any problems it might have, and get Apple support for iPads.Extend your iPad's battery lifeThe much-touted ten-hour battery life of the iPad is a wonderful feature, but you can do some things to extend it even further.
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