Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Carrier (Wi-Fi + Cellular versions only):
Yep, that's AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, or Verizon in
the United States.
Serial and model numbers
Cellular Data Number (for billing purposes only)
Wi-Fi address
Bluetooth address:
See the earlier section to find out more about this setting.
IMEI, ICCID, and MEID:
These stand for
International Mobile Equipment Identifier
,
In-
ternational Circuit Card Identifier,
and
Mobile Equipment Identifier,
respectively. They live
up to their geeky acronyms by helping to identify your specific device.
Modern Firmware:
TheversionofyouriPad'sfirmware,whichisacombinationofhardware
and software, that helps your iPad function as an iPad.
Diagnostics & Usage:
Choose whether to send diagnostic data automatically to Apple.
Legal Notices, License, Regulatory and Trusted Certificates:
You had to know that the
lawyers would get in their two cents somehow. You find all the fine print here. And
fine print
it is because you can't unpinch to enlarge the text (not that we can imagine more than a hand-
ful will bother to read this legal mumbo jumbo).
Software Update
Pretty self-explanatory: When Apple unleashes an update, such as the one that moved the device
from iOS 6 to iOS 7, you can find it here.
Siri
We love that Siri, the chatty personal digital assistant who can remind you whether to take an um-
brella or clue you in on how the Giants are faring in the NFL, has found her way to the iPad from
her original hangout spot on the iPhone 4S. You can talk to Siri by pressing and holding the Home
button and speaking out loud. Siri will talk back.
But sometimes, well — there's no way to say this kindly — you want to shut Siri up. To do that, just
turn the Siri setting from On to Off. If you do disable Siri, be aware that the information used to re-
spond to your requests is removed from Apple's servers. So if you call Siri back into duty later, it
may take a little bit of time for the feature to re-send information. Don't fret if you don't remember
any of this. Apple reminds you ahead of your silencing Siri.
Other Siri settings to take note of:
Default language
: You can choose the language in which she will speak to you. The default
is U.S. English.
Voice gender:
Siri is no longer just a she. You can switch from a female to a male voice or
vice versa.
