Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Home-Click Speed
Slow down the speed required to double or triple-click the Home button, which is next on the list of
Accessibility options.
Accessibility Shortcut
Double-pressing the Home button launches multitasking. But you can set up the iPad so that triple-
clicking the button (pressing three times really fast) turns on certain Accessibility features. (This
tool used to be called Triple-Click Home.) By doing so, you can turn on or off VoiceOver, Invert Co-
lors, Zoom, Switch Control, and AssistiveTouch.
Subtitles & Captioning
To turn on closed captioning or subtitles for a movie or video in which they're available, tap this set-
ting. You can also choose a style for your subtitles.
Multitasking gestures
Enable this option if you want to use four or five fingers to
Pinch to the Home screen.
Swipe up to multitask.
Swipe left or right to switch among open apps.
By all means, enable this option if it isn't enabled. The gestures really improve the
multitasking experience, and we recommend you give them a try. If, for some reason, you
hate them, you know where to go to turn them off.
Usage settings
The About setting (covered earlier) gives you a lot of information about your device. But after you
back out of About and return to the main General settings, you can find other settings for statistics
on iPad usage:
Battery percentage:
You almost always see a little battery meter in the upper-right corner of
the screen, except for certain instances, such as when you watch videos and the whole top bar
disappears. If you also want to see your battery life presented in percentage terms, make sure
that the Battery Percentage setting is turned on.
iCloud:
Shows the amount of total and available storage. Tap Manage Storage to, well, man-
age your iCloud storage, taking note of all your iOS backups. If, need be, of course, you can
buy more storage. Tap Change Storage Plan to get started. The 10GB $20/year plan actually
gives you 15GB of storage; the 20GB $40/year plan actually gives you 25GB of storage; and
the 50GB $100/year plan actually gives you 55GB. You can also downgrade to a free 5GB
plan.
