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Find My iPad
We hope you never have to use the Find My iPad feature — though we have to say that it's pretty
darn cool. If you inadvertently leave your iPad in a taxi or restaurant, Find My iPad may just help
you retrieve it. All it takes is a free iCloud account.
Well, that's almost all it takes. You'll have to turn it on, though, so tap Settings Mail, Contacts, Cal-
endars, and then tap your iCloud account. Or tap Settings iCloud. Either way, make sure Find My
iPad is switched to On.
Now, suppose you lost your tablet — and we can only assume that you're beside yourself. Follow
these steps to see whether the Find My iPad feature can help you:
1. Log on to your iCloud account at https://www.icloud.com from any browser on
your computer.
2. Click the Find My iPhone icon.
If you don't see it, click the icon with a cloud in it that appears in the upper-left corner of the
iCloud site. You see a panel with icons that are tied to various iCloud services, including Find
My iPhone. (Yes, even though the feature is Find My iPad on the iPad mini, it shows up as
Find My iPhone on the iCloud site. Don't worry; it'll still locate your iPad — and, for that
matter, a lost iPhone or iPod touch, and even a Mac computer too.)
Assuming that your tablet is turned on and in the coverage area, its general whereabouts turn
up on a map (as shown in Figure 15-10 ) , in standard or satellite views, or a hybrid of the two.
In our tests, Find My iPad found our iPads quickly.
The truth is that even seeing your iPad on a map may not help you much, especially if the
device is lost somewhere in midtown Manhattan. Take heart.
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