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For the purpose of this chapter, we assume you're setting up a new iPad. If that's the case, you can
sign in with an Apple ID if you already have one, or you can create a new one (for free). You have a
few more choices to make during setup before you can truly start enjoying your new iPad:
Choose whether to set up Apple's iCloud Internet service or to bypass this service. Using
iCloud means you can store your photos, apps, contacts, calendars, and more on the Internet
and have your friends at Apple wirelessly push (send) them to your device. And you can back
up all your goodies to the cloud. But you can bypass iCloud altogether, if you prefer other-
wise, and back up to your computer.
Choose whether to save passwords and credit card information in the
cloud. You do this through a feature dubbed iCloud Keychain. Don't worry: The information
is encrypted so that not even Apple can read it.
Choose whether to turn on the Siri feature. Siri is a chatty voice assistant
who might help you get a dinner reservation or suggest that you grab an umbrella because
rain is in the forecast. Siri came to the iPad with iOS 6 after making a name for herself on the
iPhone 4S. To call Siri into duty, press and hold the Home button. Selecting Siri means shar-
ing your voice input and contacts with Apple because that's how your request is processed.
Though you find a Siri setting only on the third-generation iPad (and later models) and on the
iPad minis, turning on Siri also turns on dictation, or the ability to use your voice in lieu of
banging away on a keyboard. You need an Internet connection for Siri to work properly.
Choose whether to automatically send diagnostics and usage data to Apple. It can help
them help others down the road. Apple won't hold it against you if you decline — neither will
we.
Choose whether to turn on a feature called Find My iPad. This really clever
way can possibly uncover a lost or stolen device. It's a good idea to take up Apple on its invit-
ation because we've used the closely related Find My iPhone feature on more than one occa-
sion to find a wayward smartphone. But if you're not sure, you can at least reserve judgment
until Chapter 15 , in which we show you how to turn it on in the Settings app.
Choose whether (and how) people can reach you via the FaceTime video chat service.
We talk more about FaceTime, as well as iMessage, in Chapter 8 . Based on your Apple ID,
Apple lists the e-mail addresses that folks can use when they want to initiate a FaceTime call.
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