Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
The information in this chapter is based on iTunes version 11.1.3 (8) and iOS version
7.0.4, the latest and greatest when these words were written. If your screens don't look ex-
actly like ours, you probably need to upgrade to iTunes 11.1 or higher (choose iTunes
⇒
Check
for Updates) or to iOS 7 or higher (on a computer, click the Check for Update button in the
Summary tab for your iPad in iTunes; on your iPad mini, tap Settings
⇒
General
⇒
Software
Update), or both. By the way, both upgrades — iTunes and iOS — are free, and both offer
useful new features and have significant advantages over their predecessors.
Because Apple updates iTunes and iOS often, having the latest and greatest version is
a double-edged sword. So sometimes you'll see something in the topic that looks different on
your iPad because you're using a
newer
version of iOS than we had when we wrote this. If
you discover one of these and you're certain you're using the latest and greatest versions of
both iTunes and iOS, drop us a note so we can fix it; our e-mail addresses appear at the end
of this book's introduction.
In this chapter, you find out how to sync all the digital data your iPad mini can handle. And because
iOS lets you set up your iPad computer-free (and as such, you're not
required
to sync your iPad with
a computer running iTunes), you also find out how to sync both with and without using iTunes and
your computer. But some things are easier with a computer than without.
Setting Up an iPad mini Computer-Free
In this section, you find out how to set up and use an iPad mini without involving a computer.
Unless your iPad mini is brand-spanking-new and fresh out of the box, chances are
good that you've performed the steps that follow. We cover them here because if you choose
to use your iPad computer-free, these steps comprise the entire setup process.
Even so, we urge you to read this whole chapter, even if you're firmly committed to running
computer-free. As you see in the next few pages, some tasks that are easy using iTunes on your Mac
or PC are difficult or impossible on a stand-alone, PC-free iPad.
