Sync with your iTunes library and listen to your songs, audiobooks, and podcasts on iPad.

 

Create and manage playlists, or use Genius to create playlists for you. Listen to Genius Mixes

Music

of songs from your library. Use Home Sharing to play music from your computer. Stream

your music or videos wirelessly to an Apple TV or compatible audio system using AirPlay. See

 

 

Chapter 18, “Music,” on page 85.

 

 

 

Send messages over Wi-Fi to other iOS 5 users, and include photos, videos, and other

 

information. Your messages are encrypted. See Chapter 6, “Messages,” on page 48.

Messages

 

 

 

 

Keep your calendar current on iPad, or sync it with your Mac OS X or Windows calendar.

 

Subscribe to others’ calendars. Sync over the Internet with Microsoft Exchange or CalDAV servers.

Calendar

See Chapter 13, “Calendar,” on page 69.

 

 

 

 

Take notes on the go—grocery lists, brilliant ideas. Send them in mail. Sync notes to Mail or

 

Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. See Chapter 15, “Notes,” on page 76.

Notes

 

 

 

 

Organize your life with due dates and lists. Reminders work with iCal and Microsoft Outlook on

 

your computer. You can keep your reminders up to date across all your devices using iCloud or a

Reminders

Microsoft Exchange account. See Chapter 16, “Reminders,” on page 78.

 

 

 

 

See a standard, satellite, hybrid, or terrain view of locations around the world. Zoom in for a

 

closer look, or check out Google Street View. Find your current location. Get detailed driving,

Maps

public transit, or walking directions and see current highway traffic conditions. Find businesses

in the area. See Chapter 17, “Maps,” on page 81.

 

 

 

 

Play videos from YouTube’s online collection. Search for any video, or browse featured,

 

most viewed, most recently updated, and top-rated videos. Set up and log in to your

YouTube

YouTube account—then rate videos, sync your favorites, show subscriptions, and more. See

Chapter 12, “YouTube,” on page 66.

 

 

 

 

Play movies, TV shows, podcasts, videos from your iTunes library or your movie collection.

 

Buy or rent movies on iPad using the iTunes Store. Download video podcasts. See

Videos

Chapter 11, “Videos,” on page 63.

 

 

 

 

Organize your address book on iPad and keep it up to date on all of your iOS devices with

 

iCloud. See Chapter 14, “Contacts,” on page 73.

Contacts

 

 

 

 

Discover new games and share your game experiences with friends. Invite a friend, or request

 

a match with an opponent. Check player rankings on the leaderboards. Gain achievements for

Game Center

extra points. See Chapter 23, “Game Center,” on page 104.

 

 

 

 

Search the iTunes Store for music, audiobooks, TV shows, music videos, and movies. Browse,

 

preview, purchase, and download new releases, top items, and more. Buy or rent movies and buy

iTunes Store

TV shows to view on iPad. Download podcasts. Read reviews, or write your own reviews for your

favorite store items. See Chapter 19, “iTunes Store,” on page 90.

 

 

 

 

Search the App Store for apps you can purchase or download. Read reviews, or write your

 

own reviews for your favorite apps. Download and install the apps on your Home screen. See

App Store

Chapter 20, “App Store,” on page 94.

 

 

 

 

Keep all your app subscriptions in one convenient place. Newsstand automatically downloads

 

whatever’s new for each of your app subscriptions. It all happens in the background, so you

Newsstand

never have to interrupt what you’re doing. See Chapter 21, “Newsstand,” on page 97.

 

 

 

 

Make video calls to other FaceTime users over Wi-Fi. Use the front camera to talk face to face, or

 

the back camera to share what you see. See Chapter 8, “FaceTime,” on page 55.

FaceTime

 

 

 

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Chapter 1    At a Glance

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Apple MD524LL/A Music, Messages, Calendar, Reminders, Maps, YouTube, Videos, Contacts, Game Center, ITunes Store, FaceTime

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