iPad Tip 52 - Add Quick Photos and Videos to Messages

Messages has been able to handle images and videos since the days of iPhone OS 3, but it took Apple until iOS 8 to get it right. Tap the camera icon and you’ll instantly get access to your entire photo library without needing to leave the composing window. You’ll also have the option to take and add a new photo or video to the message you’re composing.

iPad Tip 51 - Save Web Images

Save Images while Browsing the Web

Want to save an image that you find somewhere? Just tap and hold on an image on any web page, and you’ll be prompted to save the image.

iPad Tip 50 - Battery Hogs

You can track the battery usage of each App making it easy to identify power hogs. Click Settings > General > Usage > Battery Usage to view Apps that may be sucking too much life. The figures show the percentage of use by each App when your device is not charging.

iPad Tip 50 - Battery Hogs

You can track the battery usage of each App making it easy to identify power hogs. Click Settings > General > Usage > Battery Usage to view Apps that may be sucking too much life. The figures show the percentage of use by each App when your device is not charging.

iPad Tip 49 Text Shortcuts

There’s a great but little used feature in iOS called TextExpander that let’s you create shortcuts for words or phrases you commonly use.

For example if you type “omw” it auto corrects to “On my way”. You can add to this system with your own abbreviations: Go to Settings > General > Keyboard then click on the “+” in the upper right corner. Works when Texting, Facebook and Tweeting.

iPad Tip 48 - Set Security

How to Set Security of your iPad: You can limit access to your iPad apps so that people can't go into places that they are not supposed to. To do this go to the Settings and under General option go to Restrictions. When you tap this for the first time it will ask you for password. Enable Restrictions and give a password. From here you can allow or disallow various apps of your iPad

iPad/Phone tip 47 - Delete Old Messages

Auto Delete Old Messages.

By default the Message app in iOS keeps your messages forever. This permanent storage can gobble up a fair sized chunk of storage. You now can manage how long messages are kept: from Settings > Messages > Keep Messages, toggle the option you want: 30 days, 1 year, Forever.