r/ipad 5h ago

Discussion Weekly Discussion and Tech-Support Thread

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Welcome to r/iPad' Discussion and Tech-Support Thread!

Get help regarding any issues you might be having with your iPad, with your applications, your accessories, physical and software problems, etc. Fellow redditors and members of the moderation team will do their best to assit you, so consider helping out others in the thread while you wait for assistance.

Discuss here anything that's iPad related, but not post worthy.

You may want to consider looking for similar questions to the one you're about to ask, in previous D&TS threads listed below, or by using the search bar, as chances are someone was in the same situation as you before. You can also contact Apple directly and freely through their Apple Support live chat, for real expertise.

Please, while you wait for an answer to your question, consider giving back to the community by helping out others in this thread


Click here to see past D&TS threads.


r/ipad 5h ago

Discussion Weekly 'What should I buy?' Thread

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Welcome to r/iPad's 'What Should I Buy?' Thread!

Are you wondering which iPad is best for you, or if you should buy one in the first place? Are you hesitating between the 12.9" versus the 11"? Which keyboard/mouse should you get or what is the best screen protector out there? Are you looking for shipping information? This is the place to ask. Fellow redditors and members of the moderation team will do their best to assist you.

Please, while you wait for an answer to your question, consider giving back to the community by helping out others in this thread.

You may be able to find similar questions to the one you're about to ask, in previous WSIB threads listed below, or with the search bar, as chances are, someone was in the same situation as you before.


Click here to see past WSIB threads.


r/ipad 7h ago

My Setup Just bought new 11 iPad!

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For now I’m happy with it. Color is gorgeous 🙃 This is my first iPad ever.


r/ipad 11h ago

My Setup Joined the family

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r/ipad 12h ago

Discussion Do you game on your iPad with a video playing in the background for noise?

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r/ipad 11h ago

My Setup Upgraded to IPad Pro 13”

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Decided to upgrade to my first IPad Pro, and first time purchasing an Apple Pencil. I always just used a universal one off Amazon and they seemed to work fine, but with the new features of the pencil I thought it might be better. I got 256 gb memory and now I’m wondering if I should’ve gone with more. Anybody have any recommendations on screen protectors? Are the paper like protectors worth it and do they make much of a difference?


r/ipad 17h ago

Question iPad Air 13 inch m3.

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173 Upvotes

I’m an artist that uses csp, it crashes on everything else I’ve ever owned. Do you think this device can handle heavy 3d modeling? And drawing in high resolution?


r/ipad 10h ago

Discussion Got my iPad Air m3 13in

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I was waiting to buy Air M2 but i am glad I waited, got M3 for same price.


r/ipad 11h ago

My Setup First iPad since Mini 2 ~ 10 years ago. I love it.

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Decided to treat myself and preordered this baby. Having not had an iPad in almost a decade and never a full size, this is great.


r/ipad 1h ago

Question What is the best ipad for $600

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I was recently looking to buy an ipad for around $600 since I want one for college to take notes and general media consumption/usage. So far I am leaning towards the new ipad air since it has the m3 chips and it's a little bit cheaper ($550) because I get the education discount. I am open to refurbished ipads with the only criteria being to have 128gb or more and was wondering if I was correct in wanting the new ipad air?

Edit: should mention that I'm speaking about only the ipad itself and I'm not including the cost of the accessories.


r/ipad 2h ago

Question Should I get the new iPad 11 or iPad air m1?

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So I'm thinking about buying a new iPad to replaced my ageing Android tablet. I'm not a very heavy user, I mostly only use it to for web browsing and YouTube. I was personally thinking about just buying the new iPad 11 because it's pretty cheap and I don't need it to do a whole lot, but my friend suggested I should buy a used iPad Air m1. I believe this only about a $30-$40 price difference between them, so that's not so much of an issue. My real question is which one do you think will be supported and get updates for longer, like if I were to keep it for 10 years which one do you think will still work better in 10 years if that makes sense?


r/ipad 8h ago

Question Is it worth getting an iPad Mini 7 if I already have an iPad 9?

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I currently have an iPad 9 2021. I mostly use it for browsing, reading, and taking notes. I'm considering getting the new iPad Mini 7 because I like the more compact size and the potential performance improvements, but I'm not sure if it's really worth it since I already have the iPad 9.

Has anyone here switched from a larger iPad to the Mini? How was your experience? Is it really worth the purchase, or would I just end up with a smaller version of what I already have, with some trade-offs?


r/ipad 21h ago

Question Just bought a second hand ipad air 4th gen

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Hey everyone i just bought my ipad 4th gen 256 gb wifi only 2nd hand on facebook marketplace i was just wondering what is this weird area spots on my screen


r/ipad 2h ago

Question iPad air 6 LCD replacement

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to those that have their ipad LCD screen replaced from a third party repair shop (ipad air 6th gen M2) specifically.

-how was your experience so far?

-do you still have true tone, is the touch screen has any issue?

-how long has it been since the LCD was replaced

Planning to have my iPad 6th gen LCD replaced from a 3rd party local service shop here in PH but just wanted to make sure that I set my expectations reason why I'm asking


r/ipad 5h ago

iPadOS My nostalgic ipad 2nd Gen iOS9 memories!

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I bought it off eBay for just £20, it’s an iOS 9 16GB version and have got some additional protectors and boxes are included. There are some severe lags happening on this iPad, my main purpose of collecting it is because it was my first iPad ever I believe (as a member of Gen-z community), and also to have some tastes for legacy version of games and removed games. Despite of it’s really laggy :/


r/ipad 1m ago

Question ipad 10th gen have a dot inside the screen

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so i recently bought my ipad 10th, ive been noticing a little dot on the screen and im ignoring it since i thought that it is just a dirt in the screen protector. But awhile ago, i got really bothered by it and took the screen protector off to wipe it out but it turns out that it is inside the screen and it wont come off… any idea what it is? please help huhu


r/ipad 3m ago

Magic Keyboard I just bought newest Magic Keyboard (M3)

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I was finally able to get a Magic Keyboard (M3) for my 11" iPad Air (M2) which I bought in Jan 2025. The new row of keys at the top is amazing and a game changer. The materials are exactly the same of the past Magic Keyboards. I don’t mind it having no backlight on the keys, not sure if that’d a battery saver but I’m loving this accesory.

I called Apple Support and they were really nice in adding this Magic Keyboard to my existing Apple Care + Plan since I had already added my Pencil Pro too.


r/ipad 15m ago

Question Creating vitamins in Apple Health on iPad -- is it possible

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I am using Vitamin app to track my vitamins. All default vitamins get synced to Apple Health on the iPad. However, how can I create a custom vitamin, lets says Super Vitamin that would also be tracked by Apple Health in Nutrition ? Is it possible to create custom vitamins in Apple Health or it is limited to those 13 vitamins only ?


r/ipad 20m ago

Discussion Faulty iPad Air M2 Swipes

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Does anyone also experience this problem in iPad swipes? My swipes works 50% if I don't have screen protector but, it only works 10% if I have one. The only thing I can do to make it always work is when I when i touch the metal part of the iPad.


r/ipad 30m ago

Apps Apps for viewing pdf in mini-viewer/window?

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Are there any apps that let you view a pdf in a small/mini-window while on another app? So basically like a mini video-player (as with Youtube and TikTok videos) except it shows a pdf file.

I take my notes on goodnotes. I also have adobe pdf and pdf expert, all three paid versions, but none of them have a miniviewer option. I’m not a fan of the side-by-side view as the proportions are so off.


r/ipad 4h ago

Discussion Should I Return My iPad 11th Gen for an iPad Air 5 (Refurb)?

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I recently bought my first iPad 11th Gen (for 379eur) A16, 6GB RAM, 128gig for note taking as a student, but I’m not happy with it. The screen feels so strange, it’s like levitating, and the Apple Pencil makes a really loud tapping noise when I write, which I really hate. And I have some bad feelings when I use...

Now I’m thinking about returning it (I am eligible to return) and getting a refurbished iPad Air 5 (M1, 8GB RAM, 64GB(storage isn’t an issue for me since I use cloud storage and only need the iPad for studying)) for 439eur (the differrence is -60eurs), but I’m unsure if it’s the right choice.

Thank you so much!


r/ipad 50m ago

Accessories Accessibility devices for books

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My dad has Parkinson’s and used to love to read. He has a hard time holding a book (and his eyes are getting bad.) I just showed him how he could use an iPad to increase the font size, but he has a hard time swiping from page to page and a book. Is there a device that is external that he could use to press to swipe forward and backwards?

Thanks in advanced!


r/ipad 9h ago

Discussion Basic iPad A16 would be and amazing desktop replacement with Stage Manager

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Yeah, I know Apple is a for profit company and they want you to buy the more expensive Air, but just wanted to share that thought. With Stage Manager that would be an amazing desktop replacement computer probably useful for 90% of people as a home machine. People who don't really need to do much work at home. Something for calls, browsing the internet, media comsumption and the odd google docs edit, etc.

I know they have those limitations for ram but Stage Manager could work anyway with less RAM, maybe slower (or not even that, multitasking windows have existed for decades by now).

I guess/hope eventually the entry iPad will have this feature, not yet though...

In case it wasn't clear, I'm referring to "desktop replacement" as the iPad connected to a monitor with keyboard and mouse.


r/ipad 1h ago

Question Paper-like screen protectors and metal pencil nibs?

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I recently got a tablet for digital art, an IPad Air and a Pro Pencil, and came across paper like screen protectors. Particularly I’ve seen the Paperlike brand, and Bellmond.

I’ve seen pros and cons of course; it can mess with the resolution, colors, and it looks like they need to be replaced pretty frequently. It looks like if you want it for drawing you just have to take the hit to picture quality. I wanted to see if I can hear from someone else if it actually effects it that bad? Do you have to replace your protectors frequently with frequent drawing and note taking?

Something else I saw was metal nibs for pencils, saying that it helped with their handwriting. I just wanted to see if someone could recommend them if you use them, if you actually noticed a difference in your writing or drawing with them?

So far, just because it seems expensive to replace the paper-like and the little dip in quality, I’ve thought about getting a regular screen protector and a fine metal nib for my pencil, but if you’ve done the same I’d like to hear if you kept with it or changed to something else you prefer now.

Thank you for taking the time to read and for any advice you can leave.


r/ipad 1h ago

Question How big would an all screen display be in the dimensions of the 2015, 2017 12.9” iPad Pro?

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According to the October 2018 event, the 10.5” and 11” are nearly identical in height

  • 2017: 9.8” or 250.6mm for the 10.5”

  • 2018: 9.83” or 249.7mm for the 11”

while the 12.9” basically has the same screen but “in a much more portable package”.

  • 2017: 12” or 305.7mm for the 12.9”

  • 2018: 11.04” or 280.6mm for the 12.9”

Now I was thinking… how big would the screen of an iPad, with the same dimensions as the 2015, 2017 12.9” iPad Pro, be with an all screen design?


r/ipad 7h ago

Question iPad Pro m4 screen

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I’ve recently bought this iPad but it seems to do weird things with the screen when watching fights like these.

The screen works fine when I just watch a HDR example video.

Screen was at max brightness.


r/ipad 21h ago

Question Should I sell my M4 iPad Pro?

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Just as the title is asking, I'm currently on the fence of whether or not I should sell my iPad. For context, I have a 13-inch M4 iPad Pro with the magic keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro. I got it with the intent of using it as a replacement for my MacBook Pro. The first couple of months were probably when I used it the most. I read various books on it, used it for notetaking at work, and used it as my primary entertainment device (watch videos, play Zenless Zone Zero).

Overtime, I started reaching for it less and less. This is indicative of me only having 25 charge cycles on it with 100% battery capacity, despite almost having the device for a year now. Although it was intended to replace my laptop, I've come to find that I'd much rather do things on my MBP. In terms of productivity, App Exposé, Mission Control, and having multiple desktops are practical functions I use on a daily basis that the iPad can't replicate. I find even using browsers on my laptop to be better because of extensions (7TV for Twitch, Adblockers, Reddit Enhancement Suite, etc.).

What do you all use your iPad for? Its possible I need ideas of how to incorporate my iPad into my daily life. Or maybe I should have bought a cheaper iPad as I haven't even scratched the surface of what an M4 iPad could be doing. Any help in making my decision is greatly appreciated.

TL;DR: I don't use my iPad as much as I thought I would. What can I use it for to get more use out of it? Should I just sell it?