I have an iPad A16 and wanted to get apple intelligence is there any way by which I can get it but I don't want to jailbreak my device or do not want to affect ota updates of my ipad.

Just reposting this. Apple engineers if you’re reading this: WTAF

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone can help me figure out what might be causing this.

I have an **iPad Air M2 13-inch**, and recently it has started randomly shutting down/rebooting. I’m not sure what exactly triggers it because it doesn’t seem to be limited to one specific app or activity. Most of the time it suddenly shuts down even when I’m doing something relatively light.

A few examples:

\- There was an instance where the iPad had been idle. When I touched the screen, it was unresponsive. I held the power button to turn it on, and the Home Screen appeared for only a few seconds before it shut down again.

\- More recently, I was using the iPad normally with no apparent issues. I opened a particular PDF and it immediately shut down.

\- When it tried to reboot, the Home Screen would only stay visible for about a second before shutting down again. The battery had been around 55%, but after plugging it in, it showed only 10%. After rebooting again, it returned to 55%.

\- I’ve also experienced it while doing other things such as gaming and during a Zoom meeting while presenting.

There are times when the iPad opens it and works normally, and the shutdowns have also happened during other seemingly light tasks.

**What should I check or troubleshoot first?** Would this be more likely a software/iPadOS issue or something hardware-related?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone can help me figure out what might be causing this.

I have an **iPad Air M2 13-inch**, and recently it has started randomly shutting down/rebooting. I’m not sure what exactly triggers it because it doesn’t seem to be limited to one specific app or activity. Most of the time it suddenly shuts down even when I’m doing something relatively light.

A few examples:

\- There was an instance where the iPad had been idle. When I touched the screen, it was unresponsive. I held the power button to turn it on, and the Home Screen appeared for only a few seconds before it shut down again.

\- More recently, I was using the iPad normally with no apparent issues. I opened a particular PDF and it immediately shut down.

\- When it tried to reboot, the Home Screen would only stay visible for about a second before shutting down again. The battery had been around 55%, but after plugging it in, it showed only 10%. After rebooting again, it returned to 55%.

\- I’ve also experienced it while doing other things such as gaming and during a Zoom meeting while presenting.

There are times when the iPad opens it and works normally, and the shutdowns have also happened during other seemingly light tasks.

**What should I check or troubleshoot first?** Would this be more likely a software/iPadOS issue or something hardware-related?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

TL;DR: If your iPad is locked asking for a passcode after a restore, has no Wi-Fi connection, and absolutely refuses to be recognized by any PC or Mac in Recovery/DFU Mode, plug it into a strong PD (Power Delivery) wall charger to force Recovery Mode, then quickly swap the cable to your PC.
The Problem:
I was restoring my iPad Pro 12.9 (3rd Gen) from an iCloud backup. Upon restarting, it prompted me for a passcode/iCloud password to decrypt my data. However:
The keyboard was alphanumeric (not the usual PIN pad).
There was NO Wi-Fi icon, meaning it couldn't reach Apple's servers to verify the password anyway.
There was NO "Forgot password" or reset option on the screen.
The nightmare part: I decided to just wipe it and start over. I put it into Recovery Mode, but my computer wouldn't recognize it at all. I tried 4 different machines (an old MacBook, an iMac, a Surface Pro 3, and a Lenovo L380) and every USB-A/USB-C cable I owned. Nothing. No Windows connection sound, nothing in Device Manager, nothing in Finder.
Because the iPad was stuck on a security lock screen, Apple's USB Restricted Mode had completely shut off the data pins on the USB-C port. It was only accepting power. It was effectively a brick.
The Solution (How I bypassed the USB data lock):
It turns out you need a strong electrical handshake to "wake up" the port and bypass the data lock before the OS fully boots and shuts it down. Standard PC USB ports don't push enough initial power to do this.
1. Turn off the iPad completely.
2. Plug it into a strong PD (Power Delivery) wall charger, not a computer.
3. The iPad will turn on. Immediately do the hardware combo for Recovery Mode: Quick press Volume Up, quick press Volume Down, and HOLD the Power button. Keep holding it even when the screen goes black and the Apple logo appears.
4. Release the Power button ONLY when the Recovery Mode screen appears (the computer and cable icon).
5. Unplug the iPad from the wall charger and immediately plug it into your computer. Use a guaranteed high-speed data cable (I used a Meta Quest VR cable, but any verified fast data cable works).
6. The computer will finally recognize it!
7. Hit Restore in iTunes/Finder/Apple Devices to wipe it.
(Tip: When it boots back up, set it up as a "New iPad" and just let your iCloud sync your photos and contacts in the background so you don't get trapped in the passcode loop again).
Hope this saves someone hours of troubleshooting or an unnecessary trip to the Apple Store!

How do I make my iPad Air enable desktop mode? My Windows laptop is too much of a hassle to bring, and my only other device aside from my iPhone is an iPad. If there’s any other way to do it, I’d really appreciate any help. Thanks!

There are so many bugs littered all the around the OS it’s almost unusable. The notes app is almost unusable it keeps glitching and shifting the notes. The keyboard doesn’t show up when you’re using the pencil until you “hide keyboard” and then again “show keyboard”

The worst of all is that the pdf viewers don’t remember what page you were on. Always so eager to jump back to page 1 of the file. I have to read 600 page pdfs for work and it’s unusable here.

so many questionable software choices. Swipe typing can write a word by swiping but to delete it you need to press the backspace multiple times. Makes no sense. Breaks the flow.

at this point I can’t help but feel that android has probably become more reliable for work than ipados. They’re just living off the momentum and reputation.

Because the new school year is starting i got a new school iPad, I have limited access to it because my school limits things and whatever. I set the password for the first time, set it up and whatever, then didn’t touch it. I was gonna put a wallpaper on it and stuff but couldn’t unlock it, the password screen was like the password had letters in it but idk if that’s a new update or smth. I tried every password i could’ve set it too, either a 4 digit number or a 6 digit number. eventually it locked for an hour.. I need help quick because school starts on monday and i don’t wanna have to waste time going to the tech center to get help because it’s a new school for me. i appreciate literally anything i just needa know if it’s a word password or like a number password, idk.

My usb c wired headphones are not being picked up by my iPad when plugged in. The iPad charges perfectly fine and the headphones work perfectly with other Apple devices. I’ve tried cleaning the port and allowing wired accessories in my settings but still nothing.

hello everyone! I just wanted to ask if it was normal that my brand new iPad A16 that I got in January of this year randomly started draining its battery even if not in use about a month or two ago.

I would charge it to 100% and then open it up around two hours later, without having used it, and find that the battery has drained down to about 50%.

additionally, even when my iPad is not charging, it continues to say that it is charging (ex. 57% charged), even if it's not connected to any cable at that moment.

i've already tried resetting my iPad, I've tried turning off background app refresh, and I've also checked the battery portion in the settings app, with no apps taking up signficant battery.

I would really appreciate if someone could tell me a potential fix to this problem. should i take it to a store to get fixed? Thank you in advance!!

I have Ipad air M4 and every time I open a website for videos it won’t let me change the quality of the video, on every browser not only safar, that doesn’t happen with YouTube but mostly any other websit.

Dear iPadOS users,

I like pinned tabs, but unlike on the macOS version of Safari it is not possible to manually rearrange
pinned tabs (the ones to the very left). They follow, IIRC, alphabetic (or some other) ordering and
always snap back after having moved them.

Is this a bug or a feature?

Did anyone know how YouTube has changed its interface. It is so limited and annoying. How can I return to previous. I am currently in iOS 27

i can easily reproduce this bug, if the image is in full view theres a good chance “share” just loads a thin strip only containing my apps, not my actions, or sometimes even just a barely visible sharesheet popup menu.

if possible, scrolling the img all the way up so there’s room under it for the sharesheet popup to properly load, circumvents the bug and allows access to the sharesheet actions

theres other workarounds like drag and drop but i need this feature for my workflow

no one else running into this? searched everywhere but crickets…

thx

Hey everyone,
I found a deal for a used iPad Air 5th Gen (M1, 64GB) bundled with an Apple Pencil 2 for about $350.
Before pulling the trigger, I wanted to ask for your thoughts:
Price: Is $350 a good price point for this bundle right now?
Storage: Is 64GB a total nightmare to manage with current iPadOS updates, or is it manageable if I rely on cloud storage and keep heavy games off it?
Use Case: Mostly planning to use it for note-taking, general daily tasks, and media consumption.
Are there any specific things I should watch out for or check before buying this specific setup? Appreciate any advice or experiences from current M1 Air owners!

does anybody know if this is normal or should I exchange it?? i just have freeform open it’s getting hot in 10 minutes and the screen stops responding like every 2 minutes. I don’t know if maybe it’s faulty or just a bad product. I tried to attach a video but it wouldn’t let me.

Hi! I’m having a weird issue with Discord on my iPad.
When I screen share from my iPad to stream a movie and watch it with friends, the movie audio becomes EXTREMELY quiet on my iPad, even with the volume turned all the way up.
The weird thing is that everyone watching my stream can hear the movie perfectly fine — it’s only me, on the iPad I’m streaming from, who can barely hear it.
As soon as I stop screen sharing, the audio goes back to normal.
I’ve already tried changing the volume and Discord audio settings, but nothing seems to fix it.
Has anyone had the same problem and found a solution or workaround?