It’s always exciting to buy a new iPad, which means when you get home it opens quickly and little attention is paid to the initial settings. And even more if this iPad is the first you have. For these situations, we will explain what Apples will do when we release a new iPad.
These are our habits when we release a new iPad
The first thing we all editors do: log in with our Apple ID so that this new iPad becomes our iPad. And if we had an old iPad, we immediately restored from a backup to have it as before. But if we want to start from scratch or if this is our first iPad, here are some habits from me and my colleagues.
Personally, the one thing I always review when setting up a new iPad is the Files app and its sidebar shortcuts. I use this app a lot (my iPad is my laptop), so I always want a series of shortcuts to certain iCloud Drive folders that I use very frequently.
Other details that I always try to have ready from day one: downloading the applications of the streaming services I subscribe to, so that I can download series and films when I travel offline, and something more material than software : prepare slow charging and fast charging points in my house. When I leave the iPad charging overnight, I prefer to use slow charging (in the long run, you take better care of the battery), and I leave fast charging for when you need it most.
Some of our habits focus on privacy: our colleague David installs VPNs and chooses DuckDuckGo as the default browser
My colleague Javier Lacort also mentions something important among his setup habits: removing apps he doesn’t need from the Dock, and bring up the first page of the main screen only with Widgets primarily focused on productivity. Javier also often tweaks the Control Center settings to his liking, disabling Continuity as he doesn’t like his iPad ringing during phone calls. Oh, and agree with me about downloading some apps from streaming services.
David Bernal Raspall also has his habits in front of a new iPad focused above all on privacy: change the default browser to be DuckDuckGo, install a VPN, and disable access to Today, Notification Center, and Control Center when iPad is locked. He also lowers the volume of alarms as much as possible, since he only needs to receive them on the Apple Watch.
Each person has their habits, their fads and his way of using the iPad. It’s not the same whether an iPad is used as a work-intensive laptop computer, as it is in my case, or used as an always-in-the-living room entertainment device. But no matter how you use it, it is always convenient for you to take care of these configurations first.
