TIPS AND TRICKS - for those of us who don't know!

[GoPackGo]

To move the split keyboard on iPad tap and hold the keyboard button in the bottom right, and slide your finger up and down. The keyboard will follow.

When I hold my iPad in a certain way (portrait when I'm laying in bed) the split keyboard is really amazing. At first I was like wtf I'll never use this.... I proved myself wrong!

 

[richsadams]

iPad 1 Multitasking Gestures!

Previously a number of us had enabled the "Secret Multitasking Gestures" on our iPads using an Xcode "hack" (w/o jailbreaking). The iOS 5 upgrade disabled the feature, allowing it only on the iPad 2 (for unknown reasons).

It took a week, but an enterprising developer has given owners of the original iPad the ability to enable multitasking gestures once again!

I've updated an earlier post about it with instructions and a video.

The skill level to enable these features is fairly basic.

I suspect the gestures feature will be enabled on the original iPad in the future, so if you're not up for it, it'll probably show up one of these days. But if you just can't wait (or are just curious) visit this thread:

http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-gene...et-multitasking-gestures-ipad.html#post177728

 

[Mike4ccm]

I've tried doing this on my iPad 2 with ios5 but can't seem to figure it out. I'm having to manually click on every photo and can't drag accros others to more quickly select multiple. Having to click every one if I have a thousand has gotten old really fast! Please tell me what I'm doing wrong.

A handy one for those with the Camera Connection Kit and imported pictures - at least until IOS 5 comes along - who wish to delete the images.
To delete multiple pictures i.e. a full import when you are finished with it, open the album, tap the 'send to' icon at the top right to edit the images. Now instead of tapping each image individually to select it, you just need to tap one and hold it for a second for the blue check mark to appear and then drag your finger over all the other images and they will be selected too! This is a much quicker way to select hundreds of images instead of tapping each one individually. Now just tap delete all and they are gone.

 

[Mickey330]

If I remember correctly - this "shortcut" way to delete photos disappeared with the release/install of iOS5.

Sorry.

Marilyn

 

[donka]

If I remember correctly - this "shortcut" way to delete photos disappeared with the release/install of iOS5.

Sorry.

Marilyn

Unfortunately this is correct. We discussed this in another thread.

Sent from my iPad using iPF

 

[donka]

This is a new one on me but you can hide that annoying Newstand icon in a folder by way of a small bug. It involved creating a new folder with 2 apps and the instant you have done this, you need to drag the Newstand icon down into this folder too. This is stock IOS 5, not a jail break. See the screenshot from my iPhone:

 

[Asharp]

This is a new one on me but you can hide that annoying Newstand icon in a folder by way of a small bug. It involved creating a new folder with 2 apps and the instant you have done this, you need to drag the Newstand icon down into this folder too. This is stock IOS 5, not a jail break. See the screenshot from my iPhone:

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=6666"/>

If anyone plans to do this, it's imperative NOT to open Newstand while it's in the folder. Doing so will cause the iOS software to crash.

The good news is that it's also possible to remove it from a folder. I decided to take it out of the folder I had created to avoid the possibility of inadvertently opening the app.

 

[richsadams]

Thanks very much for the tips about hiding Newsstand in a folder...or not hiding it. It can be convenient, but costly if you're not careful.

 

[donka]

If anyone plans to do this, it's imperative NOT to open Newstand while it's in the folder. Doing so will cause the iOS software to crash.

The good news is that it's also possible to remove it from a folder. I decided to take it out of the folder I had created to avoid the possibility of inadvertently opening the app.

It's not too drastic. It just crashes back to lock screen. If you never use this then it is handy to hide without much distress.

 

[GoPackGo]

I hate Newsstand because I don't have the funds to buy any magazines or anything, but I just keep it by its lonesome on my 2nd screen.

 

[Gabriel1]

I hate Newsstand because I don't have the funds to buy any magazines or anything, but I just keep it by its lonesome on my 2nd screen.

Not all the stuff on Newsstand has to be paid for, I get Metro (a UK free newspaper) on mine, if it's just the look of the empty shelves that you don't like you might find some stuff to fill it up without spending any money.

The Archangel

 

[GoPackGo]

I tried searching and didn't find anything free, but I'll look harder. Thanks.

 

[richsadams]

It's not too drastic. It just crashes back to lock screen. If you never use this then it is handy to hide without much distress.

Good to know...thanks for clarifying...sounded a little scary initially.

I hate Newsstand because I don't have the funds to buy any magazines or anything, but I just keep it by its lonesome on my 2nd screen.

That's where it resides on my iPad as well!

 

[ipadbraincell]

Moving Apps on Crowded Screens by using the Base Bar as a 'shuffle dock'.

When you get your iPad or iPhone, you have the stock apps, then you browse the store, down comes angry birds and so on, the front screen fills so now new apps appear on a new page.

Early on it is easy enough to shuffle, make folders and so on but now even with folders your upto 10 pages and you would like that new app on page 10 to be on page 2, but without wiping out your careful formatting.

You can do this via the iTunes interface, but otherwise dragging your new app all that way using your finger is a pain and gets confusing, so what to do?

1) Go to the last free page,
2) copy your regular icons from the base bar to the free page
3) make space on any page by temporary moving them to base bar
4) Move any apps or folders to the now empty Base Bar that you need to relocate (I.e. use it as a shuffle bar).
5) swipe to desired page, and move icons from base bar.
5) now move new icons to the base bar
6) move to required page and copy from base bar
7) put your regular icons back on the base bar

Works for me hope others to

 

[richsadams]

When you get your iPad or iPhone, you have the stock apps, then you browse the store, down comes angry birds and so on, the front screen fills so now new apps appear on a new page.

Early on it is easy enough to shuffle, make folders and so on but now even with folders your upto 10 pages and you would like that new app on page 10 to be on page 2, but without wiping out your careful formatting.

You can do this via the iTunes interface, but otherwise dragging your new app all that way using your finger is a pain and gets confusing, so what to do?

1) Go to the last free page,
2) copy your regular icons from the base bar to the free page
3) make space on any page by temporary moving them to base bar
4) Move any apps or folders to the now empty Base Bar that you need to relocate (I.e. use it as a shuffle bar).
5) swipe to desired page, and move icons from base bar.
5) now move new icons to the base bar
6) move to required page and copy from base bar
7) put your regular icons back on the base bar

Works for me hope others to

Nice work, thanks for that! :thumbs: