Tips To Increase Productivity Of Apple iPad

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Dec 28, 2016 10:04 AM EST

Apple iPad is a revolutionary device which defines Apple's marketing prowess in consumer electronics. iPad is a product category now thanks to its insane popularity. The first iPad was released in 2010 and it has come a long way since then and is backed up by the number of apps available exclusively for it. iPad is a productivity powerhouse and we will share some more tips to make it even better.

Let Siri tell what music is playing

Simply ask Siri "What song is playing?" and Siri will listen to the surroundings briefly and you will have your answer in a matter of seconds. Not only that, you will also get the Artist and Track details and a link to buy the song over iTunes.

Hide photos from Camera roll

You might want to hide some photos from you Camera roll and iPad can do that easily with a simple trick. Select the pictures that you want to hide and hit the Share button on top of the screen. Among the sharing destinations there will be an option called "Hide" and your photos will be hidden. To access the hidden images, open Albums view and open the folder called "Hidden," The Guardian reported

Playing a video while using other apps

This little nifty trick is for those multitaskers who want to have a little entertainment while doing work. To do this, simply press the home button while playing a video and this will move the video to the corner of display, Time reported. But this setting is available only in iPad Pro and iPad Air 2.

Use the Keyboard as a Trackpad

iPad's keyboard can be turned to a trackpad to give you more control of the cursor while selecting text. Simply place two fingers on the keyboard and the keyboard will turn into a virtual trackpad. While the trackpad is enabled, you can select a word using two-fingered tap, a double tap to select a sentence and a triple tap to select whole paragraph.

Shake to Undo

A simple shake can make you undo the thing which you just did. For example, a typing mistake can be undone just by shaking the iPad. This feature works on a variety of apps including Pages, Notes and Mail.

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