iPad Air 11" (2024)

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iPad Air 11" (2024)

Getting started

Basic functions

Contacts and messages

Activating your tablet

You need to activate your tablet before using it for the first time and after a factory reset.

Step 1 of 16

Press the Top key.

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen.

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen.

Step 2 of 16

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen.

Press the required language.

Press the required language.

Step 3 of 16

Press the required language.

Press the required country or area.

Press the required country or area.

Step 4 of 16

Press the required country or area.

Select the required text and icon size on your tablet and press Continue.

Select the required text and icon size on your tablet and press Continue.

Step 5 of 16

Select the required text and icon size on your tablet and press Continue.

Follow the instructions on the screen to transfer content from another device running iOS 11 or later or press Set Up Without Another Device.

Follow the instructions on the screen to transfer content from another device running iOS 11 or later or press Set Up Without Another Device.

Step 6 of 16

Follow the instructions on the screen to transfer content from another device running iOS 11 or later or press Set Up Without Another Device.

Press the required Wi-Fi network.

Press the required Wi-Fi network.

Step 7 of 16

Press the required Wi-Fi network.

Key in the password for the Wi-Fi network and press Join.

Key in the password for the Wi-Fi network and press Join.

Step 8 of 16

Key in the password for the Wi-Fi network and press Join.

If there are no available Wi-Fi networks, you can use the mobile network instead.

Press Continue.

Press Continue.

Step 9 of 16

Press Continue.

Press Set Up for Myself.

Press Set Up for Myself.

Step 10 of 16

Press Set Up for Myself.

If your tablet will be used by a child below the age of 13, follow the instructions on the screen to set up an Apple ID for the child.

Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of Touch ID or press Set Up Touch ID Later.

Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of Touch ID or press Set Up Touch ID Later.

Step 11 of 16

Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of Touch ID or press Set Up Touch ID Later.

Press Don't Use.

Press Don't Use.

Step 12 of 16

Press Don't Use.

Press Passcode Options.

Press Passcode Options.

Step 13 of 16

Press Passcode Options.

Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of lock code or press Don't Use Passcode.

Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of lock code or press Don't Use Passcode.

Step 14 of 16

Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of lock code or press Don't Use Passcode.

If you turn off the function, press Don't Use Passcode.

If you turn off the function, press Don't Use Passcode.

Step 15 of 16

If you turn off the function, press Don't Use Passcode.

See how to turn use of lock code on or off later after activation.

Press Don't Transfer Anything and follow the instructions on the screen to finish the activation.

Press Don't Transfer Anything and follow the instructions on the screen to finish the activation.

Step 16 of 16

Press Don't Transfer Anything and follow the instructions on the screen to finish the activation.

If you've backed up content previously, you can restore the content from an iCloud backup or restore the content from an iTunes backup. You can also transfer content from an Android device.