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Photos
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Microphone
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Camera
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HomeKit
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Motion Activity
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Twitter
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Facebook
You can turn o each app’s access to each category of information. Review the terms and privacy
policy for each third-party app to understand how it uses the data it’s requesting. For more
information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6338.
Security
Security features help protect the information on your iPad from being accessed by others.
Use a passcode with data protection
For better security, you can set a passcode that must be entered each time you turn on or wake
up iPad.
Set a passcode. Go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode (iPad models with Touch ID) or Settings >
Passcode (other models), then set a 4-digit passcode.
Setting a passcode turns on data protection, using your passcode as a key to encrypt Mail
messages and attachments stored on iPad, using 256-bit AES encryption. (Other apps may also
use data protection.)
Increase security. Turn o Simple Passcode and use a longer passcode. To enter a passcode that’s
a combination of numbers and letters, you use the keyboard. If you prefer to unlock iPad using
the numeric keypad, set up a longer passcode using numbers only.
Add ngerprints and set options for the Touch ID sensor. (iPad models with Touch ID) Go to
Settings > Touch ID & Passcode. See Touch ID, below.
Allow access to features when iPad is locked. Go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode (iPad
models with Touch ID) or Settings > Passcode (other models). Optional features include:
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Today (see Notication Center on page 33)
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Notications View (see Notication Center on page 33)
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Siri (if enabled, see Siri settings on page 47)
Allow access to Control Center when iPad is locked. Go to Settings > Control Center. See Control
Center on page 32.
Erase data after ten failed passcode attempts. Go to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode (iPad
models with Touch ID) or Settings > Passcode (other models), then tap Erase Data. After ten
failed passcode attempts, all settings are reset, and all your information and media are erased by
removing the encryption key to the data.
If you forget your passcode, you must restore the iPad software. See Restore iPad on page 157.