Access features from the iPad Lock Screen
- June 7, 2024
- Apple
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Access features from the iPad Lock Screen
The Lock Screen, which shows the current time and date and your most recent notifications, appears when you turn on or wake iPad. From the Lock Screen, you can see notifications, open Camera and Control Center, get information from your favorite apps at a glance, and more.
Access features and information from the Lock Screen
You can quickly access the features and information you need most from the Lock Screen, even while iPad is locked.
- Open Camera: Swipe left. (See Take photos with your iPad camera.)
- Open Control Center: Swipe down from the top-right corner. (See Use and customize Control Center on iPad.)
- See earlier notifications: Swipe up from the center. (See View and respond to notifications on iPad.)
- See Today View: Swipe right. (See Add widgets on iPad.)
- Start drawing and taking notes: (On supported models) Tap Apple Pencil on the Lock Screen. Whatever you create is saved in Notes.
To choose what you can access from the Lock Screen, see Control access to information on the iPad Lock Screen.
Show notification previews on the Lock Screen
- Go to Settings > Notifications.
- Tap Show Previews, then tap Always.
Notification previews include text from Messages, lines from Mail messages, and details about Calendar invitations. See View and respond to notifications on iPad.
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