User's Guide

Securityandprivacy
Usethebuilt-insecurityandprivacyprotectionsofiPad
iPadisdesignedtoprotectyourdataandyourprivacy.Built-insecurityfeatureshelppreventanyone
butyoufromaccessingthedataonyouriPadandiniCloud.Built-inprivacyfeaturesminimizehow
muchofyourinformationisavailabletoanyonebutyou,andyoucanadjustwhatinformationis
sharedandwhereyoushareit.
TotakemaximumadvantageofthesecurityandprivacyfeaturesbuiltintoiPad,followthese
practices:
Setastrongpasscode
SettingapasscodetounlockiPadisthemostimportantthingyoucandotosafeguardyourdevice.
SeeSetapasscodeoniPad.
UseFaceIDorTouchID
FaceID(supportedmodels)orTouchID(supportedmodels)providesasecureandconvenientwayto
unlockyouriPad,authorizepurchasesandpayments,andsignintomanythird-partyapps.SeeSet
upFaceIDoniPadorSetupTouchIDoniPad.
TurnonFindMyiPad
FindMyhelpsyoufindyouriPadifitʼslostorstolenandpreventsanyoneelsefromactivatingor
usingyouriPadifitʼsmissing.SeeAddyouriPadtoFindMy.
KeepyourAppleIDsecure
YourAppleIDprovidesaccesstoyourdatainiCloudandyouraccountinformationforserviceslike
theAppStoreandAppleMusic.TolearnhowtoprotectthesecurityofyourAppleID,seeKeepyour
AppleIDsecureoniPad.
UseSigninwithApplewhenitʼsavailable
Tohelpyousetupaccounts,manyappsandwebsitesofferSigninwithApple.SigninwithApple
limitstheinformationsharedaboutyou,itconvenientlyusestheAppleIDyoualreadyhave,andit
providesthesecurityoftwo-factorauthentication.SeeSigninwithAppleoniPad.
LetiPadcreateastrongpasswordifSigninwithAppleisnʼtavailable
Forastrongpasswordthatyoudonʼthavetoremember,letiPadcreateitwhenyousignupfora
serviceonawebsiteorinanapp.SeeAutomaticallyfillinstrongpasswordsoniPad.
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