Can you "remotely control" an iPad?

[Joanna91]

We are getting grandma her first iPad. I will be getting it up for her so she can check the news and stuff. My question is...would it be possible for me to somehow "remotely control" the iPad so I can show her how to do things if she's stuck?

She lives alone and has never had any kind of Apple device.

Thanks!

 

[scifan57]

We are getting grandma her first iPad. I will be getting it up for her so she can check the news and stuff. My question is...would it be possible for me to somehow "remotely control" the iPad so I can show her how to do things if she's stuck?

She lives alone and has never had any kind of Apple device.

Thanks!

There's no way to remotely control an iPad or any other iOS device in the way you can remotely control a computer. The iPad user guide may be of help to her. http://help.apple.com/ipad/10/

 

[Joanna91]

Thank you, I ended printing some pictures and circled where to tap, good thing the iPad only has that one physical button.

 

[Jupiter7]

Don't forget the iPad has an On/Off button, up and down volume buttons as well as a home button. If it is an older model it will also have a mute button.

 

[twerppoet]

Thank you, I ended printing some pictures and circled where to tap, good thing the iPad only has that one physical button.

Screenshots and the the Annotable app are handy for making simple tutorials for the iPad and apps. We use that method a lot on this forum.

 

[Joanna91]

You're right, she just called me and asked what those up and down volume buttons were for again. I didn't have my iPad with me at the time, it took me a few minutes to remember iPad had those extra side buttons.

 

[Thomas1977]

yep almost all iPads have volume buttons and also a on off button and a home button if im not mistaken. There is also a little switch button that can me used for making the sound mute or something like that.

 

[J. A.]

yep almost all iPads have volume buttons and also a on off button and a home button if im not mistaken. There is also a little switch button that can me used for making the sound mute or something like that.

All of the iPads do have Volume buttons, but not all of them have the Mute button (the side switch next to the Volume buttons).

 

[giradman]

yep almost all iPads have volume buttons and also a on off button and a home button if im not mistaken. There is also a little switch button that can me used for making the sound mute or something like that.

For more specific information concerning the 'Side Switch', the pic below is from an Apple KB Article - the switch (when present) can control either orientation or mute. Dave
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[Joanna91]

For more specific information concerning the 'Side Switch', the pic below is from an Apple KB Article - the switch (when present) can control either orientation or mute. Dave
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