Customizing Your iPad

1. Open the Settings app and tap iTunes & App Store on the left.

2. There are three switches that control automatic content downloads. Turn these on if you want your iPad to automatically get music, apps, or books when you purchase them on another device, such as your computer or an iPhone.

3. Turn on Updates if you want updates to Apple and third-party apps to automatically download and install.

4. New! A new option in iOS 11 is the ability to let your iPad automatically offload apps. So if you have a large app taking up a lot of space and you haven’t used it in a long time, iOS 11 removes the app from storage but maintains its settings and data. The app icon is dimmed on your Home screen; you can tap it at any time to have the app redownloaded and restored.

   

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Cellular Data

Note that if you have an iPad with mobile wireless capability, you see another setting here for Use Cellular Data. Turn this off to prevent these automatic downloads from happening while you are away from a Wi-Fi connection.