Modifying the Home Button

Press the Home button once, and you'll always see the Home screen. Press the Home button twice, and you can view one of three screens:

  • The Home screen

  • The Search screen

  • The iPod screen

The Home screen displays icons for all the apps available on your iPad, such as Contacts and Safari. The Search screen lets you search for items stored on your iPad, such as names in your Contacts database, email addresses stored in your email account, or songs stored in your music library. The iPod screen lets you listen to any music stored on your iPad.

To change what the Home button displays if you press it twice, follow these steps:

  1. From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears.

  2. Tap General. The General settings screen appears. ...

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