Turning On the Autofill Feature

The AutoFill feature requires a bit of setup to use. If you just want to store your username and password for websites that ask for this information, such as when accessing email through a website such as Google's Gmail or Yahoo! Mail, all you need to do is turn the AutoFill feature on for names and passwords.

But if you want Safari to automatically fill in information such as your address and phone number, you'll need to give your iPad this information. This contact information is stored in the Contacts app, and this AutoFill feature is called Contact Info.

To turn both of these features of AutoFill on, follow these steps:

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

  2. Tap Safari. The Safari settings ...

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