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What does it mean to lock your iPad?

What does it mean to lock your iPad?

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14

Posted on Jan 16, 2021 11:37 AM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2021 11:51 AM

You can lock it by tapping the top button or let it lock automatically based on the time selected in Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock.


Note that if you are doing an iCloud Backup via the "Backup Now" option you don't lock it. To backup automatically while charging I just let mine auto-lock as described above.

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Jan 16, 2021 11:51 AM in response to Tomatheaven

You can lock it by tapping the top button or let it lock automatically based on the time selected in Settings > Display & Brightness > Auto-Lock.


Note that if you are doing an iCloud Backup via the "Backup Now" option you don't lock it. To backup automatically while charging I just let mine auto-lock as described above.

What does it mean to lock your iPad?

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