Note: If youʼre using iPad with a company or other organization, see
. If the iPad youʼre using is administered by your school, see your teacher or
administrator for setup instructions. Your school may give you a passcode (to turn on or
wake up iPad) and a Managed Apple ID (to access features like iCloud Drive). Some
standard iPad apps and features arenʼt available to accounts with Managed Apple IDs.
For more information, see the Apple Support article
Set up iPad. Turn on iPad, then follow the setup assistant.
To make setup as smooth as possible, have this information at hand:
The name and password (if applicable) of your
The email address and password for your , to set up iCloud, iTunes, the
App Store, and more
Create an Apple ID if you donʼt have one, or use your existing one.
Your credit or debit card account information, if you want to add a card to Apple Pay
during setup
Apple Pay is compatible with iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3,
and later.
A backup of your data if youʼre upgrading from another device (see
and )
You can also restore iPad from an iCloud or iTunes backup or
during setup.
Note: Find My iPhone—a feature you use to locate your iPad, as well as AirPods,
Apple Watch, and other iOS devices—is turned on automatically when you sign in with
your Apple ID during iPad setup. See . Find My iPhone includes a feature
called Activation Lock that prevents anyone else from activating and using your iPad,
even if itʼs completely erased. Before you , you should erase and
unlock iPad so that the next owner can activate it.
Move to iOS from Android
During setup you can migrate your content automatically and securely from your Android
device.
Download the Move to iOS app. On your device running Android version 4.0 or later, see
the Apple Support article and download the Move to iOS app.
iPad in the
enterprise
What are Managed Apple IDs?
Wi-Fi network
Apple ID
Back up iPad with
iCloud Backup Back up iPad with iTunes
migrate from an
Android device
Find your iPad
sell or give away iPad
Move from Android to iOS