iPad For Seniors For Dummies, 2022nd Edition

Chapter 8

Getting Social with Your iPad

IN THIS CHAPTER

Make, accept, and end FaceTime calls

Set up an iMessage account

Create, send, and read messages

Send emojis and special effects

Send audio, photos, videos, maps, and group messages

Find and install popular social media apps

Your iPad offers many ways to communicate with friends, family, and others. For example, FaceTime is an excellent video-calling app that lets you call people who have FaceTime on their devices using either a phone number or an email address. You and your friend, colleague, or family member can see each other as you talk, which makes for a much more personal calling experience.

iPadOS 15 puts a new face (user interface) on FaceTime, and adds some other tweaks and techs. Among my favorites are audio upgrades. One of those upgrades is spatial audio, which helps make people you’re speaking with sound like they’re ...