Watch Videos on an iPad

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Videos can be watched on the iPad via the Videos app, which includes videos you have downloaded or synced to your iPhone as well as videos streamed from your computer. You can also view videos you have recorded with the iPhone’s camera using from the Photos app.

Steps

To watch downloaded or synced videos

  1. Tap the Videos icon on your iPad’s Home screen to launch the Videos app.
  2. Tabs are shown at the top of the screen, for Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts and Music Videos. Tap one of the tabs to select your category.
  3. Tap the title of the podcast or TV show episode you want to watch (for movies and music videos, skip to the next step).
  4. Tap the title of the video you want to watch.
  5. The video begins playing on your iPad. Tap the screen to show the playback controls.
  6. Slide a finger across the bar at the top to skip forward and back in the video. Tap the Pause button to pause the video and slide a finger across the bar at the bottom of the screen to adjust the volume. You can also skip between videos in a series by tapping the forward and back buttons
  7. You can stream the video via AirPlay by tapping the AirPlay button (rectangle with an arrow) and selecting an available device.
  8. To stop watching the Video, tap the Done button.

To watch recorded videos

  1. Tap the Photos icon on your iPad’s Home screen to launch the Photos app.
  2. Tap the title of the album that contains the video you want to watch from the tabs at the top of the screen.
  3. Locate the video and tap it to start playback.

Tips

  • You can download videos from iTunes to your iPad from the iTunes app.
  • Videos can be added to your iPad by syncing with iTunes via USB or over Wi-Fi.
  • When dragging a finger across the bar at the top of the screen to skip through a video, you can also slide it up or down to adjust the scrubbing rate.

Warnings

  • Watching videos drains your iPad’s battery faster than normal.
  • Videos take up a lot of space on your iPad, if you run out of space, try deleting a few films or TV shows to make room for more.

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