User Guide

Chapter 3 Basics 24
App extensions
Some apps let you extend the functionality of your apps on iPad. An app extension may appear
as a sharing option, action option, a widget in Notication Center, a le provider, or a custom
keyboard. For example, if you download Pinterest to iPad, Pinterest becomes another option for
sharing when you click .
Sharing options
Sharing options
Action options
Action options
App extensions can also help you edit a photo or video in your Photos app. For example, you can
download a photo-related app that lets you apply lters to photos from your Photos app.
Install app extensions. Download the app from the App Store, open the app, then follow the
onscreen instructions.
Turn sharing or action options on or o. Tap , then tap More (drag options to the left if
necessary). Turn o third-party sharing or action options (they are on by default).
Organize sharing and action options. Tap , then tap More (drag icons to the left if necessary).
Touch and drag to rearrange your options.
For more information about Notication Center widgets, see Notication Center on page 34. For
more information about Sharing options, see Share from apps on page 35.
Continuity
About Continuity features
Continuity features connect iPad with your iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac so they can work
together as one. You can start an email or document on iPad, for example, then pick up where
you left o on your iPod touch or Mac. Or let iPad use iPhone to make phone calls or send SMS
or MMS text messages.
Continuity features require iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite, and work with iPhone 5 or later, iPod touch
(5th generation) or later, iPad (4th generation) or later, and supported Mac computers. For more
information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6337.
Hando
Pick up on one device where you left o on another. You can use Hando with Mail, Safari, Pages,
Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, and even some third-party
apps. For Hando to work, your devices must be signed in to iCloud using the same Apple ID,
and they must be within Bluetooth range of one another (about 33 feet or 10 meters).