How to Change iPad’s Sounds Settings

If you have searched through your iPad’s keyboard settings looking for a way to turn this sound back on, you’ve been looking in the wrong place. Apple decided to put this particular setting in the Sounds category, even though it might make more sense for it to be in the keyboard settings. 

What Else Can You Do From This Screen?

While you are in the Sounds settings, you might want to take the time to customize your iPad. The most common sounds tend to be the New Mail and Mail Sent sounds. These play when you send or receive mail through the official Mail app. You can also change the alert sounds for Calendar Alerts, Reminder Alerts and AirDrop.

Where Are the Keyboard Settings?

If you want to tweak your keyboard: You can make a lot of changes here. One great trick is to set up text replacement shortcuts. For example, you can set up “gtk” to spell out “good to know” and any other shortcut you want to put into the settings. Taking a moment to read more about the keyboard settings might just save you a lot of time.

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This is also the place to turn on Dictation, if you plan to dictate to the keyboard, and to select alternate keyboard layouts.