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Spotlight Remains the Easiest Way to Find Your Apps or Settings

Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo

If you don’t know about Spotlight on iOS or iPadOS, then this one’s for you. Simply swiping down from the center of the screen brings up a search bar that makes it far easier to find the app you’re looking for without digging around too much. If you type in a website, you can also quickly bring up Safari or your other installed browsers to go to that webpage.

For those who haven’t used an iPad in iPadOS 17.5, there’s actually been several improvements that allow you to accomplish tasks like quickly turning off Bluetooth without having to access the specific Bluetooth settings menu.

But what if you want to access search from anywhere without first going exiting an app? Hey, there’s a simple setting that can help you out.