iPad Settings for Salsa
Apple’s iPads and iPadOS is jam-packed with a lot of features and security options. This article will help guide you through adjusting the settings so that you, and your guests, have the best experience.
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Explainer
What Are iPad Settings?
While the Salsa iOS app can be used without making any changes to the default settings, you can greatly improve the guest experience and increase the security and privacy on the iPad by following this guide.
What to Know
Essential Settings
Display
Turn off Auto-Brightness
This will allow the screen to have consistent brightness throughout the event
Turn off True Tone
This will allow for the screen to display accurate and consistent colors throughout the event
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Security and Privacy
Create a Passcode
This will keep your iPad and any information stored on it secured
Turn on Find My iPad
This will allow you to track and monitor the location of your iPad and lock it remotely if it goes missing
Turn on Do Not Disturb
This will prevent notifications from appearing on screen during an event
Turn on Guided Access
This will prevent guests from exiting or leaving the Salsa iOS app during an event
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Features
Turn on Photos Access for Salsa
This will allow you to download captures from Salsa to your Camera Roll and upload assets for an event from the Camera Roll
Turn on Bluetooth Access for Salsa
This will allow you to pair Salsa with the LEDs
Turn on Local Network Access for Salsa
This will allow you to connect to an AirPrint dongle for AirPrinting
How To
Adjust Display Settings
How to Turn off Auto-Brightness:
Open the Settings app
Tap Accessibility in the left navigation
Tap Display & Text Size
Toggle off Auto-Brightness
How to Turn off True Tone:
Open the Settings app
Tap Display & Brightness in the left navigation
Toggle off True Tone
How To
Secure Your iPad
How to Create a Passcode
Open the Settings app
Tap Face ID & Passcode (or Touch ID & Passcodes for earlier iPad models)
Tap Turn Passcode On
Set the device passcode
Tip: While it may make remembering passcodes easier, it is recommended that the passcode used for the iPad is different from the Guided Access passcode and your Event Passcode.
How to Turn on Find My iPad
Open the Settings app
Tap the Profile at the top of the left navigation
Tap Find My
Tap Find My iPad
Toggle on Find My iPad
Optional: You can choose to also turn on Find My network and Send Last Location from the Find My iPad settings.
Note: An Apple ID is required to turn on Find My iPad
How to Turn on Do Not Disturb
Open the Settings app
Click Focus in the left navigation
Click Do Not Disturb
Toggle on Do Not Disturb
How to Turn on Guided Access
Open the Settings app
Tap Accessibility
Tap Guided Access
Toggle on Guided Access
Toggle on Accessibility Shortcut
Tap Passcode Settings then Set Guided Access Passcode
Set the Guided Access passcode
Tip: While it may make remembering passcodes easier, it is recommended that the passcode used for Guided Access is different from the device passcode and your Event Passcode.
How To
Allow Salsa Features
How to Allow Photos Access
Open the Settings app
Tap Privacy
Tap Photos
Toggle on Salsa
How to Allow Bluetooth Access
Open the Settings app
Tap Privacy
Tap Bluetooth
Toggle on Salsa
How to Allow Local Network Access
Open the Settings app
Tap Privacy
Tap Local Network
Toggle on Salsa
Note: Some of the options within Privacy may not appear if Salsa, or another app, has not yet asked for permission.
What to Know
Using Apple ID for App Store and iCloud
An Apple ID is required to download the Salsa iOS app. However, it can also be used to transfer files and information between a computer and the iPad and track the location of your iPad using Apple’s Find My feature.
There are two main areas that you can sign into an iPad using your Apple ID: the App Store and iCloud. You can sign into both using the same or different Apple IDs.
While you can sign in the Salsa iPad with an existing Apple ID, you may not want to sync all information over for security or privacy reasons.
To avoid this, you can either create a separate, unique Apple ID specifically for the iPad, or you can disable some or all of the syncing options.
To disable iCloud syncing options
Open the Settings app
Tap the Profile at the top of the left navigation
Tap iCloud
Toggle off anything you don’t want to appear on the iPad
What to Know
Automatic Salsa and iOS Updates
Keeping the iPad and Salsa software up to date is important to ensure you have the latest features and improvements. These updates can be automated within the iPad’s settings.
Both App Store and iOS updates will only download when connected to WiFi.
How to turn on automatic Salsa updates
Open the Settings app
Tap App Store in the left navigation
Toggle on App Updates
How to turn on automatic iOS updates
Open the Settings app
Tap General in the left navigation
Tap Software Update
Tap Automatic Updates
Toggle on Download iPadOS Updates
Note: You can also turn on Install iPadOS Updates. The iPad will attempt to install the update overnight if charging and connected to WiFi.
What to Know
Guided Access
The Guided Access feature on iOS allows you to limit the iPad to one app and allows you to control which features are available. When used with Salsa, you can do the following:
Prevent guests from leaving the Salsa iOS app
Set a time limit for how long the iPad can be used
Automatically re-open Salsa after a crash
To use Guided Access it first needs to be turned on within the Settings app.
Once turned on, Guided Access can be activated while in the Salsa iOS app by triple clicking the Top Button (or Home Button on older iPad models).
How To
Prevent Guests from Closing the Salsa App
Guided Access can be used to prevent guests from exiting the Salsa iOS app. Guided Access is best used along with an Event Passcode which prevents guests from ending the event.
To activate Guided Access
Open the Salsa iOS app
Triple click the Top Button (or Home Button on older iPad models)
Tap Start in the top right corner
Set a passcode if one hasn’t been set already
To exit Guided Access
Triple click the Top Button (or Home Button on older iPad models)
Enter in Guided Access passcode
Tap End in the top left corner
