The "What the Heck Is This on the iPad?" Thread

[rikbrown]

did any of you notice the pinhole on the front of the ipad below the glass? you have to tilt the ipad to see it

is this just something in the frame as a placeholder or is it a camera?

Ambient light sensor.

 

[Applenewstoday]

did any of you notice the pinhole on the front of the ipad below the glass? you have to tilt the ipad to see it

is this just something in the frame as a placeholder or is it a camera?

It's a light censor...

The hole next to the headphones is a microphone

The button on the lock screen is to enable the picture frame.

There's videos on YouTube explaining some of these things, if you want to check them out.

 

[climbersaurus]

Ambient light sensor

sigh, yeah just found this forum:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/889002/

thanks though

 

[melman101]

Does anyone not hit any buttons anymore? Both the photoframe mode and the hide keyboard mode buttons are easily explained once pressed.

Also, really, a great guide, is the iPad User Manual. You can get it from the iBookstore or you can get it on your iPad / Computer by going here:

http://help.apple.com/ipad

 

[lbro]

Does anyone not hit any buttons anymore? Both the photoframe mode and the hide keyboard mode buttons are easily explained once pressed.

Also, really, a great guide, is the iPad User Manual. You can get it from the iBookstore or you can get it on your iPad / Computer by going here:

http://help.apple.com/ipad

Keep in mind this thread was made just after the iPad was announced. It hadn't even shipped yet so no one could have tried it out yet except for the people at the keynote.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I'm holding out hope that it opens up to a hologram and you get to watch live football.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

The spec list does not detail that the product has a mic.
Switch users seems to be an interesting concept.

Really??? Then how the heck I'm able to talk to others using Skype on the iPAD???

That hole is for the Mic.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Every 6 months you'll need to put ONLY ONE drop of machine oil inside that hole. It will keep your iPad in good shape, all moving parts working without friction.

Whatever you do, don't stick a pin inside that hole!!!








WARNING: The above was a joke (I don't want any poor fellow to fall for it and damage the microphone).

 

[ngenerator]

^
Muahahahaha, perfect!!!

<wrings hands evilly>

 

[ssdeg7]

It's The Microphone!!!!!

 

[appleguy123]

It's The Microphone!!!!!

Really??? Then how the heck I'm able to talk to others using Skype on the iPAD???

That hole is for the Mic.

Does anyone not hit any buttons anymore? Both the photoframe mode and the hide keyboard mode buttons are easily explained once pressed.

Also, really, a great guide, is the iPad User Manual. You can get it from the iBookstore or you can get it on your iPad / Computer by going here:

http://help.apple.com/ipad

this thread was made in January, before you or I had ever even touched an iPad.