Throughout Christmas we have been waiting to help you find the perfect gift, but today the protagonists are those who have received a new tablet: we leave you a guide with tips and recommendations to make the most of it and to avoid it giving you problems in the future and to keep it in good condition for as long as possible.
Transfer data and settings to your new tablet
As practically no one is going to release their first tablet at this point, the procedure to set up a new one basically consists of nothing more than transferring our data from the previous one. If we have not changed the operating system, the process, in fact, will be very simple, because both for Android as if to iOS (since its last version), we have a system with which even the new devices are adopted adjustments that we had in the previous one, simply keeping them close or connecting them to the same W-Fi network.
If we pass from an Android tablet to an iPad, or vice versa, we will not be able to copy our settings from one device to another, of course, but we can at least pass our data without many complications, which the main stakeholders have already taken care of. To go from iOS to Android, many manufacturers have their own app with a specific option for it (we already show you, for example, how to do it with the Samsung on a Galaxy Tab S2), but if we cannot simply resort to backing up with Google Drive. Conversely, we have the solution in the app Move to iOS of the apple ones.
Get familiar with the new operating system (or its new version)
If we have renewed a relatively new iPad, we would already have iOS 11 in the previous one and we will already be well acquainted with our new environment. On the other hand, if the previous one was an old model we are going to find a good number of interesting news, and also if we come from Android we may need some help to find a way to do some things now. You can take a look at our section of iPad tutorials for more general questions, but in our section dedicated to iOS you have guides for specific topics updated to the latest version, as well as a compilation of tips and tricks for iOS 11.
For those who have received an Android tablet, unless one of them has been one of the last Pixel C, we will not be able to enjoy it yet. Android Oreo, but for many a new tablet will have been the way to make the leap to Android Nougat, which is enough, and in our Android section You also have updated tutorials for this version if at any time you run into any difficulties. Windows tablets are the simplest in this sense, because most are used to it by PCs, but we also have a section dedicated to Windows 10, including guides for save battery or the customization options
Apps to get more out of it
Unless our previous tablet was already quite old, it would be strange if we find too many news in terms of the apps that we can install, but it is true that with more powerful devices or with better screens, we can be tempted to use our tablet more and try some new ones. It may also be a good occasion to give a second chance to one who was too demanding to move fluently in the old (something that happens especially with games). If you dare to explore a little more than what you had done so far, we have selections for all kinds of activities, as well as others with the most interesting news of the year:
- Apps to watch series and movies
- Apps to read
- Music apps
- Apps to edit photos and videos
- Apps to study and work
- The best iOS apps of 2017
- The best Android apps of 2017
Again, it is those who have changed the operating system who are going to find more incentives to take a look, because it is true that some of our favorite apps may not be at the same level or that they were Exclusive the one we left behind. Especially when it comes to games, if we have passed from Android to iOS we are going to find that there are a few very interesting titles that can only be found in the App Store (and there will probably still be some this year that arrive there sooner). There is also good news for those who have changed from iOS to AndroidIn any case, since some paid games there we will see what they are free of charge on Google Play, so just in case, check the list of games you had pending.
Accessories to squeeze your full potential
Muchos accessories They are universal and we will be able to use them on any tablet (wireless keyboards, controls, stylus ...), so if we had our needs covered in this regard with our previous tablet, we probably won't need to replace any of them, except for some specific ones for the Apple tablet or manufacturers' official (and if we have not changed the brand there are very few cases in which the new tablet will not be able to inherit them).
What you will almost certainly need is a new cover (the specific ones for each model are always that the best option is possible) and as we mentioned with the apps, however, a tablet with more potential can invite us to make more intensive use of it, so we recommend that you take it a look at our guide to accessories to give this Christmas and consider making yourself a present.
Get it to stay like new for longer
We can't finish without also leaving you some recommendations to keep your new tablet in the best possible condition for as long as possible. Even if you are one of those who renew them with some frequency, you will always be interested in making it work perfectly until the last moment, and you will have an easier time reselling it at a good price or leaving it to someone as an "inheritance" when the time comes (which is always a great option if we have children in our environment). If we start with good habits from the beginning, it is also always easier.
Actually, taking good care of a tablet is not something that requires too much effort either. Apart from looking for a good bag and treat it with some care (especially if we take it out of the house a lot and if we take it on trips frequently), what we have to pay more attention to is to keep its battery, be careful with apps that we install and by not saturating it with things that we have stopped using and maintaining it updated (As long as the manufacturers give us the option). In the guide that you have on these lines, you have more specific advice and more details regarding each issue.
Extra: specific recommendations for tablets for children
We have already said that we start from the fact that most of you will be renovating a previous tablet, but it is true that many of the tablets that will have been given this Christmas will be for the smallest of the house and here it is more likely that it is a first time. In our guide to tablets for kids we deal in part with recommendations to choose the most suitable model, but also a section with recommendations for choosing covers, tutorials to configure parental controls and collections of apps and children's games, which can be completed with our selection of educational apps and games for kids free.