iPadOS / iOS

Help for Bowdoin iPads and iPhones, including signing in to apps, transcribing voice memos, and recovering notes.

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Settings & Configuration

How to configure notifications, Focus modes, Screen Time, and other system settings on your Bowdoin-issued device.
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Enable Find My on Your Bowdoin Mac and iPad

Instructions for enabling Find My on a Bowdoin-issued MacBook and iPad mini. Find My allows users to locate, lock, or erase their devices remotely if they are lost or stolen. Covers both macOS Sequoia and current iPadOS.

Restore Notability Notes After Deleting the App

Recovery steps for getting Notability notes back after the app has been deleted, on macOS or iPadOS. Covers turning on Notability iCloud sync to download synced notes, restoring from a Notability Third-Party Backup, and checking whether notes are included in a full iCloud device backup. Applies to anyone who has used Notability at Bowdoin.

Transcribe Voice Memos on an iPad or iPhone

Explains how to turn recordings into written text on an iPad or iPhone running iOS or iPadOS 18 or later. Covers generating a transcript from an existing recording in the Voice Memos app on both iPhone and iPad, and recording live audio that is transcribed automatically in the Notes app. Applies to anyone using a supported iPhone or iPad.