What you are referring to are essentially shortcuts or an easier way to accomplish a task. You can still operate an iPad without the knowledge of these shortcut

What you are referring to are essentially shortcuts or an easier way to accomplish a task. You can still operate an iPad without the knowledge of these shortcuts. With Metro, my comments are relating to basic functions of the OS. I agree with you on settings. I find them confusing on iOS because some have the settings within the app and some have them in the settings app. Metro's way is much better but it's still hidden to the average user unless they know it's there.