Apple iPod Touch User Guide

iPod touch overview

This guide describes iOS 9.1 for:

iPod touch 5th generation

iPod touch 6th generation

Your iPod touch features and apps may vary depending on the model of

iPod touch you have, and on your location and language. To find out

which features are supported in your area, see

. To learn which features are

iPod touch at a glance

www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/

available on your iPod touch, see

.

Accessories

The following accessories are included with iPod touch:

Apple EarPods. Use the Apple EarPods to listen to music, videos,

audiobooks, podcasts, and games.

Connecting cable. Using the Lightning to USB Cable, connect

iPod touch to your computer to sync and charge, or to the USB power

adapter (sold separately) to charge.

Multi-Touch screen

A few simple gestures—tap, drag, swipe, and pinch—are all you need to

use iPod touch and its apps.

www.apple.com/ipod-

touch/specs.html

Buttons

Sleep/Wake button

When you’re not using iPod touch, press the Sleep/Wake button to lock

iPod touch. Locking iPod touch puts the display to sleep, saves the

battery, and prevents anything from happening if you touch the screen.

You can still listen to music and adjust the volume using the buttons on

the side of iPod touch, and receive FaceTime calls, text messages,

alarms, notifications, and other updates.

iPod touch locks automatically if you don’t touch the screen for a minute

or so. To adjust the timing, go to Settings > General > Auto-Lock.

Turn on iPod touch. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the

Apple logo appears.

Unlock iPod touch. Press either the Sleep/Wake or Home button, then

drag the slider.

Turn off iPod touch. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the

slider appears, then drag the slider.

For additional security, you can require a passcode to unlock iPod touch.

Go to Settings > Passcode. See .

Home button

The Home button takes you to the Home screen and provides other

convenient shortcuts. On the Home screen, tap any app to open it.

See apps you’ve opened. Double-click the Home button when

iPod touch is unlocked, then swipe left or right. See .

Use Siri or Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button. See

and .

You can also use the Home button to turn accessibility features on or off.

Use a passcode with data protection

Start at home

Make

requests Voice Control

See .

Volume controls

When you listen to songs, movies, or other media, the buttons on the

side of iPod touch adjust the audio volume. Otherwise, the buttons

control the volume for alerts and other sound effects.

WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see

.

Lock the ringer and alerts volume. Go to Settings > Sounds, then turn

off Change with Buttons. To limit the volume for music and videos, go

to Settings > Music > Volume Limit.

Note: In some European Union (EU) countries, iPod touch may warn

that you’re setting the volume above the EU recommended level for

hearing safety. To increase the volume beyond this level, you may need

to briefly release the volume control. To limit the maximum headset

volume to this level, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit. To prevent

changes to the volume limit, go to

Settings > General > Restrictions > Volume Limit.

Accessibility Shortcut

Important safety information

Use Do Not Disturb. You can also silence calls, alerts, and notifications

using Do Not Disturb. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to

open Control Center, then tap . See .

You can also use either volume button to take a picture or record a

video. See .

Status icons

The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about

iPod touch:

Status icon What it means

Wi-Fi

iPod touch is connected to the Internet over a
Wi-Fi network. See .

Network activity

Shows that there’s network activity. Some
third-party apps may also use this icon to
indicate an active process.

Syncing

iPod touch is syncing with iTunes. See

.

Airplane mode

Airplane mode is on—you can’t access the
Internet or use Bluetooth® devices. Non­wireless features are available. See

.

Do Not Disturb

“Do Not Disturb” is turned on. See

.

Do Not Disturb

Take photos and videos

Connect to Wi‑Fi

Sync

with iTunes

Travel

with iPod touch

Do Not

Disturb

VPN You’re connected to a network using VPN.

See .

Portrait orientation lock

The iPod touch screen is locked in portrait
orientation. See

.

Alarm

An alarm is set. See .

Location Services

An item is using Location Services. See

.

Bluetooth

Blue or white icon: Bluetooth is on and
paired with a device, such as a headset.

Gray icon: Bluetooth is on. If paired with a
device, the device may be out of range or
turned off.

No icon: Bluetooth is turned off.

See .

Bluetooth battery

Shows the battery level of a supported paired
Bluetooth device.

Battery

Shows the iPod touch battery level or
charging status. See

.

VPN settings

Change the screen

orientation

Alarms and timers

Privacy

Bluetooth devices

Charge and monitor the

battery

What’s new

Apps and app enhancements

Get the news. News makes it easy to follow stories from your favorite

newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Pick your favorite topics and sources,

and News collects the best stories, personalized just for you. (Not

available in all areas.) See .

Richer notes. Create drawings, make checklists, take and import

pictures, add files and links to your notes, and share them with others.

See .

More ways to get around. In select cities, Maps provides public

transportation information and details your entire journey, from walking

to the bus stop to hopping off at your destination. See .

Find your friends or a misplaced iPod touch. Find My Friends and

Find My iPhone apps are now included with every iPod touch, making it

easier than ever to locate friends and family or find a missing device.

See and .

Assistance—when and where you need it

A more understanding Siri. While looking at a webpage, tell Siri,

Get started

News at a glance

Notes at a glance

Find places

Find My Friends Find My iPod touch

“Remind me about this when I get home.” Or “play more songs like this”

when you listen to music. See .

Smarter search. Type “weather” and get up-to-date forecasts. Enter

your favorite team to see sports scores and schedules. Search can even

suggest contacts, apps, nearby places, and more that you might find

useful, with no typing required. See .

Answers before you ask for them. Based on the apps you commonly

use and the time of day you use them, proactive assistant suggests things

you might want to do next, before you ask. For example, opening the

News app first thing in the morning or playing your “Chill Out” playlist

before you go to bed. See .

Under-the-hood improvements

Control your home. iPod touch communicates with your home’s smart

technology. Use iPod touch to set up your HomeKit accessories, and

control them even when you’re away from home. See .

Greater security. Two-factor authentication is an extra layer of security

for your Apple ID designed to ensure all the photos, documents, and

other important data you store with Apple can be accessed only by you,

and only with your devices. It’s built in to iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan.

See .

Set up iPod touch

Make requests

Search

Proactive assistant

HomeKit basics

Use two-factor authentication for security

Set up iPod touch

WARNING: To avoid injury, read

before using iPod touch.

With only a Wi-Fi connection, you can easily set up iPod touch. You can

also set up iPod touch by connecting it to a computer and using iTunes

(see ).

Set up iPod touch. Turn on iPod touch, then follow the setup assistant.

Setup Assistant steps you through the setup process, including:

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

Activating iPod touch with your Apple ID

Enabling location services

Setting up a passcode

Restoring data from a backup or another device (if applicable)

Signing in with your Apple ID to enable iCloud, Apple Music, the

App Store, and more

Enrolling in two-factor authentication (if applicable)

Setting up iCloud Keychain

Enabling Siri

You can also restore iPod touch from an iCloud or iTunes backup or

migrate from an Android device during setup. See .

Important safety information

Connect iPod touch to your computer

Back up iPod touch

Note: Find My iPod touch is turned on when you sign in to iCloud.

Activation Lock is engaged to help prevent anyone else from setting up

your iPod touch, even if it is completely restored. Before you sell or give

away your iPod touch, you should reset it to erase your personal content

and turn off Activation Lock. See .

Connect to Wi‑Fi

If appears at the top of the screen, you’re connected to a Wi-Fi

network. iPod touch reconnects anytime you return to the same location.

Configure Wi-Fi. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, then turn Wi-Fi on or off.

(You can also turn it on or off in Control Center.)

Choose a network: Tap one of the listed networks, then enter the

password, if asked.

Ask to join networks: Turn Ask to Join Networks on to be prompted

when a Wi-Fi network is available. Otherwise, you must manually

join a network when a previously used network isn’t available.

Join a closed Wi-Fi network: Tap Other, then enter the name of the

closed network. You need to know the network name, security type,

and password.

Adjust the settings for a Wi-Fi network: Tap next to a network.

You can set an HTTP proxy, define static network settings, turn on

BootP, or renew the settings provided by a DHCP server.

Sell or give away iPod touch

Forget a network: Tap next to a network you’ve joined before,

then tap Forget this Network.

Set up your own Wi-Fi network. If you have an unconfigured AirPort

base station turned on and within range, you can use iPod touch to set it

up. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and look for Set up an AirPort base station.

Tap your base station and Setup Assistant will do the rest.

Manage an AirPort network. If iPod touch is connected to an AirPort

base station, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, tap next to the network name,

then tap Manage This Network. If you haven’t yet downloaded AirPort

Utility, tap OK to open the App Store, then download it.

Connect to the Internet

iPod touch connects to the Internet by joining Wi-Fi networks. When

joined to a Wi-Fi network that is connected to the Internet, iPod touch

connects to the Internet automatically whenever you use Mail, Safari,

FaceTime, Game Center, Stocks, Maps, Weather, the iTunes Store, or

the App Store.

Apple ID

Your Apple ID is the account you use for just about everything you do

with Apple, including storing your content in iCloud, downloading apps

from the App Store, streaming Apple Music content, buying music,

movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store, and purchasing books

from the iBooks Store.

If you already have an Apple ID, use it when you first set up iPod touch,

and whenever you need to sign in to use an Apple service. If you don’t

already have an Apple ID, you can create one whenever you’re asked to

sign in. You only need one Apple ID for everything you do with Apple.

For more information, see .

iCloud

iCloud offers free mail, contacts, calendar, and other features that you

can set up simply by signing in to iCloud with your Apple ID, then

making sure that the features you want to use are turned on.

Set up iCloud. Go to Settings > iCloud. Create an Apple ID if needed, or

use your existing one.

iCloud stores your photos and videos, documents, music, calendars,

contacts, News favorites and saved stories, and more. Content stored in

iCloud is pushed wirelessly to your other iOS devices and computers

signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.

iCloud is available on devices with iOS 5 or later, on Mac computers

with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later, and on PCs with iCloud for Windows

4.0 (Windows 7 or Windows 8 is required). You can also sign in to

from any Mac or PC to access your iCloud information and

features like Photos, Find My iPhone, Mail, Calendar, Contacts, iWork

appleid.apple.com

iCloud.com

for iCloud, and more.

Note: iCloud may not be available in all areas, and iCloud features may

vary by area. For more information, go to .

iCloud features include:

Music, Movies, TV Shows, Apps, and Books: Automatically get

iTunes purchases on all your devices set up with iCloud, or

download previous iTunes music and TV show purchases for free,

anytime. With an iTunes Match subscription, all your music,

including music you imported from CDs or purchased somewhere

other than the iTunes Store, can also be stored in iCloud and played

on demand. With an Apple Music membership, any music you added

from Apple Music is accessible from iPod touch. See .

Download previous App Store and iBooks Store purchases to

iPod touch for free, anytime.

Photos: Use iCloud Photo Library to store all your photos and

videos in iCloud, and access them on any iOS 8.1 or later device,

Mac with OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later, and on when

using the same Apple ID. Use iCloud Photo Sharing to share photos

and videos with just the people you choose, and let them add photos,

videos, and comments. See and

.

Family Sharing: Up to six family members can share their purchases

from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store. Pay for family

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Apple Music

iCloud.com

iCloud Photo Library iCloud Photo

Sharing

purchases with the same credit card and approve kids’ spending

right from a parent’s device. Plus, share photos, a family calendar,

and more. See .

iCloud Drive: Safely store your presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs,

images, and other documents in iCloud, and access them from your

iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC. iCloud Drive is available on

any iOS 8 or later device and on any Mac with OS X Yosemite

v10.10.0 or later. If you’re using an earlier version of iOS, see

.

Mail, Contacts, Calendars: Keep your mail, contacts, calendars,

notes, and reminders up to date across all your devices. If you use

iCloud, don’t also use iTunes to sync your contacts, calendars, and

bookmarks to iPod touch.

Safari Tabs: See the tabs you have open on your other iOS devices

or Mac OS X computers. See .

News: Access your favorite News sources and topics as well as the

saved stories on all your iOS 9 devices set up with iCloud (not

available in all areas). See .

Backup: Back up iPod touch to iCloud automatically when

connected to power and Wi-Fi. iCloud data and backups sent over

the Internet are encrypted. See .

Find My iPod: Locate your missing iPod touch on a map, lock it

remotely, play a sound, display a message, or erase all the data on it.

Family Sharing

Set

up iCloud Drive

Browse the web

Get started with News

Back up iPod touch

Find My iPod also includes Activation Lock, which requires your

Apple ID and password to disable Find My iPod, erase iPod touch,

or re-activate your device. See .

Find My Friends: Share your location with friends and family. See

.

iCloud Keychain: Keep your passwords and credit card information

up to date across all your designated devices. See .

With iCloud, you get a free mail account and 5 GB of storage for your

mail, documents, photos, and backups. Your purchased music, apps, TV

shows, and books don’t count against your available space.

Upgrade your iCloud storage. Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage, then

tap Change Storage Plan. For information about upgrading your iCloud

storage, go to .

View and download previous or shared purchases.

iTunes Store purchases: Go to the iTunes Store, tap More, then tap

Purchased. You can also access your purchased songs and videos in

the Music and Videos apps. In Music, tap My Music. In Videos, tap

Movies, TV Shows, or Music Videos.

App Store purchases: Go to the App Store, tap Updates, then tap

Purchased.

iBooks Store purchases: Go to iBooks, then tap Purchased.

Find My iPod touch

Find My Friends

iCloud Keychain

iCloud Help

Turn on Automatic Downloads for music, apps, or books. Go to

Settings > iTunes & App Store.

For more information about iCloud, go to . For

support information, go to .

Set up other mail, contacts, and calendar
accounts

iPod touch works with Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most

popular Internet-based mail, contacts, and calendar service providers.

Set up an account. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add

Account.

You can add contacts using an LDAP or CardDAV account if your

company or organization supports it. See .

You can add calendars using a CalDAV calendar account, and you can

subscribe to iCalendar (.ics) calendars or import them from Mail. See

.

Manage content on your iOS devices

You can transfer information and files between your iOS devices and

computers, using iCloud or iTunes.

www.apple.com/icloud/

www.apple.com/support/icloud/

Add contacts

Use multiple calendars

iCloud stores your photos and videos, documents, music, calendars,

contacts, and more. It all gets pushed wirelessly to your other iOS

devices and computers, keeping everything up to date. See .

iTunes syncs music, videos, photos, and more between your

computer and iPod touch. Changes you make on one device are

copied to the other when you sync. You can also use iTunes to sync

files and documents. See .

You can use iCloud or iTunes, or both, depending on your needs. For

example, you can use iCloud to automatically keep your contacts and

calendars up to date on all your devices, and use iTunes to sync music

from your computer to iPod touch.

Important: To avoid duplicates, keep contacts, calendars, and notes in

sync using iCloud or iTunes, but not both.

You can also manually manage content from iTunes, in the device’s

Summary pane. This lets you add songs and videos, by choosing a song,

video, or playlist from your iTunes library and then dragging it to your

iPod touch in iTunes. This is useful if your iTunes library contains more

items than can fit on your device.

Note: If you use iTunes Match or have iCloud Music Library turned on,

you can manually manage only video.

Connect iPod touch to your computer

iCloud

Sync with iTunes

Connecting iPod touch to your computer lets you sync content from your

computer using iTunes. See .

To use iPod touch with your computer, you need:

An Internet connection for your computer (broadband is

recommended)

A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port and one of the following

operating systems:

OS X version 10.6.8 or later

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Home

or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later

Connect iPod touch to your computer. Use the Lightning to USB Cable

provided with iPod touch.

Sync with iTunes

Syncing with iTunes copies information from your computer to

iPod touch, and vice versa. You can sync by connecting iPod touch to

Sync with iTunes

your computer, or you can set up iTunes to sync wirelessly with Wi-Fi.

You can set iTunes to sync music, videos, apps, photos, and more. For

help syncing iPod touch, open iTunes on your computer, choose Help >

iTunes Help, then select Add items to iPod, iPhone, or iPad. iTunes is

available at .

Set up wireless syncing. Connect iPod touch to your computer. In

iTunes on your computer, select your iPod touch, click Summary, then

select Sync with this iPod over Wi-Fi.

If Wi-Fi syncing is turned on, iPod touch syncs when it’s connected to a

power source, both iPod touch and your computer are on and connected

to the same wireless network, and iTunes is open on your computer.

Ways to sync with iTunes on your computer

Connect iPod touch to your computer, select it in iTunes, then set

options in the different panes.

If iPod touch doesn’t appear in iTunes, make sure you’re using the

latest version of iTunes, check that the included Lightning to USB

cable is correctly connected, then try restarting your computer.

In the Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync

iPod touch when it’s attached to your computer. To temporarily

prevent syncing when you attach the device, hold down Command

and Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you see iPod touch

appear in the iTunes window.

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In the Summary pane, select “Encrypt iPod backup” if you want to

encrypt the information stored on your computer when iTunes

makes a backup. Encrypted backups are indicated by a lock icon ,

and a password is required to restore the backup. If you don’t select

this option, other passwords (such as those for mail accounts) aren’t

included in the backup, and you’ll have to reenter them if you use

the backup to restore iPod touch.

In the Info pane, click Advanced to select options that let you

replace the information on iPod touch with the information from

your computer during the next sync.

In the Music pane, you can sync your entire music library or just

selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres.

Note: If you turn on iCloud Music Library, you can’t use iTunes to

sync music to iPod touch.

In the Photos pane, you can sync photos and videos from a supported

app or folder on your computer.

If you use iCloud to store your contacts, calendars, and bookmarks,

don’t also sync them to iPod touch using iTunes.

If you turn on iCloud Photo Library, you can’t use iTunes to sync

photos and videos to iPod touch.

Date and time

The date and time are usually set for you based on your location—take a

look at the Lock screen to see if they’re correct.

Set whether iPod touch updates the date and time automatically. Go

to Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn Set Automatically on or

off. If you set iPod touch to update the time automatically, it gets the

correct time based on your Wi-Fi connection. In some cases, iPod touch

may not be able to automatically determine the local time.

Set the date and time manually. Go to Settings > General > Date &

Time, then turn off Set Automatically.

Set whether iPod touch shows 24-hour time or 12-hour time. Go to

Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn 24-Hour Time on or off.

(24-Hour Time may not be available in all areas.)

International settings

Go to Settings > General > Language & Region to set the following:

The language for iPod touch

The preferred language order for apps and websites

The region format

The calendar format

Advanced settings for dates, times, and numbers

To add a keyboard for another language, go to Settings > General >

Keyboard > Keyboards. For more information, see

.

Your iPod touch name

The name of your iPod touch is used by both iTunes and iCloud.

Change the name of your iPod touch. Go to Settings > General >

About > Name.

View this user guide on iPod touch

You can view the iPod touch User Guide on iPod touch in Safari, and in

the iBooks app.

View the user guide in Safari. Tap , then tap the iPod touch User

Guide bookmark. (If you don’t see a bookmark, go to

.)

Add an icon for the user guide to the Home screen: Tap , then tap

Add to Home Screen.

View the user guide in a different language: Tap Change Language

at the bottom of the home page.

View the user guide in iBooks. Open iBooks, then search for

“iPod touch user” in the iBooks Store.

Use international

keyboards

help.apple.com/ipod-touch

For more information about iBooks, see .

Tips for using iOS 9

The Tips app helps you get the most from iPod touch.

Get Tips. Open the Tips app (found inside the Extras folder). New tips

are added weekly.

Get notified when new tips arrive. Go to Settings > Notifications >

Tips.

Get books

Use apps

Start at home

Tap an app to open it.

Press the Home button anytime to return to the Home screen. Swipe left

or right to see other screens.

Basics

Switch between apps

You can easily switch between the apps you’re using.

View open apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal your open

apps. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it.

Close an app. If an app isn’t working properly, you can force it to quit.

Drag the app up from the app switcher display. Then try opening the app

again.

Search for apps. If you have lots of apps, you can use Search to find and

open them. Drag right from the Home screen to see the Search screen, or

drag the center of the Home screen down to see the search field. See

.

Look around

Drag a list up or down to see more. Swipe to scroll quickly; touch the

screen to stop it. Some lists have an index—tap a letter to jump ahead.

Search

Drag a photo, map, or webpage in any direction to see more.

To quickly jump to the top of a page, tap the status bar at the top of the

screen.

Get a closer look

Pinch open on a photo, webpage, or map for a close-up—then pinch

closed to zoom back out. In Photos, keep pinching to see the collection

or album the photo’s in.

Or double-tap a photo or webpage to zoom in, and double-tap again to

zoom out. In Maps, double-tap to zoom in and tap once with two fingers

to zoom out.

Change the screen orientation

Many apps give you a different view when you rotate iPod touch.

To lock the screen in portrait orientation, swipe up from the bottom edge

of the screen to open Control Center, then tap .

The portrait orientation lock icon appears in the status bar when the

screen orientation is locked.

App extensions

Some apps let you extend the functionality of your apps on iPod touch.

An app extension may appear as a sharing option, action option, a widget

in Notification Center, a file provider, or a custom keyboard. For

example, if you download Pinterest to iPod touch, Pinterest becomes

another option for sharing when you click .

App extensions can also help you edit a photo or video in your Photos

app. For example, you can download a photo-related app that lets you

apply filters to photos from your Photos app.

Install app extensions. Download the app from the App Store, then open

the app and follow the onscreen instructions.

Turn sharing or action options on or off. Tap , then tap More (drag

options to the left if necessary). Turn off third-party sharing or action

options (they are on by default).

Organize sharing and action options. Tap , then tap More (drag

options to the left if necessary). Touch and drag to rearrange your

options.

For more information about Notification Center widgets, see

. For more information about Sharing options, see

.

Proactive assistant

Based on how you use your iPod touch, proactive assistant gives you

suggestions for what you might want to do next. Proactive assistant

might help when you:

Listen to music: Plug in your headphones, and proactive assistant

recognizes that you might want to play an album you started earlier.

Your music is ready to play from the Lock screen—or swipe the

Music icon up from the lower left, and proactive assistant opens the

Music app after you unlock iPod touch.

Create email and events: When you start adding people to an email

or calendar event, proactive assistant suggests the people you

included in previous emails or events.

Leave for an event: If your calendar event includes a location,

proactive assistant assesses traffic conditions and notifies you when

Notification Center

Share from apps

to leave.

Turn off contact suggestions. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts,

Calendars, then turn off Contacts Found in Mail.

Turn off event suggestions. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars,

then turn off Events Found in Mail.

Continuity

About Continuity features

Continuity features connect iPod touch with your iPhone, iPad, and Mac

so they can work together as one. You can start an email or document on

iPod touch, for example, then pick up where you left off on your iPad or

Mac. Or let iPod touch use iPhone to make phone calls or send SMS or

MMS text messages.

Continuity features require iOS 8 or later, or OS X Yosemite or later,

and work with the following:

iPhone 5 and later

iPod touch (5th generation) and later

iPad (4th generation) and later

iPad Pro

iPad mini and later

Supported Mac computers

For more information, see .

Handoff

Pick up on one device where you left off on another. You can use

Handoff with Mail, Safari, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages,

Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, and even some third-party apps. For

Handoff to work, your devices must be signed in to iCloud using the

same Apple ID, and they must be within Bluetooth range of one another

(about 33 feet or 10 meters).

Switch devices. Swipe up from the bottom-left edge of the Lock screen

(where you see the app’s activity icon), or go to the multitasking screen,

then tap the app. On your Mac, open the app you were using on your iOS

device.

Disable Handoff on your devices. Go to Settings > General > Handoff

& Suggested Apps, then turn off Handoff.

Disable Handoff on your Mac. Go to System Preferences > General,

then turn off “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud

devices.”

Phone calls

Make and receive phone calls on your iPod touch, iPad, or Mac, as long

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as your iPhone and other devices are signed in to iCloud and FaceTime

with the same Apple ID and are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Turn on Wi-Fi calling on your iPod touch. Turn on Wi-Fi calling on

your iPhone first. Then, on your iPod touch, go to Settings > FaceTime

and turn FaceTime on. If you see it, follow the prompt to turn Wi-Fi

calling on.

Receive a call on your iPod touch. Swipe the notification to answer,

ignore, or respond with a quick message.

Make a phone call on your iPod touch. Tap a phone number in

Contacts, Calendar, FaceTime, Messages, Spotlight, or Safari.

Disable iPhone Cellular Calls. On your iPhone, go to Settings >

FaceTime, then turn off iPhone Cellular Calls.

Messages

If your iPhone (with iOS 8 or later) is signed into iMessage using the

same Apple ID as your iPod touch, you can also send and receive SMS

and MMS messages on your iPod touch. Charges may apply to the text

messaging service for your iPhone.

Instant Hotspot

You can use Instant Hotspot on your iPhone (with iOS 8 or later) or iPad

(cellular models with iOS 8 or later) to provide Internet access to your

other iOS devices and Mac computers that are signed into iCloud using

the same Apple ID. Instant Hotspot uses your iPhone or iPad Personal

Hotspot, without you having to enter a password or even turn on

Personal Hotspot.

Use Instant Hotspot. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi on your iPod touch, then

simply choose your iPhone or iPad network under Personal Hotspots. On

your Mac, choose your iPhone or iPad network from your Wi-Fi settings.

When you’re not using using the hotspot, your devices disconnect to

save battery life.

Note: This feature may not be available with all carriers. Additional fees

may apply. Contact your carrier for more information.

Wi-Fi Calling

Wi-Fi Calling lets you make and receive phone calls on your iPod touch,

iPad or Mac, as long as your iPhone and other devices are signed in to

iCloud and FaceTime with the same Apple ID. With iOS 8 or OS X

Yosemite, your iPhone needs to be on the same Wi-Fi network as your

other devices (available with some carriers, and cellular charges may

apply). With iOS 9 or OS X El Capitan, your iPhone may not need to be

on the Wi-Fi network or even turned on (available with some carriers,

and cellular charges may apply). You must set up your iPhone (iPhone

5c, iPhone 5s and later) first, and your iPod touch (5th generation and

later) after.

Turn on Wi-Fi Calling on your iPhone. Go to Settings > Phone > Wi-

Fi Calling, then turn Wi-Fi Calling on This Phone on.

Note: If you see Add Wi-Fi Calling For Other Devices, tap it to allow

calls from other devices that aren’t on the same Wi-Fi network as your

iPhone. Otherwise, you can still use your other devices to make phone

calls, but your iPhone must be turned on and on the same network as

your other devices.

Turn on Wi-Fi Calling on your iPod touch. Go to Settings > FaceTime,

then turn FaceTime on. If you see the prompt, turn Wi-Fi calling on.

Receive a call on your iPod touch. Swipe the notification to answer,

ignore, or respond with a quick message.

Make a call from your iPod touch. Tap a phone number in Contacts,

Calendar, FaceTime, Messages, Spotlight, or Safari.

Note: Emergency calls are routed through cellular service when

available. If cellular service is not available, and you have enabled Wi-

Fi Calling, emergency calls may be made over Wi-Fi calling, and your

device’s location information may be used for emergency calls to aid

response efforts, regardless of whether you enable Location Services.

For more information about Wi-Fi calls, see

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Customize iPod touch

Arrange your apps

Arrange apps. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until you

see the app icons jiggle, then drag apps around. Drag an app to the edge

of the screen to move it to a different Home screen, or to the Dock at the

bottom of the screen (remove another app first). Press the Home button

to save your arrangement.

Create a new Home screen. While arranging apps, drag an app to the

right edge of the last Home screen. The dots above the Dock show how

many Home screens you have, and which one you’re viewing.

You can also customize the Home screen using iTunes when iPod touch

is connected to your computer. In iTunes, select iPod touch, then click

Apps.

Start over. Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Reset Home

Screen Layout to return the Home screen and apps to their original

layout. Folders are removed and the original wallpaper is restored.

Organize with folders

Create a folder. While arranging apps, drag one app onto another. Tap

the name of the folder to rename it. Drag apps to add or remove them.

Press the Home button when you finish.

You can have multiple pages of apps in a folder.

Delete a folder. Drag out all the apps—the folder is deleted

automatically.

Change the wallpaper

Wallpaper settings let you set an image or photo as wallpaper for the

Lock screen or Home screen. You can choose from dynamic and still

images.

Change the wallpaper. Go to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New

Wallpaper.

When choosing an image for new wallpaper, the Perspective Zoom

button determines whether your selected wallpaper is zoomed. For

wallpaper you already set, go to the Wallpaper setting, then tap the

image of the Lock screen or Home screen to see the Perspective Zoom

button.

Note: The Perspective Zoom button doesn’t appear if Reduce Motion (in

Accessibility settings) is turned on. See .

Adjust the brightness

Dim the screen to extend battery life.

Reduce screen motion

Adjust the screen brightness. Go to Settings > Display & Brightness,

then drag the slider. You can also adjust the brightness in Control

Center.

Type text

Enter text

Tap a text field to see the onscreen keyboard, then tap letters to type. If

you touch the wrong key, you can slide your finger to the correct key.

The letter isn’t entered until you release your finger from the key.

Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to a letter.

Double-tap Shift for caps lock. To enter numbers, punctuation, or

symbols, tap the Number key or the Symbol key . If you

haven’t added any keyboards, tap to switch to the Emoji keyboard. If

you have multiple keyboards, tap to switch to the last one you used.

Continue tapping to access other enabled keyboards, or touch and hold

, then slide to choose a different keyboard. To quickly end a sentence

with a period and a space, just double-tap the space bar.

If you see a word underlined in red, tap it to see suggested corrections. If

the word you want doesn’t appear, type the correction.

As you write, the keyboard predicts your next word (not available in all

languages). Tap a word to choose it, or accept a highlighted prediction

by entering a space or punctuation. When you tap a suggested word, a

space appears after the word. If you enter a comma, period, or other

punctuation, the space is deleted. Reject a suggestion by tapping your

original word (shown as the predictive text option with quotation

marks).

Hide predictive text. Pull down the suggested words. Drag the bar up

when you want to see the suggestions again.

Turn off predictive text. Touch and hold or , then slide to

Predictive.

If you turn off predictive text, iPod touch may still try to suggest

corrections for misspelled words. Accept a correction by entering a

space or punctuation, or by tapping return. To reject a correction, tap the

“x.” If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPod touch stops

suggesting it.

Set options for typing or add keyboards. Go to Settings > General >

Keyboard.

You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to enter text. See

. To dictate instead of typing, see .

Edit text

Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then

drag to position the insertion point.

Use an

Apple Wireless Keyboard Dictate

Select text. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Or

double-tap a word to select it. Drag the grab points to select more or less

text. In read-only documents, such as webpages, touch and hold to select

a word.

You can cut, copy, or paste over selected text. With some apps, you can

also get bold, italic, or underlined text (tap B/I/U); get the definition of a

word; or have iPod touch suggest an alternative. Tap to see all the

options.

Undo the last edit. Shake iPod touch, then tap Undo.

Save keystrokes

A shortcut lets you enter a word or phrase by typing just a few

characters. For example, type “omw” to enter “On my way!” That one’s

already set up for you, but you can also add your own.

Create a shortcut. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Text

Replacement.

Have a word or phrase you use and don’t want it corrected? Create a

shortcut, but leave the Shortcut field blank.

Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other

devices. Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on iCloud Drive or

Documents & Data.

Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard

You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter

text on your iPod touch. The keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you

must first pair it with iPod touch.

Note: The Apple Wireless Keyboard may not support keyboard features

that are on your device. For example, it doesn’t anticipate your next

word or automatically correct misspelled words.

Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPod touch. Turn on the

keyboard, go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth, then tap the

keyboard when it appears in the Devices list.

Once it’s paired, the keyboard reconnects to iPod touch whenever it’s in

range—up to about 33 feet (10 meters). When it’s connected, the

onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear.

Save your batteries. Turn off Bluetooth and the wireless keyboard when

not in use. You can turn off Bluetooth in Control Center. To turn off

the keyboard, hold down the On/off switch until the green light goes off.

Unpair a wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to

the keyboard name, then tap Forget this Device.

See .

Add or change keyboards

You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or off; add

keyboards for writing in different languages; and change the layout of

your onscreen keyboard or Apple Wireless Keyboard.

Set typing features. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.

Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General >

Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard.

Bluetooth devices

Switch keyboards. If you haven’t added any keyboards, tap to switch

to the Emoji keyboard. If you have multiple keyboards, tap to switch

to the last one you used. Continue tapping to access other enabled

keyboards, or touch and hold , then slide to choose a different

keyboard.

For information about international keyboards, see

.

Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard >

Keyboards, select a keyboard, then choose a layout.

Dictate

If you like, you can dictate instead of typing on iPod touch. Make sure

Enable Dictation is turned on (in Settings > General > Keyboard) and

iPod touch is connected to the Internet.

Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and

features may vary.

Dictate text. Tap on the onscreen keyboard, then speak. Tap Done

when you finish.

Use international

keyboards

Add text. Tap again and continue dictating. To insert text, tap to place

the insertion point first. You can also replace selected text by dictating.

Add punctuation or format text. Say the punctuation or format. For

example, “Dear Mary comma the check is in the mail exclamation

mark” becomes “Dear Mary, the check is in the mail!” Punctuation and

formatting commands include:

quote … end quote

new paragraph

new line

cap—to capitalize the next word

caps on … caps off—to capitalize the first character of each word

all caps—to make the next word all uppercase

all caps on … all caps off—to make the enclosed words all

uppercase

no caps on … no caps off—to make the enclosed words all

lowercase

no space on … no space off—to run a series of words together

smiley—to insert :-)

frowny—to insert :-(

winky—to insert ;-)

Voice Control

Make FaceTime calls and control music playback with Voice Control, if

you have Siri turned off. (For information about using Siri to control

iPod touch by voice, see .)

Note: Voice Control and Voice Control settings aren’t available when

Siri is turned on.

Make requests

Use Voice Control. Turn Siri off in Settings > General > Siri. Then press

and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen appears and

you hear a beep.

For best results:

Speak clearly and naturally.

Say only Voice Control commands, names, and numbers. Pause

slightly between commands.

Use full names.

Change the language for Voice Control. By default, Voice Control

expects you to speak voice commands in the language that’s set for

iPod touch (in Settings > General > International > Language). To use

Voice Control in another language or dialect, go to Settings > General >

International > Voice Control.

Voice Control for the Music app is always on, but you can keep Voice

Control from dialing FaceTime calls when iPod touch is locked. Go to

Settings > Passcode, then turn off Voice Dial.

For specific commands, see . For more about

using Voice Control, including information about using Voice Control in

different languages, see .

Search

You can search iPod touch, the Internet, and apps for useful information,

including:

Sports scores and schedules

Weather forecasts

Stock prices

Quick conversions

Calculations

Places nearby

Media, including music, TV shows, movies, and web videos

Websites

Content in apps (for supporting apps)

Siri provides even more information before you start to type. Siri

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suggests:

Relevant people

Suggested apps

Places nearby

Items in the news

Search with iPod touch. Drag right from the Home screen to show

Search. Tap an item to get more information or tap the search field.

Results occur as you type; to hide the keyboard and see more results on

the screen, tap Search. Tap an item in the list to open it.

Choose what to search. Go to Settings > General > Search, then tap to

deselect apps or content.

Turn off Siri Suggestions. Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search.

Turn off Location Services for Spotlight Suggestions. Go to Settings >

Privacy > Location Services. Tap System Services, then turn off Safari

& Spotlight Suggestions.

Search in app. Many apps include a search field where you can type to

find something within the app. For example, in the Maps app, you can

search for a specific location.

Control Center

Control Center gives you instant access to the camera, calculator,

AirPlay, control and playback of currently playing audio, and other

handy features. You can also adjust the brightness, lock the screen in

portrait orientation, turn wireless services on or off, and turn on

AirDrop. See .

Open Control Center. Swipe up from the bottom edge of any screen

(even the Lock screen).

AirDrop

Open the currently playing audio app. Tap the song title.

Close Control Center. Swipe down, tap the top of the screen, or press

the Home button.

Turn off access to Control Center in apps or on the Lock screen. Go

to Settings > Control Center.

Alerts and Notification Center

Alerts

Alerts let you know about important events. Alerts can appear briefly at

the top of the screen, or remain in the center of the screen until you

acknowledge them.

Some apps may include a badge on their Home screen icon, to let you

know how many new items await—for example, the number of new

email messages. If there’s a problem—such as a message that couldn’t

be sent—an exclamation mark appears on the badge. On a folder, a

numbered badge indicates the total number of notifications for all the

apps inside.

Alerts can also appear on the Lock screen.

Respond to an alert without leaving your current app. Pull down on

the alert when it appears at the top of your screen.

Note: This feature works with text and email messages, calendar

invitations, and more.

Respond to an alert when iPod touch is locked. Swipe the alert from

right to left.

Silence your alerts. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb. You can also use

Siri to turn Do Not Disturb on or off. Say “Turn on Do Not Disturb” or

“Turn off Do Not Disturb.”

Set sounds. Go to Settings > Sounds.

Notification Center

Notification Center collects your notifications in one place, so you can

review them whenever you’re ready. View details about your day—such

as the weather forecast, appointments, birthdays, stock quotes, and even

a quick summary of what’s coming up tomorrow. Tap the Notifications

tab to review all your alerts.

Open Notification Center. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.

Set Today options. To choose what information appears, tap the Edit

key at the end of your information on the Today tab. Tap + or — to add

or remove information. To arrange the order of your information, touch

, then drag it to a new position.

Set notification options. Go to Settings > Notifications. Tap an app to

set its notification options. For example, choose to view a notification

from the Lock screen. You can also tap Edit to arrange the order of app

notifications. Touch , then drag it to a new position.

Choose whether to show Today and Notifications View on a locked

screen. Go to Settings > Passcode, then choose whether to allow access

when locked.

Close Notification Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button.

Sounds and silence

Sounds and silence

You can change or turn off the sounds iPod touch plays when you get a

FaceTime call, text, email, tweet, Facebook post, reminder, or other

event.

Set sound options. Go to Settings > Sounds for options such as alert

tones and ringtones, and ringer and alert volumes.

If you want to temporarily silence incoming FaceTime calls, alerts, and

sound effects, see .

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb is an easy way to silence iPod touch, whether you’re

going to dinner or to sleep. It keeps FaceTime calls and alerts from

making any sounds or lighting up the screen.

Turn on Do Not Disturb. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen

to open Control Center, then tap . When Do Not Disturb is on,

appears in the status bar.

Note: Alarms still sound, even when Do Not Disturb is on. To make sure

iPod touch stays silent, turn it off.

Configure Do Not Disturb. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.

You can schedule quiet hours, allow FaceTime calls from your Favorites

or groups of contacts, and allow repeated calls to ring through for those

Do Not Disturb

emergency situations. You can also set whether Do Not Disturb silences

iPod touch only when it’s locked, or even when it’s unlocked.

Sharing

Share from apps

In many apps, you can tap Share or to choose how to share your

information. The choices vary depending on the app you’re using.

Additional options may appear if you’ve downloaded apps with sharing

options. For more information, see .

Use Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Vimeo or other third-party apps with

sharing options. Sign in to your account in Settings. The third-party

sharing buttons take you to the appropriate setting if you’re not yet

signed in.

Customize the different ways you share, view, and organize your

information. Tap the More button, then touch and drag to move

items to new positions.

AirDrop

AirDrop lets you share your photos, videos, websites, locations, and

other items wirelessly with other nearby devices (iOS 7 or later). With

iOS 8 or later, you can share with Mac computers with OS X Yosemite

or later. AirDrop transfers information using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth—both

must be turned on. To use AirDrop, you need to be signed in to iCloud

App extensions

using your Apple ID. Transfers are encrypted for security.

Share an item using AirDrop. Tap , then tap the name of a nearby

AirDrop user.

Receive AirDrop items from others. Swipe up from the bottom edge of

the screen to open Control Center. Tap AirDrop, then choose to receive

items from Contacts Only or from Everyone. You can accept or decline

each request as it arrives.

Family Sharing

With Family Sharing, up to six family members can share their

iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases, a family calendar,

and family photos, all without sharing accounts.

One adult in your household—the family organizer—invites family

members to join the family group and agrees to pay for any

iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases those family

members initiate while part of the family group. Once set up, family

members get immediate access to each other’s music, movies, TV

shows, books, and eligible apps. In addition, family members can easily

share photos in a shared family album, add events to a family calendar,

share their location with other family members, and even help locate

another family member’s missing device.

Children under 13 can participate in Family Sharing, too. As a parent or

legal guardian, the family organizer can provide parental consent for a

child to have his or her own Apple ID, and create it on the child’s behalf.

Once the account is created, it’s added to the family group

automatically.

Family Sharing requires you to sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID.

You will also be asked to confirm the Apple ID you use for the

iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store. Family Sharing is available

on devices with iOS 8 or later, Mac computers with OS X Yosemite or

later, and PCs with iCloud for Windows 4.0. You can be part of only one

family group at a time.

Set up Family Sharing. Go to Settings > iCloud > Set Up Family

Sharing. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up Family Sharing as the

family organizer, then invite family members to join.

Create an Apple ID for a child. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family,

scroll to the bottom of the screen, then tap Create an Apple ID for a

child.

Accept an invitation to Family Sharing. Make sure you are signed in to

iCloud, and that you can accept a Family Sharing invitation from your

iOS device (iOS 8 or later required), Mac (OS X Yosemite or later

required), or PC (iCloud for Windows 4.0 required). Or, if the organizer

is nearby during the setup process, he or she can simply ask you to enter

the Apple ID and password you use for iCloud.

Access shared purchases. Open the iTunes Store, iBooks Store, or

App Store, tap Purchased, then choose a family member from the menu

that appears.

When a family member initiates a purchase, it is billed directly to the

family organizer’s account. Once purchased, the item is added to the

initiating family member’s account and is shared with the rest of the

family. If Family Sharing is ever disabled, each person keeps the items

they chose to purchase—even if they were paid for by the family

organizer.

Turn on Ask to Buy. The family organizer can require young family

members to request approval for purchases or free downloads. Go to

Settings > iCloud > Family, then tap the person’s name.

Note: Age restrictions for Ask to Buy vary by area. In the United States,

the family organizer can enable Ask to Buy for any family member

under age 18; for children under age 13, it’s enabled by default.

Hide your iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases. To

hide all your purchases from family members, tap Settings > iCloud >

Family > [your name], then turn off Share My Purchases. On your

computer, you can also hide specific purchases so they aren’t available

to other family members. See .

Share photos or videos with family members. When you set up Family

Sharing, a shared album called Family is automatically created in the

Photos app on all family members’ devices. To share a photo or video

with family members, open the Photos app, then view a photo or video

or select multiple photos or videos. Tap , tap iCloud Photo Sharing,

add comments, then share to your shared family album. See

.

Add an event to the family calendar. When you set up Family Sharing,

a shared calendar called Family is automatically created in the Calendar

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iCloud

Photo Sharing

app on all family members’ devices. To add a family event, open the

Calendar app, create an event, then choose to add the event to the family

calendar. See .

Set up a family reminder. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared

list is automatically created in the Reminders app on all family

members’ devices. To add a reminder to the family list, open the

Reminders app, tap the family list, then add a reminder to the list. See

.

Share your location with family members. Family members can share

their location by tapping Settings > iCloud > Share My Location (under

Advanced). To find a family member’s location, use the Find My

Friends app. Or use the Messages app (iOS 8 or later required). For more

information about using Messages to share or view locations, see

.

Keep track of your family’s devices. If family members have enabled

Share My Location in iCloud, you can help them locate missing devices.

Open the Find My iPhone app on your device or at iCloud.com. For more

information, see .

Leave Family Sharing. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, then tap

Leave Family Sharing. If you are the organizer, go to Settings > iCloud >

Family, tap your name, then tap Stop Family Sharing. For more

information, see .

Share iCloud calendars

Reminders at a glance

Share

photos, videos, your location, and more

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iCloud Drive

About iCloud Drive

iCloud Drive stores your documents—including your presentations,

spreadsheets, PDFs, and images—in iCloud so you can access them from

any of your devices set up with iCloud. It allows your apps to share

documents so you can work on the same file across multiple apps.

You can use iCloud Drive on devices with iOS 8 or later, Mac computers

with OS X Yosemite or later, PCs with iCloud for Windows 4.0, or on

iCloud.com. To access iCloud Drive, you must be signed in to iCloud

using your Apple ID. iCloud Drive works with Pages, Numbers,

Keynote, GarageBand, and some iCloud-enabled third-party apps.

Storage limits are subject to your iCloud storage plan.

Note: iCloud Drive is automatically turned on for new accounts and

users (iOS 8 or later).

Set up iCloud Drive

If you didn’t set up iCloud Drive when you installed iOS 9, you can set it

up in Settings > iCloud. iCloud Drive is an upgrade to Documents &

Data. When you upgrade to iCloud Drive, your documents are copied to

iCloud Drive and become available on your devices using iCloud Drive.

You won’t be able to access the documents stored in iCloud Drive on

your other devices until they are also upgraded to iOS 8 or later, or OS X

Yosemite or later. For more information about upgrading to iCloud

Drive, see .

Set up iCloud Drive. Go to Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive, then turn

on iCloud Drive and follow the onscreen instructions.

Show iCloud Drive on your Home screen. Go to Settings > iCloud >

iCloud Drive, then turn on Show on Home Screen.

Transfer files

There are several ways to transfer files between iPod touch and your

computer or other iOS devices.

Transfer files using iTunes. Connect iPod touch to your computer using

the included cable. In iTunes on your computer, select iPod touch, then

click Apps. Use the File Sharing section to transfer documents between

iPod touch and your computer. Apps that support file sharing appear in

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the File Sharing Apps list in iTunes. To delete a file, select it in the

Documents list, then press the Delete key.

You can also view files received as email attachments on iPod touch.

With some apps, you can transfer files using AirDrop. See .

AirPlay

Use AirPlay to stream music, photos, and video wirelessly to Apple TV

and other AirPlay-enabled devices. If you don’t see your AirPlay-

enabled devices when you tap , you may also need to make sure

everything is on the same Wi-Fi network.

Display the AirPlay controls. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the

screen to open Control Center, then tap .

Stream content. Tap , then choose the device you want to stream to.

Switch back to iPod touch. Tap , then choose iPod touch.

Mirror the iPod touch screen on a TV. Tap , choose an Apple TV,

then tap Mirroring. A blue bar appears at the top of the iPod touch screen

when AirPlay mirroring is turned on.

You can also connect iPod touch to a TV, projector, or other external

display using the appropriate Apple cable or adapter. See

.

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AirPrint

Use AirPrint to print wirelessly to an AirPrint-enabled printer from apps

such as Mail, Photos, and Safari. Many apps available on the App Store

also support AirPrint.

iPod touch and the printer must be on the same Wi-Fi network. For more

information about AirPrint, see .

Print a document. Tap or (depending on the app you’re using).

See the status of a print job. Double-click the Home button, then tap

Print Center. The badge on the icon shows how many documents are in

the queue.

Cancel a job. Select it in Print Center, then tap Cancel Printing.

Bluetooth devices

You can use Bluetooth devices with iPod touch, such as stereo

headphones or an Apple Wireless Keyboard. For supported Bluetooth

profiles, go to .

WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss and

avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous situations, see

.

Note: The use of certain accessories with iPod touch may affect wireless

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Important safety information

performance. Not all iPhone and iPad accessories are fully compatible

with iPod touch. Turning on Airplane Mode may eliminate audio

interference between iPod touch and an accessory. Reorienting or

relocating iPod touch and the connected accessory may improve wireless

performance.

Turn Bluetooth on or off. Go to Settings > Bluetooth. You can also turn

Bluetooth on or off in Control Center.

Connect to a Bluetooth device. Tap the device in the Devices list, then

follow the onscreen instructions to connect to it. See the documentation

that came with the device for information about Bluetooth pairing. For

information about using an Apple Wireless Keyboard, see

.

iPod touch must be within about 33 feet (10 meters) of the Bluetooth

device.

Return audio output to iPod touch. Turn off or unpair the device, turn

off Bluetooth in Settings > Bluetooth, or use AirPlay to switch audio

output to iPod touch. See . Audio output returns to iPod touch

whenever the Bluetooth device is out of range.

Unpair a device. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to the device,

then tap Forget this Device. If you don’t see the Devices list, make sure

Bluetooth is on.

Use an Apple

Wireless Keyboard

AirPlay

Restrictions

You can set restrictions for some apps, and for purchased content. For

example, parents can restrict explicit music from appearing in playlists,

or disallow changes to certain settings. Use restrictions to prevent the

use of certain apps, the installation of new apps, or changes to accounts

or the volume limit.

Turn on restrictions. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions, then tap

Enable Restrictions. You’ll be asked to define a restrictions passcode

that’s necessary to change the settings you make. This can be different

from the passcode for unlocking iPod touch.

Important: If you forget your restrictions passcode, you must restore

the iPod touch software. See .

Privacy

Privacy settings let you see and control which apps and system services

have access to Location Services, and to contacts, calendars, reminders,

and photos.

Location Services lets location-based apps such as Maps, Camera, and

Wallet gather and use data indicating your location. Your approximate

location is determined using available information from local Wi-Fi

networks (if you have Wi-Fi turned on). The location data collected by

Apple isn’t collected in a form that personally identifies you. When an

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app is using Location Services, appears in the status bar.

Turn Location Services on or off. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location

Services. You can turn it off for some or for all apps and services. If you

turn off Location Services, you’re prompted to turn it on again the next

time an app or service tries to use it.

Turn Location Services off for system services. Several system

services, such as location-based ads, use Location Services. To see their

status, turn them on or off, or show in the menu bar when these

services use your location, go to Settings > Privacy > Location

Services > System Services.

Turn off access to private information. Go to Settings > Privacy. You

can see which apps and features have requested and been granted access

to the following information:

Contacts

Calendars

Reminders

Photos

Bluetooth Sharing

Microphone

Camera

Health

HomeKit

Twitter

Facebook

You can turn off each app’s access to each category of information.

Review the terms and privacy policy for each third-party app to

understand how it uses the data it’s requesting. For more information,

see .

Security

Use a passcode with data protection

For better security, you can set a passcode that must be entered each

time you turn on or wake up iPod touch.

Set a passcode. Go to Settings > Passcode, then set a 6-digit passcode.

Setting a passcode turns on data protection, using your passcode as a key

to encrypt Mail messages and attachments stored on iPod touch, using

256-bit AES encryption. (Other apps may also use data protection.)

Increase security. Turn off Simple Passcode and use a longer passcode.

To enter a passcode that’s a combination of numbers and letters, you use

the keyboard. If you prefer to unlock iPod touch using the numeric

keypad, set up a longer passcode using numbers only.

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Allow access to features when iPod touch is locked. Go to Settings >

Passcode. Optional features include:

Today (see )

Notifications View (see )

Siri (if enabled; see )

Wallet (see )

Reply with Message (see )

Allow access to Control Center when iPod touch is locked. Go to

Settings > Control Center. See .

Erase data after ten failed passcode attempts. Go to Settings >

Passcode, then tap Erase Data. After ten failed passcode attempts, all

settings are reset, and all your information and media are erased by

removing the encryption key to the data.

If you forget your passcode, you must restore the iPod touch software.

See .

Use two-factor authentication for security

Two-factor authentication is an extra layer of security for your Apple ID

designed to ensure all the photos, documents, and other important data

you store with Apple can be accessed only by you, and only with your

devices. It’s built in to iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan.

Notification Center

Notification Center

Siri settings

Wallet at a glance

Make and answer calls

Control Center

Restore iPod touch

Not yet available to all users, two-factor authentication will be rolled out

gradually. If two-factor authentication is available for your Apple ID,

you can turn it on when you set up iPod touch with iOS 9, or you can go

to Settings > iCloud, tap your account at the top of the screen, then tap

Password & Security. For more information see

.

Once enrolled, when you enter your Apple ID and password for the first

time on a new device, you’re asked to verify your identity with a six-

digit verification code. This code is displayed automatically on your

other devices or sent to a phone number you trust. Just enter the code to

sign in and access your information on your new device.

You won’t be prompted for a verification code again on that device

unless you sign out completely, erase your device, or need to change

your password for security reasons.

For more information on two-factor authentication, see

.

iCloud Keychain

iCloud Keychain keeps your Safari website user names and passwords,

credit card information, and Wi-Fi network information up to date.

iCloud Keychain works on all your approved devices (iOS 7 or later) and

Mac computers (OS X Mavericks or later).

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iCloud Keychain works with Safari Password Generator and AutoFill.

When you’re setting up a new account, Safari Password Generator

suggests unique, hard-to-guess passwords. You can use AutoFill to have

iPod touch enter your user name and password info, making login easy.

See .

Note: Some websites do not support AutoFill.

iCloud Keychain is secured with 256-bit AES encryption during storage

and transmission, and cannot be read by Apple.

Set up iCloud Keychain. Go to Settings > iCloud > Keychain. Turn on

iCloud Keychain, then follow the onscreen instructions. If you set up

iCloud Keychain on other devices, you need to approve the use of

iCloud Keychain from one of those devices, or use your iCloud Security

Code.

Important: If you forget your security code, you have to start over and

set up your iCloud Keychain again.

Set up AutoFill. Go to Settings > Safari > Passwords & AutoFill. Make

sure Names and Passwords, and Credit Cards, are turned on (they’re on

by default). To add credit card info, tap Saved Credit Cards.

The security code for your credit card is not saved—you have to enter

that manually.

To automatically fill in names, passwords, or credit card info on sites

Fill in forms

that support it, tap a text field, then tap AutoFill.

To protect your personal information, set a passcode if you turn on

iCloud Keychain and AutoFill.

Limit Ad Tracking

Restrict or reset Ad Tracking. Go to Settings > Privacy > Advertising.

Turn on Limit Ad Tracking to prevent apps from accessing your

iPod touch advertising identifier. For more information, tap About

Advertising & Privacy.

Find My iPod touch

If you misplace your iPod touch, Find My iPhone can help you locate it

and protect your data. Use the Find My iPhone app on another iPhone,

iPad, iPod touch, or Mac or the web app at to

locate your iPod touch on a map, lock it remotely, play a sound, display

a message, or erase all its data.

Note: For more information about Find My iPhone, please refer to the

Help in the app.

Turn on Find My iPod touch. Go to Settings > iCloud > Find My

iPod touch.

Important: To use these features, Find My iPod touch must be turned

on before your iPod touch is lost. iPod touch must be able to connect to

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the Internet for you to locate and secure the device. iPod touch sends its

last location prior to the battery running out when Send Last Location in

Settings is turned on.

Use Find My iPhone. Open the Find My iPhone app on an iOS device,

or go to on your computer. Sign in, then select

your device.

Play Sound: Play a sound at full volume for two minutes, even if the

ringer is set to silent.

Lost Mode: Immediately lock your missing iPod touch with a

passcode and display a custom message on the screen with a contact

number. Find My iPhone also tracks and reports its location, so you

can see where it’s been.

Erase iPod touch: Protect your privacy by erasing all the

information and media on your iPod touch and restoring it to its

original factory settings.

Note: Before selling or giving away your iPod touch, you should erase it

completely to remove all your personal data, and turn off Find My

iPod touch to ensure the next owner can activate and use the device

normally. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and

Settings. See .

Find My Friends

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Sell or give away iPod touch

The Find My Friends app is a great way to share your location with

people who are important to you. Friends and family members who share

their locations with you appear on a map, so you can quickly see where

they are. You can set notifications for friends and family members to

alert you when they leave from or arrive at various locations.

Note: For more information about Find My Friends, please refer to the

Help in the app.

Turn on Share My Location. Go to Settings > iCloud > Share My

Location.

Share your location with a friend. Open Find My Friends on

iPod touch, then tap Add. Tap a contact’s name, or type a name in the To

field, then tap Done. Choose the length of time you want to share your

location.

Share your location using AirDrop. Tap Add, then select a friend who

appears in AirDrop. Select how long you want to share your location.

Set a notification. Select a friend, then tap Notify Me. Choose whether

you want to be notified when a friend leaves from or arrives at a

location. Choose the friend’s current location, or tap Other to create a

new location for the notification.

Charge and monitor the battery

iPod touch has an internal, lithium-ion rechargeable battery. For more

information about the battery—including tips for maximizing battery

life—see .

WARNING: For important safety information about the battery and

charging iPod touch, see .

Charge the battery. Connect iPod touch to your computer using the

included cable. You can sync iPod touch with iTunes at the same time. It

may take longer to charge, however, if you sync or use iPod touch while

it is charging.

Unless your keyboard has a high-power USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, you must

connect iPod touch to a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on your computer.

Important: The iPod touch battery may drain instead of charge if

iPod touch is connected to a computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or

standby mode.

Charge the battery using a power adapter. Connect iPod touch to a

power outlet using the included cable and a USB power adapter

(available separately).

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Important safety information

Note: Connecting iPod touch to a power outlet can start an iCloud

backup or wireless iTunes syncing. See and

.

The battery icon in the upper-right corner shows the battery level or

charging status.

Important: If iPod touch is very low on power, it may display an image

of a nearly depleted battery, indicating that iPod touch needs to charge

for up to ten minutes before you can use it. If iPod touch is extremely

low on power, the display may be blank for up to two minutes before one

of the low-battery images appears.

Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may

eventually need to be replaced. The iPod touch battery isn’t user

replaceable; it should be replaced by Apple or an authorized service

provider. See .

Travel with iPod touch

Back up iPod touch Sync

with iTunes

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Travel with iPod touch

Some airlines let you keep your iPod touch turned on if you switch to

Airplane Mode. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are disabled so you can’t make or

receive FaceTime calls or use features that require wireless

communication, but you can listen to music, play games, watch videos,

or use other apps that don’t require Internet access. If the airline allows

it, you can turn Wi-Fi or Bluetooth back on to enable those services,

even while in Airplane Mode.

Turn on Airplane Mode. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen

to open Control Center, then tap . You can also turn Airplane Mode on

or off in Settings. When Airplane Mode is on, appears in the status

bar at the top of the screen.

You can also turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off in Control Center.

Make requests

Siri lets you speak to iPod touch to send messages, schedule meetings,

make FaceTime calls, and much more. Siri understands natural speech,

so you don’t have to learn special commands or keywords. Ask Siri

anything, from “set the timer for 3 minutes” to “what movies are

showing tonight?” Open apps, and turn features like Airplane Mode,

Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb, and VoiceOver on or off. Siri is great for

keeping you updated with the latest sports info, helping you decide on a

restaurant, and searching the iTunes Store or App Store.

Note: To use Siri, iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. See

.

Summon Siri. Press and hold the Home button, then make your request.

Control when Siri listens. Instead of letting Siri notice when you stop

talking, you can continue to hold down the Home button while you

speak, and release it when you finish.

Hey Siri. With iPod touch connected to a power source, you can use Siri

without even pressing the Home button. Just say “Hey Siri,” then make

your request. To turn Hey Siri on or off, go to Settings > General > Siri >

Allow “Hey Siri”.

Siri

Connect to the Internet

If you’re using a headset, you can use the center or call button in place

of the Home button.

For hints, ask Siri “what can you do,” or tap .

Depending on your request, the onscreen response from Siri often

includes information or images that you can tap for additional detail, or

to perform some other action like searching the web or opening a related

app.

Change the voice gender for Siri. Go to Settings > General > Siri (may

not be available in all areas).

Adjust the volume for Siri. Use the volume buttons while you’re

interacting with Siri.

Siri and apps

Siri works with many of the apps on iPod touch, including FaceTime,

Messages, Maps, Clock, Calendar, and more. For example, you can say

things like:

“FaceTime Mom”

“Do I have any new texts from Rick?”

“I’m running low on gas”

“Set an alarm for 8 a.m.”

“Cancel all my meetings on Friday”

More examples of how you can use Siri with apps appear throughout this

guide.

Tell Siri about yourself

If you tell Siri about yourself—including things like your home and

work addresses, and your relationships—you can get personalized

service like, “remind me to call my wife” or “get directions to home.”

Tell Siri who you are. Fill out your info card in Contacts, then go to

Settings > General > Siri > My Info and tap your name.

To let Siri know about a relationship, say something like “Emily Parker

is my wife.”

Note: Siri uses Location Services when your requests require knowing

your location. See .

Make corrections

If Siri doesn’t get something right, you can tap to edit your request.

Or tap again, then clarify your request verbally.

Want to cancel that last command? Say “cancel,” tap the Siri icon, or

press the Home button.

Siri settings

To set options for Siri, go to Settings > General > Siri. Options include:

Turning Siri on or off

Turning Allow “Hey Siri” on or off

Language

Voice gender (may not be available in all areas)

Voice feedback

My Info card

Privacy

Prevent access to Siri when iPod touch is locked. Go to Settings >

Passcode. You can also disable Siri by turning on restrictions. See

.Restrictions

iMessage service

With the Messages app and the built-in iMessage feature, you can send

text messages over Wi-Fi to others using iOS 5 or later, or OS X

Mountain Lion or later. Messages can include photos, videos, and other

info. You can see when people are typing, and let them know when

you’ve read their messages. If you’re signed in to iMessage using the

same Apple ID on other iOS devices or a Mac (OS X Mavericks or

later), you can start a conversation on one device and continue it on

another. For security, messages you send with iMessage are encrypted

before they’re sent.

With Continuity (iOS 8 or later), you can also send and receive SMS and

MMS messages on your iPod touch, relayed through your iPhone. Both

your iPod touch and iPhone must be signed in to iMessage using the

same Apple ID. Charges may apply to the text messaging service for

your iPhone. See .

Sign in to iMessage. Go to Settings > Messages, then turn on iMessage.

WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that

could lead to dangerous situations, see .

Note: Cellular data charges or additional fees may apply for iPhone and

Messages

About Continuity features

Important safety information

iPad users you exchange messages with over their cellular data network.

Send and receive messages

Start a conversation. Tap , then enter a phone number or email

address, or tap , then choose a contact. You can also start a

conversation by tapping a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, or

Safari, or from a recent contact in the multitasking screen.

Note: An alert appears if a message can’t be sent. Tap the alert in a

conversation to try sending the message again.

Ask Siri. Say something like:

“Send a message to Emily saying how about tomorrow”

“Read my messages”

“Read my last message from Bob”

“Reply that’s great news”

Resume a conversation. Tap the conversation in the Messages list.

Use picture characters. When you type a message, tap or to

change to the Emoji keyboard. See .

Tap to Talk. Touch and hold to record a message, then swipe up to

send it immediately. Lift your finger, then tap to listen to your

message before you send it, or tap to delete it.

To save space, Tap to Talk audio messages that you receive are deleted

automatically two minutes after you listen to them, unless you tap Keep.

To keep them automatically, go to Settings > Messages > Expire (under

Audio Messages), then tap Never.

Special input methods

See what time a message was sent or received. Drag any bubble to the

left.

See a person’s contact info. In a conversation, tap Details, then tap .

Tap the info items to perform actions, such as making a FaceTime call.

Send messages to a group. Tap , then enter multiple recipients.

Give a group a name. While viewing the conversation, tap Details, drag

down, then enter the name in the Subject line.

Add someone to a group. While viewing the conversation, tap Details,

then tap Add Contact. The person you add doesn’t see messages sent

within the group prior to you adding him or her.

Leave a group. Tap Details, then tap Leave this Conversation.

Keep it quiet. Tap Details, then turn on Do Not Disturb to mute

notifications for the conversation.

Block unwanted messages. On a contact card, tap Block this Caller.

You can see someone’s contact card while viewing a message by tapping

Details, then tapping . You can also block callers in

Settings > Messages > Blocked. You will not receive FaceTime calls or

text messages from blocked callers. For more information about

blocking calls, see .

Filter unknown senders. Go to Settings > Messages, then turn on Filter

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Unknown Senders. This turns off notifications for iMessages from

people who are not in your contacts and sorts them into a separate

Messages list. When you view a message from an unknown sender, tap

Report Junk (below the message) to delete it and send it to Apple.

Manage conversations

Conversations are saved in the Messages list. A blue dot indicates

unread messages. Tap a conversation to view or continue it.

View the Messages list. From a conversation, tap Messages or swipe to

the right.

Forward a message or attachment. Touch and hold a message or

attachment, tap More, select additional items if desired, then tap .

Delete a message or attachment. Touch and hold a message or

attachment, tap More, select additional items if desired, then tap .

Delete a conversation. In the Messages list, swipe the conversation to

the left, then tap Delete.

Search conversations. In the Messages list, tap the top of the screen to

display the search field, then enter the text you’re looking for. You can

also search conversations from the Home screen. See .

Share photos, videos, your location, and
more

You can send photos, videos, locations, contact info, and voice memos.

The size limit of attachments is determined by your service provider—

iPod touch may compress photo and video attachments when necessary.

Search

Quickly take and send a photo or video. Touch and hold . Then

slide to or to take a photo or video. Tap to preview your video.

To save space, Video Messages that you receive are deleted

automatically two minutes after you view them, unless you tap Keep. To

keep them automatically, go to Settings > Messages > Expire (under

Video Messages), then tap Never.

Send photos and videos from your Photos library. Tap . Recent

shots are right there; tap Photo Library for older ones. Select the items

you want to send.

View attachments. While viewing a conversation, tap Details.

Attachments are shown in reverse chronological order at the bottom of

the screen. Tap an attachment to see it in full screen. In full-screen

mode, tap to view the attachments as a list.

Send your current location. Tap Details, then tap Send My Current

Location to send a map that shows where you are.

Share your location. Tap Details, then tap Share My Location and

specify the length of time. The person you’re texting can see your

location by tapping Details. To turn Share My Location on or off, or to

select the device that determines your location, go to

Settings > iCloud > Share My Location (under Advanced).

Send items from another app. In the other app, tap Share or , then tap

Message.

Share, save, or print an attachment. Tap the attachment, then tap .

Copy a photo or video. Touch and hold the attachment, then tap Copy.

Messages settings

Go to Settings > Messages, where you can:

Turn iMessage on or off

Notify others when you’ve read their messages

Specify phone numbers, Apple IDs, and email addresses to use with

Messages

Show the Subject field

Block unwanted messages

Set how long to keep messages

Filter unknown senders

Manage the expiration of audio messages and video messages

created within Messages (audio or video attachments created outside

of Messages are kept until you delete them manually)

Manage notifications for messages. See .

Set the alert sound for incoming text messages. See

.

Do Not Disturb

Sounds and

silence

Write messages

WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that

could lead to dangerous situations, see .

Add attachments. Double-tap, tap Add Attachment, then select files

from iCloud Drive.

Mail

Important safety information

Insert a photo or video. Double-tap, then tap Insert Photo or Video.

Also see .

Quote some text when you reply. Tap the insertion point, then select

the text you want to include. Tap , then tap Reply. You can turn off

the indentation of the quoted text in Settings > Mail, Contacts,

Calendars > Increase Quote Level.

Send a message from a different account. Tap the From field to choose

an account.

Change a recipient from Cc to Bcc. After you enter recipients, you can

drag them from one field to another or change their order.

Mark addresses outside certain domains. When you’re addressing a

message to a recipient that’s not in your organization’s domain, Mail

can color the recipient’s name red to alert you. Go to Settings > Mail,

Contacts, Calendars > Mark Addresses and define the domains that you

don’t want marked. You can enter multiple domains separated by

commas, such as “apple.com, example.org.”

Ask Siri. Say something like:

“New email to Jonah Schmidt”

“Email Simon and say I got the forms, thanks”

Preview your messages

Edit text

See a longer preview. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars >

Preview. You can show up to five lines.

Is this message for me? Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars,

then turn on Show To/Cc Label. If the label says Cc instead of To, you

were just copied. You can also use the To/Cc mailbox, which gathers all

mail addressed to you. To show it, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes

list.

Finish a message later

Look at another message while you’re writing one. Swipe down on the

title bar of a message you’re writing. When you’re ready to return to

your message, tap its title at the bottom of the screen. If you have more

than one message waiting to be finished, tap the bottom of the screen to

see them all.

Save a draft for later. If you’re writing a message and want to finish it

later, tap Cancel, then tap Save Draft. To get it back, touch and hold

Compose.

With OS X Yosemite or later, you can also hand off unfinished messages

with your Mac. See .

See important messages

Get notified of replies to a message or thread. Tap , then tap Notify

Me. While you’re writing a message, you can also tap in the Subject

field. To change how notifications appear, go to Settings >

Notifications > Mail > Thread Notifications.

Gather important messages. Add important people to your VIP list, so

all their messages appear in the VIP mailbox. Tap the sender’s name in a

About Continuity features

message, then tap Add to VIP. To change how notifications appear, go to

Settings > Notifications > Mail > VIP.

Flag a message so you can find it later. Tap while reading the

message. To change the appearance of the flagged message indicator, go

to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Flag Style. To see the Flagged

mailbox, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list, then tap Flagged.

Search for a message. Scroll to or tap the top of the message list to

reveal the search field. Searching looks at the address fields, the subject,

and the message body. To search multiple accounts at once, search from

a smart mailbox, such as All Sent.

Search by timeframe. Scroll to or tap the top of the message list to

reveal the search field, then type something like “February meeting” to

find all messages from February with the word “meeting.”

Search by message state. To find all flagged, unread messages from

people in your VIP list, type “flag unread vip.” You can also search for

other message attributes, such as “attachment.”

Junk, be gone! Tap while you’re reading a message, then tap Move to

Junk to file it in the Junk folder. If you accidentally move a message,

shake iPod touch immediately to undo.

Use Siri. Say, for example, “Any new mail from Natalia today?”

Make a favorite mailbox. Favorite mailboxes appear at the top of the

Mailboxes list so you can access them easily. To designate a mailbox as

a favorite, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list. Tap Add Mailbox,

then select the mailboxes to add.

Show draft messages from all of your accounts. While viewing the

Mailboxes list, tap Edit, tap Add Mailbox, then turn on the All Drafts

mailbox.

Ask Siri. Say something like: “Any new mail from Natalia today?”

Attachments

Save a photo or video to Photos. Touch and hold the photo or video

until a menu appears, then tap Save Image.

Mark up attachments. You can use Markup to annotate an image or

PDF attachment. Touch and hold the attachment, then tap Markup (if it’s

an attachment you’re sending) or “Markup and Reply” if it’s an

attachment you’ve received.

Open an attachment with another app. Touch and hold the attachment

until a menu appears, then tap the app you want to use to open the

attachment. Some attachments automatically show a banner with buttons

you can use to open other apps.

See messages with attachments. The Attachments mailbox shows

messages with attachments from all accounts. To add it, tap Edit while

viewing the Mailboxes list.

Add an attachment.See .

Work with multiple messages

Delete, move, or mark multiple messages. While viewing a list of

messages, tap Edit. Select some messages, then choose an action. If you

make a mistake, shake iPod touch immediately to undo.

Write messages

Manage a message with a swipe. While viewing a list of messages,

swipe a message to the left to reveal a menu of actions. Swipe all the

way to the left to select the first action. You can also swipe a message to

the right to reveal another action. Choose the actions you want to appear

in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Swipe Options.

Organize your mail with mailboxes. Tap Edit in the mailboxes list to

create a new one, or rename or delete one. (Some built-in mailboxes

can’t be changed.) There are several smart mailboxes, such as Unread,

that show messages from all your accounts. Tap the ones you want to

use.

Recover a deleted message. Go to the account’s Trash mailbox, open

the message, then tap and move the message. Or, if you just deleted

it, shake iPod touch to undo. To see deleted messages across all your

accounts, add the Trash mailbox. To add it, tap Edit in the mailboxes list

and select it from the list.

Archive instead of delete. Instead of deleting messages, you can archive

them so they’re still around, in the Archive mailbox. To turn this option

on, select Archive Mailbox in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars >

[account name] > Account > Advanced. To delete a message instead of

archiving it, touch and hold , then tap Delete.

Stash your trash. You can set how long deleted messages stay in the

Trash mailbox. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > account

name > Account > Advanced.