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iPod touch
User Guide
For iOS 6 Software
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Contents
7 Chapter 1: iPod touch at a Glance
7 iPod touch overview
8 Accessories
9 Buttons
11 Status icons
12 Chapter 2: Getting Started
12 What you need
12 Setting up iPod touch
13 Connecting iPod touch to your computer
13 Connecting to the Internet
13 Setting up mail and other accounts
13 Apple ID
14 Managing content on your iOS devices
14 iCloud
15 Syncing with iTunes
16 Viewing this user guide on iPod touch
17 Chapter 3: Basics
17 Using apps
20 Customizing the Home screen
22 Typing
25 Dictation
26 Voice Control
27 Searching
28 Notications
29 Sharing
30 Connecting iPod touch to a TV or other device
31 Printing with AirPrint
31 Bluetooth devices
32 File sharing
32 Security features
33 Battery
35 Chapter 4: Siri
35 What is Siri?
36 Using Siri
38 Restaurants
39 Movies
39 Sports
39 Dictation
40 Correcting Siri
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41 Chapter 5: Music
41 Getting music
41 Playing music
43 Cover Flow
43 Podcasts and audiobooks
44 Playlists
44 Genius
45 Siri and Voice Control
45 iTunes Match
46 Home Sharing
46 Music settings
47 Chapter 6: Videos
49 Chapter 7: Messages
49 Sending and receiving messages
50 Managing conversations
50 Sending photos, videos, and more
51 Messages settings
52 Chapter 8: FaceTime
54 Chapter 9: Camera
54 At a glance
55 HDR photos
55 Viewing, sharing, and printing
56 Editing photos and trimming videos
57 Chapter 10: Photos
57 Viewing photos and videos
58 Organizing photos and videos
58 Photo Stream
60 Sharing photos and videos
60 Printing photos
61 Chapter 11: Game Center
61 At a glance
62 Playing with friends
62 Game Center settings
63 Chapter 12: Mail
63 Reading mail
64 Sending mail
65 Organizing mail
65 Printing messages and attachments
66 Mail accounts and settings
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67 Chapter 13: Passbook
69 Chapter 14: Reminders
70 Chapter 15: Safari
73 Chapter 16: Newsstand
74 Chapter 17: Calendar
74 At a glance
75 Working with multiple calendars
76 Sharing iCloud calendars
76 Calendar settings
77 Chapter 18: Stocks
79 Chapter 19: Maps
79 Finding locations
80 Getting directions
81 3D and Flyover
81 Maps settings
82 Chapter 20: Weather
84 Chapter 21: Notes
86 Chapter 22: Clock
87 Chapter 23: Calculator
88 Chapter 24: Voice Memos
88 At a glance
89 Sharing voice memos with your computer
90 Chapter 25: iTunes Store
90 At a glance
91 Changing the browse buttons
92 Chapter 26: App Store
92 At a glance
93 Deleting apps
94 Chapter 27: Settings
94 Airplane mode
94 Wi-Fi
95 VPN
95 Bluetooth
96 Do Not Disturb and Notications
97 General
100 Sounds
101 Brightness & Wallpaper
101 Privacy
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102 Chapter 28: Contacts
102 At a glance
103 Adding contacts
104 Contacts settings
105 Chapter 29: Nike + iPod
107 Chapter 30: iBooks
107 At a glance
108 Reading books
109 Organizing the bookshelf
109 Syncing books and PDFs
110 Printing or emailing a PDF
110 iBooks settings
111 Chapter 31: Podcasts
113 Chapter 32: Accessibility
113 Accessibility features
113 VoiceOver
122 Siri
122 Triple-click Home
122 Zoom
122 Large Text
123 Invert Colors
123 Speak Selection
123 Speak Auto-text
123 Mono Audio
123 Assignable tones
123 Guided Access
124 AssistiveTouch
125 Accessibility in OS X
125 Minimum font size for mail messages
125 Widescreen keyboards
125 Voice Control
125 Closed captioning
126 Appendix A: International Keyboards
126 Using international keyboards
127 Special input methods
128 Appendix B: Safety, Handling, & Support
128 Important safety information
130 Important handling information
131 iPod touch Support
131 Restarting and resetting iPod touch
131 “Wrong Passcode” or “iPod touch is disabled” appears
131 “This accessory is not supported by iPod touch” appears
132 Can’t view email attachments
132 Backing up iPod touch
134 Updating and restoring iPod touch software
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134 Learning more, service, and support
135 Disposal and recycling information
136 Apple and the environment
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iPod touch at a Glance
Microphone
Sleep/Wake
button
Sleep/Wake
Volume
buttons
Headphones
port
Speaker
Lightning
connector
FaceTime
camera
Home
button
iSight
camera
LED flash
Touchscreen
App icons
Status bar
iPod touch
loop
Microphone
Microphone
Sleep/Wake
button
Sleep/Wake
Volume
buttons
(on side)
Headphones
port
Speaker
Dock
connector
Front
camera
Home
button
Main camera
Touchscreen
App icons
Status bar
iPod touch overview
iPod touch 5th generation
1
button
FaceTime
camera
Volume
buttons
Touchscreen
Home
button
Headphones
port
iPod touch 4th generation
button
Front
camera
Microphone
iSight
camera
LED flash
Status bar
App icons
iPod touch
loop
Lightning
connector
Speaker
Main camera
Volume
buttons
(on side)
Touchscreen
Home
button
Speaker
Status bar
App icons
Dock
connector
Headphones
port
Note: Your apps and features may vary based on your location, language, and model of
iPod touch.
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Accessories
The following accessories are included with iPod touch:
Apple EarPods: Use the Apple EarPods (iPod touch 5th generation, shown above) or Apple
Earphones (iPod touch 4th generation) to listen to music, videos, FaceTime calls, Siri, audiobooks,
podcasts, and games.
Connecting cable: Use the Lightning to USB Cable (iPod touch 5th generation, shown above)
or Dock Connector to USB Cable (iPod touch 4th generation) to connect iPod touch to your
computer to sync and charge, or to the USB power adapter (sold separately) to charge. The cable
can also be used with the optional dock (sold separately).
iPod touch loop: Attach for an easy and secure way to carry iPod touch. Press the button on the
back of iPod touch to pop it up, slip the loop tab over the button, then pull the loop to snap it
into place (iPod touch 5th generation).
WARNING: For important information about using the iPod touch loop, see Important safety
information on page 128.
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Buttons
Sleep/Wake
button
Sleep/Wake button
When you’re not using iPod touch, you can lock it to turn o the display and save the battery.
When iPod touch is locked, nothing happens if you touch the screen. You can still listen to music
and adjust the volume using the buttons on the side of iPod touch.
Lock iPod touch: Press the Sleep/Wake button.
Sleep/Wake
button
Unlock iPod touch: Press the Sleep/Wake button or the Home button , then drag the slider.
Open Camera when iPod touch is locked: Press the Sleep/Wake button or the Home button ,
then drag up.
Access the audio controls when iPod touch is locked: Double-click the Home button .
Turn o iPod touch: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears, then
drag the slider.
Turn on iPod touch: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
iPod touch locks if you don’t touch the screen for a minute or two.
Change the auto-lock time: Go to Settings > General > Auto-Lock.
Require a passcode to unlock iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock.
Home button
The Home button takes you to the Home screen, no matter what you’re doing. It also provides
other shortcuts. On the Home screen, tap any app to open it. See Opening and switching
between apps on page 17.
Go to the Home screen: Press the Home button .
See recently used apps: With iPod touch unlocked, double-click the Home button . When the
apps appear at the bottom of the screen, ick left or right to see more.
See the audio playback controls:
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When iPod touch is locked: Double-click the Home button . See Playing music on page 41.
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When you’re using another app: Double-click the Home button , then ick to the left end of
the multitasking bar that appears at the bottom of the screen.
Use Siri (iPod touch 5th generation) or Voice Control: Press and hold the Home button . See
Chapter 4, Siri, on page 35 and Voice Control on page 26.
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Volume buttons
Volume
up
Volume
down
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 eects.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Appendix B, Safety,
Handling, & Support, on page 12 8 .
Volume
up
Volume
down
Lock the ringer and alerts volume: Go to Settings > Sounds and turn o “Change with Buttons.”
Limit the volume of music and videos: Go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit.
Note: In some countries, iPod touch may indicate when you’re setting the volume above the
European Union hearing safety guidelines. To increase the volume beyond this level, you may
need to briey release the volume control.
You can use the Do Not Disturb setting to silence FaceTime calls, alerts, and notications.
Set iPod touch to Do Not Disturb: Go to Settings and turn on Do Not Disturb. Do Not Disturb
keeps FaceTime calls, alerts, and notications from making any sounds or lighting up the screen
when the screen is locked. Alarms still sound, however, and if the screen is unlocked, Do Not
Disturb has no eect.
To schedule quiet hours, allow specic people to call, or allow repeated FaceTime calls
to ring through, go to Settings > Notications > Do Not Disturb. See Do Not Disturb and
Notications on page 96.
You can also use either volume button to take a picture or record a video. See
Chapter 9, Camera, on page 54.
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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* Shows that iPod touch is connected to the Internet over a Wi-Fi
network. The more bars, the stronger the connection. See Wi-Fi on
page 94.
Network activity Shows network activity. Some third-party apps may also use this
icon to indicate an active process.
Syncing Shows that iPod touch is syncing with iTunes.
Airplane mode Shows that airplane mode is on—you cannot access the Internet
or use Bluetooth® devices. Non-wireless features are available. See
Airplane mode
Do Not Disturb Shows that “Do Not Disturb” is turned on. See Do Not Disturb and
Notications
VPN Shows that you are connected to a network using VPN. See VPN on
page 97.
Lock Shows that iPod touch is locked. See Sleep/Wake button on page 9.
Play Shows that a song, audiobook, or podcast is playing. See Playing
music
on page 41.
Portrait
orientation lock
Alarm Shows that an alarm is set. See Chapter 22, Clock, on page 86.
Location Services Shows that an app is using Location Services. See Privacy on
Bluetooth* Blue or white icon: Bluetooth is on and paired with a device, such as
Bluetooth battery Shows the battery level of a paired Bluetooth device.
Battery Shows battery level or charging status. See Battery on page 33.
Shows that the iPod touch screen is locked in portrait orientation.
See Portrait and landscape orientation on page 19.
page 101.
a headset.
Gray icon: Bluetooth is on and paired with a device, but the device is
out of range or turned o.
No icon: Bluetooth is turned o or not paired. See Bluetooth
devices
on page 94.
on page 96.
on page 31.
* Accessories and wireless performance: The use of certain accessories with iPod touch may
aect wireless performance. Not all iPod accessories are fully compatible with iPod touch. Turning
on airplane mode on iPod touch may eliminate audio interference between iPod touch and an
accessory. While airplane mode is on, you cannot make or receive FaceTime calls or use features
that require wireless communication. Reorienting or relocating iPod touch and the connected
accessory may improve wireless performance.
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Getting Started
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WARNING: To avoid injury, read Important safety information on page 12 8 before using
iPod touch.
What you need
To use iPod touch, you need:
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An Apple ID (for some features, including iCloud, the App Store, and the iTunes Store). You can
create an Apple ID during setup.
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A Wi-Fi Internet connection
To use iPod touch with your computer, you need:
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An Internet connection for your computer (broadband is recommended)
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A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port and one of the following operating systems:
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Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later
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Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
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iTunes 10.7 or later (for some features), available at www.itunes.com/download
Setting up iPod touch
To set up and activate iPod touch, turn on iPod touch and follow the Setup Assistant. The Setup
Assistant steps you through the setup process, including connecting to a Wi-Fi network, signing
in with or creating a free Apple ID, setting up iCloud, and turning on recommended features
such as Location Services and Find My iPod. You can also restore from an iCloud or iTunes backup
during setup.
Activation can be done over a Wi-Fi network. If you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi network, you can
connect iPod touch to your computer and nish activation using iTunes.
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Connecting iPod touch to your computer
If you don’t have Wi-Fi access, you might need to connect iPod touch to your computer to
complete setup. You can also connect iPod touch to your computer to sync music, videos, and
other information with iTunes. You can also sync content with your computer wirelessly. See
iCloud on page 14 and Syncing with iTunes on page 15.
Connect iPod touch to your computer: Use the included Lightning to USB Cable (iPod touch
5th generation) or Dock Connector to USB Cable (earlier iPod touch models).
Connecting to the Internet
iPod touch connects to the Internet via 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 App Store, or the iTunes Store. For
information about connecting to a Wi-Fi network, see Wi-Fi on page 94.
Setting up mail and other accounts
iPod touch works with iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most popular Internet-based
mail, contacts, and calendar service providers. If you don’t already have a mail account, you can
set up a free iCloud account when you set up iPod touch, or any time in Settings > iCloud. See
iCloud on page 14.
Set up an iCloud account: Go to Settings > iCloud.
Set up some other account: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
You can add contacts using an LDAP or CardDAV account if your company or organization
supports it. See Adding contacts on page 103 .
You can add calendars using a CalDAV calendar account, and you can subscribe to iCalendar (.ics)
calendars or import them from Mail. See Working with multiple calendars on page 75.
Apple ID
An Apple ID is the user name for a free account that lets you access Apple services, such as the
iTunes Store, the App Store, and iCloud. You need only one Apple ID for everything you do with
Apple. There may be charges for services and products that you use, purchase, or rent.
If you have an Apple ID, use it when you rst 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.
Create an Apple ID: Go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores and tap Sign In. (If you’re already
signed in and want to create another Apple ID, rst tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.)
For more information, see support.apple.com/kb/he37.
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Managing content on your iOS devices
You can transfer information and les between your iOS devices and computers using iCloud
or iTunes.
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iCloud stores your photos, apps, contacts, calendars, and more, and wirelessly pushes them to
your devices, keeping everything up to date. See iCloud on page 14 .
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iTunes syncs music, video, photos, and more between your computer and iPod touch. You can
connect iPod touch to your computer using USB, or set it up to sync wirelessly using Wi-Fi.
Changes you make on one device are copied to the other when you sync. You can also use
iTunes to copy a le to iPod touch for use with an app, or to copy a document you’ve created
on iPod touch to your computer. See Syncing with iTunes on page 15.
You can use iCloud, iTunes, or both, depending on your needs. For example, you can use
Photo Stream to automatically put photos you take with iPod touch on all of your devices,
and use iTunes to sync photo albums from your computer to iPod touch.
Important: Don’t sync items in the Info pane of iTunes (such as contacts, calendars, and notes)
if you use iCloud to keep that information up to date on your devices. Otherwise, you might see
duplicate items.
iCloud
iCloud is a service that stores your content, including music, photos, contacts, calendars, and
supported documents. Content stored in iCloud is wirelessly pushed to your other iOS devices
and computers set up with the same iCloud account.
iCloud is available on an iOS device with iOS 5 or later, on a Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.2 or
later, and on a PC with the iCloud Control Panel for Windows (Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or
Windows 7 required).
Note: iCloud is not available in all areas, and iCloud features may vary by area. For more
information, go to www.apple.com/icloud.
iCloud features include:
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iTunes in the Cloud—Download your previous iTunes music and TV show purchases to
iPod touch for free, anytime.
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Apps and Books—Download your previous App Store and iBookstore purchases to iPod touch
for free, any time.
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Photo Stream—Photos you take on one device appear on all your other devices. See Photo
Stream on page 58.
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Documents in the Cloud—For iCloud-enabled apps, keep documents and app data up to date
across all your devices.
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Mail, Contacts, Calendars—Keep your mail contacts, calendars, notes, and reminders up to date
across all your devices.
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Backup—Back up iPod touch automatically when connected to power and Wi-Fi. See Backing
up iPod touch on page 132 .
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Find My iPod—Locate your iPod touch on a map, display a message, play a sound, lock the
screen, or remotely wipe the data. See Find My iPod on page 33.
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Find My Friends—Share your location with people who are important to you. Download the
free app from the App Store.
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iTunes Match—With an iTunes Match subscription, all your music, including music you’ve
imported from CDs or purchased somewhere other than iTunes, appears on all of your devices
and can be downloaded and played on demand. See iTunes Match on page 45.
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iCloud Tabs—See the webpages you have open on your other iOS devices or computers with
OS X Mountain Lion or later installed. See Chapter 15, Safari, on page 70.
With iCloud, you get a free mail account and 5 GB of storage for your mail, documents, and
backups. Your purchased music, apps, TV shows, and books don’t count against your free space.
Sign in or create an iCloud account, and set iCloud options: Go to Settings > iCloud.
Purchase additional iCloud storage: Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup, then tap
Manage Storage. For information about purchasing iCloud storage, go to help.apple.com/icloud.
View and download previous purchase:
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iTunes Store purchases: Go to iTunes, tap More, then tap Purchased.
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App Store purchases: Go to App Store, tap Updates, then tap Purchased.
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iBookstore purchases: Go to iBooks, tap Store, then tap Purchased.
Turn on Automatic Downloads for music, apps, or books: Go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores.
For more information about iCloud, go to www.apple.com/icloud. For support, go to
www.apple.com/support/icloud.
Syncing with iTunes
Syncing with iTunes copies information from your computer to iPod touch, and vice versa.
You can sync by connecting iPod touch to your computer with the Lightning to USB Cable
(iPod touch 5th generation) or Dock Connector to USB Cable (earlier iPod touch models), or
you can set up iTunes to sync wirelessly with Wi-Fi. You can set iTunes to sync photos, videos,
podcasts, apps, and more. For information about syncing iPod touch, open iTunes on your
computer, then select iTunes Help from the Help menu.
Set up wireless iTunes syncing: In iTunes on the computer, select your iPod touch (under
Devices), click Summary, then turn on “Sync over Wi-Fi connection.”
When Wi-Fi syncing is turned on, iPod touch syncs when it’s connected to a power source, both
iPod touch and your computer are connected to the same wireless network, and iTunes is open
on the computer. For more information, see iTunes Wi-Fi Sync on page 98.
Tips for syncing with iTunes
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If you use iCloud to store your contacts, calendars, and bookmarks, don’t also sync them to
iPod touch using iTunes.
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Purchases you make from the iTunes Store or the App Store on iPod touch are synced
back to your iTunes library. You can also purchase or download content and apps from the
iTunes Store on your computer, and then sync them to iPod touch.
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In the device’s Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync iPod touch when it’s
attached to your computer. To temporarily override this setting, hold down Command and
Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you see iPod touch appear in the sidebar.
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In the device’s 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 will have to be reentered if you use the backup to restore iPod touch.
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In the device’s Info pane, when you sync mail accounts, only the settings are transferred from
your computer to iPod touch. Changes you make to a mail account on iPod touch don’t aect
the account on your computer.
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In the device’s 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.
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If you listen to part of a podcast or audiobook, your place in the story is included if you sync
the content with iTunes. If you started listening to the story on iPod touch, you can pick up
where you left o using iTunes on your computer—or vice versa.
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In the device’s Photo pane, you can sync photos and videos from a folder on your computer.
Viewing this user guide on iPod touch
You can view the iPod touch User Guide on iPod touch in Safari, and in the free iBooks app.
View the user guide in Safari: Tap , then tap the iPod touch User Guide bookmark.
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Add an icon for the user guide to the Home screen: Tap , then tap “Add to Home Screen.”
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View the user guide in a dierent language: Tap “Change Language” at the bottom of the screen
on the main contents page.
View the user guide in iBooks: If you haven’t installed iBooks, open App Store, then search for
and install “iBooks.” Then you can open iBooks, tap Store, and download the free guide (search
for “iPod touch User”).
For more information about iBooks, see Chapter 30, iBooks, on page 107.
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Basics
Swipe left or right to switch
to another Home screen.
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Using apps
You interact with iPod touch using your ngers to tap, double-tap, swipe, and pinch objects on
the touchscreen.
Opening and switching between apps
To go to the Home screen, press the Home button .
Open an app: Tap it.
To return to the Home screen, press the Home button again.
See another Home screen: Swipe left or right.
Swipe left or right to switch
to another Home screen.
Go to the rst Home screen: Press the Home button .
View recently used apps: Double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking bar.
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Tap an app to use it again. Swipe left to see more apps.
Recently used apps
Recently used apps
If you have a lot of apps, you might want to use Spotlight to nd and open them. See
Searching on page 27.
Scrolling
Drag up or down to scroll. On some screens, such as webpages, you can also scroll side to side.
Dragging your nger to scroll won’t choose or activate anything on the screen.
Flick to scroll quickly.
You can wait for the scrolling to come to a stop, or touch anywhere on the screen to stop
it immediately.
To quickly go to the top of a page, tap the status bar at the top of the screen.
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Lists
Drag your finger along
the index to scroll
quickly. Tap a letter to
jump to a section.
Depending on the list, choosing an item can do dierent things—for example, it may open
another list, play a song, open an email, or show someone’s contact information.
Choose an item in a list: Tap it.
Some lists have an index along the side to help you navigate quickly.
Drag your finger along
the index to scroll
quickly. Tap a letter to
jump to a section.
Return to a previous list: Tap the back button in the upper-left corner.
Zooming in or out
Depending on the app, you may be able to zoom in to enlarge, or zoom out to reduce the image
on the screen. When viewing photos, webpages, mail, or maps, for example, pinch two ngers
together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in. For photos and webpages, you can
also double-tap (tap twice quickly) to zoom in, then double-tap again to zoom out. For maps,
double-tap to zoom in and tap once with two ngers to zoom out.
Zoom is also an accessibility feature that lets you magnify the screen with any app you’re using,
to help you see what’s on the display. See Zoom on page 122.
Portrait and landscape orientation
You can view many iPod touch apps in either portrait or landscape orientation. Rotate iPod touch
and the display rotates too, adjusting to t the new orientation.
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Lock the screen in portrait orientation: Double-click the Home button , swipe the
multitasking bar from left to right, then tap .
The orientation lock icon appears in the status bar when the screen orientation is locked.
Adjusting brightness
You can manually adjust the brightness of the screen. On iPod touch 4th generation, you can
turn on Auto-Brightness to have iPod touch use the built-in ambient light sensor to automatically
adjust the brightness.
Adjust the screen brightness: Go to Settings > Brightness & Wallpaper, then drag the slider.
Turn Auto-Brightness on or o: (iPod touch 4th generation only) Go to Settings > Brightness &
Wallpaper.
See Brightness & Wallpaper on page 101.
Customizing the Home screen
You can customize the layout of your apps on the Home screen, organize them in folders, and
change the wallpaper.
Rearranging apps
Customize your Home screen by rearranging apps, moving apps to the Dock along the bottom
of the screen, and creating additional Home screens.
Rearrange apps: Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until it jiggles, then move apps
around by dragging them. 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
rightmost screen, until a new screen appears.
You can create up to 11 Home screens. The dots above the Dock show the number of screens
you have, and which screen you’re viewing.
Swipe left or right to switch between screens. To go to the rst Home screen, press the
Home button .
Move an app to another screen: While it’s jiggling, drag an app to the side of the screen.
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Customize the Home screen using iTunes: Connect iPod touch to your computer. In iTunes on
your computer, select iPod touch, then click the Apps button to see the image of the iPod touch
Home screen.
Reset the Home screen to its original layout: In Settings, go to General > Reset, then tap Reset
Home Screen Layout. Resetting the Home screen removes any folders you’ve created and applies
the default wallpaper to your Home screen.
Organizing with folders
You can use folders to organize the apps on your Home screens. Rearrange folders—just as you
do apps—by dragging them around your Home screens or to the Dock.
Create a folder: Touch and hold an app until the Home screen icons begin to jiggle, then drag
an app onto another.
iPod touch creates a new folder that includes the two apps, and names the folder based on the
type of apps. To enter a dierent name, tap the name eld.
Open a folder: Tap the folder. To close a folder, tap outside the folder, or press the Home button .
Organize with folders: While arranging apps (the icons are jiggling):
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Add an app to a folder: Drag the app onto the folder.
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Remove an app from a folder: Open the folder if necessary, then drag the app out.
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Delete a folder: Move all apps out of the folder. The folder is automatically deleted.
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Rename a folder: Tap to open the folder, then tap the name and enter a new one.
When you nish, press the Home button .
Changing the wallpaper
You can customize both the Lock screen and the Home screen by choosing an image or photo
to use as wallpaper. Choose one of the supplied images, or a photo from your Camera Roll or
another album on iPod touch.
Change the wallpaper: Go to Settings > Brightness & Wallpaper.
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Typing
To type an alternate character,
touch and hold a key, then slide
to choose one of the options.
The onscreen keyboard lets you type when you need to enter text.
Entering text
Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, such as contact information, mail, and web addresses.
Depending on the app and the language you’re using, the keyboard may correct misspellings,
predict what you’re typing, and even learn as you use it.
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to type. See Apple Wireless Keyboard on page 24.
To use dictation instead of typing, see Dictation on page 25.
Enter text: Tap a text eld to bring up the keyboard, then tap keys on the keyboard.
As you type, each letter appears above your thumb or nger. If you touch the wrong key, you
can slide your nger to the correct key. The letter isn’t entered until you release your nger from
the key.
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Type uppercase: Tap the Shift key before tapping a letter. Or touch and hold the Shift key,
then slide to a letter.
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Quickly type a period and space: Double-tap the space bar.
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Turn on caps lock: Double-tap the Shift key . To turn caps lock o, tap the Shift key.
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Enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols: Tap the Number key . To see additional punctuation
and symbols, tap the Symbol key .
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Enter accented letters or other alternate characters: Touch and hold a key, then slide to choose
one of the options.
To type an alternate character,
touch and hold a key, then slide
to choose one of the options.
Set options for typing: Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
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Editing text
Suggested word
If you need to edit text, an onscreen magnifying glass lets you position the insertion point where
you need it. You can select text, and cut, copy, and paste text. In some apps, you can also cut,
copy, and paste photos and videos.
Position the insertion point: Touch and hold to bring up the magnifying glass, then drag to
position the insertion point.
Select text: Tap the insertion point to display the selection buttons. Tap Select to select the
adjacent word, or tap Select All to select all text.
You can also 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.
Cut or copy text: Select text, then tap Cut or Copy.
Paste text: Tap the insertion point, then tap Paste to insert the last text that you cut or copied.
To replace text, select it before tapping Paste.
Undo the last edit: Shake iPod touch, then tap Undo.
Make text bold, italic, or underlined: Select text, tap , then tap B/I/U (not always available).
Get the denition of a word: Select the word, then tap Dene (not always available).
Get alternative words: Select a word, then tap Suggest (not always available).
Auto-correction and spell checking
For many languages, iPod touch uses the active dictionary to correct misspellings or
make suggestions as you type. When iPod touch suggests a word, you can accept the
suggestion without interrupting your typing. For a list of supported languages, see
www.apple.com/ipodtouch/specs.html.
Suggested word
Accept the suggestion: Type a space, punctuation mark, or return character.
Reject a suggestion: Tap the “x” next to the suggestion.
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Each time you reject a suggestion for the same word, iPod touch becomes more likely to accept
the word.
iPod touch also underlines words you type that might be misspelled.
Replace a misspelled word: Tap the underlined word, then tap the correct spelling. If the word
you want doesn’t appear, just retype it.
Turn auto-correction or spell checking on or o: Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Shortcuts and your personal dictionary
Shortcuts lets you type just a few characters in place of a longer word or phrase. The expanded
text appears whenever you type the shortcut. For example, the shortcut “omw” is expanded to
“On my way!”
Create a shortcut: Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Add New Shortcut.
Prevent iPod touch from trying to correct a word or phrase: Create a shortcut, but leave the
Shortcut eld blank.
Edit a shortcut: Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap the shortcut.
Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other iOS devices: Go to
Settings > iCloud and turn on “Documents & Data.”
Keyboard layouts
You can use Settings to set the layouts for the onscreen keyboard or for an Apple Wireless
Keyboard that you use with iPod touch. The available layouts depend on the keyboard language.
See Apple Wireless Keyboard below and Appendix A, International Keyboards, on page 126 .
Select keyboard layouts: Go to Settings > General > International > Keyboards, select a
language, then choose the layouts.
Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) for typing on iPod touch. The
Apple Wireless Keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must rst pair it with iPod touch. See
Pairing Bluetooth devices on page 31.
Once the keyboard is paired, it connects whenever the keyboard is within range of iPod touch—
up to about 33 feet (10 meters). When a wireless keyboard is connected, the onscreen keyboard
doesn’t appear when you tap a text eld. To save the battery, turn o the keyboard when not in use.
Switch the language when using a wireless keyboard: Press Command–Space bar to display a
list of available languages. Press the Space bar again while holding down the Command key to
choose a dierent language.
Turn o a wireless keyboard: Hold down the power button on the keyboard until the green
light goes o.
iPod touch disconnects the keyboard when the keyboard is turned o or out of range.
Unpair a wireless keyboard: Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to the keyboard name,
then tap “Forget this Device.”
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Dictation
Tap to begin dictation.
These appear while Siri
composes the text from
your dictation.
On iPod touch 5th generation, you can dictate text instead of typing. To use dictation, Siri must
be turned on and iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. You can include punctuation
and give commands to format your text.
Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary.
Turn on dictation: Go to Settings > General > Siri, then turn on Siri.
Dictate text: From the onscreen keyboard, tap , then speak. When you nish, tap Done.
These appear while Siri
composes the text from
your dictation.
Tap to begin dictation.
To add text, tap again and continuing dictating. To insert text, tap to place the insertion point
rst. You can also replace selected text by dictating.
Add punctuation or format text: Say the punctuation or formatting command.
For example, “Dear Mary comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” results in “Dear Mary,
the check is in the mail!”
Punctuation and formatting commands include:
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quote … end quote
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new paragraph
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cap—to capitalize the next word
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caps on … caps o—to capitalize the rst character of each word
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all caps—to make the next word all uppercase
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all caps on … all caps o—to make the enclosed words all uppercase
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no caps on … no caps o—to make the enclosed words all lowercase
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no space on … no space o—to run a series of words together
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smiley—to insert :-)
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frowny—to insert :-(
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winky—to insert ;-)
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Voice Control
Voice Control lets you control music playback using voice commands. To use Voice Control,
you need the Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic, or some other compatible accessory with
a microphone.
Note: Voice Control may not be available in all languages.
Use Voice Control: Press and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen appears
and you hear a beep.
For best results:
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Speak clearly and naturally.
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Pause slightly between commands.
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Say only iPod touch commands and names.
For a list of available commands, see Siri and Voice Control on page 45.
Voice Control normally expects you to speak voice commands in the language that’s set for
iPod touch (in Settings > General > International > Language). Voice Control settings let you
change the language for speaking voice commands. Some languages are available in dierent
dialects or accents.
Change the language or country: Go to Settings > General > International > Voice Control, then
tap the language or country.
For more about using Voice Control, including information about using Voice Control in dierent
languages, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT3597.
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Searching
You can search many of the apps on iPod touch, as well as Wikipedia and the web. Search an
individual app, or search all the apps at once using Spotlight. Spotlight also searches the names
of apps on iPod touch—if you have a lot of apps, you might want to use Spotlight to locate and
open them.
Search an individual app: Enter text in the search eld.
Search iPod touch using Spotlight: Swipe right from your rst Home screen, or press the
Home button from any Home screen. Enter text in the search eld.
Search results appear as you type. To dismiss the keyboard and see more results, tap Search. Tap
an item in the list to open it. The icons let you know which apps the results are from.
iPod touch may display a top hit for you, based on previous searches.
Spotlight searches the following:
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Contacts—All content
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Apps—Titles
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Music—Names of songs, artists, and albums, and the titles of podcasts and videos
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Podcasts—Titles
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Videos—Titles
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Audiobooks—Titles
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Notes—Text of notes
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Calendar (Events)—Event titles, invitees, locations, and notes
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Mail—To, From, and Subject elds of all accounts (the text of messages isn’t searched)
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Reminders—Titles
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Messages—Names and text of messages
Search the web or Wikipedia from Spotlight: Scroll to the bottom of the search results, then tap
Search Web or Search Wikipedia.
Open an app from Search: Enter all or part of the app name, then tap the app.
Choose which items are searched, and the order they’re searched: Go to Settings > General >
Spotlight Search.
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Notications
To help make sure you don’t miss important events, many iPod touch apps can provide alerts.
An alert can appear briey as a banner at the top of the screen, which goes away if you don’t
respond to it, or as a notice in the center of the screen that remains until you acknowledge it.
Some apps can also display badges on their icons on the Home screen, to let you know how
many new items await—for example, how many new email messages you have. If there’s a
problem—such as a message that couldn’t be sent—an exclamation mark appears on the
badge. A numbered badge on a folder shows the total number of alerts for all the apps in
the folder.
Alerts can also appear on the Lock screen.
Respond to an alert when iPod touch is locked: Swipe the alert from left to right.
Notication Center displays all your alerts in one place. So if you weren’t able to respond when
you rst received an alert, you can respond to them in Notication Center when you’re ready.
Alerts can include:
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Missed FaceTime calls
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New email
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New text messages
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Reminders
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Calendar events
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Friend requests (Game Center)
You can also get the local weather, and display your personal stock ticker. If you’ve signed
in to your Twitter and Facebook accounts, you can tweet and post to those accounts from
Notication Center.
View Notication Center: Swipe down from the top of the screen. Scroll the list to see
additional alerts.
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Respond to an alert: Tap it.
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Remove an alert: Tap , then tap Clear.
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Manage alerts for your apps: Go to Settings > Notications. See Do Not Disturb and
Notications on page 96.
Choose alert sounds, adjust the alert volume, or turn vibrate on or o: Go to Settings > Sounds.
Sharing
iPod touch gives you lots of ways to share with other people.
Sharing within apps
In many apps, tapping displays options for sharing, as well as other actions such as printing or
copying. The options vary depending on the app you’re using.
Facebook
Sign in to your Facebook account (or create a new account) in Settings to enable posting directly
from many of the apps on iPod touch.
Sign in to or create a Facebook account: Go to Settings > Facebook.
Post from Notication Center: Tap “Tap to Post.”
Post using Siri: Say “Post to Facebook ….”
Post an item from an app: In most apps, tap . In Maps, tap , tap Share Location, then
tap Facebook.
Set options for Facebook: Go to Settings > Facebook to:
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Update Contacts on iPod touch with Facebook names and photos
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Allow App Store, Calendar, Contacts, or iTunes to use your account
Install the Facebook app: Go to Settings > Facebook, then tap Install.
Twitter
Sign in to your Twitter account (or create a new account) in Settings to enable Tweets with
attachments from many of the apps on iPod touch.
Sign in to or create a Twitter account: Go to Settings > Twitter.
Tweet from Notication Center: Tap “ Tap to Tweet.”
Tweet using Siri: Say “Tweet ….”
Tweet an item from an app: View the item, tap , then tap Twitter. If isn’t showing, tap the
screen. To include your location, tap Add Location.
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When you’re composing a Tweet, the number in the lower-right corner of the Tweet screen
shows the number of characters remaining that you can enter. Attachments use some of a
Tweet’s 140 characters.
Add Twitter user names and photos to your contacts: Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap
Update Contacts.
Set options for Twitter: Go to Settings > Twitter.
Install the Twitter app: Go to Settings > Twitter, then tap Install.
To learn how to use the Twitter app, open the app, tap Me, then tap Help.
Connecting iPod touch to a TV or other device
You can use AirPlay with Apple TV to stream content to an HDTV, or connect iPod touch to your
TV using cables.
AirPlay
With AirPlay, you can stream music, photos, and video wirelessly to Apple TV and other
AirPlay-enabled devices. The AirPlay controls appear when an AirPlay-enabled device is available
on the same Wi-Fi network that iPod touch is connected to. You can also mirror the contents
of your iPod touch screen on a TV.
Stream content to an AirPlay-enabled device: Tap , then choose the device.
Access the AirPlay and volume controls while using any app: When the screen is on,
double-click the Home button and scroll to the left end of the multitasking bar.
Switch playback back to iPod touch: Tap , then choose iPod touch.
Mirror the iPod touch screen on a TV (iPod touch 5th generation): Tap at the left end of
the multitasking bar, 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. Everything on the iPod touch screen
appears on the TV.
Connecting iPod touch to a TV using a cable
Apple cables and adapters (available separately) may be used to connect iPod touch to a TV,
projector, or other external display. For more information, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4108.
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Printing with AirPrint
AirPrint lets you print wirelessly to AirPrint-enabled printers from the following iOS apps:
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Mail—email messages and attachments that can be viewed in Quick Look
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Photos and Camera—photos
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Safari—webpages, PDFs, and other attachments that can be viewed in Quick Look
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iBooks—PDFs
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Maps—the portion of the map showing on the screen
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Notes—the currently displayed note
Other apps available from the App Store may also support AirPrint.
iPod touch and the printer must be on the same Wi-Fi network. For more information about
AirPrint, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4356.
Print a document: Tap or (depending on the app you’re using), then tap Print.
See the status of a print job: Double-click the Home button , then tap Print Center in the
multitasking bar. The badge on the icon shows how many documents are ready to print,
including the current one.
Cancel a print job: In Print Center, select the print job, if necessary, then tap Cancel Printing.
Bluetooth devices
You can use iPod touch with the Apple Wireless Keyboard and other Bluetooth
devices, such as Bluetooth stereo headphones. For supported Bluetooth proles, go to
support.apple.com/kb/HT3647.
Pairing Bluetooth devices
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss and avoiding distraction
while driving, see Important safety information on page 128.
Before you can use a Bluetooth device with iPod touch, you must rst pair them.
Pair a Bluetooth device with iPod touch:
1 Make the device discoverable.
See the documentation that came with the device. For an Apple Wireless Keyboard, press the
power button.
2 Go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn Bluetooth on.
3 Select the device and, if prompted, enter the passkey or PIN. See the instructions about the
passkey or PIN that came with the device.
For information about using an Apple Wireless Keyboard, see Apple Wireless Keyboard on
page 24.
To use a Bluetooth headset with iPod touch, see the documentation that came with the device.
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Return audio output to iPod touch when a Bluetooth headset is connected: Turn o or unpair
the device, or turn o Bluetooth in Settings > Bluetooth. Audio output returns to iPod touch
whenever the device is out of range. You can also use AirPlay to switch audio output to
iPod touch. See AirPlay on page 30.
Note: The use of certain accessories with iPod touch may aect wireless performance.
Bluetooth status
After you pair a device with iPod touch, the Bluetooth icon appears in the status bar at the top of
the screen:
•
or : Bluetooth is on and paired with a device. ( The color depends on the current color of
the status bar.)
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: Bluetooth is on and paired with a device, but the device is out or range or turned o.
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No Bluetooth icon: Bluetooth is not paired with a device.
Unpairing a Bluetooth device from iPod touch
You can unpair a Bluetooth device if you don’t want to use it with iPod touch any more.
Unpair a Bluetooth device: Go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth. Tap next to
the device name, then tap “Forget this Device.”
File sharing
You can use iTunes to transfer les between iPod touch and your computer. You can also view
les received as email attachments on iPod touch. See Reading mail on page 63. If you have the
same apps that work with iCloud on more than one device, you can use iCloud to automatically
keep your documents up to date across all your devices. See iCloud on page 14 .
Transfer les using iTunes: Connect iPod touch to your computer using the included cable.
In iTunes on your computer, select iPod touch, then click the Apps button. Use the File Sharing
section to transfer documents between iPod touch and your computer. Apps that support le
sharing appear in the File Sharing Apps list in iTunes. To delete a le, select the le in the Files list,
then press the Delete key.
Security features
Security features help protect the information on iPod touch from being accessed by others.
Passcodes and data protection
For security, you can set a passcode that you must enter each time you turn on or wake up
iPod touch, or when you access the passcode lock settings.
Setting a passcode turns on data protection. Data protection uses your passcode as the key for
encrypting mail messages and their attachments stored on iPod touch. (Some apps available
from the App Store may also use data protection.) A notice at the bottom of the Passcode Lock
screen in Settings shows whether data protection is enabled.
Set a passcode: Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock, then tap Turn Passcode On and enter
a 4-digit passcode.
Use a more secure passcode: To increase security, turn o Simple Passcode and use a longer
passcode with a combination of numbers, letters, punctuation, and special characters.
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To unlock iPod touch when it’s protected by a combination passcode, you enter the passcode
using the keyboard. If you prefer to unlock iPod touch using the numeric keypad, you can set up
a longer passcode using numbers only.
See Passcode Lock on page 98.
Find My iPod
Find My iPod can help you locate and secure your iPod touch using the free Find My iPhone
app on another iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or using a Mac or PC web browser signed in to
www.icloud.com.
Find My iPod includes:
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Play Sound: Play a sound for two minutes.
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Lost mode: You can immediately lock your missing iPod touch with a passcode and send it a
message displaying a contact number. iPod touch also tracks and reports its location, so you
can see where it’s been when you check the Find My iPhone app.
•
Erase iPod touch: Protects your privacy by erasing all the information and media on your iPod
touch and restoring iPod touch to its original factory settings.
Important: To use these features, Find My iPod must have been turned on in iCloud settings on
your iPod touch before it was lost, and iPod touch must be connected to the Internet.
Turn on Find My iPod: Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Find My iPod.
Battery
iPod touch has an internal, lithium-ion rechargeable battery. For more information about the
battery—including tips for maximizing battery life—go to www.apple.com/batteries.
WARNING: For important safety information about the battery and charging iPod touch, see
Appendix B, Safety, Handling, & Support, on page 128 .
Charge the battery and sync iPod touch using a computer: Connect iPod touch to your
computer using the included cable. Or connect iPod touch to your computer using the included
cable and the Dock, available separately.
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 o or is in sleep or standby mode.
If you charge the battery while syncing or using iPod touch, it may take longer to charge.
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Charge the battery using a power adapter: Connect iPod touch to a power outlet using the
Charging
Charged
or
included cable and a USB power adapter (available separately).
Note: Connecting iPod touch to a power outlet can initiate iCloud backup or wireless iTunes
syncing. See Backing up iPod touch on page 132 and Syncing with iTunes on page 15 .
The battery icon in the upper-right corner shows the battery level or charging status.
Charging
Charged
Important: If iPod touch is very low on power, it may display one of the following images,
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.
or
Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to
be replaced.
Replace the battery: The iPod touch battery isn’t user replaceable; it can be replaced only by an
authorized service provider. See www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html.
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Siri
4
What is Siri?
Siri is the intelligent personal assistant that helps you get things done just by talking. Siri
understands natural speech, so you don’t have to learn specic commands or remember
keywords. You can ask things in dierent ways. For example, you can say “Set the alarm for
6:30 a.m.” or “Wake me at 6:30 in the morning.” Either way, Siri gets it.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding distraction while driving, see Important
safety information on page 128.
Siri lets you write and send a message, schedule a meeting, place a FaceTime call, get directions,
set a reminder, search the web, and much more—simply by talking naturally. Siri asks a question
if it needs clarication or more information. Siri also uses information from your contacts, music
library, calendars, reminders, and so forth to understand what you’re talking about.
Siri works seamlessly with most of the built-in apps on iPod touch, and uses Search and Location
Services when needed. You can also ask Siri to open an app for you.
There’s so much you can say to Siri—here are some more examples, for starters:
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FaceTime Joe
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Set the timer for 30 minutes
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Directions to the nearest Apple Store
•
Is it going to rain tomorrow?
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Open Passbook
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Post to Facebook
•
Tweet
Note: Siri is available on iPod touch 5th generation, and requires Internet access. Siri may not be
available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area.
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Using Siri
What Siri heard
you say
Tap to speak to Siri.
Siri’s response
Related info—tap to
open the app.
Starting Siri
Siri comes to life with the press of a button.
Start Siri: Press the Home button until Siri appears. If you didn’t turn Siri on when you set up
iPod touch, go to Settings > General > Siri.
You’ll hear two quick beeps and see “What can I help you with?” on the screen.
Just start speaking. The microphone icon lights up to let you know that Siri hears you talking.
Once you’ve started a dialogue with Siri, tap the microphone icon to talk to it again.
Siri waits for you to stop speaking, but you can also tap the microphone icon to tell Siri
you’re done. This is useful when there’s a lot of background noise. It can also speed up your
conversation with Siri, since Siri won’t have to wait for your pause.
When you stop speaking, Siri displays what it heard and provides a response. Siri often includes
related info that might be useful. If the info is related to an app—for example, a text message
you’ve composed, or a location you asked for—just tap the display to open the app for details
and further action.
What Siri heard
you say
Siri’s response
Related info—tap to
open the app.
Tap to speak to Siri.
Siri may ask you for clarication in order to complete a request. For example, tell Siri to “Remind
me to FaceTime mom,” and Siri may ask “What time would you like me to remind you?”
Cancel a request: Say “cancel,” tap , or press the Home button .
Telling Siri about yourself
The more Siri knows about you, the more it can use your information to help you. Siri gets your
information from your personal info card (“My Info”) in Contacts.
Tell Siri who you are: Go to Settings > General > Siri > My Info, then tap your name.
Put your home and work addresses on your card, so you can say things like “Tell me how to
get home.”
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Siri also wants to know about the important people in your life, so put those relationships on
your personal info card—Siri can help you. For example, if you tell Siri to text your sister, Siri asks
you who your sister is (if you don’t already have that info on your card). Siri adds that relationship
to your personal info card so it doesn’t have to ask next time.
Create cards in Contacts for all your important relationships, and include information such as
phone numbers, email addresses, home and work addresses, and nicknames you like to use.
Onscreen guide
Siri prompts you with examples of things you can say, right on screen. Ask Siri “what can you
do” or tap when Siri rst appears. Siri displays a list of the apps it supports, with an example
request. Tap an item in the list to more examples.
Handsfree Siri
You can use Siri with a compatible headset, such as the Apple EarPods with Remote & Mic
(available separately), and other wired or Bluetooth headsets.
Talk to Siri using a headset: Press and hold the center button (or the call button on a
Bluetooth headset).
To continue a conversation with Siri, press and hold the button each time you want to talk.
When you use a headset, Siri speaks its responses to you. Siri reads back text messages and email
messages that you’ve dictated before sending them. This gives you a chance to change the
message if you want. Siri also reads back the subjects of reminders before creating them.
Location Services
Siri uses Location Services to know about such things as your local weather, and restaurants and
other businesses near you.
Location information isn’t tracked or stored outside iPod touch. You can still use Siri if you turn
Location Services o, but Siri won’t do anything that requires location information.
Turn o Location Services for Siri: Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
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Accessibility
Find the location in
Maps.
See Yelp reviews.
Visit the website.
Make a reservation
through OpenTable.
Siri is accessible to blind and visually impaired users through VoiceOver, the screen reader built
into iOS. VoiceOver describes aloud what’s onscreen—including any text in Siri’s responses—so
you can use iPod touch without seeing it.
Turn on VoiceOver: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility.
Turning on VoiceOver causes even your notications to be read aloud for you. For more
information, see VoiceOver on page 113.
Setting options for Siri
Turn Siri on or o: Go to Settings > General > Siri.
Note: Turning Siri o resets Siri, and Siri forgets what it’s learned about your voice.
Set options for Siri: Go to Settings > General > Siri.
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Language: Select the language you want to use with Siri.
•
Voice Feedback: By default, Siri speaks its responses only when you use Siri with a headset. If
you want Siri to always speak its responses, set this option to Always.
•
My Info: Let Siri know which card in Contacts contains your personal info. See Telling Siri about
yourself on page 36.
Allow or prevent access to Siri when iPod touch is locked with a passcode: Go to Settings >
General > Passcode Lock.
You can also disable Siri by turning on restrictions. See Restrictions on page 98.
Restaurants
Siri works with Yelp, OpenTable, and others to provide information about restaurants and help
you make reservations. Ask to nd restaurants by cuisine, price, location, outdoor seating, or a
combination of options. Siri can show you available photos, Yelp stars, price range, and reviews.
Get more information by using the Yelp and OpenTable apps—iPod touch prompts you to
download them if you don’t already have them installed.
See detailed info about a restaurant: Tap a restaurant that Siri suggests.
See Yelp reviews.
Make a reservation
through OpenTable.
Visit the website.
Find the location in
Maps.
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Movies
Get theaters and
showtimes.
Watch the trailer.
Read Rotten Tomato
reviews.
Ask Siri about what movies are playing, or where you can see a specic movie. Find out when a
lm premiered, who directed it, and what awards it won. Siri gives theater locations, show times,
and Rotten Tomato reviews.
See detailed info about a movie: Tap a movie that Siri suggests.
Watch the trailer.
Read Rotten Tomato
reviews.
Get theaters and
showtimes.
Sports
Siri knows a lot about sports—including baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and hockey. Ask Siri
for game schedules, scores from the current season’s games, or up-to-the minute scores from live
games. Tell Siri to show you player stats and compare them against other players’ stats. Siri tracks
team records, too. Here are some things you might ask:
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What was the score of the last Giants game?
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What are the National League standings?
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When is the Chicago Cubs rst game of the season?
Dictation
When Siri is turned on, you can also dictate text. See Dictation on page 25.
Although you can compose email, text messages, and other text by talking directly with Siri,
you might prefer dictation. Dictation lets you edit a message instead of replacing the entire text.
Dictation also gives you more time to think while composing.
Siri understands a pause to mean you nished talking for the moment, and takes that
opportunity to respond. While this lets you have a natural conversation with Siri, Siri might
interrupt you before you’re really done if you pause too long. With dictation, you can pause as
much as you like, and resume talking when you’re ready.
You can also start composing text using Siri, then continue using dictation. For example, you
can create an email with Siri, then tap the draft to open the message in Mail. In Mail, you can
complete or edit the message and make other changes, such as adding or removing recipients,
revising the subject, or changing the account you’re sending the email from.
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Correcting Siri
If Siri is having trouble
Siri may sometimes have trouble understanding you—in a noisy environment, for example. If you
speak with an accent, it can take Siri some time to get used to your voice. If Siri doesn’t hear you
exactly right, you can make corrections.
Siri shows what it heard you say, along with its response.
Correct what Siri hears you say: Tap the bubble showing what Siri heard you say. Edit your
request by typing, or tap on the keyboard to dictate.
For information about using dictation, see Dictation on page 39.
If some of the text is underlined in blue, tap it and Siri suggests some alternatives. Tap one of the
suggestions, or replace the text by typing or dictating.
Correct Siri by voice: Tap , then restate or clarify your request. For example, “I meant Boston.”
When correcting Siri, don’t say what you don’t want—just tell Siri what you do want.
Correct a mail or text message: If Siri asks if you want to send the message, say something like:
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Change it to: FaceTime me tomorrow.
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Add: See you there question mark.
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No, send it to Bob.
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No. (to keep the message without sending it)
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Cancel.
To have Siri read the message to you, say “Read it back to me” or “Read me the message.” If it’s
correct, say something like “Yes, send it.”
Noisy environments
In a noisy environment, hold iPod touch close to your mouth, but don’t talk directly into the
bottom edge. Continue to speak clearly and naturally. Tap when you nish speaking.
Network connection
Siri might tell you it’s having trouble connecting to the network. Because Siri relies on Apple
servers for voice recognition and other services, you need to have a good Wi-Fi connection to
the Internet.
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Music
Open iTunes Store.
Open iTunes Store.
Choose how to browse.
See additional
browse buttons.
Tap to listen.
Getting music
Get music and other audio content onto iPod touch:
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Purchase and download from the iTunes Store: In Music, tap Store. See Chapter 25, iTunes
Store, on page 90.
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Automatically download music purchased on your other iOS devices and computers: See
iCloud on page 14.
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Sync content with iTunes on your computer: See Syncing with iTunes on page 15.
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Use iTunes Match to store your music library in iCloud: See iTunes Match on page 45.
Playing music
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WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Important safety
information on page 128.
You can listen to audio from the internal speaker, headphones attached to the headphones
port, or wireless Bluetooth stereo headphones paired with iPod touch. When headphones are
connected, no sound comes from the speaker.
Tap to listen.
See additional
browse buttons.
Choose how to browse.
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Play a track: Browse by playlist, artist, song, or other category, then tap the track.
Next/Fast-forward
Play/Pause
Track list
Back
Back
Volume
Previous/
Rewind
AirPlay
Tap a star to rate this song for
creating smart playlists in iTunes.
Tap a star to rate this song for
Return to the Now
Playing screen.
Album tracks
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See additional browse buttons: Tap More.
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Change which browse buttons appear at the bottom: Tap More, tap Edit, then drag an icon over
the button you want to replace.
The Now Playing screen shows you what’s playing, and provides playback controls.
Track list
Play/Pause
Next/Fast-forward
AirPlay
Previous/
Rewind
Volume
Lyrics appear on the Now Playing screen if you’ve added them to the song using the song’s Info
window in iTunes and you’ve synced iPod touch with iTunes.
Display additional controls (iPod touch 4th generation): Tap the album artwork on the
Now Playing screen to display the scrubber bar and playhead, and the Repeat, Genius, and
Shue buttons.
Skip to any point in a song: Drag the playhead along the scrubber bar. Slide your nger down
to slow down the scrub rate.
Shake to shue: Shake iPod touch to turn on shue, and to change songs. To turn Shake to
Shue on or o, go to Settings > Music.
See all tracks on the album containing the current song: Tap . To play a track, tap it.
creating smart playlists in iTunes.
Return to the Now
Playing screen.
Album tracks
Search music (titles, artists, albums, and composers): While browsing, tap the status bar to
reveal the search eld at the top of the screen, then enter your search text. You can also search
audio content from the Home screen. See Searching on page 27.
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Display audio controls while in another app: Double-click the Home button , then swipe
Current audio
app—tap to open it.
Currently playing song.
Scrubber bar
Playhead
Playback speed
Skip 15 seconds.
Repeat last 15 seconds.
Repeat last 15 seconds.
Email
Email
the multitasking bar to the right. Swipe right again to display a volume control and the AirPlay
button (when in range of an Apple TV or AirPlay speakers).
Current audio
app—tap to open it.
Currently playing song.
Display audio controls while the screen is locked: Double-click the Home button .
Play music on AirPlay speakers or Apple TV: Tap . See AirPlay on page 30.
Cover Flow
When you rotate iPod touch, your music content appears in Cover Flow.
Browse albums in Cover Flow: Drag left or right.
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See the tracks on an album: Tap the album artwork or . Drag up or down to scroll; tap a track
to play it.
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Return to the artwork: Tap the title bar, or tap again.
Podcasts and audiobooks
On iPod touch 5th generation, podcast and audiobook controls and info appear on the Now
Playing screen when you begin playback.
Note: The Podcasts app is available for free in the App Store. See Chapter 31, Podcasts, on
page 111. If you install the Podcasts app, podcast content and controls are removed from Music.
Show or hide the controls (iPod touch 4th generation): Tap the center of the screen.
Skip 15 seconds.
Playback speed
Playhead
Get more podcast episodes: Tap Podcasts (tap More rst, if Podcasts isn’t visible), then tap a
podcast to see available episodes. To download more episodes, tap Get More Episodes.
Hide lyrics and podcast info: Go to Settings > Music, then turn o Lyrics & Podcasts Info.
Scrubber bar
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Playlists
Create a playlist: View Playlists, tap Add Playlist near the top of the list, then enter a title.
Tap to add songs and videos, then tap Done.
Edit a playlist: Select the playlist to edit, then tap Edit.
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Add more songs: Tap .
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Delete a song: Tap . Deleting a song from a playlist doesn’t delete it from iPod touch.
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Change the song order: Drag .
New and changed playlists are copied to your iTunes library the next time you sync iPod touch
with your computer, or via iCloud if you’ve subscribed to iTunes Match.
Clear or delete a playlist: Select the playlist, then tap Clear or Delete.
Delete a song from iPod touch: In Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete.
The song is deleted from iPod touch, but not from your iTunes library on your Mac or PC, or
from iCloud.
When iTunes Match is turned on, you can’t delete music. If space is needed, iTunes Match
removes music for you, starting with the oldest and least played songs.
Genius
A Genius playlist is a collection of songs from your library that go together. Genius is a free
service, but it requires an Apple ID.
A Genius Mix is a selection of songs of the same kind of music, recreated from your library each
time you listen to the mix.
Use Genius on iPod touch: Turn on Genius in iTunes on your computer, then sync iPod touch
with iTunes. Genius Mixes are synced automatically, unless you manually manage your music. You
can also sync Genius playlists.
Browse and play Genius Mixes: Tap Genius (tap More rst, if Genius isn’t visible). Swipe left or
right to access other mixes. To play a mix, tap .
Make a Genius playlist: View Playlists, then tap Genius Playlist and choose a song. Or, from the
Now Playing screen, tap the screen to display the controls, then tap .
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Replace the playlist using a dierent song: Tap New and pick a song.
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Refresh the playlist: Tap Refresh.
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Save the playlist: Tap Save. The playlist is saved with the title of the song you picked and
marked by .
Edit a saved Genius playlist: Tap the playlist, then tap Edit.
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Delete a song: Tap .
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Change the song order: Drag .
Delete a saved Genius playlist: Tap the Genius playlist, then tap Delete.
Genius playlists created on iPod touch are copied to your computer when you sync with iTunes.
Note: Once a Genius playlist is synced to iTunes, you can’t delete it directly from iPod touch. Use
iTunes to edit the playlist name, stop syncing, or delete the playlist.
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Siri and Voice Control
You can use Siri (iPod touch 5th generation) or Voice Control (iPod touch 3rd generation or later)
to control music playback on iPod touch. See Chapter 4, Siri, on page 35 and Voice Control on
page 26.
Use Siri or Voice Control: Press and hold the Home button .
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Play or pause music: Say “play” or “play music.” To pause, say “pause,” “pause music,” or “stop.”
You can also say “next song” or “previous song.”
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Play an album, artist, or playlist: Say “play,” then say “album,” “artist,” or “playlist” and the name.
•
Shue the current playlist: Say “shue.”
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Find out more about the current song: Say “what’s playing,” “who sings this song,” or “who is this
song by.”
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Use Genius to play similar songs: Say “Genius” or “play more songs like this.”
iTunes Match
iTunes Match stores your music library in iCloud—including songs imported from CDs—and lets
you play your collection on iPod touch and your other iOS devices and computers. iTunes Match
is available as a paid subscription.
Subscribe to iTunes Match: In iTunes on your computer, choose Store > Turn On iTunes Match,
then click the Subscribe button.
Once you subscribe, iTunes adds your music, playlists, and Genius Mixes to iCloud. Your songs
that match music already in the iTunes Store are automatically available in iCloud. Other
songs are uploaded. You can download and play matched songs at up to iTunes Plus quality
(256 kbps DRM-free AAC), even if your original was of lower quality. For more information, see
www.apple.com/icloud/features.
Turn on iTunes Match: Go to Settings > Music.
Turning on iTunes Match removes synced music from iPod touch, and disables Genius Mixes and
Genius Playlists.
Songs are downloaded to iPod touch when you play them. You can also download
songs manually.
Download an album to iPod touch: While browsing, tap Albums, tap an album, then tap .
Show only music that’s been downloaded from iCloud: Go to Settings > Music, then turn o
Show All Music (available only when iTunes Match is turned on).
Manage your devices using iTunes Match or Automatic Downloads: In iTunes on your
computer, go to Store > View My Account. Sign in, then click Manage Devices in the “iTunes in
the Cloud” section.
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Home Sharing
Home Sharing lets you play music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes library on your Mac or
PC. iPod touch and your computer must be on the same Wi-Fi network.
Note: Home Sharing requires iTunes 10.2 or later, available at www.itunes.com/download. Bonus
content, such as digital booklets and iTunes Extras, can’t be shared.
Play music from your iTunes library on iPod touch:
1 In iTunes on your computer, choose Advanced > Turn On Home Sharing. Log in, then click Create
Home Share.
2 On iPod touch, go to Settings > Music, then log in to Home Sharing using the same Apple ID
and password.
3 In Music, tap More, then tap Shared and choose your computer’s library.
Return to content on iPod touch: Tap Shared and choose My iPod touch.
Music settings
Go to Settings > Music to set options for Music, including:
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Shake to Shue
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Sound Check (to normalize the volume level of your audio content)
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Equalization (EQ)
Note: EQ aects all sound output, including the headset jack and AirPlay. EQ settings generally
apply only to music played from the Music app.
The Late Night setting applies to all audio output—video as well as music. Late Night
compresses the dynamic range of the audio output, reducing the volume of loud passages
and increasing the volume of quiet passages. You might want to use this setting when
listening to music on an airplane or in some other noisy environment, for example.
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Lyrics and podcast info
•
Grouping by album artist
•
iTunes Match
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Home Sharing
Set the volume limit: Go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit, then adjust the volume slider.
Note: In European Union countries, you can limit the maximum headset volume to the
European Union recommended level. Go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit, then turn on EU
Volume Limit.
Restrict changes to the volume limit: Go to Settings > General > Restrictions > Volume Limit,
then tap Don’t Allow Changes.
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Videos
Swipe down to
search.
See additional
episodes of a
series.
Tap a video to play it.
Tap a video to play it.
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Use the Videos app to watch movies, TV shows, and music videos. To watch video podcasts,
install the free Podcasts app from the App Store. See Chapter 31, Podcasts, on page 111. To watch
videos you record using Camera on iPod touch, open the Photos app.
Swipe down to
search.
See additional
episodes of a
series.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Important safety
information on page 128.
Get videos:
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Buy or rent videos from the iTunes store (not available in all areas): Open the iTunes app on
iPod touch and tap Videos. See Chapter 25, iTunes Store, on page 90.
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Transfer videos from your computer: Connect iPod touch, then sync videos in iTunes on your
computer. See Syncing with iTunes on page 15.
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Stream videos from your computer: Turn on Home Sharing in iTunes on your computer. Then,
on iPod touch, go to Settings > Videos and enter the Apple ID and password you used to set
up Home Sharing on your computer. Then, open Videos on iPod touch and tap Shared at the
top of the list of videos.
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Convert a video to work with iPod touch: If you try to add a video from iTunes to iPod touch
Tap the video to show
or hide controls.
Tap the video to show
Watch the video on
a TV with Apple TV.
Drag to skip
forward or back.
Drag to skip
Choose a
chapter.
Drag to adjust
the volume.
and a message says the video can’t play on iPod touch, you can convert the video. Select the
video in your iTunes library and choose Advanced > “Create iPod or iPhone Version.” Then add
the converted video to iPod touch.
forward or back.
Choose a
chapter.
Drag to adjust
the volume.
or hide controls.
Watch the video on
a TV with Apple TV.
Watch a video: Tap the video in the list of videos.
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Scale the video to ll the screen or t to the screen: Tap or . Or, double-tap the video to
scale without showing the controls.
•
Start over from the beginning: If the video contains chapters, drag the playhead along the
scrubber bar all the way to the left. If there are no chapters, tap .
•
Skip to the next or previous chapter (if available): Tap or . You can also press the center
button or equivalent on a compatible headset two times (skip to next) or three times (skip
to previous).
•
Rewind or fast-forward: Touch and hold or .
•
Select a dierent audio language (if available): Tap , then choose a language from the
Audio list.
•
Show or hide subtitles (if available): Tap , then choose a language, or O, from the
Subtitles list.
•
Show or hide closed captioning (if available): Go to Settings > Videos.
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Watch the video on a TV: See Connecting iPod touch to a TV or other device on page 30.
Set a sleep timer: Open the Clock app and tap Timer, then ick to set the number of hours and
minutes. Tap When Timer Ends and choose Stop Playing, tap Set, then tap Start to start the timer.
When the timer ends, iPod touch stops playing music or video, closes any other open app, and
then locks itself.
Delete a video: Swipe left or right over the video in the list. Deleting a video (other than a
rented movie) from iPod touch doesn’t delete it from your iTunes library.
Important: If you delete a rented movie from iPod touch, it’s deleted permanently and cannot be
transferred back to your computer.
When you delete a video (other than a rented movie) from iPod touch, it isn’t deleted from your
iTunes library on your computer, and you can sync the video back to iPod touch later. If you don’t
want to sync the video back to iPod touch, set iTunes to not sync the video. See Syncing with
iTunes on page 15.
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Messages
Tap the attach media button to
include a photo or video.
Tap to enter text.
Blue indicates an
iMessage
conversation.
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Sending and receiving messages
WARNING: For important information about avoiding distraction while driving, see Important
safety information on page 128.
Using the Messages app and the built-in iMessage service, you can send unlimited text messages
over Wi-Fi to other iOS and OS X Mountain Lion users. Messages can include photos, videos, and
other info. You can see when other people are typing, and notify them when you’ve read their
messages. iMessages are displayed on all of your iOS devices logged in to the same account, so
you can start a conversation on one of your devices, and continue it on another device. Messages
are encrypted for security.
Note: Cellular data charges or additional fees may apply for iPhone and iPad users you exchange
messages with over their cellular data network.
Blue indicates an
iMessage
conversation.
Tap to enter text.
Tap the attach media button to
include a photo or video.
Start a text conversation: Tap , then tap and choose a contact, search your contacts by
entering a name, or enter a phone number or email address manually. Enter a message, then
tap Send.
Note: An alert badge appears if a message can’t be sent. Tap the alert for more info or to try
to send the message again.
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Resume a conversation: Tap the conversation in the Messages list.
Use picture characters: Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard,
then tap Emoji to make that keyboard available. Then while typing a message, tap to bring up
the Emoji keyboard. See Special input methods on page 127.
See a person’s contact info: Scroll to the top (tap the status bar) to see actions you can perform,
such as making a FaceTime call.
See earlier messages in the conversation: Scroll to the top (tap the status bar). Tap Load Earlier
Messages, if needed.
Send messages to a group: Tap , then enter multiple recipients.
Managing conversations
Conversations are saved in the Messages list. A blue dot indicates unread messages. Tap a
conversation to view or continue it.
Forward a conversation: Select the conversation, tap Edit, select parts to include, then
tap Forward.
Edit a conversation: Select the conversation, tap Edit, select the parts to delete, then tap Delete.
To clear all text and attachments without deleting the conversation, tap Clear All.
Delete a conversation: In the Message list, swipe the conversation, then tap Delete.
Search a conversation: Tap the top of the screen to display the search eld, then enter your
search. You can also search conversations from the Home screen. See Searching on page 27.
Add someone to your contacts list: Tap a phone number or email address in the Messages list,
then tap “Add to Contacts.”
Sending photos, videos, 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 needed.
Send a photo or video: Tap .
Send a location: In Maps, tap for a location, tap Share Location (bottom of screen), then
tap Message.
Send contact info: In Contacts, choose a contact, tap Share Contact (bottom of screen), then
tap Message.
Send a voice memo: In Voice Memos, tap , tap the voice memo, tap Share, then tap Message.
Save a photo or video you receive to your Camera Roll album: Tap the photo or video,
then tap .
Copy a photo or video: Touch and hold the attachment, then tap Copy.
Add someone to your contacts from the Messages list: Tap the phone number or email
address, tap the status bar to scroll to the top, then tap “Add Contact.”
Save contact info you receive: Tap the contact bubble, then tap Create New Contact or “Add to
Existing Contact.”
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Messages settings
Go to Settings > Messages to set options for Messages, including:
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Turning iMessage on or o
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Notifying others when you’ve read their messages
•
Specifying a phone number, Apple ID, or email address to use with Messages
•
Showing the Subject eld
Manage notications for messages: See Do Not Disturb and Notications on page 96.
Set the alert sound for incoming text messages: See Sounds on page 100 .
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FaceTime
Switch cameras.
Drag your image
to any corner.
Mute (you can hear
and see; the caller
can see but
not hear).
Tap to make a
FaceTime call.
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On iPod touch 4th generation or later, you can use FaceTime to make video calls to other iOS
devices or computers that support FaceTime. The FaceTime camera lets you talk face-to-face;
switch to the iSight camera on the back to share what you see around you.
Note: FaceTime may not be available in all areas.
Drag your image
to any corner.
Mute (you can hear
and see; the caller
can see but
not hear).
Switch cameras.
To use FaceTime, you need an Apple ID and a Wi-Fi connection to the Internet. When you open
FaceTime, you may be prompted to sign in using your Apple ID, or to create a new account.
Tap to make a
FaceTime call.
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Make a FaceTime call: Tap Contacts, choose a name, then tap FaceTime. If you don’t see the
FaceTime button, make sure FaceTime is turned on in Settings > FaceTime.
Rotate iPod touch to use FaceTime in either landscape or portrait orientation. To avoid unwanted
orientation changes, lock iPod touch in portrait orientation. See Portrait and landscape
orientation on page 19.
Restart a recent call: Tap Recents, then choose a name or number.
User Favorites: Tap Favorites.
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Add a favorite: Tap , then choose a contact and their FaceTime phone number or
email address.
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Call a favorite: Tap a name in the list.
Call using Voice Control: Press and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen appears
and you hear a beep. Then say “FaceTime,” followed by the name of the person you want to call.
Add a contact: Tap Contacts, tap , then enter the person’s name and the email address or
phone number that they use for FaceTime. For a contact outside your region, be sure to enter the
complete number, including country code and area code.
Use another app during a call: Press the Home button , then tap an app icon. You can still talk
with your friend, but you can’t see each other. To return to the video, tap the green bar at the top
of the screen.
Set options for FaceTime: Go to Settings > FaceTime.
Options include specifying a phone number, Apple ID, or email address to use with FaceTime.
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Camera
Tap a person or
object to focus
and set
exposure.
Switch
between
cameras.
Take a
photo.
Camera/
Video
switch
View the
photos and
videos you’ve
taken.
View the
Set LED
flash mode.
Set LED
Turn on the grid
or HDR, or take
a Panorama
photo.
Turn on the grid
At a glance
To quickly open Camera when iPod touch is locked, swipe up.
With iPod touch, you can take both still photos and videos. In addition to the iSight camera
on the back, there’s a FaceTime camera on the front for FaceTime calls and self-portraits. On
iPod touch 5th generation, an LED ash on the back gives you extra light when you need it.
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photos and
videos you’ve
taken.
Take a
photo.
Camera/
Video
switch
flash mode.
Tap a person or
object to focus
and set
exposure.
or HDR, or take
a Panorama
photo.
Switch
between
cameras.
A rectangle briey appears where the camera is focused (iPod touch 5th generation) and setting
the exposure.
Take a photo: Tap or press either volume button.
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Zoom in or out: Pinch the screen (iSight camera only).
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Take a panorama photo: Tap Options, then tap Panorama. Point iPod touch where you want to
start, then tap . Pan slowly in the direction of the arrow, holding iPod touch steady. Try to keep
the arrow directly on top of the horizontal line. When you nish, tap Done.
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Reverse the panning direction of the photo: Tap the arrow.
Record a video: Switch to , then tap or press either volume button to start or
stop recording.
When you take a photo or start a video recording, iPod touch makes a shutter sound. You can
control the volume with the volume buttons, or mute the sound using the Ring/Silent switch.
Note: In some countries, muting iPod touch does not prevent the shutter sound.
If Location Services is turned on, photos and videos are tagged with location data that can be
used by other apps and photo-sharing websites. See Privacy on page 101.
Set the focus and exposure:
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Set the focus (iPod touch 5th generation) and exposure for the next shot: Tap the object on the
screen. Face detection is temporarily turned o.
•
Lock the focus (iPod touch 5th generation) and exposure: Touch and hold the screen until
the rectangle pulses. AE/AF Lock (iPod touch 5th generation) or AE Lock (iPod touch 4th
generation) appears at the bottom of the screen. The settings remain locked until you tap the
screen again.
Take a screenshot: Press and release the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the
same time. The screenshot is added to your Camera Roll album.
Note: On an iPod touch without a camera, screenshots are added to the Saved Photos album.
HDR photos
HDR (iPod touch 5th generation) combines three separate exposures into a single “high dynamic
range” photo. For best results, iPod touch and the subject should be stationary.
Turn on HDR: Tap Option, then set HDR. When HDR is on, the ash is turned o.
Keep the normal photo in addition to the HDR version: Go to Settings > Photos & Camera.
When you keep both versions, appears in the upper-left corner of the HDR photo when
viewed in your Camera Roll album with the controls visible.
Viewing, sharing, and printing
The photos and videos you take with Camera are saved in your Camera Roll album. If you have
Photo Stream turned on, new photos also appear in your Photo Stream album and are streamed
to your other iOS devices and computers. See Photo Stream on page 58.
View your Camera Roll album: Swipe to the right, or tap the thumbnail image. You can also
view your Camera Roll album in the Photos app.
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Show or hide the controls while viewing a photo or video: Tap the screen.
•
Share a photo or video: Tap . To send multiple photos or videos, tap while viewing
thumbnails, select the items, then tap Share.
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Print a photo: Tap . See Printing with AirPrint on page 31.
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Delete a photo or video: Tap .
Return to the camera: Tap .
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Upload photos and videos to your computer: Connect iPod touch to your computer.
Rotate
Auto-enhance
Remove red-eye
Crop
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Mac: Select the photos and videos you want, then click the Import or Download button in
iPhoto or other supported photo application on your computer.
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PC: Follow the instructions that came with your photo application.
If you delete photos or videos from iPod touch when you upload them to your computer, they’re
removed from your Camera Roll album. You can use the Photos settings pane in iTunes to sync
photos and videos to the Photos app on iPod touch (videos can be synced only with a Mac). See
Syncing with iTunes on page 15.
Editing photos and trimming videos
Crop
Remove red-eye
Auto-enhance
Rotate
Edit a photo: While viewing a photo in full screen, tap Edit, then tap a tool.
•
Auto-enhance: Enhancing improves a photo’s overall darkness or lightness, color saturation,
and other qualities. If you decide against the enhancement, tap the tool again (even if you
saved the changes).
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Remove red-eye: Tap each eye that needs correcting.
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Crop: Drag the corners of the grid, drag the photo to reposition it, then tap Crop. To set a
specic ratio, tap Constrain.
Trim a video: While viewing a video, tap the screen to display the controls. Drag either end of
the frame viewer at the top, then tap Trim.
Important: If you choose Trim Original, the trimmed frames are permanently deleted from
the original video. If you choose “Save as New Clip,” a new trimmed video clip is saved in your
Camera Roll album and the original video is unaected.
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Photos
Edit the photo.
Delete the photo.
Tap the screen to
display the
controls.
Share the photo, assign it to a contact,
use it as wallpaper, or print it.
Play a slideshow.
Stream photos using AirPlay.
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Viewing photos and videos
Photos lets you view photos and videos on iPod touch, in your:
•
Camera Roll album—photos and videos you took on iPod touch, or saved from an email, text
message, webpage, or screenshot
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Photo Stream albums—photos in My Photo Stream and your shared photo streams (see Photo
Stream on page 58)
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Photo Library and other albums synced from your computer (see Syncing with iTunes on
page 15)
Edit the photo.
Tap the screen to
display the
controls.
Delete the photo.
Stream photos using AirPlay.
Play a slideshow.
Share the photo, assign it to a contact,
use it as wallpaper, or print it.
View photos and videos: Tap an album, then tap a thumbnail.
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See the next or previous photo or video: Swipe left or right.
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Zoom in or out: Double-tap or pinch.
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Pan a photo: Drag it.
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Play a video: Tap in the center of the screen. To change between full-screen and t-to-screen
viewing, double-tap the screen.
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Albums you sync with iPhoto 8.0 (iLife ’09) or later, or Aperture v3.0.2 or later, can be viewed by
events or by faces. You can also view photos by location, if they were taken with a camera that
supports geotagging.
View a slideshow: Tap a thumbnail, then tap . Select options, then tap Start Slideshow. To stop
the slideshow, tap the screen. To set other options, go to Settings > Photos & Camera.
Stream a video or slideshow to a TV: See AirPlay on page 30.
Organizing photos and videos
Create an album: Tap Albums, tap , enter a name, then tap Save. Select items to add to the
album, then tap Done.
Note: Albums created on iPod touch aren’t synced back to your computer.
Add items to an album: When viewing thumbnails, tap Edit, select items, then tap Add To.
Manage albums: Tap Edit:
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Rename an album: Select the album, then enter a new name.
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Rearrange albums: Drag .
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Delete an album: Tap .
Only albums created on iPod touch can be renamed or deleted.
Photo Stream
With Photo Stream, a feature of iCloud (see iCloud on page 14), photos you take on iPod touch
automatically appear on your other devices set up with Photo Stream, including your Mac or PC.
Photo Stream also lets you share select photos with friends and family, directly to their devices or
on the web.
About Photo Stream
When Photo Stream is turned on, photos you take on iPod touch (as well as any other photos
added to your Camera Roll) appear in your photo stream after you leave the Camera app and
iPod touch is connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi. These photos appear in the My Photo Stream
album on iPod touch and on your other devices set up with Photo Stream.
Turn on Photo Stream: Go to Settings > iCloud > Photo Stream.
Photos added to your photo stream from your other iCloud devices also appear in My Photo
Stream. iPod touch and other iOS devices can keep up to 1000 of your most recent photos in
My Photo Stream. Your computers can keep all your Photo Stream photos permanently.
Note: Photo Stream photos don’t count against your iCloud storage.
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Manage photo stream contents: In a photo stream album, tap Edit.
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Save photos to iPod touch: Select the photos, then tap Save.
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Share, print, copy, or save photos to your Camera Roll album: Select the photos, then tap Share.
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Delete photos: Select the photos, then tap Delete.
Note: Although deleted photos are removed from photo streams on your devices, the
original photos remain in the Camera Roll album on the device they originated from. Photos
saved to a device or computer from a photo stream are also not deleted. To delete photos
from Photo Stream, you need iOS 5.1 or later on iPod touch and your other iOS devices. See
support.apple.com/kb/HT4486.
Shared photo streams
Shared photo streams let you share slected photos with just the people you choose. iOS 6 and
OS X Mountain Lion users can subscribe to your shared photo streams, view the latest photos
you’ve added, “like” individual photos, and leave comments—right from their devices. You can
also create a public website for a shared photo stream, to share your photos with others over
the web.
Turn on Shared Photo Streams: Go to Settings > iCloud > Photo Stream.
Create a shared photo stream: Tap Photo Stream, then tap . To invite other iOS 6 or
OS X Mountain Lion users to subscribe to your shared photo stream, enter their email addresses.
To post the photo stream on icloud.com, turn on Public Website. Name the album, then
tap Create.
Add photos to a shared photo stream: Select a photo, tap , tap Photo Stream, then select
the shared photo stream. To add several photos from an album, tap Edit, select the photos, then
tap Share.
Delete photos from a shared photo stream: Tap the shared photo stream, tap Edit, select the
photos, then tap Delete.
Edit a shared photo stream: Tap Photo Stream, then tap . You can:
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Rename the photo stream
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Add or remove subscribers, and resend an invitation
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Create a public website, and share the link
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Delete the photo stream
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Sharing photos and videos
You can share photos in email, text messages, photo streams, Twitter posts, and Facebook. Videos
can be shared in email and text messages, and on YouTube.
Share or copy a photo or video: Choose a photo or video, then tap . If you don’t see , tap
the screen to show the controls.
The size limit of attachments is determined by your service provider. iPod touch may compress
photo and video attachments, if necessary.
You can also copy photos and videos, and then paste them into an email or text message.
Share or copy multiple photos and videos: While viewing thumbnails, tap Edit, select the
photos or videos, then tap Share.
Save a photo or video from:
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Email: Tap to download it if necessary, tap the photo or touch and hold the video, then
tap Save.
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Text message: Tap the item in the conversation, tap , than tap Save to Camera Roll.
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Webpage (photo only): Touch and hold the photo, then tap Save Image.
Photos and videos that you receive, or that you save from a webpage, are saved to your Camera
Roll album.
Printing photos
Print to AirPrint-enabled printers:
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Print a single photo: Tap , then tap Print.
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Print multiple photos: While viewing a photo album, tap Edit, select the photos, tap Share, then
tap Print.
See Printing with AirPrint on page 31.
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Game Center
See who’s the best.
Respond to
friend requests.
See a list of game
goals.
Play the game.
Find someone
to play against.
Choose a
game to play.
Check for challenges
from friends.
Invite friends to play.
Declare your status, change
your photo, or sign out.
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At a glance
Game Center lets you play your favorite games with friends who have an iPhone, iPad,
iPod touch, or a Mac with OS X Mountain Lion. You must be connected to the Internet to use
Game Center.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding repetitive motion injuries, see Important
safety information on page 128.
Play the game.
See who’s the best.
See a list of game
goals.
Find someone
to play against.
Choose a
game to play.
Check for challenges
from friends.
Respond to
friend requests.
Invite friends to play.
Declare your status, change
your photo, or sign out.
Sign in: Open Game Center. If you see your nickname and photo at the top of the screen, you’re
already signed in. If not, enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In. You can use the
same Apple ID you use for iCloud or Store purchases, or tap Create New Account if you want a
separate Apple ID for gaming.
Purchase a game: Tap Games, then tap a recommended game or tap Find Game Center Games.
Play a game: Tap Games, choose a game, then tap Play.
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Return to Game Center after playing: Press the Home button , then tap Game Center on the
Home screen.
Sign out: Tap Me, tap the Account banner, then tap Sign Out. You don’t need to sign out each
time you quit Game Center.
Playing with friends
Invite friends to a multiplayer game: Tap Friends, choose a friend, choose a game, then tap
Play. If the game allows or requires more players, choose additional players, then tap Next. Send
your invitation, then wait for the others to accept. When everyone is ready, start the game. If a
friend isn’t available or doesn’t respond to your invitation, you can tap Auto-Match to have Game
Center nd another player for you, or tap Invite Friend to invite someone else.
Send a friend request: Tap Friends or Requests, tap , then enter your friend’s email address or
Game Center nickname. To browse your contacts, tap . To add several friends in one request,
type Return after each address.
Challenge someone to outdo you: Tap one of your scores or achievements, then tap
Challenge Friends.
See the games a friend plays and check your friend’s scores: Tap Friends, tap your friend’s
name, then tap Games or Points.
Purchase a game your friend has: Tap Friends, then tap the name of your friend. Tap the game
in your friend’s list of games, then tap the price at the top of the screen.
See a list of a friend’s friends: Tap Friends, tap the friend’s name, then tap Friends just below
their picture.
Remove a friend: Tap Friends, tap a name, then tap Unfriend.
Keep your email address private: Turn o Public Prole in your Game Center account settings.
See “Game Center settings” below.
Disable multiplayer activity or friend requests: Go to Settings > General > Restrictions and turn
o Multiplayer Games or Adding Friends. If the switches are disabled, tap Enable Restrictions (at
the top) rst.
Report oensive or inappropriate behavior: Tap Friends, tap the person’s name, then tap
“Report a Problem.”
Game Center settings
Some Game Center settings are associated with the Apple ID you use to sign in. Others are in the
Settings app on iPod touch.
Change Game Center settings for your Apple ID: Sign in with your Apple ID, tap Me, tap the
Account banner, then choose View Account.
Choose which notications you want from Game Center: Go to Settings > Notications >
Game Center. If Game Center doesn’t appear, turn on Notications.
Change restrictions for Game Center: Go to Settings > General > Restrictions.
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Mail
Change mailboxes or accounts.
Change mailboxes or accounts.
Search this mailbox.
VIP
Compose a
message.
Change the preview
length in Settings >
Mail, Contacts,
Calendars.
Delete, move, or
mark multiple
messages.
Reading mail
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Delete, move, or
mark multiple
messages.
Search this mailbox.
VIP
Change the preview
length in Settings >
Mail, Contacts,
Calendars.
Compose a
message.
Flag a message or mark it as unread: Tap . To mark multiple messages at once, tap Edit while
viewing the message list.
Identify messages addressed specically to you: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars,
then turn Show To/Cc Label on or o. Messages with your address in the To or Cc eld are
indicated with an icon in the message list.
See all the recipients of a message: Tap the word Details in the From eld. Tap a recipient’s
name or email address to view the recipient’s contact information or add them to Contacts or
your VIP list.
Prevent downloading remote images: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then turn
Load Remote Images on or o.
Open a link: Tap the link to use its default action, or touch and hold to see other actions. For
example, for an address, you can show its location in Maps or add it to Contacts. For a web link,
you can add it to Reading List.
Open a meeting invitation or attachment: Tap the item. If the attachment can be used by
multiple apps, touch and hold to choose an app that works with the le.
Save an attached photo or video: Touch and hold the photo or video, then tap Save Image or
Video. It’s saved to your Camera Roll in the Photos app.
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Load new messages: Pull the message list or mailbox list down to refresh the list.
Tap to change From,
Cc, or Bcc.
Change your signature
in Settings > Mail,
Contacts, Calendars.
Tap to attach a photo
or video.
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Set the number of older messages retrieved: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Show.
Turn o new message notications for an account: Go to Settings > Notications > Mail >
account name, then turn Notication Center o.
Change the tones played by Mail: Go to Settings > Sound.
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Change the tone played for new mail in each account: Go to Settings > Notications > Mail >
account name > New Mail Sound.
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Change the tone played for new mail from VIPs: Go to Settings > Notications > Mail > VIP >
New Mail Sound.
Sending mail
Tap to change From,
Cc, or Bcc.
Tap to attach a photo
or video.
Change your signature
in Settings > Mail,
Contacts, Calendars.
Compose a message: Tap , then type a name or email address. After you enter recipients, you
can drag to move them between elds, such as from To to Cc. If you have multiple mail accounts,
tap From to change the account you’re sending from.
Automatically Bcc yourself on outgoing messages: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars >
Always Bcc Myself.
Save a draft of a message: Tap Cancel, then tap Save. Touch and hold to see your
saved drafts.
Reply to a message: Tap , then tap Reply. Files or images attached to the initial message aren’t
sent back. To include the attachments, forward the message instead of replying.
Forward a message: Open a message and tap , then tap Forward. This also forwards the
message’s attachments.
Quote a portion of the message you’re replying to or forwarding: Touch and hold to select
text. Drag the grab points to select the text you want to include in your reply, then tap .
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Change the indentation level: Select the text to indent, tap at least twice, then tap
Quote Level.
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Automatically increase the quote level: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars then turn on
Increase Quote Level.
Send a photo or video in a message: Tap the insertion point to display the selection buttons.
Tap , tap Insert Photo or Video, then choose a photo or video from an album. You can also email
multiple photos using Photos. See Sharing photos and videos on page 60.
Change your email signature: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Signature. If you have
more than one mail account, tap Per Account to specify a dierent signature for each account.
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Organizing mail
See messages from VIPs: Go to the Mailboxes list (tap Mailboxes to get there), then tap VIP.
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Add a person to the VIP list: Tap the person’s name or address in a From, To, or CC/Bcc eld, then
tap Add to VIP.
Group related messages together: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then turn
Organize by Thread on or o.
Search messages: Open a mailbox, scroll to the top, then enter text in the Search eld. You can
search the From, To, or the Subject eld in the mailbox that’s currently open. For mail accounts
that support searching messages on the server, tap All to search From, To, Subject, and the
message body.
Delete a message: If the message is open, Tap .
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Delete a message without opening it: Swipe over the message title, then tap Delete.
•
Delete multiple messages: While viewing the message list, tap Edit.
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Turn o deletion conrmation: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Ask Before Deleting.
Recover a message: Go to the account’s Trash mailbox, open the message, tap then move the
message to the account’s Inbox or other folder.
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Set how long your messages stay in Trash before being permanently deleted: Go to Settings >
Mail, Contacts, Calendars > account name > Account > Advanced.
Turn archiving on or o: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > account name >
Account > Advanced. When you archive a message, it moves to the All Mail mailbox. Not all mail
accounts support archiving.
Move a message to a dierent mailbox: While viewing the message, tap , then choose
a destination.
Add, rename, or delete a mailbox: In the mailbox list, tap Edit. Some mailboxes can’t be
changed or deleted.
Printing messages and attachments
Print a message: Tap , then tap Print.
Print an inline image: Touch and hold the image, then tap Save Image. Go to Photos and print
the image from your Camera Roll album.
Print an attachment: Tap the attachment to open it in Quick Look, tap , then tap Print.
For more information about printing, see Printing with AirPrint on page 31.
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Mail accounts and settings
Change Mail and mail account settings: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars. You can
set up:
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iCloud
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Microsoft Exchange and Outlook
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Google
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Yahoo!
•
AOL
•
Microsoft Hotmail
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Other POP and IMAP accounts
Settings vary based on the type of account you’re setting up. Your Internet service provider or
system administrator can provide the information you need to enter.
Temporarily stop using an account: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, choose an
account, then turn o mail service for the account. When the service is turned o, iPod touch
doesn’t display or sync that information until you turn it back on. This is a good way to stop
receiving work email while on vacation, for example.
Delete an account: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, choose an account, then scroll
down and tap Delete Account. All information synced with that account, such as bookmarks,
mail, and notes, is removed.
Set Push settings: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data. Push delivers
new information whenever it appears on the server and there’s an Internet connection (some
delays may occur). When Push is turned o, use the Fetch New Data setting to determine how
often data is requested. The setting you choose here overrides individual account settings. For
optimal battery life, don’t fetch too often. Not all accounts support push.
Send signed and encrypted messages: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > account
name > Account > Advanced. Turn on S/MIME, then select certicates for signing and encrypting
outgoing messages. To install certicates, you may get a conguration prole from your system
administrator, download the certs from the issuer’s website using Safari, or receive them as
mail attachments.
Set advanced options: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, account name > Account >
Advanced. Options vary depending on the account, and may include:
•
Store drafts, sent messages, and deleted messages on iPod touch
•
Set how long deleted messages are kept before being permanently removed
•
Adjust mail server settings
•
Adjust SSL and password settings
Ask your Internet service provider or system administrator if you’re not sure what the appropriate
settings are for your account.
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Passbook
Tap a pass to view it.
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Passbook lets you organize all of your passes, such as boarding passes or movie tickets, in
one place.
Tap a pass to view it.
Store your gift cards, coupons, tickets, and other passes in Passbook. When you need to see or
use a pass, view it in Passbook or on the Lock screen.
Add a pass to Passbook: Tap Add to Passbook on a merchant’s website or in a conrmation
email. You can also add a pass from a Passbook-enabled app.
You must be signed in to your iCloud account to add passes to Passbook.
Use a pass: Select the pass, then point the barcode at the reader or scanner.
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If Location Services is turned on and the merchant supports it, a pass appears on your Lock
Tap to view details.
screen when you need it. For example, when you arrive at the airport, your hotel, or the
movie theater.
Tap to view details.
View more information: Tap .
Delete a pass: Tap , then tap .
Prevent passes from appearing on your Lock screen: Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock,
tap Turn Passcode On, then go to Allow Access When Locked, and turn Passbook o.
Push a pass to your other iPhone or iPod touch: Go to Settings > iCloud and turn on Passbook.
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Reminders
Completed item
Add an item.
View lists
View lists
Reminders lets you keep track of all the things you need to do.
Add an item.
Completed item
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See reminder details: Tap a reminder. You can:
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Change or delete it
•
Set a due date
•
Set a priority
•
Add notes
•
Move a reminder to a dierent list
Search your reminders: Tap to see the search eld, or search from the Home screen.
Reminders are searched by name. You can also use Siri to nd or add reminders.
Turn o reminder notications: Go to Settings > Notications. For information, see Do Not
Disturb and Notications on page 96.
Set the tone played for notications: Go to Settings > Sounds.
Keep your reminders up to date on other devices: Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on
Reminders. To keep up to date with Reminders on OS X Mountain Lion, turn on iCloud on
your Mac, too. Some other types of accounts, such as Exchange, also support Reminders. Go to
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars and turn on Reminders for the accounts you want to use.
Set a default list for new reminders: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then under
Reminders, tap Default List.
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Safari
Search the web and
the current page.
Swipe through open
webpages or open a
new page.
Double-tap an item
or pinch to zoom in
or out.
Enter a web address (URL).
Enter a web address (URL).
Add a bookmark, Reading List item,
or icon to the Home Page, or share
or print the page.
Tap the status bar to quickly scroll to the top.
View your reading list, history,
and bookmarks.
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Safari features include:
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Reader—view articles without ads or clutter
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Reading list—collect articles to read later
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Full-screen mode—when viewing webpages in landscape orientation
Use iCloud to see pages you have open on other devices, and to keep your bookmarks and
reading list up to date on your other devices.
Tap the status bar to quickly scroll to the top.
Search the web and
the current page.
Double-tap an item
or pinch to zoom in
or out.
Swipe through open
webpages or open a
new page.
View your reading list, history,
and bookmarks.
Add a bookmark, Reading List item,
or icon to the Home Page, or share
or print the page.
View a webpage: Tap the address eld (in the title bar), enter the URL, then tap Go.
•
Scroll a webpage: Drag up, down, or sideways.
•
Scroll within a frame: Drag two ngers inside the frame.
•
View in full-screen landscape: Rotate iPod touch, then tap .
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Reload a webpage: Tap in the address eld.
Close a webpage: Tap , then tap by the page.
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See webpages you have open on your other devices: Tap , then tap iCloud Tabs. To share
webpages you have open on iPod touch with your other devices using iCloud Tabs, go to
Settings > iCloud and turn on Safari.
Follow a link on a webpage: Tap the link.
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See a link’s destination: Touch and hold the link.
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Open a link in a new tab: Touch and hold the link, then tap “Open in New Page.”
Detected data—such as phone numbers and email addresses—may also appear as links in
webpages. Touch and hold a link to see the available options.
View an article in Reader: Tap the Reader button, if it appears in the address eld.
•
Adjust the font size: Tap .
•
Share the article: Tap .
Note: When you email an article from Reader, the full text of the article is sent, in addition to
the link.
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Return to normal view: Tap Done.
Use Reading List to collect webpages and read them later:
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Add the current webpage: Tap , then tap “Add to Reading List.”
•
Add the destination of a link: Touch and hold the link, then tap “Add to Reading List.”
•
View your reading list: Tap , then tap Reading List.
•
Delete an item from your reading list: Swipe the item, then tap Delete.
Fill out a form: Tap a text eld to bring up the keyboard.
•
Move to a dierent text eld: Tap the text eld, or tap Next or Previous.
•
Submit a form: Tap Go, Search, or the link on the webpage to submit the form.
•
Enable AutoFill: Go to Settings > Safari > AutoFill.
Search the web, the current webpage, or a searchable PDF: Enter text in the search eld.
•
Search the web: Tap one of the suggestions that appear, or tap Search.
•
Find the search text on the current webpage or PDF: Scroll to the bottom of the screen, then tap
the entry below On This Page.
The rst instance is highlighted. To nd later instances, tap .
Change the search engine: Go to Settings > Safari > Search Engine.
Bookmark the current webpage: Tap , then tap Bookmark.
When you save a bookmark, you can edit its title. By default, bookmarks are saved at the top level
of Bookmarks. To choose a dierent folder, tap Bookmarks on the Add Bookmarks screen.
Create an icon on the Home screen: Tap , then tap “Add to Home Screen.” Safari adds an
icon for the current webpage to your Home Screen. Unless the webpage has a custom icon, that
image is also used for the web clip icon on the Home screen. Web clips are backed up by iCloud
and iTunes, but they aren’t pushed to other devices by iCloud or synced by iTunes.
Share or copy a link for the current webpage: Tap , then tap Mail, Message, Twitter, Facebook,
or Copy.
Print the current webpage: Tap , then tap Print. See Printing with AirPrint on page 31.
Use iCloud to keep your bookmarks and reading list up to date on your other devices: Go to
Settings > iCloud and turn on Safari. See iCloud on page 14.
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Set options for Safari: Go to Settings > Safari. Options include:
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Search engine
•
AutoFill for lling out forms
•
Opening links in a new page or in the background
•
Private browsing to help protect private information and block some websites from tracking
your behavior
•
Clearing history, cookies, and data
•
Fraud warning
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Newsstand
Touch and hold
a publication to
rearrange.
Find Newsstand
apps.
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Newsstand organizes your magazine and newspaper apps and lets you know when new issues
are ready for reading.
Find Newsstand
apps.
Touch and hold
a publication to
rearrange.
Newsstand organizes magazine and newspaper apps with a shelf for easy access.
Find Newsstand apps: Tap Newsstand to reveal the shelf, then tap Store. When you purchase a
newsstand app, it’s added to your shelf. After the app is downloaded, open it to view its issues
and subscription options. Subscriptions are In-App purchases, billed to your store account.
Turn o automatically downloading new issues: Go to Settings > Newsstand. If an app
supports it, Newsstand downloads new issues when connected to Wi-Fi.
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Calendar
A day with a dot has
events.
Change calendars or
accounts.
View invitations.
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At a glance
iPod touch makes it easy to stay on schedule. You can view calendars individually, or view several
calendars at once.
Change calendars or
accounts.
A day with a dot has
events.
View invitations.
View or edit an event: Tap the event. You can:
•
Set a primary and secondary alert
•
Change the event’s date, time, or duration
•
Move an event to a dierent calendar
•
Invite others to attend events on iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, and CalDAV calendars
•
Delete the event
You can also move an event by holding it down and dragging it to a new time, or by adjusting
the grab points.
Add an event: Tap and enter event information, then tap Done.
•
Set the default calendar for new events: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars >
Default Calendar.
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Set default alert times for birthdays and events: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars >
Default Alert Times.
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Search for events: Tap List, then enter text in the search eld. The titles, invitees, locations, and
notes for the calendars you’re viewing are searched. You can also search Calendar events from
the Home screen. See Searching on page 27.
Set the calendar alert tone: Go to Settings > Sounds > Calendar Alerts.
View by week: Rotate iPod touch sideways.
Import events from a calendar le: If you receive an .ics calendar le in Mail, open the message
and tap the calendar le to import all of the events it contains. You can also import an .ics le
published on the web by tapping a link to the le. Some .ics les subscribe you to a calendar
instead of adding events to your calendar. See Working with multiple calendars on page 75.
If you have an iCloud account, a Microsoft Exchange account, or a supported CalDAV account,
you can receive and respond to meeting invitations from people in your organization.
Invite others to an event: Tap an event, tap Edit, then tap Invitees to select people
from Contacts.
Respond to an invitation: Tap an invitation in the calendar. Or tap to display the Event
screen, then tap an invitation. You can view information about the organizer and other invitees.
If you add comments, which may not be available for all types of calendars, your comments are
visible to the organizer but not other attendees.
Accept an event without marking the time as reserved: Tap the event, then tap Availability and
select “free.” The event stays on your calendar, but doesn’t appear as busy to others who send
you invitations.
Working with multiple calendars
You can view individual calendars, or several calendars at once. You can subscribe to iCloud,
Google, Yahoo!, or iCalendar calendars, as well as your Facebook events and birthdays.
Turn on iCloud, Google, Exchange, or Yahoo! calendars: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts,
Calendars, tap an account, then turn on Calendar.
Add a CalDAV account: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap Add an Account, then tap
Other. Under Calendars, tap Add CalDAV Account.
View Facebook events: Go to Settings > Facebook, then sign in to your Facebook account and
turn on access to Calendar.
Select calendars to view: Tap Calendars, then tap to select the calendars you want to view. The
events for all selected calendars appear in one view.
View the Birthdays calendar: Tap Calendars, then tap Birthdays to include birthdays from
your Contacts with your events. If you’ve set up a Facebook account, you can also include your
Facebook friends’ birthdays.
You can subscribe to calendars that use the iCalendar (.ics) format. Many calendar-based services
support calendar subscriptions, including iCloud, Yahoo!, Google, and the Calendar application
in OS X. Subscribed calendars are read-only. You can read events from subscribed calendars on
iPod touch, but you can’t edit events or create new ones.
Subscribe to a calendar: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap Add Account.
Tap Other, then tap Add Subscribed Calendar. Enter the server and lename of the .ics le to
subscribe to. You can also subscribe to an iCalendar (.ics) calendar published on the web, by
tapping a link to the calendar.
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Sharing iCloud calendars
You can share an iCloud calendar with other iCloud users. When you share a calendar, others can
view it, and you can let them add or change events, too. You can also share a read-only version
that anyone can view.
Create an iCloud calendar: Tap Calendars, tap Edit, then tap Add Calendar.
Share an iCloud calendar: Tap Calendars, tap Edit, then tap the iCloud calendar you want
to share. Tap Add Person, then choose someone from Contacts. The person will receive an
email invitation to join the calendar, but needs an Apple ID and iCloud account to accept
your invitation.
Turn o notications for shared calendars: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars and turn
o Shared Calendar Alerts.
Change a person’s access to a shared calendar: Tap Calendars, tap Edit, then tap a person you’re
sharing with. You can turn o their ability to edit the calendar, resend the invitation to join the
calendar, or stop sharing with them.
Share a read-only calendar with anyone: Tap Calendars, tap Edit, then tap the iCloud calendar
you want to share. Turn on Public Calendar, then tap Share Link to copy or send the URL for the
calendar. Anyone can use the URL to subscribe to your calendar using a compatible app, such as
Calendar for iOS or OS X.
Calendar settings
There are several settings in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars that aect Calendar and your
calendar accounts. These include:
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Syncing of past events (future events are always synced)
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Alert tone played for new meeting invitations
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Calendar time zone support, to show dates and times using a dierent time zone
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Stocks
Tap to see percent
change. Tap again
to see market
capitalization.
Customize your
stock list.
Go to yahoo.com for more info.
Swipe left or right to
see stats or news
articles.
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Keep track of your stocks, see the change in value over time, and get news about
your investments.
Note: To use Stocks, iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. See Connecting to the
Internet on page 13.
Tap to see percent
change. Tap again
to see market
capitalization.
Swipe left or right to
see stats or news
articles.
Customize your
stock list.
Go to yahoo.com for more info.
Manage your stock list: Tap , then add stocks or make other changes. When you nish,
tap Done.
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Add an item: Tap . Enter a symbol, company name, fund name, or index, then tap Search.
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Delete an item: Tap .
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Rearrange the order of items: Drag up or down.
View stock info:
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Switch the display to percentage change, price change, or market capitalization: Tap any of the
values along the right side of the screen.
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See the summary, chart, or news: Swipe the info beneath the stock list. Tap a news headline to
view the article in Safari. To change the chart’s time period, tap 1d, 1w, 1m, 3m, 6m, 1y, or 2y.
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Add a news article to your reading list: Touch and hold the news headline, then tap Add to
Reading List.
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See more stock information at Yahoo.com: Tap .
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Quotes may be delayed 20 minutes or more, depending upon the reporting service. To display
your stocks as a ticker in Notication Center, see Notications on page 28.
View a full-screen chart: Rotate iPod touch to landscape orientation.
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See the value at a specic date or time: Touch the chart with one nger.
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See the dierence in value over time: Touch the chart with two ngers.
Use iCloud to keep your stock list up to date on your iOS devices: Go to Settings > iCloud >
Documents & Data, then turn on Documents & Data (it’s on by default). See iCloud on page 14.
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Maps
Print, show traffic,
list results, or
choose the view.
Tap a pin to display
the info banner.
Quick driving
directions
Get more info.
Double-tap to zoom
in; tap with two
fingers to zoom out.
Or, pinch.
Current location
Enter a search.
Enter a search.
Show your
current
location.
Flyover (3D
in standard
view)
Get directions.
Get directions.
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Finding locations
WARNING: For important information about navigating safely and avoiding distraction while
driving, see Important safety information on page 128.
Get more info.
Tap a pin to display
the info banner.
To use Maps, iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. See Connecting to the Internet on
page 13.
Important: Maps, directions, 3D, Flyover, and location-based apps depend on data services.
These data services are subject to change and may not be available in all areas, resulting in maps,
directions, 3D, Flyover, or location-based information that may be unavailable, inaccurate, or
incomplete. Compare the information provided on iPod touch to your surroundings, and defer
to posted signs to resolve any discrepancies. Some Maps features require Location Services. See
Privacy on page 101.
Show your
current
location.
Flyover (3D
in standard
view)
Quick driving
directions
Double-tap to zoom
in; tap with two
fingers to zoom out.
Or, pinch.
Current location
Print, show traffic,
list results, or
choose the view.
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Find a location: Tap the search eld, then type an address or other information, such as:
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Intersection (“8th and market”)
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Area (“greenwich village”)
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Landmark (“guggenheim”)
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Zip code
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Business (“movies,” “restaurants san francisco ca,” “apple inc new york”)
Or, tap one of the suggestions in the list below the search eld.
Navigate maps:
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Move up or down, left or right: Drag the screen.
•
Rotate the map: Rotate two ngers on the screen. A compass appears in the upper-right
corner to show the map’s orientation.
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Return to the north-facing orientation: Tap .
Find the location of a contact, or of a bookmarked or recent search: Tap .
Get and share info about a location: Tap the pin to display the info banner, then tap . When
available, you can get reviews and photos from Yelp. You can also get directions, contact the
business, visit the home page, add the business to your contacts, share the location, or bookmark
the location.
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Read reviews: Tap Reviews. To use other Yelp features, tap the buttons beneath the reviews.
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See photos: Tap Photos.
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Email, text, tweet, or post a location to Facebook: Tap Share Location. To tweet or post to
Facebook, you must be signed in to your accounts. See Sharing on page 29.
Use the drop pin to mark a location: Touch and hold the map until the drop pin appears.
Choose standard, hybrid, or satellite view: Tap the lower-right corner.
Report a problem: Tap the lower-right corner.
Getting directions
Get driving directions: Tap , tap , enter the starting and ending locations, then tap Route. Or,
choose a location or a route from the list, when available. If multiple routes appear, tap the one
you want to take. Tap Start, then swipe left to see the next instruction.
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Return to the route overview: Tap Overview.
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View the directions as a list: Tap on the Overview screen.
Get quick driving directions from your current location: Tap on the banner of your
destination, then tap Directions To Here.
Get walking directions: Tap , tap , enter the starting and ending locations, then tap Route.
Or, choose a location or a route from the list, when available. Tap Start, then swipe left to see the
next instruction.
Get public transit directions: Tap , tap , enter the starting and ending locations, then tap
Route. Or, choose a location or a route from the list, when available. Download and open the
routing apps for the transit services you want to use.
Show trac conditions: Tap the bottom-right corner of the screen, then tap Show Trac.
Orange dots show slowdowns, and red dots show stop-and-go trac. To see an incident report,
tap a marker.
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3D and Flyover
The Transamerica Pyramid Building is a registered
service mark of Transamerica Corporation.
On iPod touch 5th generation, use 3D (standard view) or Flyover (satellite or hybrid view) for
three-dimensional views of many cities around the world. You can navigate in the usual ways,
and zoom in to see buildings. You can also adjust the camera angle.
The Transamerica Pyramid Building is a registered
service mark of Transamerica Corporation.
Use 3D or Flyover: Zoom in until or becomes active, then tap the button. Or, drag two
ngers up. You can switch between 3D and Flyover by tapping the lower-right corner and
changing views.
Adjust the camera angle: Drag two ngers up or down.
Maps settings
Set options for Maps: Go to Settings > Maps. Settings include:
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Navigation voice volume
•
Miles or kilometers for distance
•
Language and size of labels
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Weather
Current conditions
Add or delete cities.
Current temperature
Current hourly
forecast
Number of cities stored
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Get the current temperature and six-day forecast for one or more cities around the world, with
hourly forecasts for the next 12 hours. Weather also uses Location Services to get the forecast for
your current location.
Current conditions
Current temperature
Current hourly
forecast
Add or delete cities.
Number of cities stored
Note: To use Weather, iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. See Connecting to the
Internet on page 13.
If the weather board is light blue, it’s daytime in that city. Dark purple indicates nighttime.
Manage your list of cities: Tap , then add a city or make other changes. Tap Done when
you nish.
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Add a city: Tap . Enter a city or zip code, then tap Search.
•
Rearrange the order of cities: Drag up or down.
•
Delete a city: Tap , then tap Delete.
•
Choose Fahrenheit or Celsius: Tap °F or °C.
See weather for another city: Swipe left or right.
The leftmost screen shows your local weather.
View the current hourly forecast:
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iPod touch 5th generation: Swipe the hourly display left or right.
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iPod touch 4th generation: Tap Hourly.
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Turn local weather on or o: Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. See Privacy on
page 101.
See information about a city at yahoo.com: Tap .
Use iCloud to push your list of cities to your other iOS devices: Go to Settings > iCloud >
Documents & Data, then turn on Documents & Data (it’s on by default). See iCloud on page 14.
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Notes
Tap the note to edit it.
Delete the note.
Email or print
the note.
Add a new note.
View the list of notes.
View the list of notes.
View the previous or next note.
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Type notes on iPod touch, and iCloud makes them available on your other iOS devices and Mac
computers. You can also read and create notes in other accounts, such as Gmail or Yahoo!.
Add a new note.
Tap the note to edit it.
Email or print
the note.
Delete the note.
View the previous or next note.
Use iCloud to keep your notes up to date on your iOS devices and Mac computers:
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If you use a me.com or mac.com email address for iCloud: Go to Settings > iCloud and turn
on Notes.
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If you use a Gmail or other IMAP account for iCloud: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars
and turn on Notes for the account.
Choose the default account for new notes: Go to Settings > Notes.
Create a note in a specic account: Tap Accounts and select the account, then tap to create
the note. If you don’t see the Accounts button, tap the Notes button rst.
See only notes in a specic account: Tap Accounts and choose the account. If you don’t see the
Accounts button, tap Notes rst.
Delete a note while viewing the list of notes: Swipe left or right across the note in the list.
Search for notes: While viewing the list of notes, scroll to the top of the list to reveal the search
eld. Tap in the eld and type what you’re looking for. You can also search for notes from the
Home screen. See Searching on page 27.
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Print or email a note: While reading the note, tap . To email the note, iPod touch must be set
up for email. See Setting up mail and other accounts on page 13.
Change the font: Go to Settings > Notes.
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Clock
Add a clock.
View clocks, set
an alarm, time
an event, or set
a timer.
Delete clocks or change their order.
Delete clocks or change their order.
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Add a clock.
View clocks, set
an alarm, time
an event, or set
a timer.
Add a clock: Tap , then type the name of a city or choose a city from the list. If you don’t see
the city you’re looking for, try a major city in the same time zone.
Organize clocks: Tap Edit, then drag to move or tap to delete.
Set an alarm: Tap Alarm, then tap .
Change an alarm: Tap Edit, then tap to change settings or tap to delete.
Set a sleep timer: Tap Timer, tap When Timer Ends, and choose Stop Playing.
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Calculator
Add a number
to memory.
Clear memory.
Clear memory.
Clear the display.
Subtract a number
from memory.
Get a number from
memory (a white
ring indicates a
number is stored in
memory).
Tap numbers and functions in Calculator just as you would with a standard calculator.
Add a number
to memory.
Subtract a number
from memory.
Get a number from
memory (a white
ring indicates a
number is stored in
memory).
Clear the display.
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Use the scientic calculator: Rotate iPod touch to landscape orientation.
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Voice Memos
Start, pause, or stop recording.
Recording level
See your list of
recordings.
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At a glance
Voice Memos lets you use iPod touch as a portable recording device using the built-in
microphone, iPod touch or Bluetooth headset mic, or supported external microphone.
Recording level
See your list of
recordings.
Start, pause, or stop recording.
Make a recording: Tap or press the center button on earphones. Tap to pause or to stop
recording, or press the center button on earphones.
Recordings using the built-in microphone are mono, but you can record stereo using an external
stereo microphone that works with the iPod touch headphones port, or with the Lightning
connector (iPod touch 5th generation) or Dock connector (iPod touch 4th generation). Look for
accessories marked with the Apple “Made for iPod” or “Works with iPod” logo.
Adjust the recording level: Move the microphone closer to or further away from what you’re
recording. For better recording quality, the loudest level on the level meter should be between
–3 dB and 0 dB.
Play or mute the start/stop tone: Use the iPod touch volume buttons to turn the volume all the
way down.
Use another app while recording: Press the Home button and open an app. To return to
Voice Memos, tap the red bar at the top of the screen.
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Play a recording: Tap , tap a recording, then tap . Tap to pause.
Trim or relabel the
recording.
Listen to the
recording.
Attach the recording
to an email or text
message.
Drag to skip
to any point.
Listen to the
recording.
Trim or relabel the
recording.
Drag to skip
to any point.
Attach the recording
to an email or text
message.
Trim a recording: Tap next to the recording, then tap Trim Memo. Drag the edges of the
audio region, then tap to preview. Adjust if necessary, then tap Trim Voice Memo to save. The
portions you trim can’t be recovered.
Sharing voice memos with your computer
iTunes can sync voice memos with your iTunes library when you connect iPod touch to
your computer.
When you sync voice memos to iTunes, they remain in the Voice Memos app until you delete
them. If you delete a voice memo on iPod touch, it isn’t deleted from the Voice Memos playlist in
iTunes. However, if you delete a voice memo from iTunes, it is deleted from iPod touch the next
time you sync with iTunes.
Sync voice memos with iTunes: Connect iPod touch to your computer and select it in iTunes.
Select Music at the top of the screen (between Apps and Movies), select Sync Music, select
“Include voice memos,” and click Apply.
The voice memos from iPod touch appear in the Voice Memos playlist in iTunes.
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iTunes Store
Browse
See purchases,
downloads, and
more.
At a glance
Use the iTunes Store to add music and TV shows, music, and podcasts to iPod touch.
Browse
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See purchases,
downloads, and
more.
Use iTunes Store to:
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Find music, TV shows, movies, tones, and more, by browsing or searching
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Download previous purchases
Note: You need an Internet connection and an Apple ID to use the iTunes Store.
Browse content: Tap one of the categories. Tap Genres to rene the listings. To see more
information about an item, tap it.
Search for content: Tap Search, then tap the search eld and enter one or more words, then
tap Search.
Preview an item: Tap a song or video to play a sample.
Purchase an item: Tap the item’s price (or tap Free), then tap again to buy it. If you already
purchased the item, “Download” appears instead of the price and you won’t be charged again.
When items are being downloaded, tap More, then tap Downloads to see their progress.
Rent a movie: In some areas, certain movies are available to rent. You have 30 days to begin
viewing a rented movie. Once you’ve started playing it, you can watch it as many times as you
want in 24 hours. After these time limits, the movie is deleted.
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Download a previous purchase: Tap More, then tap Purchased. To automatically download
purchases made on other devices, go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores.
Redeem a gift card or code: Tap any category (such as music), scroll to the bottom, then
tap Redeem.
View or edit your account: Go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores, tap your Apple ID, then tap
View Apple ID. Tap an item to edit it. To change your password, tap the Apple ID eld.
Turn iTunes Match on or o: Go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores. iTunes Match is a
subscription service that stores all of your music in iCloud so you can access it from wherever
you have an Internet connection.
Sign in using a dierent Apple ID: Go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores, tap your account name,
then tap Sign Out. The next time you download an app, you can enter a dierent Apple ID.
Changing the browse buttons
You can replace and rearrange the buttons at the bottom of the screen. For example, if you often
download tones but don’t watch many TV shows, you could replace those buttons.
Change the browse buttons: Tap More, tap Edit, then drag a button to the bottom of the screen,
over the button you want to replace. When you nish, tap Done.
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App Store
View a category.
View updates and
previous purchases.
Browse buttons
At a glance
Use the App Store to browse, purchase, and download apps to iPod touch.
View a category.
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View updates and
previous purchases.
Browse buttons
Use the App Store to:
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Find new free or purchased apps by browsing or searching
•
Download previous purchases and updates
•
Redeem a gift card or download code
•
Recommend an app to a friend
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Manage your App Store account
Note: You need an Internet connection and an Apple ID to use the App Store.
Purchase an app: Tap the app’s price (or tap Free), then tap Buy Now. If you already purchased
the app, “install” appears instead of the price. You won’t be charged to download it again. While
an app is being downloaded, its icon appears on the Home screen with a progress indicator.
Download a previous purchase: Tap Updates, then tap Purchased. To automatically download
new purchases made on other devices, go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores.
Download updated apps: Tap Updates. Tap an app to read about the new version, then tap
Update to download it. Or tap Update All to download all the apps in the list.
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Redeem a gift card or download code: Tap Featured, scroll to the bottom, then tap Redeem.
Tell a friend about an app: Find the app, then tap and select how you want to share it.
View and edit your account: Go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores, tap your Apple ID, then
tap View Apple ID. You can subscribe to iTunes newsletters, and view Apple’s privacy policy. To
change your password, tap the Apple ID eld.
Sign in using a dierent Apple ID: Go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores, tap your account name,
then tap Sign Out. The next time you download an app, you can enter a dierent Apple ID.
Create a new Apple ID: Go to Settings > iTunes & App Stores, then tap Create New Apple ID and
follow the onscreen instructions.
Deleting apps
Delete an App Store app: Touch and hold its icon on the Home screen until the icon starts to
jiggle, then tap . You can’t delete built-in apps. When you nish, press the Home button .
Deleting an app also deletes all of its data. You can re-download any app you’ve purchased from
the App Store, free of charge.
For information about erasing all of your apps, data, and settings, see Reset on page 100.
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Settings
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Settings lets you congure iPod touch, set app options, add accounts, and set other preferences.
See other chapters for information about settings for the built-in apps. For example, for Safari
settings, see Chapter 15, Safari, on page 70.
Airplane mode
Airplane mode disables the wireless features in order to reduce potential interference with
aircraft operation and other electrical equipment.
Turn on airplane mode: Go to Settings and turn on airplane mode.
When airplane mode is on, appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. No Wi-Fi or
Bluetooth signals are emitted from iPod touch. You won’t be able to use apps or features that
depend on these signals, such as connecting to the Internet. If allowed by the aircraft operator
and applicable laws and regulations, you can use iPod touch and apps that don’t require
these signals.
If Wi-Fi is available and allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable laws and regulations, go
to Settings > Wi-Fi to turn it on. You can also turn on Bluetooth in Settings > Bluetooth.
Wi-Fi
Joining Wi-Fi networks
Wi-Fi settings determine whether iPod touch uses local Wi-Fi networks to connect to the
Internet. When iPod touch is joined to a Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi icon in the status bar at the
top of the screen shows signal strength. The more bars you see, the stronger the signal.
Once you join a Wi-Fi network, iPod touch connects to it whenever the network is in range. If
more than one previously used network is in range, iPod touch joins the one last used.
You can also use iPod touch to set up a new AirPort base station that provides Wi-Fi services to
your home or oce. See Setting up an AirPort base station on page 95.
Turn Wi-Fi on or o: Go to Settings > Wi-Fi. You can:
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Set iPod touch to ask if you want to join a new network: Turn “Ask to Join Networks” on or o.
If “Ask to Join Networks” is o, you must manually join a network to connect to the Internet
when a previously used network isn’t available.
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Forget a network, so iPod touch doesn’t join it: Tap next to a network you’ve joined before.
Then tap “Forget this Network.”
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Join a closed Wi-Fi network: In the list of network names, tap Other, then enter the name of the
closed network. You must already know the network name, password, and security type to
connect to a closed network.
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Adjust the settings for connecting to a Wi-Fi network: Tap next to a network. You can set an
HTTP proxy, dene static network settings, turn on BootP, or renew the settings provided by a
DHCP server.
Setting up an AirPort base station
An AirPort base station provides a Wi-Fi connection to your home, school, or small business
network. You can use iPod touch to set up a new AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, or Time
Capsule base station.
Use the AirPort Setup Assistant: Go to Settings > Wi-Fi. Under “Set up an AirPort base station,”
tap the name of the base station you want to set up. Then follow the onscreen instructions.
If the base station you want to set up isn’t listed, make sure that it has power, that you’re within
range, and that it hasn’t already been congured. You can only set up base stations that are new
or have been reset. Some older AirPort base stations cannot be set up using an iOS device. For
setup instructions, see the documentation that came with the base station.
Manage an AirPort network: If iPod touch is connected to an AirPort base station, tap next
to the network name. If you haven’t already downloaded AirPort Utility, the App Store opens so
you can get it.
VPN
Your organization may use a VPN to communicate private information securely over a non-
private network. You may need to congure VPN, for example, to access your work email. This
setting appears when you have VPN congured on iPod touch, allowing you to turn VPN on or
o. See VPN on page 97.
Bluetooth
iPod touch can connect wirelessly to Bluetooth devices such as headsets, headphones, and car
kits for music listening and and hands-free talking. You can also connect the Apple Wireless
Keyboard with Bluetooth. See Apple Wireless Keyboard on page 24.
Turn Bluetooth on or o: Go to Settings > Bluetooth.
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 more
information about Bluetooth pairing.
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Do Not Disturb and Notications
Push notications appear in Notication Center and alert you to new information, even when the
associated app isn’t running. Notications vary by app, but may include text or sound alerts, and
a numbered badge on the app icon on the Home screen.
Turn o all notications: Go to Settings and turn o Do Not Disturb. When it’s turned on and
iPod touch is locked, all notications are silenced, but alarms will still sound. You can set the
following options in Settings > Notications > Do Not Disturb:
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Automatically turn on Do Not Disturb: Set the starting and ending hours for when you don’t
want to be disturbed. iPod touch turns on Do Not Disturb during these hours each day.
•
Allow some FaceTime calls during Do Not Disturb: When Do Not Disturb is on, FaceTime calls are
silenced. To allow some callers to ring through, tap Allow Calls From. You can allow calls from
your Favorites list or other Contacts groups you dene. For information about Favorites, see
Chapter 28, Contacts, on page 102.
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Allow persistant callers to ring through: Turn on Repeated Calls. If the same caller (based on
their FaceTime ID) calls you twice within three minutes, iPod touch will ring.
Turn an app’s notications on or o: Go to Settings > Notications. Tap an item in the list, then
turn notications on or o for that item. Apps that have notications turned o appear in the Not
In Notication Center list.
Change how notications appear: Go to Settings > Notications. You can:
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Change the number of notications: Choose an item in the In Notication Center list. To set
how many notications of this type appear in Notication Center, tap Show.
•
Change the alert styles: Choose an item in the In Notication Center list. Choose an
alert style, or select None to turn o alerts and banners. Notications will still appear in
Notication Center.
•
Change the order of notications: Tap Edit. Drag the notications into the order you want. To
turn o a notication, drag it to the Not In Notication Center list.
•
Display numbered badges on apps with notications: Choose an item in the In Notication
Center list and turn on Badge App Icon.
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Hide alerts from an app when iPod touch is locked: Choose the app in the In Notication Center
list, then turn o “View in Lock Screen.”
Some apps have additional options. For example, Messages lets you specify how many times the
alert sound repeats and whether message previews appear in the notication.
Remove Post and Tweet from Notication Center: These sharing options appear only if you
have Facebook or Twitter accounts congured. To remove these buttons, go to Settings >
Notications > Share Widget.
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General
General settings include network, sharing, security, and other settings. You can also nd
information about your iPod touch, and reset various iPod touch settings.
About
Display information about iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > About. The items you can
view include:
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Available storage space
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Serial number
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iOS version
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Network addresses
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Legal notices, license, and regulatory marks.
To copy the serial number and other identiers, touch and hold the identier until Copy appears.
Change the device name: Go to Settings > General > About, then tap Name. The device name
appears in the sidebar when it’s connected to iTunes, and it’s used by iCloud.
To help Apple improve products and services, iPod touch sends diagnostic and usage data. This
data does not personally identify you but may include location information.
View or turn o diagnostic information: Go to Settings > General > About > Diagnostics & Usage.
Software Update
Software Update lets you download and install iOS updates from Apple.
Update to the latest iOS version: Go to Settings > General > Software Update.
If a newer version of iOS is available, follow the onscreen instructions to download and install it.
Usage
View usage information: Go to Settings > General > Usage. You can:
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View and delete iCloud backups, turn o backing up the Camera Roll, and buy additional storage
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View each app’s storage
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Display battery level as a percentage
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See the elapsed time since iPod touch has been charged
Siri
Enable Siri: Go to Settings > General > Siri.
For information about using Siri and changing Siri settings, see Setting options for Siri on
page 38.
VPN
VPNs used within organizations allow you to communicate private information securely over a
non-private network. You may need to congure VPN, for example, to access your work email. Ask
the network’s administrator for the settings necessary to congure VPN for your network. After
one or more VPN settings are dened you can:
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Turn VPN on or o: Go to Settings > VPN.
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Switch between VPNs: Go to Settings > General > VPN, then choose a conguration.
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iTunes Wi-Fi Sync
You can sync iPod touch with iTunes on a computer that is connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Enable iTunes Wi-Fi Sync: To set up Wi-Fi syncing for the rst time, connect iPod touch to the
computer that you want to sync with. For instructions see Syncing with iTunes on page 15.
After you congure Wi-Fi Sync, iPod touch automatically syncs with iTunes once a day, when:
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iPod touch is connected to a power source,
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iPod touch and your computer are both connected to the same Wi-Fi network, and
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iTunes on your computer is running.
Spotlight Search
The Spotlight Search setting lets you specify the content areas searched by Search, and
rearrange the order of the results.
Set which content areas are searched by Search: Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search,
then select the items to search. You can also change the order of the result categories.
Auto-Lock
Locking iPod touch turns o the display in order to save the battery and prevent unintended
operation of iPod touch. You can still receive messages, and you can adjust the volume and use
the mic button on your headset while listening to music.
Set the amount of time before iPod touch locks: Go to Settings > General > Auto-Lock, then
choose a time.
Passcode Lock
By default, iPod touch doesn’t require you to enter a passcode to unlock it.
Set a passcode: Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock and set a 4-digit passcode. To
increase security, turn o Simple Passcode and use a longer passcode.
If you forget your passcode, you must restore the iPod touch software. See Updating and
restoring iPod touch software on page 134.
Allow access when iPod touch locked: Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock. You can use
the following without unlocking iPod touch:
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Siri (see Setting options for Siri on page 38)
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Passbook (see Chapter 13, Passbook, on page 67)
Erase data after ten failed passcode attempts: Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock and
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 (which is encrypted using
256-bit AES encryption).
Restrictions
You can set restrictions for some apps and for purchased content. For example, parents can
restrict explicit music from being seen on playlists, or prevent the installation of apps.
Turn on restrictions: Go to Settings > General > Restrictions, then tap Enable Restrictions. You’ll
be asked to dene a restrictions passcode that’s necessary in order to change the settings you
make. This is distinct from the passcode for unlocking iPod touch.
Important: If you forget your restrictions passcode, you must restore the iPod touch software.
See Updating and restoring iPod touch software on page 134.
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You can set restrictions for the following apps:
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Safari
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Camera (and apps that use the camera)
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FaceTime
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iTunes Store
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iBookstore
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Siri
You can also restrict the following:
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Installing Apps: The App Store is disabled and its icon is removed from the Home screen. You
cannot install apps on iPod touch.
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Deleting Apps: You cannot delete apps from iPod touch. doesn’t appear on app icons when
you’re customizing the Home screen.
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Explicit Language: Siri attempts to replace explicit words you speak by replacing them with
asterisks and beep sounds
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Privacy: The current privacy settings for Location Services, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders,
Photos, Bluetooth Sharing, Twitter, and Facebook can each be locked.
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Accounts: The current Mail, Contacts, Calendar settings are locked. You cannot add, modify, or
delete accounts. You also cannot modify iCloud settings.
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Find My Friends: The current Find My Friends settings are locked. This option is available when
the Find My Friends app is installed.
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Volume Limit: The current sound volume limit setting is locked.
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In-App Purchases: When In-App Purchases is turned o, you can’t purchase additional content
or functionality for apps you download from the App Store.
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Require Passwords: Requires you to enter your Apple ID for in-app purchases after the time
period you specify.
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Content Restrictions: Tap Ratings For, then select a country from the list. Then set restrictions
for music and podcasts, books, movies, TV shows, and apps. Content that doesn’t meet the
rating you select won’t appear on iPod touch.
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Multiplayer Games: When Multiplayer Games is o, you can’t request a match, send or receive
invitations to play games, or add friends in Game Center.
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Adding Friends: When Adding Friends is o, you can’t make or receive friend requests in Game
Center. If Multiplayer Games is turned on, you can continue to play with existing friends.
Date & Time
These settings aect the time shown in the status bar at the top of the screen, and in world
clocks and calendars.
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 o. (24-Hour Time may not be available in all areas.)
Set whether iPod touch updates the date and time automatically: Go to Settings > General >
Date & Time, then turn Set Automatically on or o. 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 Set
Automatically o. Tap Time Zone to set your time zone. Tap the Date & Time button, then tap
Set Date & Time.
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Keyboard
You can turn on keyboards for writing in dierent languages, and you can turn typing features,
such as spell-checking, on or o. For information about the keyboard, see Typing on page 22.
For information about international keyboards, see Appendix A, International Keyboards, on
page 126 .
International
Go to Settings > General > International to set the following:
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The language for iPod touch.
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The calendar format.
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The language for Voice Control.
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The keyboards you use.
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The date, time, and number formats.
Accessibility
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility and turn on the features you want. See
Chapter 32, Accessibility, on page 11 3 .
Proles
This setting appears if you install one or more proles on iPod touch. Tap Proles to see
information about the proles you’ve installed.
Reset
You can reset the word dictionary, network settings, home screen layout, and location warnings.
You can also erase all of your content and settings.
Reset iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > Reset, then choose an option:
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Erase all content and settings: Your information, and settings are removed. iPod touch cannot
be used until it’s set up again.
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Reset all settings: All your preferences and settings are reset.
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Reset network settings: When you reset network settings, your list of previously used networks
and VPN settings not installed by a conguration prole are removed. Wi-Fi is turned o
and then back on, disconnecting you from any network you’re on. The Wi-Fi and “Ask to Join
Networks” settings remain turned on. To remove VPN settings installed by a conguration
prole, go to Settings > General > Prole, then select the prole and tap Remove. This also
removes other settings or accounts provided by the prole.
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Reset the keyboard dictionary: You add words to the keyboard dictionary by rejecting
words iPod touch suggests as you type. Resetting the keyboard dictionary erases all words
you’ve added.
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Reset the Home screen layout: Returns the built-in apps to their original layout on the
Home screen.
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Reset location & privacy: Resets the location services and privacy settings to their factory defaults.
Sounds
You can set iPod touch to play a sound whenever you get a new message, email, Tweet,
Facebook post, voicemail, or reminder. You can also set sounds for appointments, sending an
email, keyboard clicks, and when you lock iPod touch.
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