iPod touch
User Guide
For iOS 8.4 Software (July 2015)
Contents
8 Chapter 1: iPod touch at a glance
8 iPod touch overview
8 Accessories
9 Multi-Touch screen
9 Buttons
11 Status icons
12 Chapter 2: Get started
12 Set up iPod touch
12 Connect to Wi-Fi
13 Connect to the Internet
13 Apple ID
13 iCloud
15 Set up other mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
15 Manage content on your iOS devices
16 Connect iPod touch to your computer
16 Sync with iTunes
17 Date and time
17 International settings
17 Your iPod touch name
18 View this user guide on iPod touch
18 Tips for using iOS 8
19 Chapter 3: Basics
19 Use apps
22 Continuity
23 Customize iPod touch
25 Type text
27 Dictate
28 Voice Control
29 Search
30 Control Center
30 Alerts and Notication Center
31 Sounds and silence
31 Do Not Disturb
32 Sharing
34 iCloud Drive
35 Transfer les
35 AirPlay
35 AirPrint
36 Bluetooth devices
36 Restrictions
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37 Privacy
37 Security
39 Charge and monitor the battery
40 Travel with iPod touch
41 Chapter 4: Siri
41 Make requests
42 Siri and apps
42 Tell Siri about yourself
42 Make corrections
42 Siri settings
43 Chapter 5: Messages
43 iMessage service
44 Send and receive messages
45 Manage conversations
46 Share photos, videos, your location, and more
47 Messages settings
48 Chapter 6: Mail
48 Write messages
49 Get a sneak peek
49 Finish a message later
50 See important messages
50 Attachments
51 Work with multiple messages
51 See and save addresses
51 Print messages
52 Mail settings
53 Chapter 7: Safari
53 Safari at a glance
54 Search the web
54 Browse the web
55 Keep bookmarks
56 Save a reading list for later
56 Shared links and subscriptions
57 Fill in forms
57 Avoid clutter with Reader
57 Privacy and security
58 Safari settings
59 Chapter 8: Music
59 Music at a glance
59 Access music
60 Apple Music
60 Get personalized recommendations
60 For You
61 Search for and add music
61 Play music
62 New
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63 Radio
63 Connect
64 Playlists
65 iTunes Match
65 My Music
66 Siri and Voice Control
66 Music settings
68 Chapter 9: FaceTime
68 FaceTime at a glance
68 Make and answer calls
69 Manage calls
69 Settings
70 Chapter 10: Calendar
70 Calendar at a glance
71 Invitations
71 Use multiple calendars
72 Share iCloud calendars
72 Calendar settings
73 Chapter 11: Photos
73 View photos and videos
74 Organize photos and videos
75 iCloud Photo Library
76 My Photo Stream
76 iCloud Photo Sharing
78 Other ways to share photos and videos
78 Edit photos and trim videos
79 Print photos
79 Photos settings
80 Chapter 12: Camera
80 Camera at a glance
81 Take photos and videos
83 HDR
83 View, share, and print
83 Camera settings
84 Chapter 13: Weather
86 Chapter 14: Clock
86 Clock at a glance
87 Alarms and timers
88 Chapter 15: Maps
88 Find places
89 Get more info
89 Get directions
90 3D and Flyover
90 Maps settings
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91 Chapter 16: Videos
91 Videos at a glance
92 Add videos to your library
92 Control playback
93 Videos settings
94 Chapter 17: Notes
94 Notes at a glance
95 Use notes in multiple accounts
96 Chapter 18: Reminders
96 Reminders at a glance
97 Scheduled reminders
97 Reminders settings
98 Chapter 19: Stocks
100 Chapter 20: Game Center
100 Game Center at a glance
101 Play games with friends
101 Game Center settings
102 Chapter 21: Newsstand
103 Chapter 22: iTunes Store
103 iTunes Store at a glance
103 Browse or search
105 Purchase, rent, or redeem
105 iTunes Store settings
106 Chapter 23: App Store
106 App Store at a glance
106 Find apps
107 Purchase, redeem, and download
108 App Store settings
109 Chapter 24: iBooks
109 Get books
109 Read a book
110 Interact with multimedia
111 Study notes and glossary terms
111 Listen to an audiobook
112 Organize books
112 Read PDFs
113 iBooks settings
114 Chapter 25: Health
114 Your health at a glance
115 Collect health and tness data
115 Share health and tness data
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116 Chapter 26: Passbook
116 Passbook at a glance
116 Passbook on the go
117 Passbook settings
118 Chapter 27: Calculator
119 Chapter 28: Podcasts
119 Podcasts at a glance
119 Get podcasts and episodes
121 Control playback
122 Organize your favorites into stations
122 Podcasts settings
123 Chapter 29: Voice Memos
123 Voice Memos at a glance
123 Record
124 Play it back
124 Move recordings to your computer
125 Chapter 30: Contacts
125 Contacts at a glance
126 Add contacts
126 Unify contacts
126 Contacts settings
127 Appendix A: Accessibility
127 Accessibility features
128 Accessibility Shortcut
128 VoiceOver
139 Zoom
140 Invert Colors and Grayscale
140 Speak Selection
141 Speak Screen
141 Speak Auto-text
141 Large, bold, and high-contrast text
141 Button Shapes
141 Reduce screen motion
141 On/o switch labels
142 Assignable tones
142 Video Descriptions
142 Hearing aids
143 Mono audio and balance
143 Subtitles and closed captions
143 Siri
143 Widescreen keyboards
144 Guided Access
144 Switch Control
148 AssistiveTouch
149 Voice Control
149 Accessibility in OS X
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150 Appendix B: International keyboards
150 Use international keyboards
151 Special input methods
153 Appendix C: Safety, handling, and support
153 Important safety information
156 Important handling information
157 iPod touch Support site
157 Restart or reset iPod touch
157 Reset iPod touch settings
158 Get information about your iPod touch
158 Usage information
158 Disabled iPod touch
158 VPN settings
159 Proles settings
159 Back up iPod touch
160 Update and restore iPod touch software
160 Sell or give away iPod touch
161 Learn more, service, and support
161 FCC compliance statement
162 Canadian regulatory statement
162 Disposal and recycling information
164 Apple and the environment
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iPod touch at a glance
Microphone
iSight camera*
LED flash*
Sleep/Wake
button
Sleep/Wake
Volume
buttons
Headphones
port
FaceTime
camera
Home
button
Multi-Touch
display
Speaker
Lightning
connector
App icons
Status bar
*Some models
iPod touch overview
This guide describes the features of iOS 8.4 for:
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iPod touch 5th generation
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iPod touch 6th generation
1
button
FaceTime
camera
Volume
buttons
App icons
Multi-Touch
display
Home
button
Headphones
port
Microphone
iSight camera*
LED flash*
Status bar
Lightning
connector
Speaker
*Some models
iPod touch apps and features may vary based on your location, language, and
model of iPod touch. To nd out which features are supported in your area, see
www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/. To learn which features are available on your iPod touch,
see www.apple.com/ipod-touch/specs.html.
Accessories
The following accessories are included with iPod touch:
Apple EarPods. Use the Apple EarPods to listen to music, videos, audiobooks, podcasts, and games.
Connecting cable. Using the Lightning to USB Cable, connect iPod touch to your computer to
sync and charge, or to the USB power adapter (sold separately) to charge.
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Multi-Touch screen
Sleep/Wake
button
The Multi-Touch screen displays a wealth of info, entertainment, and creativity, all at your
ngertips. A few simple gestures—tap, drag, swipe, and pinch—are all you need to explore
and use iPod touch apps.
Buttons
Most of the buttons you use with iPod touch are virtual ones on the touchscreen. A few physical
buttons control basic functions, such as turning on iPod touch or adjusting the volume.
Sleep/Wake button
When you’re not using iPod touch, press the Sleep/Wake button to lock iPod touch. Locking
iPod touch puts the display to sleep, saves the battery, and prevents anything from happening
if you touch the screen. You can still listen to music and adjust the volume using the buttons
on the side of iPod touch, and receive FaceTime calls, text messages, alarms, notications, and
other updates.
Sleep/Wake
button
iPod touch locks automatically if you don’t touch the screen for a minute or so. To adjust the
timing, go to Settings > General > Auto-Lock.
Turn on iPod touch. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
Unlock iPod touch. Press the Sleep/Wake button or the Home button, then drag the slider.
Turn o iPod touch. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the slider appears, then drag
the slider.
For additional security, you can require a passcode to unlock iPod touch. Go to
Settings > Passcode. See Use a passcode with data protection on page 37.
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Home button
Volume
up
Volume
down
The Home button takes you to the Home screen and provides other convenient shortcuts. On
the Home screen, tap any app to open it.
See apps you’ve opened. Double-click the Home button when iPod touch is unlocked, then
swipe left or right. See Start at home on page 19.
Use Siri or Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button. See Chapter 4, Siri, on page 41 and
Voice Control on page 28.
You can also use the Home button to turn accessibility features on or o. See Accessibility
Shortcut on page 12 8 .
Volume controls
When you listen to songs, movies, or other media, the buttons on the side of iPod touch adjust
the audio volume. Otherwise, the buttons control the volume for alerts and other sound eects.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Important safety
information on page 153.
Volume
up
Volume
down
Lock the ringer and alerts volume. Go to Settings > Sounds, then turn o Change with Buttons.
To limit the volume for music and videos, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit.
Note: In some European Union (EU) countries, iPod touch may warn that you’re setting the
volume above the EU recommended level for hearing safety. To increase the volume beyond this
level, you may need to briey release the volume control. To limit the maximum headset volume
to this level, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit. To prevent changes to the volume limit, go
to Settings > General > Restrictions > Volume Limit.
Use Control Center to adjust the volume. When iPod touch is locked or when you’re using
another app, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center.
Do Not Disturb, also available in Control Center, is an easy way to keep iPod touch silent. See Do
Not Disturb on page 31.
You can also use either volume button to take a picture or record a video. See Take photos and
videos on page 81.
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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 iPod touch is connected to the Internet over a Wi-Fi network. See
Connect to Wi-Fi on page 12 .
Network activity Shows that there’s network activity. Some third-party apps may also
use this icon to indicate an active process.
Syncing iPod touch is syncing with iTunes. See Sync with iTunes on page 16 .
Airplane mode Airplane mode is on—you can’t access the Internet or use
Bluetooth® devices. Non-wireless features are available. See Travel
with iPod touch on page 40.
Do Not Disturb “Do Not Disturb” is turned on. See Do Not Disturb on page 31.
VPN You’re connected to a network using VPN. See VPN settings on
page 158 .
Portrait orientation
lock
Alarm An alarm is set. See Alarms and timers on page 87.
Location Services An item is using Location Services. See Privacy on page 37.
Bluetooth Blue or white icon: Bluetooth is on and paired with a device, such as
Bluetooth battery Shows the battery level of a supported paired Bluetooth device.
The iPod touch screen is locked in portrait orientation. See Change
the screen orientation
a headset.
Gray icon: Bluetooth is on. If paired with a device, the device may be
out of range or turned o.
No icon: Bluetooth is turned o.
See Bluetooth devices
on page 21.
on page 36.
Battery Shows the iPod touch battery level or charging status. See Charge
and monitor the battery
on page 39.
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Get started
Set up iPod touch
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WARNING: To avoid injury, read Important safety information on page 15 3 before using
iPod touch.
With only a Wi-Fi connection, you can easily set up iPod touch. You can also set up iPod touch
by connecting it to a computer and using iTunes (see Connect iPod touch to your computer on
page 16).
Set up iPod touch. Turn on iPod touch, then follow the Setup Assistant.
The Setup Assistant steps you through the setup process, including:
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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
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Signing in with or creating a free Apple ID (needed for many features, including iCloud,
FaceTime, the iTunes Store, and the App Store)
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Entering a passcode
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Setting up iCloud and iCloud Keychain
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Turning on recommended features such as Location Services
You can also restore iPod touch from an iCloud or iTunes backup during setup. See Back up
iPod touch on page 159.
Note: Find My iPod touch is turned on when you sign in to iCloud. Activation Lock is engaged
to help prevent anyone else from setting up your iPod touch, even if it is completely restored.
Before you sell or give away your iPod touch, you should reset it to erase your personal content
and turn o Activation Lock. See Sell or give away iPod touch on page 160 .
Connect to Wi-Fi
If appears at the top of the screen, you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network. iPod touch
reconnects anytime you return to the same location.
Congure Wi-Fi. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, then turn Wi-Fi on or o. (You can also turn it on or o in
Control Center.)
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Choose a network: Tap one of the listed networks, then enter the password, if asked.
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Ask to join networks: Turn Ask to Join Networks on to be prompted when a Wi-Fi network
is available. Otherwise, you must manually join a network when a previously used network
isn’t available.
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Join a closed Wi-Fi network: Tap Other, then enter the name of the closed network. You need to
know the network name, security type, and password.
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Adjust the settings for 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.
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Forget a network: Tap next to a network you’ve joined before, then tap Forget this Network.
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Set up your own Wi-Fi network. If you have an uncongured AirPort base station turned on and
within range, you can use iPod touch to set it up. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and look for Set up an
AirPort base station. Tap your base station and Setup Assistant will do the rest.
Manage an AirPort network. If iPod touch is connected to an AirPort base station, go to
Settings > Wi-Fi, tap next to the network name, then tap Manage this Network. If you haven’t
yet downloaded AirPort Utility, tap OK to open the App Store, then download it.
Connect to the Internet
iPod touch connects to the Internet by joining Wi-Fi networks. When joined to a Wi-Fi network
that is connected to the Internet, iPod touch connects to the Internet automatically whenever
you use Mail, Safari, FaceTime, Game Center, Stocks, Maps, Weather, the iTunes Store, or the
App Store.
Apple ID
Your Apple ID is the account you use for just about everything you do with Apple, including
storing your content in iCloud, downloading apps from the App Store, buying music, movies, and
TV shows from the iTunes Store, and purchasing books from the iBooks Store.
If you already have an Apple ID, use it when you 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. You only need one Apple ID for everything you do with Apple.
For more information, see appleid.apple.com.
iCloud
iCloud oers free mail, contacts, calendar, and other features that you can set up simply by
signing in to iCloud with your Apple ID, then making sure that the features you want to use are
turned on.
Set up iCloud. Go to Settings > iCloud. Create an Apple ID if needed, or use your existing one.
iCloud stores your photos and videos, documents, music, calendars, contacts, and more. Content
stored in iCloud is pushed wirelessly to your other iOS devices and computers signed in to
iCloud with the same Apple ID.
iCloud is available on devices with iOS 5 or later, on Mac computers with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or
later, and on PCs with iCloud for Windows 4.0 (Windows 7 or Windows 8 is required). You can
also sign in to iCloud.com from any Mac or PC to access your iCloud information and features like
Photos, Find My iPhone, Mail, Calendar, Contacts, iWork for iCloud, and more.
Note: iCloud may not be available in all areas, and iCloud features may vary by area. For more
information, go to www.apple.com/icloud/.
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iCloud features include:
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Music, Movies, TV Shows, Apps, and Books: Automatically get iTunes purchases on all your
devices set up with iCloud, or download previous iTunes music and TV show purchases for
free, anytime. With an iTunes Match subscription, all your music, including music you’ve
imported from CDs or purchased somewhere other than the iTunes Store, can also be stored
in iCloud and played on demand. See iTunes Match on page 65. Download previous App Store
and iBooks Store purchases to iPod touch for free, anytime.
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Photos: Use iCloud Photo Library to store all your photos and videos in iCloud, and access
them on any iOS 8.1 or later device, Mac with OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later, and on
iCloud.com when using the same Apple ID. Use iCloud Photo Sharing to share photos and
videos with just the people you choose, and let them add photos, videos, and comments. See
iCloud Photo Library on page 75. See iCloud Photo Sharing on page 76.
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Family Sharing: Up to six family members can share their purchases from the iTunes Store,
App Store, and iBooks Store. Pay for family purchases with the same credit card and approve
kids’ spending right from a parent’s device. Plus, share photos, a family calendar, and more. See
Family Sharing on page 32.
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iCloud Drive: Safely store your presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, and other documents
in iCloud, and access them from your iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC. iCloud Drive is
available on any iOS 8 or later device and on any Mac with OS X Yosemite v10.10.0 or later. If
you’re using an earlier version of iOS, see Set up iCloud Drive on page 34.
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Mail, Contacts, Calendars: Keep your mail, contacts, calendars, notes, and reminders up to date
across all your devices. If you use iCloud, don’t also use iTunes to sync your contacts, calendars,
and bookmarks to iPod touch.
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Safari Tabs: See the tabs you have open on your other iOS devices or OS X computers. See
Browse the web on page 54.
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Backup: Back up iPod touch to iCloud automatically when connected to power and Wi-Fi.
iCloud data and backups sent over the Internet are encrypted. See Back up iPod touch on
page 159.
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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 your iPod touch data. Find My iPod includes Activation Lock, which
requires your Apple ID and password in order to turn o Find My iPod or erase your device.
Your Apple ID and password are also required before anyone can activate your iPod touch. See
Find My iPod touch on page 39.
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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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iCloud Keychain: Keep your passwords and credit card information up to date across all your
designated devices. See iCloud Keychain on page 38.
With iCloud, you get a free mail account and 5 GB of storage for your mail, documents, photos,
and backups. Your purchased music, apps, TV shows, and books don’t count against your
available space.
Upgrade your iCloud storage. Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage, then tap Change Storage Plan.
For information about upgrading your iCloud storage, go to help.apple.com/icloud/.
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View and download previous purchases, or get purchases shared by your family.
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iTunes Store purchases: You can access your purchased songs and videos in the Music and
Videos apps. Or, in the iTunes Store, tap More, then tap Purchased.
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App Store purchases: Go to the App Store, tap Updates, then tap Purchased.
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iBooks Store purchases: Go to iBooks, then tap Purchased.
Turn on Automatic Downloads for music, apps, or books. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store.
For more information about iCloud, go to www.apple.com/icloud/. For support information, go
to www.apple.com/support/icloud/.
Set up other mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
iPod touch works with Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most popular Internet-based mail,
contacts, and calendar service providers.
Set up an account. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account.
You can add contacts using an LDAP or CardDAV account if your company or organization
supports it. See Add contacts on page 126 .
You can add calendars using a CalDAV calendar account, and you can subscribe to iCalendar (.ics)
calendars or import them from Mail. See Use multiple calendars on page 71.
Manage 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 and videos, documents, music, calendars, contacts, and more. It all
gets pushed wirelessly to your other iOS devices and computers, keeping everything up to
date. See iCloud on page 13.
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iTunes syncs music, videos, photos, and more between your computer and iPod touch.
Changes you make on one device are copied to the other when you sync. You can also use
iTunes to sync les and documents. See Sync with iTunes on page 16 .
You can use iCloud or iTunes, or both, depending on your needs. For example, you can use
iCloud to automatically keep your contacts and calendars up to date on all your devices, and use
iTunes to sync music from your computer to iPod touch.
Important: To avoid duplicates, keep contacts, calendars, and notes in sync using iCloud or
iTunes, but not both.
You can also manually manage content from iTunes, in the device’s Summary pane. This lets you
add songs and videos, by choosing a song, video, or playlist from your iTunes library and then
dragging it to your iPod touch in iTunes. This is useful if your iTunes library contains more items
than can t on your device.
Note: If you’re using iTunes Match, you can manually manage only video.
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Connect iPod touch to your computer
Connecting iPod touch to your computer lets you sync content from your computer using
iTunes. See Sync with iTunes on page 16.
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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OS X version 10.6.8 or later
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Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service
Pack 3 or later
Connect iPod touch to your computer. Use the Lightning to USB Cable provided with
iPod touch.
Sync with iTunes
Syncing with iTunes copies information from your computer to iPod touch, and vice versa. You
can sync by connecting iPod touch to your computer, or you can set up iTunes to sync wirelessly
with Wi-Fi. You can set iTunes to sync music, videos, apps, photos, and more. For help syncing
iPod touch, open iTunes on your computer, choose Help > iTunes Help, then select Sync your
iPod, iPhone, or iPad. iTunes is available at www.itunes.com/download/.
Set up wireless syncing. Connect iPod touch to your computer. In iTunes on your computer,
select your iPod touch, click Summary, then select Sync with this iPod over Wi-Fi.
If Wi-Fi syncing is turned on, iPod touch syncs when it’s connected to a power source, both
iPod touch and your computer are on and connected to the same wireless network, and iTunes is
open on your computer.
Tips for syncing with iTunes on your computer
Connect iPod touch to your computer, select it in iTunes, then set options in the dierent panes.
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If iPod touch doesn’t appear in iTunes, make sure you’re using the latest version of iTunes,
check that the included Lightning to USB cable is correctly connected, then try restarting
your computer.
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In the Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync iPod touch when it’s attached
to your computer. To temporarily prevent syncing when you attach the device, hold down
Command and Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you see iPod touch appear in the
iTunes window.
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In the Summary pane, select “Encrypt iPod backup” if you want to encrypt the information
stored on your computer when iTunes makes a backup. Encrypted backups are indicated by
a lock icon , and a password is required to restore the backup. If you don’t select this option,
other passwords (such as those for mail accounts) aren’t included in the backup, and you’ll
have to reenter them if you use the backup to restore iPod touch.
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In the Info pane, click Advanced to select options that let you replace the information on
iPod touch with the information from your computer during the next sync.
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In the Music pane, you can sync music using your playlists.
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In the Photos pane, you can sync photos and videos from a supported app or folder on
your computer.
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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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If you turn on iCloud Photo Library, you can’t use iTunes to sync photos and videos to
iPod touch.
Date and time
The date and time are usually set for you based on your location—take a look at the Lock screen
to see if they’re correct.
Set whether iPod touch updates the date and time automatically. Go to Settings > General >
Date & Time, then turn Set Automatically on or 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 o
Set Automatically.
Set whether iPod touch shows 24-hour time or 12-hour time. Go to Settings > General > Date &
Time, then turn 24-Hour Time on or o. (24-Hour Time may not be available in all areas.)
International settings
Go to Settings > General > Language & Region to set the following:
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The language for iPod touch
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The preferred language order for apps and websites
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The region format
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The calendar format
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Advanced settings for dates, times, and numbers
To add a keyboard for another language, go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards. For
more information, see Use international keyboards on page 150 .
Your iPod touch name
The name of your iPod touch is used by both iTunes and iCloud.
Change the name of your iPod touch. Go to Settings > General > About > Name.
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View this user guide on iPod touch
You can view the iPod touch User Guide on iPod touch in Safari, and in the iBooks app.
View the user guide in Safari. Tap , then tap the iPod touch User Guide bookmark. (If you
don’t see a bookmark, go to help.apple.com/ipod-touch/.)
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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
home page.
View the user guide in iBooks. Open iBooks, then search for “iPod touch user” in the
iBooks Store.
For more information about iBooks, see Chapter 24, iBooks, on page 109.
Tips for using iOS 8
The Tips app helps you get the most from iPod touch.
Get Tips. Open the Tips app. New tips are added weekly.
Get notied when new tips arrive. Go to Settings > Notications > Tips.
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Basics
Use apps
All the apps that come with iPod touch—as well as the apps you download from the
App Store—are on the Home screen.
Start at home
Tap an app to open it.
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Press the Home button anytime to return to the Home screen. Swipe left or right to see
other screens.
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Multitasking
iPod touch helps you manage several tasks at the same time.
View contacts and open apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking
screen. Swipe left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it. To connect with a
recent or favorite contact, tap the contact’s picture or name, then tap your preferred method
of communication.
Close an app. If an app isn’t working properly, you can force it to quit. Drag the app up from the
multitasking display. Then try opening the app again.
If you have lots of apps, you can use Spotlight to nd and open them. Drag down the center of
the Home screen to see the search eld. See Spotlight Search on page 29.
Look around
Drag a list up or down to see more. Swipe to scroll quickly; touch the screen to stop it. Some lists
have an index—tap a letter to jump ahead.
Drag a photo, map, or webpage in any direction to see more.
To quickly jump to the top of a page, tap the status bar at the top of the screen.
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Get a closer look
Sharing options
Action options
Pinch open on a photo, webpage, or map for a close-up—then pinch closed to zoom back out. In
Photos, keep pinching to see the collection or album the photo’s in.
Or double-tap a photo or webpage to zoom in, and double-tap again to zoom out. In Maps,
double-tap to zoom in and tap once with two ngers to zoom out.
Change the screen orientation
Many apps give you a dierent view when you rotate iPod touch.
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To lock the screen in portrait orientation, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open
Control Center, then tap .
The portrait orientation lock icon appears in the status bar when the screen orientation
is locked.
App extensions
Some apps let you extend the functionality of your apps on iPod touch. An app extension may
appear as a sharing option, action option, a widget in Notication Center, a le provider, or a
custom keyboard. For example, if you download Pinterest to iPod touch, Pinterest becomes
another option for sharing when you click .
Sharing options
Action options
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App extensions can also help you edit a photo or video in your Photos app. For example, you can
download a photo-related app that lets you apply lters to photos from your Photos app.
Install app extensions. Download the app from the App Store, then open the app and follow the
onscreen instructions.
Turn sharing or action options on or o. Tap , then tap More (drag options to the left if
necessary). Turn o third-party sharing or action options (they are on by default).
Organize sharing and action options. Tap , then tap More (drag options to the left if
necessary). Touch and drag to rearrange your options.
For more information about Notication Center widgets, see Notication Center on page 30. For
more information about Sharing options, see Share from apps on page 32.
Continuity
About Continuity features
Continuity features connect iPod touch with your iPhone, iPad, and Mac so they can work
together as one. You can start an email or document on iPod touch, for example, then pick up
where you left o on your iPad or Mac. Or let iPod touch use iPhone to make phone calls or send
SMS or MMS text messages.
Continuity features require iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite, and work with iPhone 5 or later, iPod touch
(5th generation) or later, iPad (4th generation) or later, and supported Mac computers. For more
information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6337.
Hando
Pick up on one device where you left o on another. You can use Hando with Mail, Safari, Pages,
Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, and even some third-party
apps. For Hando to work, your devices must be signed in to iCloud using the same Apple ID,
and they must be within Bluetooth range of one another (about 33 feet or 10 meters).
Switch devices. Swipe up from the bottom-left edge of the Lock screen (where you see the app’s
activity icon), or go to the multitasking screen, then tap the app. On your Mac, open the app you
were using on your iOS device.
Disable Hando on your devices. Go to Settings > General > Hando & Suggested Apps.
Disable Hando on your Mac. Go to System Preferences > General, then turn o Allow Hando
between this Mac and your devices set up with iCloud.
Phone calls
With Continuity, you can make and receive phone calls on your other iOS devices and Mac
computers (with iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite). Calls are relayed through your iPhone, which must be
turned on and connected to a cellular network. All devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network,
and signed in to FaceTime and iCloud using the same Apple ID. (On iPhone, make sure Allow
Wi-Fi Calls, if that setting appears, is turned o. Go to Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calls.)
Make a phone call on iPod touch. Tap a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, FaceTime,
Messages, Spotlight, or Safari. You can also tap a recent contact in the multitasking screen.
Disable iPhone Cellular Calls. On your iPhone, go to Settings > FaceTime, then turn o iPhone
Cellular Calls.
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Messages
If your iPhone (with iOS 8) is signed into iMessage using the same Apple ID as your iPod touch,
you can also send and receive SMS and MMS messages on your iPod touch. Charges may apply
to the text messaging service for your iPhone.
Instant Hotspot
You can use Instant Hotspot on your iPhone (with iOS 8) or iPad (cellular models with iOS 8) to
provide Internet access to your other iOS devices and Mac computers that are signed into iCloud
using the same Apple ID. Instant Hotspot uses your iPhone or iPad Personal Hotspot, without you
having to enter a password or even turn on Personal Hotspot.
Use Instant Hotspot. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi on your iPod touch, then simply choose your iPhone
or iPad network under Personal Hotspots. On your Mac, choose your iPhone or iPad network
from your Wi-Fi settings.
When you’re not using using the hotspot, your devices disconnect to save battery life.
Note: This feature may not be available with all carriers. Additional fees may apply. Contact your
carrier for more information.
Customize iPod touch
Arrange your apps
Arrange apps. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until it jiggles, then drag apps
around. Drag an app to the edge of the screen to move it to a dierent Home screen, or to the
Dock at the bottom of the screen. Press the Home button to save your arrangement.
Create a new Home screen. While arranging apps, drag an app to the right edge of the last
Home screen. The dots above the Dock show how many Home screens you have, and which one
you’re viewing.
You can also customize the Home screen using iTunes when iPod touch is connected to your
computer. In iTunes, select iPod touch, then click Apps.
Start over. Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Reset Home Screen Layout to return the
Home screen and apps to their original layout. Folders are removed and the original wallpaper
is restored.
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Organize with folders
Create a folder. While arranging apps, drag one app onto another. Tap the name of the folder to
rename it. Drag apps to add or remove them. Press the Home button when you nish.
You can have multiple pages of apps in a folder.
Delete a folder. Drag out all the apps—the folder is deleted automatically.
Change the wallpaper
Wallpaper settings let you set an image or photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen or Home
screen. You can choose from dynamic and still images.
Change the wallpaper. Go to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper.
When choosing an image for new wallpaper, the Perspective Zoom button determines whether
your selected wallpaper is zoomed. For wallpaper you already set, go to the Wallpaper setting,
then tap the image of the Lock screen or Home screen to see the Perspective Zoom button.
Note: The Perspective Zoom button doesn’t appear if Reduce Motion (in Accessibility settings) is
turned on. See Reduce screen motion on page 141.
Adjust the brightness
Dim the screen to extend battery life.
Adjust the screen brightness. Go to Settings > Display & Brightness, then drag the slider. You can
also adjust the brightness in Control Center.
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Type text
iPod 9:41 AM
To type an alternate character,
touch and hold a key, then slide
to choose one of the options.
Predictive text
The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text when needed.
Enter text
Tap a text eld to see the onscreen keyboard, then tap letters to type. 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.
Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to a letter. Double-tap Shift for caps
lock. To enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols, tap the Number key or the Symbol key
. If you haven’t added any keyboards, tap to switch to the emoji keyboard. If you have
several keyboards, tap to switch to the last one you used. Continue tapping to access other
enabled keyboards, or touch and hold , then slide to choose a dierent keyboard. To quickly
end a sentence with a period and a space, just double-tap the space bar.
To type an alternate character,
touch and hold a key, then slide
to choose one of the options.
If you see a word underlined in red, tap it to see suggested corrections. If the word you want
doesn’t appear, type the correction.
As you write, the keyboard predicts your next word (not available in all languages). Tap a word
to choose it, or accept a highlighted prediction by entering a space or punctuation. When you
tap a suggested word, a space appears after the word. If you enter a comma, period, or other
punctuation, the space is deleted. Reject a suggestion by tapping your original word (shown as
the predictive text option with quotation marks).
Predictive text
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Hide predictive text. Pull down the suggested words. Drag the bar up when you want to see the
Grab points
suggestions again.
Turn o predictive text. Touch and hold or , then slide to Predictive.
If you turn o predictive text, iPod touch may still try to suggest corrections for misspelled words.
Accept a correction by entering a space or punctuation, or by tapping return. To reject a correction,
tap the “x.” If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPod touch stops suggesting it.
Set options for typing or add keyboards. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to enter text. See Use an Apple Wireless
Keyboard on page 27. To dictate instead of typing, see Dictate on page 27.
Edit text
Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then drag to position the
insertion point.
Select text. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Or double-tap a word
to select it. Drag the grab points to select more or less text. In read-only documents, such as
webpages, touch and hold to select a word.
Grab points
You can cut, copy, or paste over selected text. With some apps, you can also get bold, italic,
or underlined text (tap B/I/U); get the denition of a word; or have iPod touch suggest an
alternative. Tap to see all the options.
Undo the last edit. Shake iPod touch, then tap Undo.
Save keystrokes
A shortcut lets you enter a word or phrase by typing just a few characters. For example, type
“omw” to enter “On my way!” That one’s already set up for you, but you can also add your own.
Create a shortcut. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Shortcuts.
Have a word or phrase you use and don’t want it corrected? Create a shortcut, but leave the
Shortcut eld blank.
Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other devices. Go to Settings >
iCloud, then turn on iCloud Drive or Documents & Data.
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Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
Tap to begin dictation.
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter text on your iPod touch.
The keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must rst pair it with iPod touch.
Note: The Apple Wireless Keyboard may not support keyboard features that are on your device.
For example, it doesn’t anticipate your next word or automatically correct misspelled words.
Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPod touch. Turn on the keyboard, go to Settings >
Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth, then tap the keyboard when it appears in the Devices list.
Once it’s paired, the keyboard reconnects to iPod touch whenever it’s in range—up to about 33
feet (10 meters). When it’s connected, the onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear.
Save your batteries. Turn o Bluetooth and the wireless keyboard when not in use. You can turn
o Bluetooth in Control Center. To turn o the keyboard, hold down the On/o switch until the
green light goes o.
Unpair a wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to the keyboard name, then
tap Forget this Device.
See Bluetooth devices on page 36.
Add or change keyboards
You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or o; add keyboards for writing in dierent
languages; and change the layout of your onscreen keyboard or Apple Wireless Keyboard.
Set typing features. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add
New Keyboard.
Switch keyboards. If you haven’t added any keyboards, tap to switch to the emoji keyboard.
If you have several keyboards, tap to switch to the last one you used. Continue tapping to
access other enabled keyboards, or touch and hold , then slide to choose a dierent keyboard.
For information about international keyboards, see Use international keyboards on page 15 0 .
Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select a
keyboard, then choose a layout.
Dictate
If you like, you can dictate instead of typing on iPod touch. Make sure Enable Dictation is turned
on (in Settings > General > Keyboard) and iPod touch is connected to the Internet.
Note: Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary.
Dictate text. Tap on the onscreen keyboard, then speak. Tap Done when you nish.
Tap to begin dictation.
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Add text. Tap again and continue 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 format. For example, “Dear Mary
comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” becomes “Dear Mary, the check is in the mail!”
Punctuation and formatting commands include:
•
quote … end quote
•
new paragraph
•
new line
•
cap—to capitalize the next word
•
caps on … caps o—to capitalize the rst character of each word
•
all caps—to make the next word all uppercase
•
all caps on … all caps o—to make the enclosed words all uppercase
•
no caps on … no caps o—to make the enclosed words all lowercase
•
no space on … no space o—to run a series of words together
•
smiley—to insert :-)
•
frowny—to insert :-(
•
winky—to insert ;-)
Voice Control
Make FaceTime calls and control music playback with Voice Control, if you have Siri turned o.
(For information about using Siri to control iPod touch by voice, see Chapter 4, Siri, on page 41.)
Note: Voice Control and Voice Control settings aren’t available when Siri is turned on.
Use Voice Control. Turn Siri o in Settings > General > Siri. Then press and hold the Home button
until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep.
For best results:
•
Speak clearly and naturally.
•
Say only Voice Control commands, names, and numbers. Pause slightly between commands.
•
Use full names.
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Change the language for Voice Control. By default, Voice Control expects you to speak voice
commands in the language that’s set for iPod touch (in Settings > General > International >
Language). To use Voice Control in another language or dialect, go to Settings > General >
International > Voice Control.
Voice Control for the Music app is always on, but you can keep Voice Control from dialing
FaceTime calls when iPod touch is locked. Go to Settings > Passcode, then turn o Voice Dial.
For specic commands, see Siri and Voice Control on page 66. For more about using
Voice Control, including information about using Voice Control in dierent languages, see
support.apple.com/kb/HT3597.
Search
Search apps
Many apps include a search eld where you can type to nd something within the app. For
example, in the Maps app, you can search for a specic location.
Spotlight Search
Spotlight Search not only searches your iPod touch, but also shows suggestions from the
App Store and the Internet. You may see suggestions for movie showtimes, nearby locations,
and more.
Search iPod touch. Drag down the middle of any Home screen to reveal the search eld. Results
occur as you type; to hide the keyboard and see more results on the screen, tap Search. Tap an
item in the list to open it.
You can also use Spotlight Search to nd and open apps.
Choose which apps and content are searched. Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search,
then tap to deselect apps or content. To change the search order, touch and drag to a
new position.
Limit Spotlight Search to your iPod touch. Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search, then tap
Spotlight Suggestions to deselect it.
Turn o Location Services for Spotlight Suggestions. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location
Services. Tap System Services, then turn o Spotlight Suggestions.
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Control Center
Models with
iSight camera
Control Center gives you instant access to the camera, calculator, AirPlay, control and playback
of currently playing audio, and other handy features. You can also adjust the brightness, lock
the screen in portrait orientation, turn wireless services on or o, and turn on AirDrop. See
AirDrop on page 32.
Models with
iSight camera
Open Control Center. Swipe up from the bottom edge of any screen (even the Lock screen).
Open the currently playing audio app. Tap the song title.
Close Control Center. Swipe down, tap the top of the screen, or press the Home button.
Turn o access to Control Center in apps or on the Lock screen. Go to Settings > Control Center.
Alerts and Notication Center
Alerts
Alerts let you know about important events. They can appear briey at the top of the screen, or
remain in the center of the screen until you acknowledge them.
Some apps may include a badge on their Home screen icon, to let you know how many new
items await—for example, the number of new email messages. If there’s a problem—such as a
message that couldn’t be sent—an exclamation mark appears on the badge. On a folder, a
numbered badge indicates the total number of notications for all the apps inside.
Alerts can also appear on the Lock screen.
Respond to an alert without leaving your current app. Pull down on the alert when it appears
at the top of your screen.
Note: This feature works with text and email messages, calendar invitations, and more.
Respond to an alert when iPod touch is locked. Swipe the alert from right to left.
Silence your alerts. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb. You can also use Siri to turn Do Not Disturb
on or o. Say “Turn on Do Not Disturb” or “Turn o Do Not Disturb.”
Set sounds. Go to Settings > Sounds.
Notication Center
Notication Center collects your notications in one place, so you can review them whenever
you’re ready. View details about your day—such as the weather forecast, appointments,
birthdays, stock quotes, and even a quick summary of what’s coming up tomorrow. Tap the
Notications tab to review all your alerts.
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Open Notication Center. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.
Set Today options. To choose what information appears, tap the Edit key at the end of your
information on the Today tab. Tap + or — to add or remove information. To arrange the order of
your information, touch , then drag it to a new position.
Set notication options. Go to Settings > Notications. Tap an app to set its notication options.
For example, choose to view a notication from the Lock screen. You can also tap Edit to arrange
the order of app notications. Touch , then drag it to a new position.
Choose whether to show Today and Notications View on a locked screen. Go to Settings >
Passcode, then choose whether to allow access when locked.
Close Notication Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button.
Sounds and silence
You can change or turn o the sounds iPod touch plays when you get a FaceTime call, text, email,
tweet, Facebook post, reminder, or other event.
Set sound options. Go to Settings > Sounds for options such as alert tones and ringtones, and
ringer and alert volumes.
If you want to temporarily silence incoming FaceTime calls, alerts, and sound eects, see the
following section.
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb is an easy way to silence iPod touch, whether you’re going to dinner or to sleep.
It keeps FaceTime calls and alerts from making any sounds or lighting up the screen.
Turn on Do Not Disturb. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center,
then tap . When Do Not Disturb is on, appears in the status bar.
Note: Alarms still sound, even when Do Not Disturb is on. To make sure iPod touch stays silent,
turn it o.
Congure Do Not Disturb. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.
You can schedule quiet hours, allow FaceTime calls from your Favorites or groups of contacts, and
allow repeated calls to ring through for those emergency situations. You can also set whether Do
Not Disturb silences iPod touch only when it’s locked, or even when it’s unlocked.
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Sharing
Tap to share with
a nearby friend
using AirDrop.
Share from apps
In many apps, you can tap Share or to choose how to share your information. The choices vary
depending on the app you’re using. Additional options may appear if you’ve downloaded apps
with sharing options. For more information, see App extensions on page 21.
Use Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Vimeo or other third-party apps with sharing options. Sign in to
your account in Settings. The third-party sharing buttons take you to the appropriate setting if
you’re not yet signed in.
Customize the dierent ways you share, view, and organize your information. Tap the More
button, then touch and drag to move items to new positions.
AirDrop
AirDrop lets you share your photos, videos, websites, locations, and other items wirelessly
with other nearby devices (iOS 7 or later). With iOS 8, you can share with Mac computers
with OS X Yosemite. AirDrop transfers information using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth—both must be
turned on. To use AirDrop, you need to be signed in to iCloud using your Apple ID. Transfers are
encrypted for security.
Tap to share with
a nearby friend
using AirDrop.
Share an item using AirDrop. Tap Share , then tap the name of a nearby AirDrop user.
Receive AirDrop items from others. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open
Control Center. Tap AirDrop, then choose to receive items from Contacts Only or from Everyone.
You can accept or decline each request as it arrives.
Family Sharing
With Family Sharing, up to six family members can share their iTunes Store, App Store, and
iBooks Store purchases, a family calendar, and family photos, all without sharing accounts.
One adult in your household—the family organizer—invites family members to join the family
group and agrees to pay for any iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases those family
members initiate while part of the family group. Once set up, family members get immediate
access to each other’s music, movies, TV shows, books, and eligible apps. In addition, family
members can easily share photos in a shared family album, add events to a family calendar,
share their location with other family members, and even help locate another family member’s
missing device.
Children under 13 can participate in Family Sharing, too. As a parent or legal guardian, the family
organizer can provide parental consent for a child to have his or her own Apple ID, and create it
on the child’s behalf. Once the account is created, it’s added to the family group automatically.
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Family Sharing requires you to sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID. You will also be asked to
conrm the Apple ID you use for the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store. It is available on
devices with iOS 8, Mac computers with OS X Yosemite, and PCs with iCloud for Windows 4.0. You
can be part of only one family group at a time.
Set up Family Sharing. Go to Settings > iCloud > Set Up Family Sharing. Follow the onscreen
instructions to set up Family Sharing as the family organizer, then invite family members to join.
Create an Apple ID for a child. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, scroll to the bottom of the
screen, then tap Create an Apple ID for a child.
Accept an invitation to Family Sharing. Make sure you are signed in to iCloud, and that you can
accept a Family Sharing invitation from your iOS device (iOS 8 required), Mac (OS X Yosemite
required), or PC (iCloud for Windows 4.0 required). Or, if the organizer is nearby during the setup
process, he or she can simply ask you to enter the Apple ID and password you use for iCloud.
Access shared iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases. Open iTunes Store, iBooks
Store, or App Store, tap Purchased, then choose a family member from the menu that appears.
When a family member initiates a purchase, it is billed directly to the family organizer’s account.
Once purchased, the item is added to the initiating family member’s account and is shared with
the rest of the family. If Family Sharing is ever disabled, each person keeps the items they chose
to purchase—even if they were paid for by the family organizer.
Turn on Ask to Buy. The family organizer can require young family members to request approval
for purchases or free downloads. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, then tap the person’s name.
Note: Age restrictions for Ask to Buy vary by area. In the United States, the family organizer can
enable Ask to Buy for any family member under age 18; for children under age 13, it’s enabled
by default.
Hide your iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases. To hide all your purchases from
family members, tap Settings > iCloud > Family > [your name], then turn o Share My Purchases.
On your computer, you can also hide specic purchases so they aren’t available to other family
members. See support.apple.com/en-us/HT201322.
Share photos or videos with family members. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared album
called “Family” is automatically created in the Photos app on all family members’ devices. To share
a photo or video with family members, open the Photos app, then view a photo or video or
select multiple photos or videos. Tap , tap iCloud Photo Sharing, add comments, then share to
your shared family album. See iCloud Photo Sharing on page 76.
Add an event to the family calendar. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared calendar called
“Family” is automatically created in the Calendar app on all family members’ devices. To add a
family event, open the Calendar app, create an event, then choose to add the event to the family
calendar. See Share iCloud calendars on page 72.
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Set up a family reminder. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared list is automatically created
in the Reminders app on all family members’ devices. To add a reminder to the family list, open
the Reminders app, tap the family list, then add a reminder to the list. See Reminders at a
glance on page 96.
Share your location with family members. Family members can share their location by tapping
Settings > iCloud > Share My Location (under Advanced). To nd a family member’s location,
use the Find My Friends app (download it for free from the App Store). Or use the Messages
app (iOS 8 required). For more information about using Messages to share or view locations, see
Share photos, videos, your location, and more on page 46.
Keep track of your family’s devices. If family members have enabled Share My Location in
iCloud, you can help them locate missing devices. Open the Find My iPhone app on your device
or at iCloud.com. For more information, see Find My iPod touch on page 39.
Leave Family Sharing. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, then tap Leave Family Sharing. If you are
the organizer, go to Settings > iCloud > Family, tap your name, then tap Stop Family Sharing. For
more information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT201081.
iCloud Drive
About iCloud Drive
iCloud Drive stores your presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, and any other kind of
document in iCloud so you can access these documents from any of your devices set up
with iCloud. It allows your apps to share documents so you can work on the same le across
multiple apps.
iCloud Drive works with devices with iOS 8, Mac computers with OS X Yosemite, PCs with iCloud
for Windows 4.0, or on iCloud.com. To access iCloud Drive, you must be signed in to iCloud using
your Apple ID. iCloud Drive is integrated with Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, and some
iCloud-enabled third-party apps. Storage limits are subject to your iCloud storage plan.
Note: iCloud Drive is automatically turned on for new accounts and users (iOS 8 or later).
Set up iCloud Drive
If iCloud Drive is not turned on, you can set it up using Setup Assistant when you install iOS 8,
or you can set it up later in Settings. iCloud Drive is an upgrade to Documents & Data. When
you upgrade to iCloud Drive, your documents are copied to iCloud Drive and become available
on your devices using iCloud Drive. You won’t be able to access the documents stored in iCloud
Drive on your other devices until they are also upgraded to iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite. For more
information about upgrading to iCloud Drive, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6345.
Set up iCloud Drive. Go to Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive, then turn on iCloud Drive and follow
the onscreen instructions.
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Transfer les
There are several ways to transfer les between your iPod touch and your computer or other
iOS device.
Transfer les using iTunes. Connect iPod touch to your computer using the included cable.
In iTunes on your computer, select iPod touch, then click Apps. Use the File Sharing section to
transfer documents between iPod touch and your computer. Apps that support le sharing
appear in the File Sharing Apps list in iTunes. To delete a le, select it in the Documents list, then
press the Delete key.
You can also view les received as email attachments on iPod touch.
With some apps, you can transfer les using AirDrop. See AirDrop on page 32.
AirPlay
Use AirPlay to stream music, photos, and video wirelessly to Apple TV and other AirPlay-enabled
devices. If you don’t see your AirPlay-enabled devices when you tap , you may also need to
make sure everything is on the same Wi-Fi network.
Display the AirPlay controls. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control
Center, then tap .
Stream content. Tap , then choose the device you want to stream to.
Switch back to iPod touch. Tap , then choose iPod touch.
Mirror the iPod touch screen on a TV. Tap , choose an Apple TV, then tap Mirroring. A blue bar
appears at the top of the iPod touch screen when AirPlay mirroring is turned on.
You can also connect iPod touch to a TV, projector, or other external display using the
appropriate Apple cable or adapter. See support.apple.com/kb/HT4108.
AirPrint
Use AirPrint to print wirelessly to an AirPrint-enabled printer from apps such as Mail, Photos, and
Safari. Many apps available on the App Store also support AirPrint.
iPod touch and the printer must be on the same Wi-Fi network. For more information about
AirPrint, see support.apple.com/kb/HT4356.
Print a document. Tap or (depending on the app you’re using).
See the status of a print job. Double-click the Home button, then tap Print Center. The badge on
the icon shows how many documents are in the queue.
Cancel a job. Select it in Print Center, then tap Cancel Printing.
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Bluetooth devices
You can use Bluetooth devices with iPod touch, such as stereo headphones or an Apple Wireless
Keyboard. For supported Bluetooth proles, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT3647.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss and avoiding distractions
that could lead to dangerous situations, see Important safety information on page 153.
Note: The use of certain accessories with iPod touch may aect wireless performance. Not all
iPhone and iPad accessories are fully compatible with iPod touch. Turning on Airplane Mode may
eliminate audio interference between iPod touch and an accessory. Reorienting or relocating
iPod touch and the connected accessory may improve wireless performance.
Turn Bluetooth on or o. Go to Settings > Bluetooth. You can also turn Bluetooth on or o in
Control Center.
Connect to a Bluetooth device. Tap the device in the Devices list, then follow the onscreen
instructions to connect to it. See the documentation that came with the device for information
about Bluetooth pairing. For information about using an Apple Wireless Keyboard, see Use an
Apple Wireless Keyboard on page 27.
iPod touch must be within about 33 feet (10 meters) of the Bluetooth device.
Return audio output to iPod touch. Turn o or unpair the device, turn o Bluetooth in Settings >
Bluetooth, or use AirPlay to switch audio output to iPod touch. See AirPlay on page 35. Audio
output returns to iPod touch whenever the Bluetooth device is out of range.
Unpair a device. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap next to the device, then tap Forget this
Device. If you don’t see the Devices list, make sure Bluetooth is on.
Restrictions
You can set restrictions for some apps, and for purchased content. For example, parents can
restrict explicit music from appearing in playlists, or disallow changes to certain settings. Use
restrictions to prevent the use of certain apps, the installation of new apps, or changes to
accounts or the volume limit.
Turn on restrictions. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions, then tap Enable Restrictions. You’ll
be asked to dene a restrictions passcode that’s necessary to change the settings you make. This
can be dierent from the passcode for unlocking iPod touch.
Important: If you forget your restrictions passcode, you must restore the iPod touch software.
See Restore iPod touch on page 160 .
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Privacy
Privacy settings let you see and control which apps and system services have access to Location
Services, and to contacts, calendars, reminders, and photos.
Location Services lets location-based apps such as Maps, Camera, and Passbook gather and
use data indicating your location. Your approximate location is determined using available
information from local Wi-Fi networks (if you have Wi-Fi turned on). The location data collected
by Apple isn’t collected in a form that personally identies you. When an app is using Location
Services, appears in the status bar.
Turn Location Services on or o. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. You can turn it o
for some or for all apps and services. If you turn o Location Services, you’re prompted to turn it
on again the next time an app or service tries to use it.
Turn Location Services o for system services. Several system services, such as location-based
ads, use Location Services. To see their status, turn them on or o, or show in the menu
bar when these services use your location, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services >
System Services.
Turn o access to private information. Go to Settings > Privacy. You can see which apps and
features have requested and been granted access to the following information:
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Contacts
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Calendars
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Reminders
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Photos
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Bluetooth Sharing
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Microphone
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Camera
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Health
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HomeKit
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Twitter
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Facebook
You can turn o each app’s access to each category of information. Review the terms and privacy
policy for each third-party app to understand how it uses the data it’s requesting. For more
information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6338.
Security
Security features help protect the information on your iPod touch from being accessed by others.
Use a passcode with data protection
For better security, you can set a passcode that must be entered each time you turn on or wake
up iPod touch.
Set a passcode. Go to Settings > Passcode, then set a 4-digit passcode.
Setting a passcode turns on data protection, using your passcode as a key to encrypt Mail
messages and attachments stored on iPod touch, using 256-bit AES encryption. (Other apps may
also use data protection.)
Increase security. Turn o Simple Passcode and use a longer passcode. To enter a passcode that’s
a combination of numbers and letters, you use the keyboard. If you prefer to unlock iPod touch
using the numeric keypad, set up a longer passcode using numbers only.
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Allow access to features when iPod touch is locked. Go to Settings > Passcode. Optional
features include:
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Today (see Notication Center on page 30)
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Notications View (see Notication Center on page 30)
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Siri (if enabled; see Siri settings on page 42)
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Passbook (see Chapter 26, Passbook, on page 116 )
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Reply with Message (see Make and answer calls on page 68)
Allow access to Control Center when iPod touch is locked. Go to Settings > Control Center. See
Control Center on page 30.
Erase data after ten failed passcode attempts. Go to Settings > Passcode, then tap Erase Data.
After ten failed passcode attempts, all settings are reset, and all your information and media are
erased by removing the encryption key to the data.
If you forget your passcode, you must restore the iPod touch software. See Restore iPod touch on
page 160.
iCloud Keychain
iCloud Keychain keeps your Safari website user names and passwords, credit card information,
and Wi-Fi network information up to date. iCloud Keychain works on all your approved devices
(iOS 7 or later) and Mac computers (OS X Mavericks or later).
iCloud Keychain works with Safari Password Generator and AutoFill. When you’re setting up a
new account, Safari Password Generator suggests unique, hard-to-guess passwords. You can use
AutoFill to have iPod touch enter your user name and password info, making login easy. See Fill
in forms on page 57.
Note: Some websites do not support AutoFill.
iCloud Keychain is secured with 256-bit AES encryption during storage and transmission, and
cannot be read by Apple.
Set up iCloud Keychain. Go to Settings > iCloud > Keychain. Turn on iCloud Keychain, then
follow the onscreen instructions. If you set up iCloud Keychain on other devices, you need to
approve the use of iCloud Keychain from one of those devices, or use your iCloud Security Code.
Important: If you forget your security code, you have to start over and set up your iCloud
Keychain again.
Set up AutoFill. Go to Settings > Safari > Passwords & AutoFill. Make sure Names and Passwords,
and Credit Cards, are turned on (they’re on by default). To add credit card info, tap Saved
Credit Cards.
The security code for your credit card is not saved—you have to enter that manually.
To automatically ll in names, passwords, or credit card info on sites that support it, tap a text
eld, then tap AutoFill.
To protect your personal information, set a passcode if you turn on iCloud Keychain and AutoFill.
Limit Ad Tracking
Restrict or reset Ad Tracking. Go to Settings > Privacy > Advertising. Turn on Limit Ad Tracking
to prevent apps from accessing your iPod touch advertising identier. For more information, tap
About Advertising & Privacy.
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Find My iPod touch
Find My iPod touch can help you locate and secure your iPod touch using the free Find My
iPhone app (available in the App Store) on another iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, or using a Mac or
PC web browser signed in to www.icloud.com/nd. Find My iPod touch includes Activation Lock,
which is designed to prevent anyone else from using your iPod touch if you ever lose it. Your
Apple ID and password are required to turn o Find My iPod touch, or to erase and reactivate
your iPod touch.
Turn on Find My iPod touch. Go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPod touch.
Important: To use these features, Find My iPod touch must be turned on before your iPod touch
is lost. iPod touch must be able to connect to the Internet for you to locate and secure the
device. iPod touch sends its last location prior to the battery running out when Send Last
Location in Settings is turned on.
Use Find My iPhone. Open the Find My iPhone app on an iOS device, or go to
www.icloud.com/nd on your computer. Sign in, then select your device.
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Play Sound: Play a sound at full volume for two minutes, even if the ringer is set to silent.
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Lost Mode: 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.
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Erase iPod touch: Protect your privacy by erasing all the information and media on your
iPod touch and restoring it to its original factory settings.
Note: Before selling or giving away your iPod touch, you should erase it completely to remove all
your personal data, and turn o Find My iPod touch to ensure the next owner can activate and
use the device normally. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. See
Sell or give away iPod touch on page 160.
Charge and monitor the battery
iPod touch has an internal, lithium-ion rechargeable battery. For more information about the
battery—including tips for maximizing battery life—see www.apple.com/batteries/.
WARNING: For important safety information about the battery and charging iPod touch, see
Important safety information on page 153 .
Charge the battery. Connect iPod touch to your computer using the included cable. You can
sync iPod touch with iTunes at the same time. It may take longer to charge, however, if you sync
or use iPod touch while it is charging.
Unless your keyboard has a high-power USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, you must connect iPod touch to a
USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on your computer.
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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.
Charge the battery using a power adapter. Connect iPod touch to a power outlet using the
included cable and a USB power adapter (available separately).
Note: Connecting iPod touch to a power outlet can start an iCloud backup or wireless iTunes
syncing. See Back up iPod touch on page 15 9 and Sync with iTunes on page 16.
The battery icon in the upper-right corner shows the battery level or charging status.
Important: If iPod touch is very low on power, it may display an image of a nearly depleted
battery, indicating that iPod touch needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it.
If iPod touch is extremely low on power, the display may be blank for up to two minutes before
one of the low-battery images appears.
Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be
replaced. The iPod touch battery isn’t user replaceable; it should be replaced only by Apple or an
authorized service provider. See www.apple.com/batteries/service-and-recycling/.
Travel with iPod touch
Some airlines let you keep your iPod touch turned on if you switch to Airplane Mode. Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth are disabled so you can’t make or receive FaceTime calls or use features that require
wireless communication, but you can listen to music, play games, watch videos, or use other
apps that don’t require Internet access. If the airline allows it, you can turn Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
back on to enable those services, even while in Airplane Mode.
Turn on Airplane Mode. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center,
then tap . You can also turn Airplane Mode on or o in Settings. When Airplane Mode is on,
appears in the status bar at the top of the screen.
You can also turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or o in Control Center.
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Siri
Tap to speak to Siri.
Response from Siri
Often you can
tap the screen
for additional info
or further action.
4
Make requests
Siri lets you speak to iPod touch to send messages, schedule meetings, make FaceTime calls,
and much more. Siri understands natural speech, so you don’t have to learn special commands
or keywords. Ask Siri anything, from “set the timer for 3 minutes” to “what movies are showing
tonight?” Open apps, and turn features like Airplane Mode, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb, and
VoiceOver on or o. Siri is great for keeping you updated with the latest sports info, helping you
decide on a restaurant, and searching the iTunes Store or App Store for purchases.
Note: To use Siri, iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. See Connect to the Internet on
page 13.
Summon Siri. Press and hold the Home button until Siri beeps, then make your request.
Control when Siri listens. Instead of letting Siri notice when you stop talking, you can continue
to hold down the Home button while you speak, and release it when you nish.
Hey Siri. With iPod touch connected to a power source (or if you’ve already started a
conversation with Siri), you can use Siri without even pressing the Home button. Just say “Hey
Siri,” then make your request. To turn Hey Siri on or o, go to Settings > General > Siri > Allow
“Hey Siri”.
If you’re using a headset, you can use the center or call button in place of the Home button.
Response from Siri
Often you can
tap the screen
for additional info
or further action.
Tap to speak to Siri.
For hints, ask Siri “what can you do,” or tap .
Depending on your request, the onscreen response from Siri often includes information or
images that you can tap for additional detail, or to perform some other action like searching the
web or opening a related app.
Change the voice gender for Siri. Go to Settings > General > Siri (may not be available in all areas).
Adjust the volume for Siri. Use the volume buttons while you’re interacting with Siri.
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Siri and apps
Siri works with many of the apps on iPod touch, including FaceTime, Messages, Maps, Clock,
Calendar, and more. For example, you can say things like:
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“FaceTime Mom”
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“Do I have any new texts from Rick?”
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“I’m running low on gas”
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“Set an alarm for 8 a.m.”
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“Cancel all my meetings on Friday”
More examples of how you can use Siri with apps appear throughout this guide.
Tell Siri about yourself
If you tell Siri about yourself—including things like your home and work addresses, and
your relationships—you can get personalized service like, “remind me to call my wife” or “get
directions to home.”
Tell Siri who you are. Fill out your info card in Contacts, then go to Settings > General > Siri >
My Info and tap your name.
To let Siri know about a relationship, say something like “Emily Parker is my wife.”
Note: Siri uses Location Services when your requests require knowing your location. See
Privacy on page 37.
Make corrections
If Siri doesn’t get something right, you can tap to edit your request.
Or tap again, then clarify your request verbally.
Want to cancel that last command? Say “cancel,” tap the Siri icon, or press the Home button.
Siri settings
To set options for Siri, go to Settings > General > Siri. Options include:
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Turning Siri on or o
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Turning Allow “Hey Siri” on or o
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Language
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Voice gender (may not be available in all areas)
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Voice feedback
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My Info card
Prevent access to Siri when iPod touch is locked. Go to Settings > Passcode. You can also
disable Siri by turning on restrictions. See Restrictions on page 36.
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Messages
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iMessage service
With the Messages app and the built-in iMessage feature, you can send text messages over
Wi-Fi to others using iOS 5 or later, or OS X Mountain Lion or later. Messages can include photos,
videos, and other info. You can see when people are typing, and let them know when you’ve read
their messages. If you’re signed in to iMessage using the same Apple ID on other iOS devices or
a Mac (OS X Mavericks or later), you can start a conversation on one device and continue it on
another. For security, messages you send with iMessage are encrypted before they’re sent.
With Continuity (iOS 8 or later), you can also send and receive SMS and MMS messages on your
iPod touch, relayed through your iPhone. Both your iPod touch and iPhone must be signed in
to iMessage using the same Apple ID. Charges may apply to the text messaging service for your
iPhone. See About Continuity features on page 22.
Sign in to iMessage. Go to Settings > Messages, then turn on iMessage.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous
situations, see Important safety information on page 153 .
Note: Cellular data charges or additional fees may apply for iPhone and iPad users you exchange
messages with over their cellular data network.
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Send and receive messages
Send a photo or video.
Add your voice to
the conversation.
Get info, make a
voice or FaceTime
call, share your
location, or mute
notifications.
Blue indicates
an iMessage
conversation.
Get info, make a
voice or FaceTime
call, share your
location, or mute
notifications.
Blue indicates
an iMessage
conversation.
Add your voice to
Send a photo or video.
Start a conversation. Tap , then enter a phone number or email address, or tap , then
choose a contact. You can also start a conversation by tapping a phone number in Contacts,
Calendar, or Safari, or from a recent contact in the multitasking screen.
Note: An alert appears if a message can’t be sent. Tap the alert in a conversation to try
sending the message again.
the conversation.
Use Siri. Say something like:
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“Send a message to Emily saying how about tomorrow”
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“Read my messages”
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“Read my last message from Bob”
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“Reply that’s great news”
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. When you type a message, tap to change to
the Emoji keyboard. See Special input methods on page 151.
Tap to Talk. Touch and hold to record a message, then swipe up to send it. To delete it,
swipe left.
To save space, Tap to Talk audio messages that you receive are deleted automatically two
minutes after you listen to them, unless you tap Keep. To keep them automatically, go to
Settings > Messages > Expire (under Audio Messages), then tap Never.
See what time a message was sent or received. Drag any bubble to the left.
See a person’s contact info. In a conversation, tap Details, then tap . Tap the info items to
perform actions, such as making a FaceTime call.
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Send messages to a group. Tap , then enter multiple recipients.
Give a group a name. While viewing the conversation, tap Details, drag down, then enter the
name in the Subject line.
Add someone to a group. Tap the To eld, then tap Add Contact.
Leave a group. Tap Details, then tap Leave this Conversation.
Keep it quiet. Tap Details, then turn on Do Not Disturb to mute notications for the conversation.
Block unwanted messages. On a contact card, tap Block this Caller. You can see someone’s
contact card while viewing a message by tapping Details, then tapping . You can
also block callers in Settings > Messages > Blocked. You will not receive FaceTime calls
or text messages from blocked callers. For more information about blocking calls, see
support.apple.com/kb/HT5845.
Manage conversations
Conversations are saved in the Messages list. A blue dot indicates unread messages. Tap a
conversation to view or continue it.
View the Messages list. From a conversation, tap Messages or swipe to the right.
Forward a message or attachment. Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap More, select
additional items if desired, then tap .
Delete a message or attachment. Touch and hold a message or attachment, tap More, select
additional items if desired, then tap .
Delete a conversation. In the Messages list, swipe the conversation to the left, then tap Delete.
Search conversations. In the Messages list, tap the top of the screen to display the search eld,
then enter the text you’re looking for. You can also search conversations from the Home screen.
See Spotlight Search on page 29.
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Share photos, videos, your location, and more
You can send photos, videos, locations, contact info, and voice memos. The size limit of
attachments is determined by your service provider—iPod touch may compress photo and video
attachments when necessary.
Quickly take and send a photo or video. Touch and hold . Then slide to or to take a
photo or video. Photos are sent immediately. Tap to preview your video. To send your Video
Message, tap .
To save space, Video Messages that you receive are deleted automatically two minutes after you
view them, unless you tap Keep. To keep them automatically, go to Settings > Messages > Expire
(under Video Messages), then tap Never.
Send photos and videos from your Photos library. Tap . Recent shots are right there; tap
Photo Library for older ones. Select the items you want to send.
View attachments. While viewing a conversation, tap Details. Attachments are shown in reverse
chronological order at the bottom of the screen. Tap an attachment to see it in full screen. In fullscreen mode, tap to view the attachments as a list.
Send your current location. Tap Details, then tap Send My Current Location to send a map that
shows where you are.
Share your location. Tap Details, then tap Share My Location and specify the length of time. The
person you’re texting can see your location by tapping Details. To turn Share My Location on
or o, or to select the device that determines your location, go to Settings > iCloud > Share My
Location (under Advanced).
Send items from another app. In the other app, tap Share or , then tap Message.
Share, save, or print an attachment. Tap the attachment, then tap .
Copy a photo or video. Touch and hold the attachment, then tap Copy.
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Messages settings
Go to Settings > Messages, where you can:
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Turn iMessage on or o
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Notify others when you’ve read their messages
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Specify phone numbers, Apple IDs, and email addresses to use with Messages
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Show the Subject eld
•
Block unwanted messages
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Set how long to keep messages
•
Filter unknown senders
•
Manage the expiration of audio messages and video messages created within Messages
(audio or video attachments created outside of Messages are kept until you delete
them manually)
Manage notications for messages. See Do Not Disturb on page 31.
Set the alert sound for incoming text messages. See Sounds and silence on page 31.
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Mail
Change mailboxes or accounts.
Change mailboxes or accounts.
Search for messages.
Compose a message.
Delete, move, or mark
multiple messages.
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Write messages
Mail lets you access all of your email accounts, on the go.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous
situations, see Important safety information on page 153 .
Delete, move, or mark
multiple messages.
Search for messages.
Compose a message.
Insert a photo or video. Double-tap, then tap Insert Photo or Video. Also see Edit text on
page 26.
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Quote some text when you reply. Tap the insertion point, then select the text you want to
include. Tap , then tap Reply. You can turn o the indentation of the quoted text in Settings >
Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Increase Quote Level.
Send a message from a dierent account. Tap the From eld to choose an account.
Change a recipient from Cc to Bcc. After you enter recipients, you can drag them from one eld
to another or change their order.
Mark addresses outside certain domains. When you’re addressing a message to a recipient
Change how names are displayed
in Settings > Mail, Contacts,
Calendars > Short Name.
that’s not in your organization’s domain, Mail can color the recipient’s name red to alert you.
Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Mark Addresses and dene the domains that you
don’t want marked. You can enter multiple domains separated by commas, such as “apple.com,
example.org.”
Use Siri. Say something like:
•
“New email to Jonah Schmidt”
•
“Email Simon and say I got the forms, thanks”
Get a sneak peek
Change how names are displayed
in Settings > Mail, Contacts,
Calendars > Short Name.
See a longer preview. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Preview. You can show up to
ve lines.
Is this message for me? Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then turn on Show To/Cc
Label. If the label says Cc instead of To, you were just copied. You can also use the To/Cc mailbox,
which gathers all mail addressed to you. To show it, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list.
Finish a message later
Look at another message while you’re writing one. Swipe down on the title bar of a message
you’re writing. When you’re ready to return to your message, tap its title at the bottom of the
screen. If you have more than one message waiting to be nished, tap the bottom of the screen
to see them all.
Save a draft for later. If you’re writing a message and want to nish it later, tap Cancel, then tap
Save Draft. To get it back, touch and hold Compose.
With OS X Yosemite, you can also hand o unnished messages with your Mac. See About
Continuity features on page 22.
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See important messages
Get notied of replies to a message or thread. Tap , then tap Notify Me. While you’re writing
a message, you can also tap in the Subject eld. To change how notications appear, go to
Settings > Notications > Mail > Thread Notications.
Gather important messages. Add important people to your VIP list, so all their messages appear
in the VIP mailbox. Tap the sender’s name in a message, then tap Add to VIP. To change how
notications appear, go to Settings > Notications > Mail > VIP.
Flag a message so you can nd it later. Tap while reading the message. To change the
appearance of the agged message indicator, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Flag
Style. To see the Flagged mailbox, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list, then tap Flagged.
Search for a message. Scroll to or tap the top of the message list to reveal the search eld.
Searching looks at the address elds, the subject, and the message body. To search multiple
accounts at once, search from a smart mailbox, such as All Sent.
Search by timeframe. Scroll to or tap the top of the message list to reveal the search eld,
then type something like “February meeting” to nd all messages from February with the
word “meeting.”
Search by message state. To nd all agged, unread messages from people in your VIP list, type
“ag unread vip.” You can also search for other message attributes, such as “attachment.”
Junk, be gone! Tap while you’re reading a message, then tap Move to Junk to le it in the
Junk folder. If you accidentally move a message, shake iPod touch immediately to undo.
Use Siri. Say, for example, “Any new mail from Natalia today?”
Make a favorite mailbox. Favorite mailboxes appear at the top of the Mailboxes list. To add a
favorite, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list. Tap Add Mailbox, then select the mailbox to
add. You’ll also get push notications for your favorite mailboxes.
Show draft messages from all of your accounts. While viewing the Mailboxes list, tap Edit, tap
Add Mailbox, then turn on the All Drafts mailbox.
Attachments
Save a photo or video to Photos. Touch and hold the photo or video until a menu appears, then
tap Save Image.
Open an attachment with another app. Touch and hold the attachment until a menu appears,
then tap the app you want to use to open the attachment. Some attachments automatically
show a banner with buttons you can use to open other apps.
See messages with attachments. The Attachments mailbox shows messages with attachments
from all accounts. To add it, tap Edit while viewing the Mailboxes list.
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Work with multiple messages
Mark person
as a VIP.
Delete, move, or mark multiple messages. While viewing a list of messages, tap Edit. Select
some messages, then choose an action. If you make a mistake, shake iPod touch immediately
to undo.
Manage a message with a swipe. While viewing a list of messages, swipe a message to the left
to reveal a menu of actions. Swipe all the way to the left to select the rst action. You can also
swipe a message to the right to reveal another action. Choose the actions you want to appear in
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Swipe Options.
Organize your mail with mailboxes. Tap Edit in the mailboxes list to create a new one, or rename
or delete one. (Some built-in mailboxes can’t be changed.) There are several smart mailboxes,
such as Unread, that show messages from all your accounts. Tap the ones you want to use.
Recover a deleted message. Go to the account’s Trash mailbox, open the message, then tap
and move the message. Or, if you just deleted it, shake iPod touch to undo. To see deleted
messages across all your accounts, add the Trash mailbox. To add it, tap Edit in the mailboxes list
and select it from the list.
Archive instead of delete. Instead of deleting messages, you can archive them so they’re still
around if you need them. Select Archive Mailbox in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars >
account name > Account > Advanced. To delete a message instead of archiving it, touch and hold
, then tap Delete.
Stash your trash. You can set how long deleted messages stay in the Trash mailbox. Go to
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > account name > Account > Advanced.
See and save addresses
See who received a message. While viewing the message, tap More in the To eld.
Add someone to Contacts or make them a VIP. Tap the person’s name or email address, then tap
Add to VIP. You can also add their address to a new or existing contact.
Mark person
as a VIP.
Print messages
Print a message. Tap , then tap Print.
Print an attachment or picture. Tap to view it, tap , then choose Print.
See AirPrint on page 35.
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Mail settings
Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, where you can:
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Create a dierent mail signature for each account
•
Add mail accounts
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Set Out of Oce replies for Exchange mail accounts
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Bcc yourself on every message you send
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Turn on Organize by Thread to group related messages together
•
Turn o conrmation for deleting a message
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Turn o Push delivery of new messages, to save on battery power
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Temporarily turn o an account
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Safari
Share, print, and more.
View open tabs or
open a new tab.
Enter a web address
or search item, or
get quick access to
your Favorites.
To zoom, double tap
an item or pinch.
See your bookmarks,
reading list, and
shared links.
Revisit recent pages.
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Safari at a glance
Use Safari on iPod touch to browse the web, use Reading List to collect webpages to read later,
and add page icons to the Home screen for quick access. Use iCloud to see pages you have
open on other devices, and to keep your bookmarks, history, and reading list up to date on your
other devices.
Enter a web address
or search item, or
get quick access to
your Favorites.
To zoom, double tap
an item or pinch.
Share, print, and more.
Revisit recent pages.
See your bookmarks,
reading list, and
shared links.
View open tabs or
open a new tab.
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Search the web
Enter what
you’re
searching for,
then tap Go.
Enter what
Or tap a
suggestion.
View selected
site.
Touch and hold a link
to see these options.
Search the web. Enter a URL or search term in the search eld at the top of the page, then tap a
search suggestion, or tap Go on the keyboard to search for exactly what you typed. If you don’t
want to see suggested search terms, go to Settings > Safari, then (under Search) turn o Search
Engine Suggestions.
you’re
searching for,
then tap Go.
View selected
site.
Or tap a
suggestion.
Quickly search a site you’ve visited before. Enter the name of the site, followed by your
search term. For example, enter “wiki einstein” to search Wikipedia for “einstein.” Go to
Settings > Safari > Quick Website Search to turn this feature on or o.
Have your favorites top the list. Select them in Settings > Safari > Favorites.
Search the page. Scroll to the bottom of the suggested results list, then tap the entry under On
This Page. Tap to see the next occurrence on the page.
Choose your search tool. Go to Settings > Safari > Search Engine.
Browse the web
Look before you leap. To see the URL of a link before you go there, touch and hold the link.
Touch and hold a link
to see these options.
Open a link in a new tab. Touch and hold the link, then tap Open in New Tab. If you’d rather
open new pages in the background, go to Settings > Safari > Open Links.
Browse open tabs. Tap . To close a tab, tap in the upper-left corner, or swipe the tab to
the left.
View tabs open on your other devices. If you turn on Safari in Settings > iCloud, you can view
tabs that you have open on your other devices. Tap , then scroll to the list at the bottom of
the page.
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Note: If you close the tab on iPod touch, the tab also closes on your other devices.
Scroll to the
bottom to see
tabs open on
other devices.
Scroll to the
bottom to see
tabs open on
other devices.
View recently closed tabs. Touch and hold .
Get back to the top. Tap the top edge of the screen to quickly return to the top of a long page.
See more. Turn iPod touch to landscape orientation.
See the latest. Tap next to the address in the search eld to update the page.
See a tab’s history. Touch and hold or .
View the desktop version of a site. If you want to see the full desktop version of a site instead of
the mobile version, tap the search eld, pull down the display of your favorites, then tap Request
Desktop Site.
Keep bookmarks
Bookmark the current page. Tap (or touch and hold ), then tap Add Bookmark.
View your bookmarks. Tap , then tap .
Get organized. To create a folder for bookmarks, tap , then tap Edit.
Add a webpage to your favorites. Open the page, tap the search eld, drag down, then tap Add
to Favorites.
Quickly see your favorite and frequently visited sites. Tap the search eld to see your favorites.
Scroll down to see frequently visited sites.
Edit your favorites. Tap the search eld, then touch and hold a page or folder until the icon
expands. Then you can delete the item, or tap edit to rename or move it.
Choose which favorites appear when you tap the search eld. Go to
Settings > Safari > Favorites.
Bookmarks bar on your Mac? Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Safari if you want items from
the bookmarks bar in Safari on your Mac to appear in Favorites on iPod touch.
Save an icon for the current page on your Home screen. Tap , then tap Add to Home Screen.
The icon appears only on the device where you create it.
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Save a reading list for later
Tap to share
with someone
nearby using
AirDrop.
Other sharing
options
Save interesting items in your reading list so you can revisit them later. You can read pages in
your reading list even when you’re not connected to the Internet.
Add the current page to your reading list. Tap , then tap Add to Reading List.
Add a linked page without opening it. Touch and hold the link, then tap Add to Reading List.
View your reading list. Tap , then tap .
Delete something from your reading list. Swipe left on the item in your reading list.
Shared links and subscriptions
You can view links shared from social media, such as Twitter, or feeds from your subscriptions.
View shared links and subscriptions. Tap , then tap .
Subscribe to a feed. Go to a site that provides a subscription feed, tap , tap Add to Shared
Links, then conrm by tapping Add to Shared Links.
Delete a subscription. Tap , tap , tap Subscriptions below the list of your shared links, then
tap next to the subscription you want to delete.
Spread the news. Tap .
Tap to share
with someone
nearby using
AirDrop.
Other sharing
options
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Fill in forms
Tap to view the page in Reader.
Whether you’re logging in to a website, signing up for a service, or making a purchase, you can
ll in a web form using the onscreen keyboard or have Safari ll it in for you using AutoFill.
Tired of always having to log in? When you’re asked if you want to save the password for the
site, tap Yes. The next time you visit, your user name and password will be lled in for you.
Fill in a form. Tap any eld to bring up the onscreen keyboard. Tap or above the keyboard to
move from eld to eld.
Fill it in automatically. Go to Settings > Safari > Passwords & AutoFill, then turn on Use Contact
Info. Then, tap AutoFill above the onscreen keyboard when you’re lling in the form. Not all
websites support AutoFill.
Add a credit card for purchases. Go to Settings > Safari > Passwords & AutoFill > Saved Credit
Cards > Add Credit Card. To enter the information without typing it, tap Use Camera, then hold
iPod touch above the card so that the image of the card ts in the frame. You can also add a
credit card by accepting when Safari oers to save it when you make an online purchase. See
iCloud Keychain on page 38.
Use your credit card information. Look for the AutoFill Credit Card button above the onscreen
keyboard whenever you’re in a credit card eld. Your card’s security code isn’t stored, so you still
enter that yourself. If you’re not using a passcode for iPod touch, you might want to start; see Use
a passcode with data protection on page 37.
Submit a form. Tap Go, Search, or the link on the webpage.
Avoid clutter with Reader
Use Safari Reader to focus on a page’s primary content.
Tap to view the page in Reader.
Focus on content. Tap at the left end of the address eld. If you don’t see the icon, Reader
isn’t available for the page you’re looking at.
Share just the good stu. To share just the article text and a link to it, tap while viewing the
page in Reader.
Return to the full page. Tap the Reader icon in the address eld again.
Privacy and security
You can adjust Safari settings to keep your browsing activities to yourself and protect yourself
from malicious websites.
Want to keep a low prole? Go to Settings > Safari, then turn on Do Not Track. Safari will ask
websites you visit not to track your browsing, but beware—a website can choose not to honor
the request.
Control cookies. Go to Settings > Safari > Block Cookies. To remove cookies already on
iPod touch, go to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data.
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Let Safari create secure passwords and store them for you. Tap the password eld when
creating a new account, and Safari will oer to create a password for you.
Erase your browsing history and data from iPod touch. Go to Settings > Safari > Clear History
and Website Data.
Visit sites without making history. Tap , then tap Private. Sites you visit won’t appear in iCloud
Tabs or be added to History on your iPod touch. To put away your private sites, tap , then tap
Private again. You can close the pages, or keep them for viewing the next time you use Private
Browsing Mode.
Watch for suspicious websites. Go to Settings > Safari, then turn on Fraudulent Website Warning.
Safari settings
Go to Settings > Safari, where you can:
•
Choose your search engine and congure search results
•
Provide AutoFill information
•
Choose which favorites are displayed when you search
•
Have links open in a new page or in the background
•
Block pop-ups
•
Tighten privacy and security
•
Clear your history and website data
•
Congure advanced settings and more
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Music
8
Music at a glance
Use Music to enjoy music stored on iPod touch as well as music streamed over the Internet,
including the live worldwide station Beats 1. With an optional Apple Music membership, listen to
millions of tracks and connect with your favorite artists.
Note: You need a Wi-Fi connection to stream Apple Music, Radio, and Connect content. In some
cases an Apple ID is also required. Services and features are not available in all areas, and features
may vary by area.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Important safety
information on page 153.
Access music
Play music and other audio content on iPod touch in the following ways:
•
Become an Apple Music member: With a membership and Wi-Fi connection, stream as much
music as you like from the Apple Music catalog and make songs, albums, and playlists
available for oine play.
Note: If you end your Apple Music membership, you can no longer stream Apple Music tracks
or play Apple Music tracks saved for oine play.
•
Listen to Beats 1: Ad-supported radio is available in the U.S. and Australia. Everyone around the
world can tune in to Beats 1 for free.
•
Purchase music from the iTunes Store: Go to iTunes Store. See iTunes Store at a glance on
page 103.
•
iCloud Music Library: iCloud Music Library includes all your music from Apple Music, your
iTunes purchases, and songs uploaded from your computer, along with your iTunes Match
library. Find this music in My Music. See My Music on page 65.
•
Family Sharing: Purchase an Apple Music Family Membership and everyone in your Family
Sharing group can enjoy Apple Music. If you aren’t an Apple Music member, you can still
listen to songs purchased by other members of your family who have chosen to share their
purchases. Go to iTunes Store, tap More, tap Purchased, then choose a family member. See
Family Sharing on page 32.
•
Sync content with iTunes on your computer: See Sync with iTunes on page 16.
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Apple Music
Play recommended
playlists or albums.
Tap to view the
contents of a
playlist or album.
Miniplayer
As an Apple Music member you can listen to dozens of hand-curated ad-free radio stations
and create your own stations, all with unlimited skips. You can also access millions of songs
for streaming and oine play, receive recommendations from music experts and artists, share
playlists among friends, and enjoy content posted directly by artists.
Just like nonmembers, you can also listen to music stored on iPod touch, access iTunes purchases
available through Family Sharing, stream previous iTunes purchases to iPod touch, and listen to
Beats 1 radio. (You can also play tracks identied by iTunes Match if you have an iTunes Match
subscription.)
You can join Apple Music when you rst open Music. Or go to Settings > Music > Join
Apple Music.
Note: You can play Apple Music and Radio tracks on only one device at a time unless you
have an Apple Music Family Membership, which lets you play music simultaneously on
multiple devices.
Get personalized recommendations
Apple Music can suggest songs you might enjoy, with a little guidance from you about your
genre and artist preferences.
Select your favorite genres and artists. When you rst tap For You, you are prompted to tell
Music about your preferences. Tap the genres you like. (Double-tap those you love, and touch
and hold the genres you don’t care for.) Tap Next, then do the same with the artist names that
appear. Apple Music uses these preferences when recommending music to you.
Update genre and artist preferences. Tap , then tap Choose Artists For You.
For You
Discover expertly selected playlists and albums based on your tastes.
Play recommended
playlists or albums.
Tap to view the
contents of a
playlist or album.
Miniplayer
View music tweaked to your taste. Tap to play an album or playlist. Tap an album or a
playlist’s album art to view its contents. If you nd a recommendation you don’t care for, tap and
hold it and tell Music that it’s not to your taste. To get more recommendations, pull down.
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Tell Music what you love. Tap when viewing an album’s contents or an artist’s screen, or from
Up Next
Tap to hide Now Playing.
Volume
Playhead
Now Playing to help improve future recommendations.
Reorder a For You playlist. Play the playlist, tap the Miniplayer to show the Now Playing screen,
then tap . Drag to rearrange the song order.
Add For You playlists. Tap , then tap Add to My Music. The playlist remains in your library and
updates automatically if the playlist changes. (Go to Settings > Music, then turn on iCloud Music
Library to enable this feature.)
Do more with your music. When viewing an album’s contents tap to add music to the Up
Next queue, create a station based on the currently selected music, or share music with a friend.
Search for and add music
Find your music. Tap , tap My Music, then enter a song, album, playlist, artist, compilation, or
genre. Results include music on iPod touch as well as music in your iCloud Music Library. Tap a
result to play it.
Search Apple Music. Tap , tap Apple Music, then select a trending search or enter a song,
album, playlist, artist, curator, music video, activity, radio station, or genre. Tap a result to play it.
Add Apple Music. To add music, tap next to any result, then tap Add to My Music. To stream
an added song to iPod touch, tap it within My Music. To save music to iPod touch so that you can
play it when you don’t have a Wi-Fi connection, tap Make Available Oine.
To see the progress of tracks being saved to iPod touch, and to access options for pausing tracks
or removing them from the Downloads sheet, tap the Downloads bar.
Note: Settings > Music > iCloud Music Library must be turned on to add and save Apple Music
to your library.
Play music
Tap to hide Now Playing.
Playhead
Up Next
Volume
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Control playback. Tap a song to play it and show the Miniplayer. Tap the Miniplayer to show the
Play featured music.
Play other songs and
albums recommended
by Apple’s experts.
Now Playing screen, where you can do the following:
•
Tap to skip to the next song.
•
Tap to return to the song’s beginning.
•
Double-tap to play an album or playlist’s previous song.
Skip to any point in a song. Drag the playhead. Decrease the scrubbing speed by sliding your
nger down the screen.
Share music. Tap , then choose a sharing option.
Shue. Tap to play your songs in random order.
Repeat. Tap to repeat an album or playlist. Double-tap to repeat a single song.
More. Tap for additional options.
See what’s up next. Tap . Tap a song to play it and the songs that follow. Drag to reorder
the list.
Stream music to an AirPlay-enabled device. Tap in Now Playing, then choose a device. See
AirPlay on page 35.
New
Music experts pick today’s best music. Tap New to browse their recommendations.
Play featured music.
Play other songs and
albums recommended
by Apple’s experts.
Browse expert recommendations. Tap New, then tap a featured album, song, artist, or playlist.
Browse your favorite genres. Tap All Genres, choose a genre, then tap a featured album, song,
artist, or playlist to hear music handpicked by music experts.
Fit the music to the mood. Tap Activities to play music that ts with what you’re doing (or how
you’re feeling).
Get expert advice. Tap Apple Editors or Curators to discover music recommended by music
experts. Tap Follow to keep up with your favorite experts.
See what’s hot. Tap Top Charts to view top songs, top albums, and other popular content.
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Radio
Tap to play
the station.
View posts from
your favorite artists.
Radio oers the always-on Beats 1, featuring top DJs playing today’s best music. The featured
stations created by experts provide a great way to explore and enjoy new music in a variety of
genres. You can also create your own custom stations, based on your pick of artist, song, or genre.
Tap to play
the station.
Listen to live radio. Tap Listen Now to tune in to Beats 1.
Listen to your favorite music genre. Tap a station or, if you already listened to a station, tap a
recently played station.
Create a station. When browsing an artist, song, or genre, tap , then tap Start Station.
Connect
Even if you’re not an Apple Music member you can follow your favorite artists, learn more about
them, read their recent posts, and comment on what you nd.
View posts from
your favorite artists.
Follow an artist. Music automatically follows the artists found in your music library. To follow
other artists, navigate to an artist’s page, then tap Follow. To stop following an artist, go to
the artist’s page, then tap Unfollow. Or tap , tap Following, then tap Unfollow next to the
artist’s name.
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View an artist’s content. Tap Connect to view the content shared by artists you follow. You can
Create a new playlist.
Tap to reorder or
delete playlists.
Tap to reorder or
also navigate to any artist’s page to see what that artist is sharing.
Make a comment. Tap to write a comment. Create a nickname the rst time you make
a comment.
Share an artist post. Tap , then choose a sharing option.
Playlists
Create playlists to organize your music. If you’re an Apple Music member, tap My Music, tap
Playlists, then tap New. Enter a title, then tap Add Songs. Select songs and albums to add to
the playlist. (If you chose to hide the Apple Music features, you can tap Playlists to create a new
playlist.)
To customize your playlist’s artwork, tap and take a photo or choose an image from your
photo library.
View particular playlists. In addition to playlists you create, Playlists includes playlists you added
from Apple Music, as well as those shared with you. To view just the playlists you created, tap All
Playlists, then tap My Playlists. You can also choose to see just Apple Music Playlists or only the
playlists saved on iPod touch.
Create a Genius playlist. In My Music tap next to a song, then tap Create Genius Playlist.
Edit a playlist you created on iPod touch. Select the playlist, then tap Edit.
•
Add more songs: Tap Add Songs.
•
Delete a song: Tap , then tap Delete. Deleting a song from a playlist doesn’t delete it from
iPod touch.
•
Change the song order: Drag .
New and changed playlists are added to iCloud Music Library and appear on all your devices if
you’re an Apple Music member or iTunes Match subscriber. If you’re not a member or subscriber,
they’re copied to your music library the next time you sync iPod touch with your computer.
Clear or delete a playlist you created on iPod touch. Tap next to the playlist, then
tap Delete.
delete playlists.
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Create a new playlist.
iTunes Match
Tap to play a
recently added
album or song.
Choose a
sorting method.
Tap to view an
album’s contents.
If you have an iTunes Match subscription and an Apple Music membership, your iTunes Match
library will be accessible in iCloud Music Library.
Subscribe to iTunes Match. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store > Subscribe to iTunes Match.
Turn on iTunes Match. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store. Sign in if you haven’t already.
My Music
My Music includes any Apple Music content you added, music and music videos synced to
iPod touch, iTunes purchases, and the music you make available through iTunes Match.
Tap to play a
recently added
album or song.
Choose a
sorting method.
Tap to view an
album’s contents.
Browse and play your music. Tap the sorting menu to display your music by Artists, Albums,
Songs, and more. Tap the album art to play a song or album. Tap the Miniplayer to display the
Now Playing screen.
Save music to iPod touch. Tap next to an album or track, then tap Make Available Oine.
View only music stored on iPod touch. Tap My Music, tap the sorting menu, then turn on Music
Available Oine.
Remove a song stored on iPod touch. Tap next to the song, then tap Remove Download.
The song is deleted from iPod touch, but not from iCloud Music Library.
To manage music storage on iPod touch, go to Settings > General > Usage > Manage Storage >
Music.
Add music to a playlist. Tap next to an album or track, tap Add to a Playlist, then choose
a playlist.
Get audio controls from the Lock screen or when using another app. Swipe up from the
bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center. See Control Center on page 30.
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Siri and Voice Control
You can use Siri or Voice Control to control music playback. See Make requests on page 41 and
Voice Control on page 28.
Siri can also help you nd music in the iTunes Store. See “Find it with Siri” in Browse or search on
page 103.
Use Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button. Voice Control only works when Siri
is disabled.
•
Play or pause music: Say “play music.” To pause, say “pause,” “pause music,” or “stop.” You can
also say “next song” or “previous song.”
•
Play an album, artist, or playlist: Say “play album,” “play artist,” or “play playlist” followed by the
name of the artist, album, or playlist you wish to play.
•
Find out more about the current song: Say “what’s playing,” “who sings this song,” or “who is this
song by.”
Use Siri. Press and hold the Home button. In addition to the commands available through Voice
Control, Siri supports the following commands:
•
Play an album, artist, song, playlist, or Radio station: Say “play” followed by the name of the
artist, album, song, playlist, or station that you want to play. If Siri doesn’t nd what you
asked for, be more specic. For example, say “play the radio station ‘Pure Pop’” rather than
saying “play ‘Pure Pop.’”
•
Play music in random order: Say “shue play” followed by the name of the artist or album you’d
like to play in random order.
•
Play similar music: While music is playing, say “play more songs like this one” or “create a radio
station based on this song.”
•
Browse Apple Music: You can play any Apple Music track by title (“play ‘Happy’ by Pharrell
Williams”), by artist (“play Echosmith”), by movie (“play that song from Into the Woods”), by
chart (“play the top song from March 1981”), and then change versions (“play the live version
of it”).
•
Add music from Apple Music to your collection (Apple Music membership required): Say, for
example, “add ‘Lifted Up’ by Passion Pit to My Music” or, while playing something, say “add this
to my collection.”
Music settings
Go to Settings > Music to set options for Music. The options you see depend on your
membership status.
•
Apple Music: If you’re not currently an Apple Music member you can choose to show
Apple Music features as well as become a member.
•
Connect: Show or hide Connect and show artist posts and shares in Now Playing and on the
Lock screen.
•
Sort Albums: You can choose to sort by artist or title.
•
iCloud Music Library: With this option o, all Apple Music content is removed from iPod touch.
Music you purchased or synced, and music identied by iTunes Match that you added for
oine play remains.
•
Equalization (EQ): EQ settings generally apply only to music played from the Music
app, but they aect all sound output, including the headset jack, AirPlay, and Bluetooth
audio connections.
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Note: The Late Night setting 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. (The
Late Night setting applies to all audio output—video as well as music.)
•
Volume Limit: In some European Union (EU) countries, iPod touch may indicate when you’re
setting the volume above the EU-recommended level for hearing safety. To increase the
volume beyond this level, you may need to briey release the volume control. To limit the
maximum headset volume to this level, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit, then turn on
EU Volume Limit.
Note: To prevent changes to the volume limit, go to Settings > General > Restrictions > Volume
Limit, then tap Don’t Allow Changes.
•
Sound Check: Sound Check normalizes the volume level of your audio content.
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FaceTime
Mute your mic (the
caller can see but
not hear you).
Switch to the rear
camera (available on
some models).
some models).
Drag your image
to any corner.
Tap an icon to start a
FaceTime call.
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FaceTime at a glance
Use FaceTime to make video or audio calls to other iOS devices or computers that support
FaceTime. The FaceTime camera lets you talk face-to-face; switch to the rear iSight camera (not
available on all models) to share what you see around you.
Note: FaceTime may not be available in all areas.
Drag your image
to any corner.
Mute your mic (the
caller can see but
not hear you).
Switch to the rear
camera (available on
With a Wi-Fi connection and an Apple ID, you can make and receive FaceTime calls (rst sign in
using your Apple ID, or create a new account).
Make and answer calls
Make a FaceTime call. Make sure FaceTime is turned on in Settings > FaceTime. Tap FaceTime,
then type the name or number you want to call in the entry eld at the top. Tap to make a
video call, or tap to make a FaceTime audio call. Or tap to open Contacts and start your
call from there.
Tap an icon to start a
FaceTime call.
Use your voice to start the call. Press and hold the Home button, then say “FaceTime,” followed
by the name of the person to call.
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Want to call again? Tap FaceTime to see your call history on the screen. Tap Audio or Video to
Set up a reminder to
return the call later.
Send the caller
a text message.
rene your search, then tap a name or number to call again. Tap to open the name or number
in Contacts.
Delete a call from call history. Tap FaceTime to see your call history on the screen. Swipe to the
left, then tap Delete to delete the name or number from your call history.
Can’t take a call right now? When a FaceTime call comes in, you can answer, decline, or choose
another option.
Use Siri. Say, for example, “Make a FaceTime call.”
Set up a reminder to
return the call later.
Send the caller
a text message.
See the whole gang. Rotate iPod touch to use FaceTime in landscape orientation. To avoid
unwanted orientation changes, lock iPod touch in portrait orientation. See Change the screen
orientation on page 21.
Manage calls
Multitask 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.
Juggle calls. FaceTime calls aren’t forwarded. If another call comes in while you’re on a FaceTime
call, you can either end the rst call and answer the incoming call, decline the incoming call, or
reply with a text message. You can use call waiting with FaceTime audio calls only.
Use call waiting for audio calls. If you’re on a FaceTime audio call and another call comes in, you
can decline the call, end the rst call and accept the new one, or put the rst call on hold and
respond to the new call.
Block unwanted callers. Go to Settings > FaceTime > Blocked > Add New. You won’t receive
FaceTime calls or text messages from blocked callers. For more information about blocking calls,
see support.apple.com/kb/HT5845.
Settings
Go to Settings > FaceTime, where you can:
•
Turn FaceTime on or o
•
Specify a phone number, Apple ID, or email address to use with FaceTime
•
Set your caller ID
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Calendar
Change calendars
or accounts.
View invitations.
View list of events.
View list of events.
Calendar at a glance
10
View invitations.
Change calendars
or accounts.
Add an event. Tap , then ll in the event details. If you add a location and choose Alert > Time
to leave, Calendar reminds you of the event based on the current travel time to get there.
Use Siri. Say, for example, “Set up a meeting with Barry at 9.”
Search for events. Tap , then enter text in the search eld. The titles, invitees, locations, and
notes for the calendars you’re viewing are searched.
View a weekly calendar. Rotate iPod touch sideways.
Change your view. Tap a year, month, or day to zoom in or out on your calendar. In week or day
view, pinch to zoom in or out.
View a list of events. In month view, tap to see a day’s events. In day view, tap .
Use Siri. Say, for example, “What’s on my calendar for Friday?”
Change the color of a calendar. Tap Calendars, tap next to the calendar, then choose a color
from the list. For some calendar accounts, such as Google, the color is set by the server.
Adjust an event. Touch and hold the event, then drag it to a new time, or adjust the grab points.
Use Siri. Say, for example, “Reschedule my appointment with Barry to next Monday at 9 a.m.”
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Invitations
Turn on Facebook
Events in Settings >
Facebook.
Select which
calendars to view.
iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, and some CalDAV servers let you send and receive meeting invitations.
Invite others to an event. Tap an event, tap Edit, then tap Invitees. Type names, or tap to pick
people from Contacts. If you don’t want to be notied when someone declines a meeting, go to
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Show Invitee Declines.
RSVP. Tap an event you’ve been invited to, or tap Inbox and tap an invitation. If you add
comments (which may not be available for all calendars), your comments can be seen by the
organizer but not by other attendees. To see events you declined, tap Calendars, then turn on
Show Declined Events.
Schedule a meeting without blocking your schedule. Tap the event, tap Availability, then tap
“free.” If it’s an event you created, tap “Show As,” then tap “free.” The event stays on your calendar,
but it doesn’t appear as busy to others who send you invitations.
Quickly send an email to attendees. Tap the event, tap Invitees, then tap .
Use multiple calendars
Select which
calendars to view.
Turn on Facebook
Events in Settings >
Facebook.
Turn on iCloud, Google, Exchange, or Yahoo! calendars. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts,
Calendars, tap an account, then turn on Calendar.
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.
Add a CalDAV account. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap Add Account, then tap
Other. Under Calendars, tap Add CalDAV Account.
View the Birthdays calendar. Tap Calendars, then tap Birthdays to include birthdays from
Contacts with your events. If you set up a Facebook account, you can also include your Facebook
friends’ birthdays.
View the Holidays calendar. Tap Calendars, then tap Holidays to include national holidays with
your events.
See multiple calendars at once. Tap Calendars, then select the calendars you want to view.
Move an event to another calendar. Tap the event, tap Edit, tap Calendars, then select a calendar
to move it to.
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Share iCloud calendars
With Family Sharing, a calendar shared with all the members of your family is created
automatically. See Family Sharing on page 32. You can share an iCloud calendar with other iCloud
users. When you share a calendar, others can see it, and you can let them add or change events.
You can also share a read-only version that anyone can view.
Create an iCloud calendar. Tap Calendars, tap Edit, then tap Add Calendar in the iCloud section.
Share an iCloud calendar. Tap Calendars, tap Edit, then tap the iCloud calendar you want to
share. Tap Add Person, then enter a name, or tap to browse your Contacts. Those you invite
receive an email invitation to join the calendar, but they need an iCloud account in order
to accept.
Change a person’s access to a shared calendar. Tap Calendars, tap Edit, tap the shared calendar,
then tap the person. You can turn o his or her ability to edit the calendar, resend the invitation
to join the calendar, or stop sharing the calendar with that person.
Turn o notications for shared calendars. When someone modies a shared calendar,
you’re notied of the change. To turn o notications for shared calendars, go to Settings >
Notications > Calendar > Shared Calendar Changes.
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 your
calendar. Anyone can use the URL to subscribe to the calendar using a compatible app, such as
Calendar for OS X.
Calendar settings
Several settings in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars 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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Default calendar for new events
•
Default time for alerts
•
Time zone support, to show dates and times using a dierent time zone
•
Which day starts the week
•
Display of Chinese, Hebrew, or Islamic dates
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Photos
Tap to view
full screen.
View photos and videos
The Photos app lets you view the photos and videos:
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Taken with Camera on iPod touch
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Stored in iCloud (see iCloud Photo Library on page 75)
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Shared from others (see iCloud Photo Sharing on page 76)
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Synced from your computer (see Sync with iTunes on page 16 )
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Saved from an email, text message, webpage, or screenshot
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Tap to view
full screen.
The Photos app includes tabs for Photos, Shared, and Albums.
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Tap Photos to see all your photos and videos, organized by Years, Collections, and Moments. To
quickly browse the photos in a collection or year, touch and hold for a moment, then drag.
•
Tap Shared to see photos and videos you shared with others or that others shared with you.
See My Photo Stream on page 76 and iCloud Photo Sharing on page 76.
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Tap Albums to see how photos and videos are organized into albums on your iPod touch. See
Organize photos and videos, next.
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View all your photos and videos. By default, Photos displays a representative subset of your
photos when you view by year or by collection. To see all your photos and videos, go to
Settings > Photos & Camera, then turn o Summarize Photos.
View by location. While viewing by year or by collection, tap . Photos and videos that include
location information appear on a map, showing where they were taken.
While viewing a photo or video, tap to show and hide the controls. Swipe left or right to go
forward or backward.
Search photos. From Albums or Photos, tap to search by date (month and year), or place
(city and state). Search also keeps your Recent Searches on hand and gives you a list of
suggested searches.
Zoom in or out. Double-tap, or pinch a photo. When you zoom in, you can drag to see other
parts of the photo.
Play a video. Tap . To toggle between full screen and t-to-screen, double-tap the screen.
Play a slideshow. While viewing a photo, tap , then tap Slideshow. Select options, then tap
Start Slideshow. To stop the slideshow, tap the screen. To set other slideshow options, go to
Settings > Photos & Camera.
To stream a slideshow or video to a TV, see AirPlay on page 35.
Organize photos and videos
The Album tab includes albums you create yourself and some albums that are created for you,
depending on how you use Photos. For example, videos are automatically added to the Videos
album and you see a My Photo Stream album if you use that feature (see My Photo Stream, next).
All your photos in iCloud are in the All Photos album if you use iCloud Photo Library (see iCloud
Photo Library on page 75). If you don’t use iCloud Photo Library, you see the Camera Roll album
instead, which includes photos and videos you took with iPod touch and from other sources.
Note: If you use iCloud Photo Library, albums are stored in iCloud and are up to date and
accessible on any iOS 8.1 or later device, Mac with OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later, and on
iCloud.com using the same Apple ID. See iCloud Photo Library on page 75.
Create a new album. Tap Albums, tap , enter a name, then tap Save. Select photos and videos
to add to the album, then tap Done.
Add items to an existing album. While viewing thumbnails, tap Select, select items, tap Add To,
then select the album.
Manage albums. While viewing your album list, 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 .
With iCloud Photo Library, you can manage all your albums from any iOS 8.1 or later device set
up with iCloud Photo Library.
Mark your favorites. While viewing a photo or video, tap to automatically add it to the
Favorites album. A photo or video can be part of another album as well as Favorites.
Hide photos you want to keep but not show. Touch and hold a photo, then choose Hide. The
photo is moved to the Hidden album. Touch and hold a hidden photo to Unhide it.
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Remove a photo or video from an album. Tap the photo or video, tap , then tap Delete Photo.
The photo or video is removed from the album and from the Photos tab.
Delete a photo or video from Photos. Tap the Photos tab, tap the photo or video, tap , then
tap Delete Photo or Delete Video. Deleted photos and videos are kept in the Recently Deleted
album on iPod touch, with a badge showing the remaining days until the item is permanently
removed from iPod touch. To delete the photo or video permanently before the days expire,
tap the item, tap Delete, then tap Delete Photo or Delete Video. If you use iCloud Photo Library,
deleted photos and videos are permanently removed from all your devices using iCloud Photo
Library with the same Apple ID.
Recover a deleted photo or video. In the Recently Deleted album, tap the photo or video, tap
Recover, then tap Recover Photo or Recover Video to move the item to the Camera Roll or, if you
use iCloud Photo Library, the All Photos album.
iCloud Photo Library
iCloud Photo Library gives you access to your photos and videos on any iOS 8.1 or later device,
Mac with OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later, and on iCloud.com using the same Apple ID. You can
make changes to photos and videos in the Photos app, preserve both the original and edited
versions, and see the changes updated across your devices (see Edit photos and trim videos on
page 78). Store as many photos and videos as your iCloud storage plan allows.
Note: If you turn on iCloud Photo Library, you can’t use iTunes to sync photos and videos to
iPod touch.
Turn on iCloud Photo Library. Go to Settings > iCloud > Photos. Or go to Settings > Photos &
Camera.
View photos and videos in iCloud Photo Library. In addition to viewing your photos and videos
in the Photos tab, organized by Years, Collections, and Moments, you can also view them as a
continuous stream, organized by date added, in the All Photos album.
Choose to optimize your storage or keep all your photos and videos in full-resolution on
iPod touch. If your iCloud storage plan is over 5 GB, Optimize iPod touch Storage is on by default.
It manages your device storage by automatically keeping full-resolution photos and videos in
iCloud and lightweight versions on your iPod touch, as space is needed. Tap Download and
Keep Originals to keep your full-resolution originals on your iPod touch. Your originals are always
stored in iCloud.
Download a full-resolution photo or video. If you’re not storing original versions on iPod touch,
simply pinch to zoom in to 100%, or tap Edit.
Note: To upload photos and videos to iCloud Photo Library, iPod touch must be connected
to Wi-Fi.
If your uploaded photos and videos exceed your storage plan, you can upgrade your
iCloud storage. Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage > Change Storage Plan to learn about the
available options.
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My Photo Stream
My Photo Stream, turned on by default, automatically uploads new photos and videos to your
other devices that use My Photo Stream.
Turn My Photo Stream on or o. Go to Settings > Photos & Camera, or Settings > iCloud >
Photos.
Note: Photos stored in iCloud count against your total iCloud storage, but photos uploaded to
My Photo Stream don’t count additionally against your iCloud storage.
Use My Photo Stream without iCloud Photo Library. Photos and videos you take with
iPod touch are added to the My Photo Stream album when you leave the Camera app and
iPod touch is connected to Wi-Fi. Any photos you add—including screenshots and photos saved
from email, for example—also appear in your My Photo Stream album.
Photos and videos added to My Photo Stream on your other devices appear in your My Photo
Stream album on iPod touch. iOS devices can keep up to 1000 of your most recent photos in
iCloud for 30 days; you can choose to automatically import these photos to your computer, if you
want to keep them permanently.
Manage My Photo Stream contents. In the My Photo Stream album, tap Select.
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Save your best shots on iPod touch: Select the photos, then tap Add To.
•
Share, print, or copy: Select the photos, then tap .
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Delete photos: Select the photos, then tap .
Note: Although deleted photos are removed from My Photo Stream on all your devices,
the original photos remain in Photos on the device on which they were originally taken.
Photos that you save to another album on a device or computer are also not deleted. See
support.apple.com/kb/HT4486.
Use My Photo Stream with iCloud Photo Library. If you use iCloud Photo Library on iPod touch,
you can use My Photo Stream to upload recent photos and videos and view them on other
devices that do not have iCloud Photo Library enabled.
iCloud Photo Sharing
With iCloud Photo Sharing, you can create albums of photos and videos to share, and subscribe
to other people’s shared albums. You can invite others using iCloud Photo Sharing (iOS 6 or later
or OS X Mountain Lion or later) to view your albums, and they can leave comments if they wish.
If they’re using iOS 7 or OS X Mavericks or later, they can add their own photos and videos. You
can also publish your album to a website for anyone to view. iCloud Photo Sharing works with or
without iCloud Photo Library and My Photo Stream.
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Note: To use iCloud Photo Sharing, iPod touch must be connected to the Internet.
Create new
shared albums
or add photos to
existing ones.
Create new
shared albums
or add photos to
existing ones.
Turn on iCloud Photo Sharing. Go to Settings > iCloud > Photos. Or go to Settings > Photos &
Camera.
Share photos and videos. While viewing a photo or video, or when you’ve selected multiple
photos or videos, tap , tap iCloud Photo Sharing, add comments, then share to an existing
shared album or create a new one. You can invite people to view your shared album using their
email address or the mobile phone number they use for Messages.
Enable a public website. Select the shared album, tap People, then turn on Public Website. Tap
Share Link if you want to announce the site.
Add items to a shared album. View a shared album, tap , select items, then tap Done. You can
add a comment, then tap Post.
Delete photos from a shared album. Select the shared album, tap Select, select the photos
or videos you want to delete, then tap . You must be the owner of the shared album, or the
owner of the photo.
Delete comments from a shared album. Select the photo or video that contains the comment.
Touch and hold the comment, then tap Delete. You must be the owner of the shared album, or
the owner of the comment.
Rename a shared album. Tap Shared, tap Edit, then tap the name and enter a new one.
Add or remove subscribers, or turn Notications on or o. Select the shared album, then
tap People.
Subscribe to a shared album. When you receive an invitation, tap the Shared tab , then tap
Accept. You can also accept an invitation in an email.
Add items to a shared album you subscribed to. View the shared album, then tap . Select
items, then tap Done. You can add a comment, then tap Post.
See your Family album. When Family Sharing is set up, a shared album called “Family” is
automatically created in Photos on all family members’ devices. Everyone in the family can
contribute photos, videos, and comments to the album, and be notied whenever something
new is added. For more information about setting up Family Sharing, see Family Sharing on
page 32.
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Other ways to share photos and videos
Rotate photo.
Move the wheel to
tilt or straighten.
Move the wheel to
Choose a standard
photo format.
You can share photos and videos in Mail or Messages, or through other apps you install.
Share or copy a photo or video. View a photo or video, then tap . If you don’t see , tap the
screen to show the controls.
Tap More in Sharing to turn on the apps you want to use for sharing.
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 a photo or video, then paste it into an email or text message (iMessage).
Share or copy multiple photos and videos. While viewing by moment, tap Share.
Save or share a photo or video you receive.
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Email: Tap to download it if necessary, then touch and hold the item to see sharing and
other options.
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Text message: Tap the item in the conversation, then tap .
Photos and videos that you receive in messages or save from a webpage are saved to your
Photos tab. They can also be viewed in the Camera Roll or, if you’re using iCloud Photo Library,
the All Photos album.
Edit photos and trim videos
You can edit photos right on iPod touch. If your photos are stored in iCloud, your edits are
updated across all your devices set up with iCloud, and both your original and edited versions
are saved. If you delete a photo, it’s deleted from all your devices and iCloud. Photo app
extensions can provide special editing options. See App extensions on page 21.
Edit a photo. View the photo full screen, tap Edit, then tap one of the tools. To edit a photo not
taken with iPod touch, tap the photo, tap Edit, then tap Duplicate and Edit.
•
Auto-enhance improves a photo’s exposure, contrast, saturation, and other qualities.
•
With the Remove Red-eye tool , tap each eye that needs correcting.
•
Tap , and Photos suggests an optimal crop, but you can drag the corners of the grid tool to
set your own crop. Move the wheel to tilt or straighten the photo. Tap Auto to align the photo
with the horizon, and tap Reset to undo alignment changes. Tap to rotate the photo 90
degrees. Tap to choose a standard crop ratio, such as 2:3 or Square.
Rotate photo.
Choose a standard
photo format.
tilt or straighten.
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Photo lters let you apply dierent color eects, such as Mono or Chrome.
•
Tap Adjustments to set Light, Color, and B&W (black & white) options. Tap the down arrow,
then tap next to Light, Color, or B&W to choose the element you want to adjust. Move the
slider to the desired eect.
Compare the edited version to the original. Touch and hold the photo to view the original.
Release to see your edits.
Don’t like the results? Tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes. Tap Done to save changes.
Revert to original. After you edit a photo and save your edits, you can revert to the original
image. Tap the image, tap Edit, then tap Revert.
Trim a video. Tap the screen to display the controls, drag either end of the frame viewer, 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 Videos
album and the original video is unaected.
Print photos
Print to an AirPrint-enabled printer.
•
Print a single photo: Tap , then tap Print.
•
Print multiple photos: While viewing a photo album, tap Select, select the photos, tap , then
tap Print.
See AirPrint on page 35.
Photos settings
Settings for Photos are in Settings > Photos & Camera. These include:
•
iCloud Photo Library, My Photo Stream, and iCloud Photo Sharing
•
Photos Tab
•
Slideshow
•
Camera Grid
•
HDR (High Dynamic Range) (models with iSight camera)
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Camera
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Camera at a glance
Quick! Get the camera! From the Lock screen, just swipe up. Or swipe up from the bottom
edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap .
Note: When you open Camera from the Lock screen, you can view and edit photos and videos
you take while the device is locked by tapping the thumbnail at the lower-left corner of the
screen. To share photos and videos, rst unlock iPod touch.
With iPod touch, you can take both still photos and videos using the FaceTime camera on the
front or, on some models, the iSight camera on the back.
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The LED ash (models with an iSight camera) provides extra light when you need it—even as a
View the photos and
videos you’ve taken.
Switch between
cameras.*
Filter
Take a
timed photo.*
Take a
Set LED
flash mode.*
Set LED
Turn on HDR.*
*
Models with an iSight camera.
Take a photo.
ashlight, just a swipe away in Control Center. See Control Center on page 30.
flash mode.*
View the photos and
videos you’ve taken.
Models with an iSight camera.
*
timed photo.*
Switch between
cameras.*
Turn on HDR.*
Take a photo.
Filter
Take photos and videos
Camera oers several photo and video modes, which let you shoot stills, square-format photos,
time-lapse, videos, slow-motion videos (some models), and panoramas (some models).
Choose a mode. Drag the screen left or right, or tap the camera mode labels.
Take a photo. Choose Photo, then tap the white Take Picture button or press either
volume button.
•
Take Burst shots: (some models) Touch and hold the Take Picture button to take rapid-re
photos in bursts (available while in Square or Photo mode). The shutter sound is dierent,
and the counter shows how many shots you’ve taken, until you lift your nger. To see the
suggested shots and select the photos you want to keep, tap the thumbnail, then tap Select.
The gray dot(s) mark the suggested photos. To copy a photo from the burst as a separate
photo in your Bursts album in Photos, tap the circle in the lower-right corner of the photo. To
delete the burst of photos, tap it, then tap .
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Apply a lter: Tap to apply dierent color eects, such as Mono or Chrome. To turn o a
lter, tap , then tap None. You can also apply a lter later, when you edit the photo. See Edit
photos and trim videos on page 78.
A rectangle briey appears where the exposure is set. When you photograph people,
face detection balances the exposure across up to 10 faces. A rectangle appears for each
face detected.
Exposure is automatic, but you can set the exposure manually for the next shot by tapping an
object or area on the screen. With an iSight camera, tapping the screen sets the focus and the
exposure, and face detection is temporarily turned o. To lock the exposure and focus, touch
and hold until the rectangle pulses. Take as many photos as you want. When you tap the screen
again, the automatic settings and face detection turn back on.
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Adjust the exposure. Tap to see next to the exposure rectangle, then slide up or down to
Slide to adjust the slow-motion
section of the video.
adjust the exposure.
Take a panorama photo. (iSight camera) Choose Pano, tap the Take Picture button, then pan
slowly in the direction of the arrow. To pan in the other direction, rst tap the arrow. To pan
vertically, rst rotate iPod touch to landscape orientation. You can reverse the direction of the
vertical pan, too.
Capture an experience with time-lapse. (iSight camera) Choose Time-Lapse, set up iPod touch
where you want, then tap the Record Time-Lapse Video button to start capturing a sunset, a
ower opening, or other experiences over a period of time. Tap the Record Time-Lapse Video
button again to stop. The time-lapse photos are compiled into a short video that you can watch
and share.
Shoot some video. Choose Video, then tap the Record Video button or press either volume
button to start and stop recording. Video records at 30 fps (frames per second).
Take it slow. (some models) Choose Slo-Mo to shoot slow motion video. You can set which
section to play back in slow motion when you edit the video.
Set the slow-motion section of a video. Tap the thumbnail, then use the vertical bars beneath
the frame viewer to set the section you want to play back in slow motion.
Slide to adjust the slow-motion
section of the video.
Zoom in or out. (iSight camera) Pinch the image on the screen.
If Location Services is turned on, photos and videos are tagged with location data that can be
used by apps and photo-sharing websites. See Privacy on page 37.
Use the capture timer to put yourself in the shot. Avoid “camera shake” or add yourself to a
picture by using the capture timer. To include yourself, rst stabilize iPod touch and frame your
shot. Tap , tap 3s (seconds) or 10s, then tap the Take Picture button.
Want to capture what’s displayed on your screen? Simultaneously press and release the Sleep/
Wake and Home buttons. The screenshot is added to the Photos tab in Photos and can also be
viewed in the Camera Roll album or All Photos album (if you’re using iCloud Photo Library).
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Make it better. You can edit photos and trim videos, right on iPod touch. See Edit photos and
trim videos on page 78.
Use Siri. Say something like:
•
“Open Camera”
•
“Take a picture”
HDR
HDR (High Dynamic Range) helps you get great shots in high-contrast situations. iPod touch
takes multiple photos in rapid succession, at dierent exposure settings—and blends them
together. The resulting photo has better detail in the bright and midtone areas.
Use HDR. (iSight camera) Tap HDR. For best results, keep iPod touch steady and avoid
subject motion.
Keep the normal photo and the HDR version. Go to Settings > Photos & Camera > Keep Normal
Photo. Both the normal and HDR versions of the photo appear in Photos. HDR versions of photos
in your Albums are marked with “HDR” in the corner.
View, share, and print
Photos and videos you take on iPod touch are saved in Photos. With iCloud Photo Library
enabled, all new photos and videos are automatically uploaded and available in Photos on
all your iOS 8.1 or later devices set up with iCloud Photo Library. See iCloud Photo Library on
page 75. When iCloud Photo Library is turned o, you can still collect up to 1,000 of your most
recent photos in the My Photo Stream album from your devices set up with iCloud. See My
Photo Stream on page 76.
View your photos. Tap the thumbnail image, then swipe left or right to see the photos you’ve
taken recently. Tap All Photos to see everything in the Photos app.
Tap the screen to show or hide the controls.
Get sharing and printing options. Tap . See Share from apps on page 32.
Upload photos and videos. Use iCloud Photo Library to upload photos and videos from your
iPod touch to iCloud and access them on your iOS 8.1 or later devices signed in to iCloud using
the same Apple ID. You can also upload and download your photos and videos from the Photos
app on iCloud.com. See iCloud Photo Library on page 75.
Camera settings
Go to Settings > Photos & Camera for camera options, which include:
•
iCloud Photo Library, My Photo Stream, and iCloud Photo Sharing
•
Slideshow
•
Grid
•
HDR (models with iSight camera)
Adjust the volume of the shutter sound with the Ringer and Alerts settings in Settings > Sounds.
Or mute the sound using the Ring/Silent switch. (In some countries, muting is disabled.)
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Weather
Current conditions
Add or delete cities.
Current
temperature
Current hourly
forecast
Number of cities stored
13
Get the current temperature and ten-day forecast for one or more cities around the world, with
hourly forecasts for the next 12 hours. Weather 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
Swipe up to see your detailed forecast. Swipe left or right to see weather for another city, or tap
, then choose a city from the list. The leftmost screen shows your local weather when Location
Services is on (Settings > Privacy > Location Services).
Add a city or make other changes. Tap .
•
Add a city: Tap . Enter a city or zip code, then tap Search.
•
Rearrange the order of cities: Touch and hold a city, then drag it up or down.
•
Delete a city: Slide the city to the left, then tap Delete.
•
Choose Fahrenheit or Celsius: Tap °F or °C.
View the current hourly forecast. Swipe the hourly display left or right.
Use Siri. Say something like:
•
“What’s the weather for today?”
•
“How windy is it out there?”
•
“When is sunrise in Paris?”
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See all cities at once. Pinch the screen or tap .
Turn local weather on or o. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. See Privacy on
page 37.
Use iCloud to push your list of cities to your other iOS devices. Go to Settings > iCloud, then
make sure either iCloud Drive or Documents & Data is on. See iCloud on page 13.
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Clock
Delete clocks or change their order.
Delete clocks or change their order.
Add a clock.
View clocks, set an
alarm, time an event,
or set a timer.
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Clock at a glance
The rst clock displays the time based on your location when you set up iPod touch. Add other
clocks to show the time in other major cities and time zones.
Add a clock.
View clocks, set an
alarm, time an event,
or set a timer.
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Alarms and timers
Tap to change options or delete an alarm.
Tap to change options or delete an alarm.
Turn saved
alarms on or off.
Want iPod touch to wake you? Tap Alarm, then tap . Set your wake-up time and other
options, then give the alarm a name (like “Good morning”).
Turn saved
alarms on or off.
No wasting time! You can also use the stopwatch to keep time, record lap times, or set a timer to
alert you when time’s up.
Want to fall asleep to music or a podcast? Tap Timer, tap When Timer Ends, then choose Stop
Playing at the bottom.
Get quick access to clock features. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open
Control Center, then tap . You can access Timer from Control Center even when iPod touch is
locked. You can also navigate to the other clock features.
Use Siri. Say something like:
•
“Set the timer for 3 minutes”
•
“Wake me up tomorrow at 7 a.m.”
•
“What alarms do I have set?”
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Maps
Choose the view,
drop a pin, or
show traffic.
Tap a pin to display
the banner.
Quick driving
directions
Get more info.
Current location
Enter a search.
Enter a search.
Show your
current location.
Get directions.
Get directions.
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Find places
WARNING: For important information about navigation and avoiding distractions that could
lead to dangerous situations, see Important safety information on page 153. See also Privacy on
page 37.
Get more info.
Tap a pin to display
the banner.
Current location
Quick driving
directions
Choose the view,
drop a pin, or
Show your
current location.
show traffic.
Move around Maps by dragging the screen. To face a dierent direction, rotate with two ngers.
To return to north, tap the compass in the upper right.
Zoom in or out. Double-tap with one nger to zoom in, and tap with two ngers to zoom
out—or pinch open or closed. The scale appears in the upper left while zooming, or if you
touch the screen with two ngers. To change how distance is shown (miles or kilometers), go
to Settings > Maps.
Search for a location. Tap the search eld. You can search for a location in dierent ways.
For example:
•
Intersection (“8th and market”)
•
Area (“greenwich village”)
•
Landmark (“guggenheim”)
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•
Zip code
•
Business (“movies,” “restaurants san francisco ca,” “apple inc new york”)
Maps may also list recent locations, searches, or directions that you can choose from.
Use Siri. Say, for example, “Find coee near me.”
Find the location of a contact, or of a favorite or recent search. Tap Favorites.
Choose your view. Tap , then choose Standard, Hybrid, or Satellite.
Manually mark a location. Touch and hold the map until the dropped pin appears.
Get more info
Get info about a location. Tap a pin to display its banner, then tap . Info might include Yelp
reviews and photos, a webpage link, directions, and more.
To share the location, add the location to your Favorites, or use another app you install, tap .
See Share from apps on page 32.
Get directions
Note: To get directions, iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. To get directions
involving your current location, Location Services must also be on.
Get directions. Tap , enter the starting and ending locations, then tap Route. Or choose a
location or a route from the list, if available. Tap to select driving or walking directions, or to use
an app for public or other modes of transportation.
If a location banner is showing, directions to that location from your current location appear. To
get other directions, tap the search eld.
If multiple routes appear, tap the one you want to take.
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View turn-by-turn directions: Tap Start, then swipe left to see the next instruction.
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See the route overview: Tap Overview.
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View the directions as a list: Tap List Steps.
Get directions from your current location. Tap on the banner of your destination. Tap to
select driving or walking directions, or to use an app for public or other modes of transportation.
Use Siri. Say something like:
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“Give me directions home”
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“Directions to my dad’s work”
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“What’s my ETA?”
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“Find a gas station”
Use Maps on your Mac to get directions. Open Maps on your Mac (OS X Mavericks or later), get
directions for your trip, then choose File > Share > Send to your device. Your Mac and iPod touch
must both be signed in to iCloud using the same Apple ID.
Find out about trac conditions. Tap , then tap Show Trac. Orange dots show slowdowns,
and red dots show stop-and-go trac. To see an incident report, tap a marker.
Report a problem. Tap , then tap Report a Problem.
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3D and Flyover
With 3D and Flyover, you can see three-dimensional views and even y over many of the world’s
major cities.
View 3D map. Tap , then tap Show 3D Map. Or, drag two ngers up. (Zoom in for a closer look
if Show 3D Map doesn’t appear.)
Adjust the angle. Drag two ngers up or down.
Take a Flyover Tour. An aerial tour is available for select cities, indicated by next to the city
name. (Zoom out if you don’t see any markers.) Tap the name of the city to display its banner,
then tap Tour to begin the tour. To stop the tour, tap the screen to display the controls, then tap
End Flyover Tour. To return to standard view, tap .
Maps settings
Go to Settings > Maps. Settings include:
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Distances in miles or kilometers
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Map labels (these appear in the language specied in Settings > General > International >
Language)
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Videos
Choose a category.
Delete videos from
your library.
Add to your library.
Add to your library.
Tap a video
to play it.
This video hasn’t
been downloaded
to iPod touch.
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Videos at a glance
Open the Videos app to watch movies, TV shows, and music videos. To watch video podcasts,
open the Podcasts app—see Podcasts at a glance on page 11 9 . To watch videos you record using
Camera on iPod touch, open the Photos app.
Delete videos from
your library.
Tap a video
to play it.
This video hasn’t
been downloaded
to iPod touch.
Choose a category.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see Important safety
information on page 153.
Watch a video. Tap the video in the list of videos.
What about videos you shot with iPod touch? Open the Photos app.
Stream or download? If appears on a video thumbnail, you can watch it without
downloading it to iPod touch, if you have an Internet connection. To download the video to
iPod touch so you can watch without using a Wi-Fi connection, tap in the video details.
Looking for podcasts or iTunes U videos? Open the Podcasts app or download the free iTunes U
app from the App Store.
Set a sleep timer. Open the Clock app and tap Timer, then swipe to set the number of hours and
minutes. Tap When Timer Ends and choose Stop Playing, tap Set, then tap Start.
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Add videos to your library
Watch on a TV
with Apple TV.
Tap to show or
hide the controls.
Tap to show or
Drag to skip
forward or back.
Drag to skip
Drag to adjust
the volume.
Buy or rent videos from the iTunes Store. Tap Store in the Videos app, or open the iTunes Store
app on iPod touch, then tap Videos. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on page 103. The iTunes Store
is not available in all areas.
Transfer videos from your computer. Connect iPod touch, then sync videos from iTunes on your
computer. See Sync with iTunes on page 16.
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.
Convert a video for iPod touch. If you try to sync a video from iTunes to iPod touch 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 File > Create New Version > “Create iPod or iPhone Version.” Then
sync the converted video to iPod touch.
Delete a video. Tap Edit in the upper right of your collection, then tap on the video thumbnail.
If you don’t see the Edit button, look for on your video thumbnails—those videos haven’t
been downloaded to iPod touch, so you can’t delete them. To delete an individual episode of a
series, swipe left on the episode in the Episodes list.
Deleting a video (other than a rented movie) from iPod touch doesn’t delete it from the 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 Sync with iTunes on
page 16.
Important: If you delete a rented movie from iPod touch, it’s deleted permanently and cannot be
transferred back to your computer.
Control playback
forward or back.
Drag to adjust
the volume.
Scale the video to ll the screen or t to the screen. Tap or . Or double-tap the video. If
you don’t see the scaling controls, your video already ts the screen perfectly.
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. 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).
hide the controls.
Watch on a TV
with Apple TV.
Rewind or fast-forward. Touch and hold or . Or drag the playhead left or right. Move your
nger toward the bottom of the screen as you drag for ner control.
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Select a dierent audio language. If the video oers other languages, tap , then choose a
language from the Audio list.
Show subtitles or closed captions. Tap . Not all videos oer subtitles or closed captions.
Customize the appearance of closed captions. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
Subtitles & Captioning.
See closed captions and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Go to Settings > General >
Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning, then turn on Closed Captions + SDH.
Watch the video on a TV. Tap . For more about AirPlay and other ways to connect, see
AirPlay on page 35.
Videos settings
Go to Settings > Videos, where you can:
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Choose where to resume playback the next time you open a video
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Choose to show only videos that are downloaded to this device
•
Log in to Home Sharing
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Notes
Tap to edit.
Write a new note.
Share or print.
Delete this note.
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Notes at a glance
Type notes on iPod touch, and iCloud automatically 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!.
Tap to edit.
Write a new note.
Share or print.
Delete this note.
See your notes on your other devices. If you use an icloud.com, me.com, or mac.com email
address for iCloud, go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Notes. If you use Gmail or another IMAP
account for iCloud, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then turn on Notes for the account.
Your notes appear in Notes on all your other iOS devices and Mac computers that use the same
Apple ID.
Search for a note. Scroll to the top of a list of notes (or tap the top of the screen) to reveal the
search eld, then tap the eld and type what you’re looking for. You can also search for notes
from the Home screen—just drag down the middle of the screen.
Share or print. Tap at the bottom of the note. You can share via Messages, Mail, or AirDrop.
Delete a note. Swipe left over the note in the list of notes.
Use Siri. Say something like:
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“Create new note travel items”
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“Add toothbrush to travel items”
•
“Add umbrella”
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Use notes in multiple accounts
Share notes with other accounts. You can share notes with other accounts, such as Google,
Yahoo!, or AOL. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then turn on Notes for the account.
Create a note in a specic account. Tap Accounts at the top of a list of notes, select the account,
then tap New. Notes you create in the account on iPod touch show up in the notes folder of
the account.
Choose the default account for new notes. Go to Settings > Notes.
See all notes in an account. Tap Accounts at the top of a list of notes, then choose the account.
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Reminders
Add a list.
Completed item
Scheduled items
Reminders at a glance
Reminders lets you keep track of all the things you need to do.
Scheduled items
Add a list.
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Completed item
Add a reminder. Tap a list, then tap a blank line.
Use Siri. Say something like:
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“Remember to take an umbrella”
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“Add artichokes to my groceries list”
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“Read my work to-do list”
Share a list. Tap a list, then tap Edit. Tap Sharing, then tap Add Person. The people you share with
also need to be iCloud users. After they accept your invitation to share the list, you’ll all be able
to add, delete, and mark items as completed. Family members can also share a list. See Family
Sharing on page 32.
Delete a list. While viewing a list, tap Edit, then tap Delete List. All of the reminders in the list are
also deleted.
Delete a reminder. Swipe the reminder left, then tap Delete.
Change the order of lists. Touch and hold the list name, then drag the list to a new location. To
change the order of items in a list, tap Edit.
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What list was that in? Scroll to the top to see the search eld. All lists are searched by the
Scheduled
reminder
reminder name. You can also use Siri to nd reminders. For example, say “Find the reminder
about milk.”
With OS X Yosemite, you can hand o reminders you’re editing between your Mac and
iPod touch. See About Continuity features on page 22.
Scheduled reminders
Scheduled reminders notify you when they’re due.
Scheduled
reminder
Schedule a reminder. While editing a reminder, tap , then turn on “Remind me on a
day.” Tap Alarm to set the date and time. Tap Repeat to schedule the reminder for regularly
occurring intervals.
Use Siri. Say, for example, “Remind me to take my medicine at 6 a.m. tomorrow.”
See all scheduled reminders. Tap to show the Scheduled list.
Don’t bother me now. You can turn o Reminders notications in Settings > Notications. To
silence notications temporarily, turn on Do Not Disturb.
Reminders settings
Go to Settings > Reminders, where you can:
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Set a default list for new reminders
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Sync past reminders
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, turn on iCloud on your Mac, too. Some
other types of accounts, such as Exchange, also support Reminders. Go to Settings > Mail,
Contacts, Calendars, then turn on Reminders for the accounts you want to use.
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Stocks
Tap to see market
capitalization.
Tap again to see
percent change.
Swipe left or right
to see stats or
news articles.
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Keep track of the major exchanges and your stock portfolio, see the change in value over time,
and get news about the companies you’re watching.
Note: To use Stocks, iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. See Connect to the
Internet on page 13.
Tap to see market
capitalization.
Tap again to see
percent change.
Swipe left or right
to see stats or
news articles.
Manage your stock list. Tap .
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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 .
•
Rearrange the order of items: Drag up or down.
While viewing stock info, you can tap any of the values along the right side of the screen to
switch the display to price change, market capitalization, or percentage change. Swipe the info
beneath the stock list to see the summary, chart, or news for the selected stock. Tap a news
headline to view the article in Safari.
You can also see your stocks in the Today tab of Notication Center. See Notication Center on
page 30.
Note: Quotes may be delayed 20 minutes or more, depending upon the reporting service.
Add a news article to your reading list. Touch and hold the news headline, then tap Add to
Reading List.
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Use Siri. Say something like:
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“How are the markets going?”
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“How’s Apple stock today?”
Find out more. Tap YAHOO!
View a full-screen chart. Rotate iPod touch to landscape orientation. Swipe left or right to see
your other stock charts.
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See the value for 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, then
turn on iCloud Drive or Documents & Data. See iCloud on page 13.
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Game Center
Declare your status
or change your photo.
See who’s the best.
Choose a game.
It’s on!
Is it your turn?
Play, share, or
remove this game.
Find someone
to play against.
Explore game goals.
Invite friends to play.
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Game Center at a glance
Game Center lets you play your favorite games with friends who have an iOS device or a Mac
(OS X Mountain Lion or later). 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 153.
Play, share, or
remove this game.
See who’s the best.
Find someone
to play against.
Explore game goals.
Choose a game.
It’s on!
Is it your turn?
Invite friends to play.
Declare your status
or change your photo.
Get started. Open Game Center. If you see your nickname at the top of the screen, you’re already
signed in. Otherwise, you’ll be asked for your Apple ID and password.
Get some games. Tap Games, then tap a recommended game, browse for games in the
App Store (look for Supports Game Center in the game details), or get a game one of your
friends has. See Play games with friends on page 101.
Play! Tap Games, choose a game, tap in the upper right, then tap Play.
Sign out? No need to sign out when you quit Game Center, but if you want to, go to Settings >
Game Center, then tap your Apple ID.
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