User Guide

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Add photo or video to a shared stream. Tap iCloud (a sharing option in the Photos app), choose
a stream (or create a new one), then tap Post.
Use Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, or Vimeo. Sign in to your account in Settings. The Twitter, Facebook,
Flickr, and Vimeo sharing buttons take you to the appropriate setting if you’re not yet signed in.
Note: While you’re composing a tweet, the number in the lower-right corner shows the number
of characters remaining. Attachments use some of a tweet’s 140 characters.
Transfer les
There are several ways to transfer les between iPod touch and your computer or other iOS
device. If you have an app that works with iCloud on multiple devices, you can use iCloud to
automatically keep the app’s documents up to date across your devices. See iCloud on page 14.
You can transfer les using iTunes. Connect iPod touch to your computer using the included
cable. In iTunes on your computer, select iPod touch, then click the Apps button. Use the File
Sharing section to transfer documents between iPod touch and your computer. Apps that
support le sharing appear in the File Sharing Apps list in iTunes. To delete a le, select the le in
the Files list, then press the Delete key.
You can also view les received as email attachments on iPod touch.
Some apps may share content using AirDrop. See AirDrop, iCloud, and other ways to share on
page 28.
AirPlay
Use AirPlay to stream music, photos, and video wirelessly to Apple TV and other AirPlay-enabled
devices on the same Wi-Fi network as iPod touch.
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 the Print Center, then tap Cancel Printing.