User Guide

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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 individual purchases. Using iTunes on a computer, family members can hide any of their
purchases so other family members can’t view or download them. For more information, see
Family Sharing on page 33.
Use a gift card or code. Tap a category (for example, Music), scroll to the bottom, then tap
Redeem. Or tell Siri “Redeem an iTunes Store gift card.”
Send a gift. View the item you want to give, tap , then tap Gift. Or tap one of the categories
(Music, Movies, or TV Shows), scroll to the bottom, then tap Send Gift to send an iTunes gift
certicate to someone.
Use iTunes Pass. You can add an iTunes Pass to Passbook, which makes it easy to add money to
your Apple ID so you can make purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
without using a credit or debit card. To add your iTunes Pass in iTunes Store, tap a category, scroll
to the bottom, tap Redeem, then tap Get Started under iTunes Pass. You can add money to your
iTunes Pass at Apple Retail Stores in most countries.
See the progress of a download. Tap More, then tap Downloads.
Bought something on another device? Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store to set up automatic
downloads on your iPod touch. You can always view your purchased music, movies, and TV
shows in the iTunes Store (tap More, then tap Purchased).
Watch your time with rentals. In some areas, you can rent movies. You have 30 days to begin
watching a rented movie. After you start watching it, you can play it as many times as you want
in the allotted time (24 hours in the U.S. iTunes Store; 48 hours in other countries). Once your
time’s up, the movie is deleted. Rentals can’t be transferred to another device; however, you can
use AirPlay and Apple TV to view a rental on your television.
iTunes Store settings
To set options for the iTunes Store, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store.
View or edit your account. Tap your Apple ID, then tap View Apple ID. To change your password,
tap the Apple ID eld.
Sign in using a dierent Apple ID. Tap your account name, then tap Sign Out. Then enter a
dierent Apple ID.
Subscribe to or turn on iTunes Match. You can subscribe to iTunes Match, a service that stores
your music and more in iCloud. See iCloud and iTunes Match on page 62. If you’re a subscriber,
tap iTunes Match so you can access your music on iPod touch anywhere. Tap “Learn more” for
more information about iTunes Match.
Turn on automatic downloads. Tap Music, Books, or Updates. Content updates automatically
over Wi-Fi, unless you turn o the option in Automatic Downloads.