User Guide

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Table Of Contents

iPod touch User Guide
Contents
Chapter 1:  iPod touch at a Glance
- iPod touch overview
- Accessories
- Multi-Touch screen
- Buttons
- Status icons
Chapter 2:  Getting Started
- Set up iPod touch
- Connect iPod touch to your computer
- Connect to Wi‑Fi
- Connect to the Internet
- Apple ID
- iCloud
- Set up other mail, contacts, and calendar accounts
- Manage content on your iOS devices
- Sync with iTunes
- Date and time
- International settings
- Your iPod touch name
- View this user guide on iPod touch
- Tips for using iOS 8
Chapter 3:  Basics
- Use apps
- Continuity
- Customize iPod touch
- Type text
- Dictate
- Voice Control
- Search
- Alerts and Notification Center
- Control Center
- Sounds and silence
- Do Not Disturb
- Sharing
- iCloud Drive
- Transfer files
- AirPlay
- AirPrint
- Bluetooth devices
- Restrictions
- Privacy
- Security
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Travel with iPod touch
Chapter 4:  Siri
- Make requests
- Tell Siri about yourself
- Make corrections
- Siri settings
Chapter 5:  Messages
- iMessage service
- Send and receive messages
- Manage conversations
- Share photos, videos, your location, and more
- Messages settings
Chapter 6:  Mail
- Write messages
- Get a sneak peek
- Finish a message later
- See important messages
- Attachments
- Work with multiple messages
- See and save addresses
- Print messages
- Mail settings
Chapter 7:  Safari
- Safari at a glance
- Search the web
- Browse the web
- Keep bookmarks
- Save a reading list for later
- Shared links and subscriptions
- Fill in forms
- Avoid clutter with Reader
- Privacy and security
- Safari settings
Chapter 8:  Music
- Get music
- iTunes Radio
- Browse and play
- iCloud and iTunes Match
- Album Wall
- Audiobooks
- Playlists
- Genius—made for you
- Siri and Voice Control
- Home Sharing
- Music settings
Chapter 9:  FaceTime
- FaceTime at a glance
- Make and answer calls
- Manage calls
Chapter 10:  Calendar
- Calendar at a glance
- Invitations
- Use multiple calendars
- Share iCloud calendars
- Calendar settings
Chapter 11:  Photos
- View photos and videos
- Organize photos and videos
- My Photo Stream
- iCloud Photo Library beta
- iCloud Photo Sharing
- Other ways to share photos and videos
- Edit photos and trim videos
- Print photos
- Photos settings
Chapter 12:  Camera
- Camera at a glance
- Take photos and videos
- HDR
- View, share, and print
- Camera settings
Chapter 13:  Weather
Chapter 14:  Clock
- Clock at a glance
- Alarms and timers
Chapter 15:  Maps
- Find places
- Get more info
- Get directions
- 3D and Flyover
- Maps settings
Chapter 16:  Videos
- Videos at a glance
- Add videos to your library
- Control playback
- Videos settings
Chapter 17:  Notes
- Notes at a glance
- Use notes in multiple accounts
Chapter 18:  Reminders
- Reminders at a glance
- Scheduled reminders
- Reminders settings
Chapter 19:  Stocks
Chapter 20:  Game Center
- Game Center at a glance
- Play games with friends
- Game Center settings
Chapter 21:  Newsstand
Chapter 22:  iTunes Store
- iTunes Store at a glance
- Browse or search
- Purchase, rent, or redeem
- iTunes Store settings
Chapter 23:  App Store
- App Store at a glance
- Find apps
- Purchase, redeem, and download
- App Store settings
Chapter 24:  iBooks
- Get books
- Read a book
- Organize books
- Read PDFs
- iBooks settings
Chapter 25:  Health
- Your health at a glance
- Collect health and fitness data
- Share health and fitness data
Chapter 26:  Passbook
- Passbook at a glance
- Passbook on the go
- Passbook settings
Chapter 27:  Calculator
Chapter 28:  Podcasts
- Podcasts at a glance
- Get podcasts and episodes
- Control playback
- Organize your favorites into stations
- Podcasts settings
Chapter 29:  Voice Memos
- Voice Memos at a glance
- Record
- Play it back
- Moving recordings to your computer
Chapter 30:  Contacts
- Contacts at a glance
- Add contacts
- Unify contacts
- Contacts settings
Appendix A:  Accessibility
- Accessibility features
- Accessibility Shortcut
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Invert Colors and Grayscale
- Speak Selection
- Speak Screen
- Speak Auto-text
- Large, bold, and high-contrast text
- Button Shapes
- Reduce screen motion
- On/off switch labels
- Assignable tones
- Video Descriptions
- Hearing aids
- Mono audio and balance
- Subtitles and closed captions
- Siri
- Widescreen keyboards
- Guided Access
- Switch Control
- AssistiveTouch
- Voice Control
- Accessibility in OS X
Appendix B:  International Keyboards
- Use international keyboards
- Special input methods
Appendix C:  Safety, Handling, & Support
- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- iPod touch Support site
- Restart or reset iPod touch
- Reset iPod touch settings
- Get information about your iPod touch
- Usage information
- Disabled iPod touch
- VPN settings
- Profiles settings
- Back up iPod touch
- Update and restore iPod touch software
- Sell or give away iPod touch
- Learn more, service, and support
- FCC compliance statement
- Canadian regulatory statement
- Disposal and recycling information
- Apple and the environment

Chapter 1 iPod touch at a Glance 12

Status icon What it means

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

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 36.

Bluetooth battery Shows the battery level of a supported paired Bluetooth device.

Battery Shows the iPod touch battery level or charging status. See Charge

and monitor the battery

on page 40.