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 15 Maps 87

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Business (“movies,” “restaurants san francisco ca,” “apple inc new york”)

Maps may also list recent locations, searches, or directions that you can choose from.

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

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 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 such as Uber.

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 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 into iCloud using the same Apple ID.

Find out about trac conditions. Tap , then tap Show Trac. Orange dots show slowdowns,

and red dots show stop-and-go trac. To see an incident report, tap a marker.

Report a problem. Tap , then tap Report a Problem.