User Guide

Chapter 3 Basics 29
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 42.)
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:
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Speak clearly and naturally.
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Say only Voice Control commands, names, and numbers. Pause slightly between commands.
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Use full names.
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 specic commands, see Siri and Voice Control on page 67. For more about using
Voice Control, including information about using Voice Control in dierent 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 specic 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.