Apple Ipod Touch Ios5 User Guide

Get quick access to the AirPlay 
controlsWhen the screen is on, double-click the Home button 
 and scroll to the 
left end of the multitasking bar.
Switch playback back to iPod touchTap  and choose iPod touch.
Bluetooth devices
You can use iPod touch with the Apple Wireless Keyboard and other Bluetooth devices, such as 
Bluetooth stereo headphones. For supported Bluetooth profiles, go to 
support.apple.com/kb/HT3647.
Pairing a Bluetooth device with iPod touch
WARNING:   For important information about...

Battery
iPod touch has an internal rechargeable battery. The battery isn’t user accessible and should be 
replaced only by Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider.
Charging the battery
WARNING:  For important safety information about charging iPod touch, see the Important 
Product Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipodtouch. 
The battery icon in the upper-right corner shows the battery level or charging status. 
Charging Charged
Charge the battery and sync iPod touch (using...

Important:  If iPod touch is very low on power, it may display one of the following images, 
indicating that iPod touch needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it. If 
iPod touch is extremely low on power, the display may be blank for up to two minutes before one 
of the low-battery images appears.
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Maximizing battery life
iPod touch uses lithium-ion batteries. To learn more about how to maximize the battery life of 
iPod touch, go to www.apple.com/batterie s.
Replacing the battery...

 ÂRemote Passcode Lock:  Lets you remotely lock your iPod touch and create a 4-digit passcode, 
if you haven’t set one previously .
 ÂRemote Wipe:  Lets you protect your privacy by erasing all media and data on iPod touch, 
restoring it to factory settings .
Important:  Find My iPod must be turned on in either iCloud or MobileMe settings on your 
iPod touch. Find My iPod can be turned on only in one account.
Turn on Find My iPod using iCloudGo to Settings > iCloud and turn on Find My iPod. 
Turn on Find...

Music
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Adding music and audio
To get music and other audio content onto iPod touch:
Purchase and download content from the iTunes Store on iPod touch. See Chapter  Â24, “iTunes 
Store
,”  on page 93 . You can also go to the iTunes Store from Music by tapping the Store button 
when browsing.
Use Automatic Download to automatically download new music purchased on your other   
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iOS devices and computers. See “iCloud” on page 16 .
Sync with iTunes on your computer. You can sync all of your media, or you...

View the Now Playing screen:  Tap Now Playing.
Next/Fast-forwardPlay/PauseTrack list
Back
Volume
Previous/Rewind
AirPlay
Customize the browse buttonsTap More, tap Edit, then drag an icon over the button you want to replace.
Get more podcast episodes Tap Podcasts (tap More first, if Podcasts isn’t visible) then tap a podcast to 
see available episodes.
Shake to shuffle
Shake iPod touch to turn shuffle on and change songs. Shake again to 
change to another song.
To turn Shake to Shuffle on or off, go to...

Additional audio controls
To display additional controls, tap the album artwork on the Now Playing screen. You can see 
elapsed time, remaining time, and the song number. The song’s lyrics also appear, if you’ve added 
them to the song in iTunes.
Repeat Ping likeScrubber bar
Shuffle
Genius
Ping post
Playhead
Repeat songsTap . 
 = Repeat all songs in the album or list.
 = Repeat the current song only.
 = No repeat.
Shuffle songs
Tap . 
 = Shuffle songs.
 = Play songs in order.
Skip to any point in a...

Using Voice Control with Music
You can use Voice Control (iPod touch 3rd generation or later) to control music playback on 
iPod touch. See “Voice Control” on page 28 .
Control music playbackSay “play” or “play music.” To pause, say “pause” or “pause music.” You can 
also say “next song” or “previous song.”
Play an album, artist, or playlist Say “play,” then say “album,” “artist,” or “playlist” and the name.
Shuffle the current playlist Say “shuffle.”
Find out more about the currently 
playing song Say...

Viewing tracks on an album
See all the tracks on the album that contains the current song:  On the Now Playing screen,  
tap 
. Tap a track to play it. Tap the thumbnail to return to the Now Playing screen.
Rating bar
Return to the Now 
Playing screen.
Album tracks
In track list view, you can assign ratings to songs. You can use ratings when creating smart 
playlists in iTunes.
Searching audio content
You can search the titles, artists, albums, and composers of songs, podcasts, and other audio 
content...

Genius
A Genius playlist is a collection of songs from your library that go great together. You can create 
Genius playlists in iTunes and sync them to iPod touch. You can also create and save Genius 
playlists directly on iPod touch.
A Genius Mix is a selection of songs of the same kind of music, recreated from your library each 
time you listen to the mix.
To use Genius on iPod touch, first turn on Genius in iTunes, then sync iPod touch with iTunes. 
Genius Mixes are synced automatically, unless you...