Apple Ipod Touch Ios5 User Guide

							Home button
The Home button  takes you to the Home screen, no matter what you’re doing. It also provides 
other shortcuts. On the Home screen, tap any app to open it. See “Opening and switching 
apps
”  on page 18 .
Go to the home screen:   Press the Home button .
See recently used apps (iPod touch 
3rd generation or later) With iPod touch unlocked, double-click the Home button 
.
See the audio playback controls 
while iPod touch is lockedDouble-click the Home button . See “Playing songs and other audio”
 on 
page 35.
See the audio playback controls 
while using any app Double-click the Home button 
, then flick to the left end of the 
multitasking bar that appears at the bottom of the screen.
Volume buttons
When you listen to songs, movies, or other media, the buttons on the side of iPod touch adjust 
the audio volume. Otherwise, the buttons control the volume for alerts and other sound effects.
WARNING:
  For important information about avoiding hearing loss, see the Important Product 
Information Guide at www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipodtouch. 
Volume
up
Volume
down
To set a volume limit for music and videos, go to Settings > Music.
You can also use the volume up button to take a picture or record a video. See “ Taking photos and 
videos
”  on page 51 .
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							Status icons
The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPod touch:
Status iconWhat it means
Wi-Fi*Shows that iPod touch is connected to the Internet 
over a Wi-Fi network. The more bars, the stronger the 
connection. See “Wi-Fi
” on page 100.
Network activityShows network activity. Some third-party apps may also 
use this icon to indicate an active process.
SyncingShows that iPod touch is syncing with iTunes.
Airplane modeShows that airplane mode is on—you cannot access the 
Internet or use Bluetooth® devices. Non-wireless features 
are available. See “ Airplane mode
” on page 100.
VPNShows that you are connected to a network using VPN. 
See “Network
” on page 103 .
LockShows that iPod touch is locked. See “On/Off button” on 
page 10 .
PlayShows that a song, audiobook, or podcast is playing. See 
“Playing songs and other audio
” on page 35.
Portrait orientation lockShows that the iPod touch screen is locked in portrait 
orientation. See “ Viewing in portrait or landscape 
orientation
”  on page 20 .
AlarmShows that an alarm is set. See “Setting alarms” on 
page 89 .
Location ServicesShows that an app is using Location Services. See 
“Location Services
” on page 102.
Bluetooth*Blue or white icon:   Bluetooth is on and paired with a 
device, such as a headset. 
Gray icon:   Bluetooth is on and 
paired with a device, but the device is out of range or 
turned off. 
No icon:   Bluetooth is turned off or not paired. 
See “Bluetooth devices
”  on page 31 .
Bluetooth batteryShows the battery level of a supported paired Bluetooth 
device.
BatteryShows battery level or charging status. See “ Charging the 
battery
”  on page 32 .
* The use of certain accessories with iPod touch may affect wireless performance.
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							Getting Started
2
WARNING:  To avoid injury, read all operating instructions in this guide and safety  
information in the  iPod touch Important Product Information Guide at  
www.apple.com/support/manuals/ipodtouch before using iPod touch.·
Viewing this user guide on iPod touch
You can view the iPod touch User Guide on iPod touch in Safari, and in the free iBooks app.
View the user guide in Safari:   Tap , then tap the iPod touch User Guide bookmark.
To add an icon for the user guide to the Home screen, tap , then tap “Add to Home Screen.”  
To view the user guide in a different language, tap “Change Language” at the bottom of the screen 
on the main contents page.
View the user guide in iBooks:   If you haven’t installed iBooks, open App Store, then search for 
and install “iBooks.” Then you can open iBooks, tap Store, and download the free guide (search for 
“iPod touch User”).
For more information about iBooks, see Chapter 29,  “iBooks,”  on page 11 3 .
What you need
To use iPod touch, you need:
An Apple ID (for some features), which you can create during setup
 Â
A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 port and one of the following operating systems: Â
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later Â
Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Home or Professional (SP3) Â
An Internet connection for your computer (broadband is recommended) Â
iTunes 10.5 or later (for some features), available at  Âwww.itunes.com/download
Setting up iPod touch
To set up and activate iPod touch, just turn it on and follow the onscreen instructions that step 
you through the setup process, including: Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
 Â
Signing in with or creating a free Apple ID Â
Setting up iCloud Â
Turning on recommended features such as Location Services and Find My iPod Â
Activating iPod touch Â
You can also restore from an iCloud or iTunes backup during setup.
Activation can be done over a Wi-Fi network. If you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi network, you can 
connect iPod touch to your computer and finish activation using iTunes.
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							Connecting iPod touch to your computer
If you don’t have Wi-Fi access, you might need to connect iPod touch to your computer to 
complete setup. You can also connect iPod touch to your computer to sync music, videos, and 
other information with iTunes. You can also sync your content wirelessly. See “iCloud” on page 16  
and “Syncing with iTunes
”  on page 17 .
Connect iPod touch to your computer:   Use the provided Dock Connector to USB Cable.
Disconnect iPod touch from your computer:   Check to make sure a sync is not in progress, then 
disconnect the cable. If a sync is in progress, first drag the slider on iPod touch to cancel.
Connecting to the Internet
iPod touch connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi networks. When joined to a Wi-Fi network that is 
connected to the Internet, iPod touch connects to the Internet automatically whenever you  
use Mail, Safari, YouTube, FaceTime, Game Center, Stocks, Maps, Weather, the App Store, or the 
iTunes Store.
Joining a Wi-Fi network
iPod touch can join AirPort and other Wi-Fi networks at home, at work, or at Wi-Fi hotspots around 
the world.
See if you’re already connected:   If you see the Wi-Fi icon  in the status bar at the top of the 
screen, you’re already connected.
Join a Wi-Fi network:  Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and select a network. It may take a moment for 
iPod touch to detect networks in range. The number of bars in the Wi-Fi icon  shows the signal 
strength. Networks that require a password appear with a lock icon . When you join a Wi-Fi 
network in this way, iPod touch reconnects to it whenever the network is in range. If more than 
one previously used network is in range, iPod touch joins the one last used.
Turn on Wi-FiGo to Settings > Wi-Fi.
See a prompt before iPod touch 
joins a network Go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Ask to Join Networks.
Checking connection details such 
as IP address Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and tap 
 next to the network.
Internet access on an airplane
Airplane mode turns off the iPod touch Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS transmitters and receivers to 
avoid interfering with aircraft operation. Airplane mode disables many of the iPod touch features. 
In some areas, where allowed by the aircraft operator and applicable laws and regulations, you 
can turn on Wi-Fi while airplane mode is on to use apps that require an Internet connection. You 
may also be allowed to turn on Bluetooth to use Bluetooth devices with iPod touch. For more 
information, see “
Airplane mode” on page 100.
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							VPN access
VPN (virtual private network) provides secure access over the Internet to private networks, such as 
the network at your company or school. Use Network settings to configure and turn on VPN. See 
“Network
” on page 103 .
Setting up mail and other accounts
iPod touch works with iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, and many of the most popular Internet-based 
mail, contacts, and calendar service providers. If you don’t already have a mail account, you can set 
up a free iCloud account when you set up iPod touch, or in Settings > iCloud.
Set up an iCloud account:   Go to Settings > iCloud.
Set up some other account:   Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
For information about iCloud, see “iCloud
”  on page 16 .
You can add contacts using an LDAP or CardDAV account if your company or organization 
supports it. See “Syncing contacts
”  on page 108.
You can add a CalDAV calendar account. See “ Calendar accounts and settings
” on page 75 .
You can subscribe to iCal (.ics) calendars or import them from Mail. See “ Subscribing to calendars” 
and “Importing calendar events from Mail
”  on page 75 .
Managing content on your iOS devices
You can transfer information and files between your iOS devices and computers using iCloud   
or iTunes.
 ÂiCloud stores your photos, apps, contacts, calendars, and more, and wirelessly pushes them 
to your devices. When you make a change on one of your devices, your other devices are 
automatically updated. See “iCloud
”  on page 16 .
 ÂiTunes syncs music, video, photos, and more between your computer and iPod touch. You can 
connect iPod touch to your computer using USB, or set it up to sync wirelessly using Wi-Fi. 
Changes you make on one device are copied to the other when you sync. You can also use 
iTunes to copy a file to iPod touch for use with an app, or to copy a document you’ve created 
on iPod touch to your computer. See “Syncing with iTunes” on page 17 .
You can use iCloud, iTunes, or both, depending on your needs. For example, you can use Photo 
Stream to automatically put photos you take with iPod touch on all of your devices, and use 
iTunes to sync photo albums from your computer to iPod touch.
Note:   Don’t sync items in the Info pane of iTunes (such as contacts, calendars, and notes) if 
you use iCloud to keep that information up to date on your devices. Otherwise, you might see 
duplicate items.
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							iCloud
iCloud is a service that stores your content, including music, photos, contacts, calendars, and 
supported documents. Content stored in iCloud is wirelessly pushed to your other iOS devices 
and computers set up with the same iCloud account.
iCloud is available on iOS devices running iOS 5, on Macs running OS X Lion v10.7.2 or later,  
and on PCs with the iCloud Control Panel for Windows ( Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or   
Windows 7 required).
iCloud features include:
 ÂiTunes in the Cloud—Download your previous iTunes music and TV show purchases to 
iPod touch for free, anytime you like.
 ÂApps and Books—Download your previous App Store and iBookstore purchases to iPod touch 
for free, any time you like.
 ÂPhoto Stream—Photos you take on one device appear automatically on all your other devices. 
See “Photo Stream
”  on page 54.
 ÂDocuments in the Cloud—For iCloud-enabled apps, keep documents and app data up to date 
across all your devices.
 ÂMail, Contacts, Calendars—Keep your mail contacts, calendars, notes, and reminders up to date 
across all your devices.
 ÂBackup—Back up iPod touch automatically when connected to power and Wi-Fi. See “Backing 
up iPod touch” on page 13 5 .
 ÂFind My iPod—Locate your iPod touch on a map, display a message, play a sound, lock the 
screen, or remotely wipe the data. See “Find My iPod” on page 33 .
 ÂFind My Friends—Share your location with people who are important to you. Download the free 
app from the App Store.
 ÂiTunes Match—With an iTunes Match subscription, all your music, including music you’ve 
imported from CDs or purchased somewhere other than iTunes, appears on all of your devices 
and can be downloaded and played on demand. See “iTunes Match
” on page 39 .
With iCloud, you get a free mail account and 5 GB of storage for your mail, documents, and 
backups. Your purchased music, apps, TV shows, and books don’t count against your free space.
If you have a MobileMe subscription, you can move it to iCloud from a Mac or PC at   
www.me.com/mov e until June 30, 2012.
Note:  iCloud is not available in all areas. For information, go to www.apple.com/icloud .
Sign in or create an iCloud account:  In Settings, tap iCloud.
Enable or disable iCloud servicesGo to Settings > iCloud.
Enable iCloud backups Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.
Find your iPod touch Visit www.icloud.com. Find My iPod must be turned on in Settings > iCloud.
Purchase additional iCloud storage Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup and tap Manage Storage. For 
information about purchasing iCloud storage, go to help.apple.com/icloud .
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Chapter 2    Getting Started 
						

							View and download previous 
iTunes Store purchasesGo to iTunes and tap Purchased.
View and download previous  
App Store purchases Go to App Store, tap Updates, then tap Purchased.
View and download previous 
iBookstore purchases Go to iBooks, tap Store, then tap Purchased.
Turn on Automatic Downloads  
for music, apps, or books Go to Settings > Store.
For more information about iCloud, go to www.apple.com/icloud
. For support, go to  
www.apple.com/support/icloud .
Syncing with iTunes
Syncing with iTunes copies information from a computer to iPod touch, and vice versa. You can 
sync by connecting iPod touch to your computer using the Dock Connector to USB Cable, or you 
can set up iTunes to sync wirelessly using Wi-Fi. You can set iTunes to sync photos, video, podcasts, 
apps, and much more. For detailed information about syncing iPod touch with a computer, open 
iTunes then select iTunes Help from the Help menu.
Set up wireless iTunes syncing:  Connect iPod touch to your computer using the Dock Connector 
to USB Cable, and in iTunes turn on “Sync over Wi-Fi connection” in the device’s Summary pane. 
When Wi-Fi syncing is turned on, iPod touch automatically syncs when it’s connected to a power 
source, both iPod touch and your computer are connected to the same wireless network, and 
iTunes is open on the computer. For more information, see “iTunes Wi-Fi Sync” on page 104. 
Tips for syncing with iTunes If you’re using iCloud to store your contacts, calendars, and bookmarks, don’t also sync them to 
 Â
iPod touch using iTunes.
Purchases you make from the iTunes Store or the App Store on iPod touch are synced back to  Â
your iTunes library. You can also purchase or download content and apps from the iTunes Store 
on your computer, and then sync them to iPod touch.
In the device’s Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync iPod touch when it’s  Â
attached to your computer. To temporarily override this setting, hold down Command and 
Option (Mac) or Shift and Control (PC) until you see iPod touch appear in the sidebar.
In the device’s Summary pane, select “Encrypt  ÂiPod backup” if you want to encrypt the 
information stored on your computer when iTunes makes a backup. Encrypted backups are 
indicated by a lock icon 
, and a password is required to restore the backup. If you don’t select 
this option, passwords (such as those for mail accounts) aren’t included in the backup and will 
have to be reentered if you use the backup to restore iPod touch.
In the device’s Info pane, when you sync mail accounts, only the settings are transferred from  Â
your computer to iPod touch. Changes you make to a mail account on iPod touch don’t affect 
the account on your computer.
In the device’s Info pane, click Advanced to select options that let you 
 Âreplace the information 
on iPod touch with the information from your computer during the next sync.
If you listen to part of a podcast or audiobook, your place in the story is included if you sync the  Â
content with iTunes. If you started listening to the story on iPod touch, you can pick up where 
you left off using iTunes on your computer—or vice versa. 
In the device’s Photo pane, you can sync photos and videos from a folder on your computer.
 Â
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							Basics
3
Using apps
The high-resolution Multi-Touch screen and simple finger gestures make it easy to use  
iPod touch apps.
Opening and switching apps
Open an app:  Tap it. Press the Home button  to see apps on the Home screen.
Return to the Home screen:  Press the Home button .
See another Home screen:  Flick left or right, or tap to the left or right of the row of dots.
Flick left or right to switch
to another Home screen.
Go to the first Home screen:   Press the Home button  again.
View recently used apps (iPod touch 3rd generation or later):   Double-click the Home button  
to see the multitasking bar. Flick the bar left or right to see more apps.
Recently used apps
Switch to a recent app:  Tap it in the multitasking bar.
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							Force an app to close:  Touch and hold the app icon until it begins to jiggle, then tap . 
Removing an app from the recents list forces it to quit.
Scrolling
Drag up or down to scroll. On some screens such as webpages, you can also scroll side to side.
Dragging your finger to scroll won’t choose or activate anything on the screen.
Flick to scroll quickly.
You can wait for the scrolling to come to a stop, or touch anywhere on the screen to stop it 
immediately. Touching the screen to stop scrolling won’t choose or activate anything.
To quickly scroll to the top of a list, webpage, or email, just tap the status bar.
Find items in an indexed list:   Tap a letter to jump to items starting with that letter. Drag your 
finger along the index to scroll quickly through the list.
Drag your finger along
the index to scroll quickly. 
Tap a letter to jump to
a section. 
Choose an item:   Tap an item in the list.
Depending on the list, tapping an item can do different things—for example, it may open a new 
list, play a song, open an email, or show someone’s contact information.
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							Zooming in or out
When viewing photos, webpages, email, or maps, you can zoom in and out. Pinch your fingers 
together or apart. For photos and webpages, you can double-tap (tap twice quickly) to zoom 
in, then double-tap again to zoom out. For maps, double-tap to zoom in and tap once with two 
fingers to zoom out.
Zoom is also an accessibility feature that lets you magnify the screen with any app you’re using,  
to help you see what’s on the display. See “Zoom
”  on page 12 8 .
Viewing in portrait or landscape orientation
Many iPod touch apps let you view the screen in either portrait or landscape orientation. Rotate 
iPod touch and the display rotates too, adjusting automatically to fit the new screen orientation.
You may prefer landscape orientation for viewing webpages in Safari, or when entering text, for 
example. Webpages scale to the wider screen, making the text and images larger. The onscreen 
keyboard is also larger, and may help your typing speed and accuracy.
Movies viewed in Videos and YouTube appear only in landscape orientation. Street views in Maps 
also appear only in landscape orientation.
Lock the screen in portrait orientation (iPod touch 3rd generation or later):   Double-click the 
Home button 
, flick the bottom of the screen from left to right, then tap .
The portrait orientation lock icon  appears in the status bar when the screen orientation is locked.
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