Apple Ipod Touch Ios7 User Guide

							 Chapter  1    iPod touch at a Glance 11
Volume controls
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 Important safety 
information
 on page 13 3 . 
Volume
up
Volume
down
Lock the ringer and alerts volume. Go to Settings > Sounds and turn off “Change with Buttons.” 
To limit the volume for music and videos, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit.
Note:  In some European Union (EU) countries, iPod touch may warn that you’re setting the 
volume above the EU recommended level for hearing safety. To increase the volume beyond this 
level, you may need to briefly release the volume control. To limit the maximum headset volume 
to this level, go to Settings > Music > Volume Limit. To prevent changes to the volume limit, go 
to Settings > General > Restrictions. 
See the audio playback controls. 
When iPod touch is locked or when you’re using another app, 
swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center.
Use Do Not Disturb. To silence FaceTime calls, alerts, and notifications, swipe up from the bottom 
edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap 
. See Do Not Disturb on page 29 .
You can also use either volume button to take a picture or record a video. See  Take photos and 
videos
 on page 69 .
Status icons
The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPod touch:
Status icon What it means
Wi-FiiPod touch is connected to the Internet over a Wi-Fi network. See 
Connect to Wi-Fi on page 14.
Network activityShows that there’s network activity. Some third-party apps may also 
use this icon to indicate an active process.
SyncingiPod touch is syncing with iTunes.
Airplane modeAirplane mode is on—you cannot access the Internet or use 
Bluetooth® devices. Non-wireless features are available. See  Travel 
with iPod touch on page 35.
Do Not Disturb“Do Not Disturb” is turned on. See Do Not Disturb on page 29.
VPNYou’re connected to a network using VPN. See  VPN settings on 
page 13 8.
Portrait orientation 
lock
The iPod touch screen is locked in portrait orientation. See Change 
the screen orientation
 on page 21 .
AlarmAn alarm is set. See Alarms and timers on page 75 .
Wpmvnf
vq 
Wpmvnf
epxo 
Wpmvnf
vq 
Wpmvnf
epxo 
Wpmvnf
epxo  
Wpmvnf
vq 
Wpmvnf
epxo 
Wpmvnf
vq 
Wpmvnf
epxo 
Wpmvnf
epxo    
						

							 Chapter  1    iPod touch at a Glance 12
Status iconWhat it means
Location ServicesAn item is using Location Services. See Privacy on page 31.
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 off. 
No icon:  Bluetooth is turned off. 
See Bluetooth devices
 on page 31 .
Bluetooth batteryShows the battery level of a supported paired Bluetooth device.
BatteryShows the iPod touch battery level or charging status. See Charge 
and monitor the battery
 on page 34. 
						

							2
  13
Getting Started
·WARNING:  To avoid injury, read Important safety information on page 13 3 befor e using 
iPod
 touch.
Set up iPod touch
With only a Wi-Fi connection, you can easily set up and activate iPod touch. You can also set 
up iPod touch by connecting to a computer and using iTunes (see the next section, Connect 
iPod touch to your computer). An Apple ID is recommended for many features, including iCloud, 
FaceTime, the App Store, and the iTunes Store. 
Set up and activate iPod touch. Turn on iPod touch and follow the Setup Assistant.
The Setup Assistant steps you through the setup process, including:
 •Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
 •Signing in with or creating a free Apple ID (needed for many features, including iCloud, 
FaceTime, the App Store, and the iTunes Store)
 •Entering a passcode
 •Setting up iCloud and iCloud Keychain
 •Turning on recommended features such as Location Services and Find My iPod touch 
You can also restore from an iCloud or iTunes backup during setup.
Note:  If you turn on Find My iPod touch during setup, Activation Lock will be turned on in order 
to help deter theft. See Find My iPod touch on page 33 .
Connect iPod touch to your computer
You can connect iPod touch to your computer to set it up. You also might need to connect it to 
complete wireless setup. 
Connecting iPod touch to your computer lets you sync music, videos, and other information with 
iTunes. You can also sync content with your computer wirelessly. See  Sync with iTunes on page 17. 
To use iPod touch with your computer, you need:
 •An Internet connection for your computer (broadband is recommended)
 •A Mac or a PC with a USB 2.0 or 3.0 port and one of the following operating systems:
 •OS X v10.6.8 or later
 •Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Home or Professional (with Service 
Pack 3 or later) 
						

							 Chapter  2    Getting Started 14
Connect iPod touch to your computer. Use the Lightning to USB Cable provided with iPod touch.
Connect to Wi-Fi
If  appears in the status bar at the top of the screen, you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network. 
iPod touch reconnects anytime you return to the same location. 
Configure Wi-Fi. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi. You can:
 •Choose a network:  Tap one of the listed networks and enter the password, if asked.
 •Ask to join networks:  Turn “Ask to Join Networks” on to be prompted when a Wi-Fi network 
is available. Otherwise, you must manually join a network when a previously used network 
isn’t available.
 •Forget a network:  Tap  next to a network you’ve joined before. Then tap “Forget this 
Network.”
 •Join a closed Wi-Fi network:  Tap Other, then enter the name of the closed network. You must 
already know the network name, password, and security type to connect to a closed network.
 •Adjust the settings for a Wi-Fi network:  Tap  next to a network. You can set an HTTP proxy, 
define static network settings, turn on BootP, or renew the settings provided by a DHCP server.
Set up your own Wi-Fi network. If you have an unconfigured AirPort base station turned on and 
within range, you can use iPod touch to set it up. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi and look for “Set up an 
AirPort base station.” Tap your base station and the Setup Assistant will do the rest.
Manage an AirPort network. 
If iPod touch is connected to an AirPort base station, go to  
Settings > Wi-Fi, tap 
 next to the network name, then tap Manage this Network. If you haven’t 
yet downloaded AirPort Utility, tap OK to open the App Store and download it.
Connect to the Internet
iPod touch connects to the Internet by joining 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, FaceTime, Game Center, Stocks, Maps, Weather, the App Store, or the 
iTunes Store.
Set 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.
You can set up a free iCloud account when you first set up iPod touch, or later in Settings. See 
iCloud on page 15 .
Set up an account. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account. You can also set up 
an iCloud account in Settings > iCloud.   
						

							 Chapter  2    Getting Started 15
You can add contacts using an LDAP or CardDAV account if your company or organization 
supports it. See Add contacts
 on page 98.
You can add calendars using a CalDAV calendar account, and you can subscribe to iCalendar (.ics) 
calendars or import them from Mail. See Use multiple calendars
 on page 61 .
Apple ID
An Apple ID is the login you use for just about everything you do with Apple, including using 
iCloud to store your content, downloading apps from the App Store, and buying songs, movies, 
and TV shows from the iTunes Store. 
You only need one Apple ID for everything you do with Apple. If you have an Apple ID, use it 
when you first set up iPod touch, and whenever you need to sign in to use an Apple service. If 
you don’t already have an Apple ID, you can create one whenever you’re asked to sign in.
Create an Apple ID. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store and tap Sign In. (If you’re already signed 
in and want to create another Apple ID, first tap your Apple ID, then tap Sign Out.)
For more information, see appleid.apple.com.
Manage content on your iOS devices
You can transfer information and files between your iOS devices and computers, using iCloud 
or iTunes.
 •iCloud stores your photos, apps, contacts, calendars, and more, and wirelessly pushes them to 
your devices, keeping everything up to date. See iCloud below.
 •iTunes syncs music, video, photos, and more between your computer and iPod touch. Changes 
you make on one device are copied to the other when you sync. You can also use iTunes to 
sync files and documents. See Sync with iTunes
 on page 17.
You can use iCloud or iTunes, or both, depending on your needs. For example, you can use 
iCloud to automatically send the photos you take on iPod touch to your other devices, and use 
iTunes to sync photo albums from your computer to iPod touch.
Important:  To avoid duplicates, keep contacts, calendars, and notes in sync using iCloud or 
iTunes, but not both.
You can also manually manage content from iTunes, in the device’s Summary pane. This lets you 
add songs and videos, by choosing a song, video, or playlist from your iTunes library and then 
dragging it to your iPod touch in iTunes. This is useful if your iTunes library contains more items 
than can fit on your device.
Note:  If you’re using iTunes Match, you can manually manage only video.
iCloud
If you use the free iCloud account, iCloud 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 an iOS device with iOS 5 or later, on a Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.2 or later, 
and on a PC with the iCloud Control Panel for Windows ( Windows 7 or Windows 8 is required). 
						

							 Chapter  2    Getting Started 16
Note:  iCloud may not be available in all areas, and iCloud features may vary by area. For more 
information, go to www.apple.com/icloud .
iCloud features include:
 •iTunes in the Cloud—Download your previous iTunes music and TV show purchases to 
iPod touch for free, anytime. 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 56.
 •Apps and Books—Download your previous App Store and iBooks Store purchases to 
iPod touch for free, any time.
 •Photos—Use My Photo Stream to push photos you take with your iPod touch to your other 
devices, automatically. Use iCloud Photo Sharing to share photos and videos with just the 
people you choose, and let them add photos, videos, and comments. See iCloud Photo 
Sharing
 on page 64  and My Photo Stream on page 65.
 •Documents in the Cloud—For iCloud-enabled apps, keep documents and app data up to date 
across all your devices.
 •Mail, Contacts, Calendars—Keep your mail contacts, calendars, notes, and reminders up to date 
across all your devices. If you use iCloud, don’t also use iTunes to sync your contacts, calendars, 
and bookmarks to iPod touch.
 •Backup—Back up iPod touch to iCloud automatically when connected to power and Wi-Fi. 
All iCloud data and backups sent over the Internet are encrypted. See Back up iPod touch on 
page 13 8 .
 •Find My iPod—Locate your iPod touch on a map, display a message, play a sound, lock the screen, 
or remotely wipe the data. Find My iPod includes Activation Lock, which requires your Apple ID 
and password in order to turn off Find My iPod or erase your device. Your Apple ID and password 
are also required before anyone can activate your iPod touch. See Find My iPod touch on page 33.
 •iCloud Tabs—See the webpages you have open on your other iOS devices or computers with 
OS X. See Chapter 7, Safari, on page 46 .
 •iCloud Keychain—Keep your passwords and credit card information up to date across all your 
designated devices. See iCloud Keychain
 on page 33.
 •Find My Friends—Share your location with people who are important to you. Download the 
free app from the App Store.
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 available space.
Sign in or create an iCloud account, and set iCloud options. Go to Settings > iCloud.
Purchase additional iCloud storage. Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup, then tap 
Manage Storage. For information about purchasing iCloud storage, go to help.apple.com/icloud .
View and download previous purchase. 
 •iTunes Store purchases:  You can access your purchased songs and videos in the Music and 
Videos apps. Or, in iTunes Store, tap More, then tap Purchased.
 •App Store purchases:  In App Store, tap Updates, then tap Purchased.
 •iBooks Store purchases:  In iBooks, tap Store, then tap Purchased.
Turn on Automatic Downloads for music, apps, or books. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store.
For more information about iCloud, go to www.apple.com/icloud . For support information, go to 
www.apple.com/support/icloud . 
						

							 Chapter  2    Getting Started 17
Sync with iTunes
Syncing with iTunes copies information from your computer to iPod touch, and vice versa. You 
can sync by connecting iPod touch to your computer, or you can set up iTunes to sync wirelessly 
with Wi-Fi. You can set iTunes to sync photos, videos, podcasts, apps, and more. For help syncing 
iPod touch with your computer, open iTunes, then choose iTunes Help from the Help menu.
Sync wirelessly. Connect iPod touch. Then in iTunes on your computer, select your iPod touch, 
click Summary, and select “Sync with this iPod over Wi-Fi.”
When Wi-Fi syncing is turned on, iPod touch 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.
Tips for syncing with iTunes on your computer
Connect iPod touch to your computer, select it in iTunes, and set options in the different panes.
 •In the Summary pane, you can set iTunes to automatically sync iPod touch when it’s 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 iTunes window.
 •In the Summary pane, select “Encrypt iPod 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 in order to restore the backup. If you don’t select this 
option, other passwords (such as those for mail accounts) aren’t included in the backup, and 
you’ll have to reenter them if you use the backup to restore iPod touch.
 •In the Info pane, when you sync mail accounts, only the settings are transferred from 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 Info pane, click Advanced to select options that let you replace the information on 
iPod touch with the information from your computer during the next sync.
 •In the Photo pane, you can sync photos and videos from a folder on your computer.
If you use iCloud to store your contacts, calendars, and bookmarks, don’t also sync them to 
iPod touch using iTunes.
Date and time
The date and time are usually set for you based on your location—take a look at the Lock screen 
to see if they’re correct. 
Set whether iPod touch updates the date and time automatically. Go to Settings > General > 
Date & Time, then turn Set Automatically on or off. If you set iPod touch to update the time 
automatically, it gets the correct time based on your Wi-Fi connection. In some cases, iPod touch 
may not be able to automatically determine the local time.
Set the date and time manually. Go to Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn off  
Set Automatically. Tap Time Zone to set your time zone. Tap the Date & Time button, then tap   
Set Date & Time.
Set whether iPod touch shows 24-hour time or 12-hour time. Go to Settings > General >  
Date & Time, then turn 24-Hour Time on or off. (24-Hour Time may not be available in all areas.) 
						

							 Chapter  2    Getting Started 18
International settings
Go to Settings > General > International to set the following:
 •The language for iPod touch
 •The language for Voice Control
 •The keyboards you use
 •The region format (date, time, and telephone number)
 •The calendar format
Your iPod touch name
The name of your iPod touch is used by both iTunes and iCloud.
Change the name of your iPod touch. Go to Settings > General > About > Name.
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. (If you 
don’t see a bookmark, go to help.apple.com/ipodtouch.)
 •Add an icon for the user guide to the Home screen:  Tap , then tap “Add to Home Screen.”
 •View the user guide in a different language:  Tap “Change Language” at the bottom of the 
home page.
View the user guide in iBooks. If you haven’t installed iBooks, open App Store, then search 
for and install iBooks. Open iBooks and tap Store. Search for “iPod touch User,” then select and 
download the guide.
For more information about iBooks, see Chapter 28, iBooks, on page 10 3 . 
						

							3
  19
Basics
Use apps
All the apps that come with iPod touch—as well as the apps you download from the  
App Store—are on the Home screen.
Start at home
Tap an app to open it.
Press the Home button anytime to return to the Home screen. Swipe left or right to see 
other screens.  
						

							 Chapter  3    Basics 20
Multitasking
iPod touch lets you run many apps at the same time.
View your running apps. Double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking display. Swipe 
left or right to see more. To switch to another app, tap it.
Close an app. If an app isn’t working properly, you can force it to quit. Drag the app up from the 
multitasking display. Then try opening the app again.
If you have lots of apps, you can use Spotlight to find and open them. Pull down the center of 
the Home screen to get the search field. See Search
 on page 27 .
Look around
Drag a list up or down to see more. Swipe to scroll quickly; touch the screen to stop it. Some lists 
have an index—tap a letter to jump ahead.
Drag a photo, map, or webpage in any direction to see more.
To quickly jump to the top of a page, tap the status bar at the top of the screen.
Get a closer look
Stretch a photo, webpage, or map for a close-up—then pinch to zoom back out. In Photos, keep 
pinching to see the collection or album the photo’s in.
Or double-tap a photo or webpage to zoom in, and double-tap again to zoom out. In Maps, 
double-tap to zoom in and tap once with two fingers to zoom out.