Apple Ipod Touch Ios7 User Guide

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Bluetooth devices
You can use Bluetooth devices with iPod touch, such as stereo headphones or an Apple Wireless 
Keyboard. For supported Bluetooth profiles, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT3647.
WARNING:  For important information about avoiding hearing loss and avoiding distraction 
while driving, see Important safety information
 on page 13 3 .
Note:  The use of certain accessories with iPod touch may affect wireless performance. Not all 
iPhone and iPad accessories are fully...

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Turn Location Services off for system services. Several system services, such as location-based iAds, 
use Location Services. To see their status, turn them on or off, or show 
 in the menu bar when 
these services use your location, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services.
Turn off access to private information. Go to Settings > Privacy. You can see which apps and 
features have requested and been granted access to the following information:
 •Contacts...

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iCloud Keychain
iCloud Keychain keeps your website user names and passwords, and credit card information that 
you set up with Safari, up to date on iPod touch and your other designated iOS devices and Macs 
running OS X Mavericks.
iCloud Keychain works with Safari Password Generator and AutoFill. When you’re setting up a 
new account, Safari Password Generator suggests unique, hard-to-guess passwords. You can use 
AutoFill to have iPod touch enter your user name and password...

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Use Find My iPhone. Open the Find My iPhone app on an iOS device, or go to 
www.icloud.com/find on your computer. Sign in and select your device.
 •Play Sound:  Play a sound for two minutes.
 •Lost Mode:  You can immediately lock your missing iPod touch with a passcode and send it a 
message displaying a contact number. iPod touch also tracks and reports its location, so you 
can see where it’s been when you check the Find My iPhone app.
 •Erase iPod touch:  Protects your privacy...

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Note:  Connecting iPod touch to a power outlet can start an iCloud backup or wireless iTunes 
syncing. See Back up iPod touch on page 13 8 and Sync with iTunes on page 17.
The battery icon in the upper-right corner shows the battery level or charging status. 
Important:  If iPod touch is very low on power, it may display an image of a nearly depleted 
battery, indicating that iPod touch needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it. 
If iPod touch is extremely low...

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Siri
Make requests
The power of Siri is yours for the asking.
Summon Siri. Press and hold the Home button, until Siri beeps.
Note:  To use Siri, iPod touch must be connected to the Internet. See Connect to the Internet on 
page 14.
Ask Siri anything, from “set the timer for 3 minutes” to “what movies are showing tonight?” Open 
apps, and turn features on or off, like Airplane Mode, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb, and Accessibility. 
Siri understands natural speech, so you don’t have to learn special...

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Tell Siri about yourself
If you let Siri know who you are, you can get personalized service—like, “tell me how to get home.” 
Tell Siri who you are. Fill out your info card in Contacts, then go to Settings > General > Siri >  
My Info and tap your name.
Be sure to include your home and work addresses, and your relationships. 
Note:  Location information isn’t tracked or stored outside iPod touch. If you don’t want to use 
Location Services, go to Settings > Privacy > Location...

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Messages
iMessage service
With the Messages app and the built-in iMessage service, you can send unlimited text messages 
over Wi-Fi to others using iOS 5 or later, or OS X Mountain Lion or later. Messages can include 
photos, videos, and other info. You can see when other people are typing, and let them know 
when you’ve read their messages. iMessages are displayed on all of your iOS devices logged in 
to the same account, so you can start a conversation on one of your devices and continue it on...

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Start a text conversation. Tap , then enter a phone number or email address, or tap  and 
choose a contact.
An alert badge 
 appears if a message can’t be sent. Tap the alert in a conversation to try 
sending the message again. 
Resume a conversation. Tap the conversation in the Messages list.
Use picture characters. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard, 
then tap Emoji to make that keyboard available. When you type a message, tap 
 to change to...

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Delete a conversation. In the Messages list, swipe the conversation from right to left, then 
tap Delete.
Search conversations. In the Messages list, tap the top of the screen to display the search field, 
then enter the text you’re looking for. You can also search conversations from the Home screen. 
See Search
 on page 27.
Share photos, videos, and more
You can send photos, videos, locations, contact info, and voice memos. The size limit of 
attachments is determined by your...