Apple IPod Touch IOS8 User Guide

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Control playback
Use the playback controls to go forward and back in a podcast, set the speed, skip episodes, 
and more.
See a list of 
episodes.
Tap to see 
more info.
Drag to skip 
forward or back.
Skip to the next 
episode.
Tap to speed up 
or slow down.
Tap to start over, or 
double-tap to go to the 
previous episode.
See podcast info while you listen. Tap the podcast image on the Now Playing screen.
Skip forward or back with greater accuracy. Move your finger toward the...

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Organize your favorites into stations
Organize your favorite podcasts into custom stations, and update episodes automatically across 
all your devices.
Organize selected 
podcasts and 
episodes into stations.
Tap a station to 
choose episodes or 
change settings.
Tap to play the 
latest episode.
Delete or rearrange stations.
Pull together episodes from different podcasts. To add episodes to your On-The-Go station, tap 
My Stations, tap On-The-Go, then tap Add. Or tap 
 next...

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Voice Memos
Voice Memos at a glance
Voice Memos lets you use iPod touch as a portable recording device. Use it with the built-in 
microphone, or a supported headset or external microphone.
Drag recording 
level to position 
play/record head.
Record, pause, 
or resume.
Trim the recording.
Switch playback 
between receiver 
and speaker.
Save the recording.
Your recordings
Listen before saving.
Record
Make a recording. Tap  or press the center button on your headset. Tap again to pause 
or...

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Trim the excess. Tap , then drag the red trim handles. Tap  to check your edit. Adjust the trim 
handles if necessary, then tap Trim when you’re finished.
Save the recording. Tap Done.
Mute the start and stop tones. 
Use the iPod touch volume buttons to turn the volume all the 
way down.
Multitask. To use another app while you’re recording, press the Home button, then open the 
other app. To return to Voice Memos, tap the red bar at the top of the screen.
Play it back...

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Contacts
Contacts at a glance
iPod touch lets you access and edit your contact lists from personal, business, and 
other accounts.
Open in Mail.
Open in Messages.
Set your My Info card for Safari, Siri, and other apps. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, 
tap My Info, then select the contact card with your name and information.
Let Siri know who’s who. On your contact card, use Add Related Names to define relationships 
you want Siri to know about, so you can say things like “send a...

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Add contacts
Besides entering contacts, you can:
 •Use your iCloud contacts:  Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Contacts.
 •Import your Facebook Friends:  Go to Settings > Facebook, then turn on Contacts in the “Allow 
These Apps to Use Your Accounts” list. This creates a Facebook group in Contacts. 
 •Use your Google contacts:  Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap your Google account, 
then turn on Contacts.
 •Access a Microsoft Exchange Global Address List:...

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Appendix
Accessibility
Accessibility features
iPod touch offers many accessibility features:
Vision
 •VoiceOver
 •Support for braille displays
 •Zoom
 •Invert Colors and Grayscale
 •Speak Selection
 •Speak Screen
 •Speak Auto-text
 •Large, bold, and high-contrast text
 •Button Shapes
 •Reduce screen motion
 •On/off switch labels
 •Assignable tones
 •Video Descriptions
Hearing
 •Hearing aids
 •Mono audio and balance
 •Subtitles and closed captions
Interaction
 •Siri
 •Widescreen keyboards...

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Accessibility Shortcut
Use the Accessibility Shortcut. Press the Home button quickly three times to turn any of these 
features on or off:
 •VoiceOver
 •Invert Colors
 •Grayscale
 •Zoom
 •Switch Control
 •AssistiveTouch
 •Guided Access ( The shortcut starts Guided Access if it’s already turned on. See Guided 
Access
 on page 14 4.)
 •Hearing Aid Control (if you have paired Made for iPhone hearing aids)
Choose the features you want to control. 
Go to Settings > General >...

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Explore. Drag your finger over the screen. VoiceOver speaks each item you touch. Lift your finger 
to leave an item selected.
 •Select an item: Tap it, or lift your finger while dragging over it.
 •Select the next or previous item: Swipe right or left with one finger. Item order is left-to-right, 
top-to-bottom.
 •Select the item above or below: Set the rotor to Vertical Navigation, then swipe up or down 
with one finger. If you don’t find Vertical Navigation in the...

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 •Control audio ducking: To choose whether audio that’s playing is turned down while VoiceOver 
speaks, set the rotor to Audio Ducking, then swipe up or down.
 •Change the language for iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > Language & Region. VoiceOver 
pronunciation of some languages is affected by the Region Format you choose there.
 •Change pronunciation: Set the rotor to Language, then swipe up or down. Language is 
available in the rotor only if you add a language...