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Get a closer look
Pinch open on a photo, webpage, or map for a close-up—then pinch closed 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. 
Change the screen orientation
Many apps give you a different view when you rotate iPod touch. 
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To lock the screen in portrait orientation, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open 
Control Center, then tap .
The portrait orientation lock  icon appears in the status bar when the screen orientation 
is locked.
App extensions
Some apps let you extend the functionality of your apps on iPod touch. An app extension may 
appear as a sharing option, action option, a widget in Notification Center, a file provider, or a 
custom keyboard. For example, if you download Pinterest to iPod touch, Pinterest becomes 
another option for sharing when you click .
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App extensions can also help you edit a photo or video in your Photos app. For example, you can 
download a photo-related app that lets you apply filters to photos from your Photos app.
Install app extensions. Download the app from the App Store, then open the app and follow the 
onscreen instructions.
Turn sharing or action options on or off. Tap 
, then tap More (drag options to the left if 
necessary). Turn off third-party sharing or action options (they are on by default).
Organize sharing and action options. Tap 
, then tap More (drag options to the left if 
necessary). Touch and drag 
 to rearrange your options.
For more information about Notification Center widgets, see Notification Center
 on page 30 . For 
more information about Sharing options, see Share from apps
 on page 32 .
Continuity
About Continuity features
Continuity features connect iPod touch with your iPhone, iPad, and Mac so they can work 
together as one. You can start an email or document on iPod touch, for example, then pick up 
where you left off on your iPad or Mac. Or let iPod touch use iPhone to make phone calls or send 
SMS or MMS text messages.
Continuity features require iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite,  and work with iPhone 5 or later , iPod touch 
(5th generation) or later, iPad (4th generation) or later, and supported Mac computers. For more 
information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6337.
Handoff
Pick up on one device where you left off on another. You can use Handoff with Mail, Safari, Pages, 
Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, and even some third-party 
apps. For Handoff to work, your devices must be signed in to iCloud using the same Apple ID, 
and they must be within Bluetooth range of one another (about 33 feet or 10 meters).
Switch devices. Swipe up from the bottom-left edge of the Lock screen (where you see the app’s 
activity icon), or go to the multitasking screen, then tap the app. On your Mac, open the app you 
were using on your iOS device.
Disable Handoff on your devices. Go to Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps.
Disable Handoff on your Mac. Go to System Preferences > General, then turn off Allow Handoff 
between this Mac and your devices set up with iCloud.
Phone calls
With Continuity, you can make and receive phone calls on your other iOS devices and Mac 
computers (with iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite). Calls are relayed through your iPhone, which must be 
turned on and connected to a cellular network. All devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network, 
and signed in to FaceTime and iCloud using the same Apple ID. (On iPhone, make sure Allow 
Wi-Fi Calls, if that setting appears, is turned off. Go to Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calls.) 
Make a phone call on iPod touch. Tap a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, FaceTime, 
Messages, Spotlight, or Safari. You can also tap a recent contact in the multitasking screen.
Disable iPhone Cellular Calls. On your iPhone, go to Settings > FaceTime, then turn off iPhone 
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Messages
If your iPhone (with iOS 8) is signed into iMessage using the same Apple ID as your iPod touch, 
you can also send and receive SMS and MMS messages on your iPod touch. Charges may apply 
to the text messaging service for your iPhone.
Instant Hotspot
You can use Instant Hotspot on your iPhone (with iOS 8) or iPad (cellular models with iOS 8) to 
provide Internet access to your other iOS devices and Mac computers that are signed into iCloud 
using the same Apple ID. Instant Hotspot uses your iPhone or iPad Personal Hotspot, without you 
having to enter a password or even turn on Personal Hotspot.
Use Instant Hotspot. 
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi on your iPod touch, then simply choose your iPhone 
or iPad network under Personal Hotspots. On your Mac, choose your iPhone or iPad network 
from your Wi-Fi settings.
When you’re not using using the hotspot, your devices disconnect to save battery life.
Note:  This feature may not be available with all carriers. Additional fees may apply. Contact your 
carrier for more information.
Customize iPod touch
Arrange your apps
Arrange apps. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until it jiggles, then drag apps 
around. Drag an app to the edge of the screen to move it to a different Home screen, or to the 
Dock at the bottom of the screen. Press the Home button to save your arrangement.
Create a new Home screen. While arranging apps, drag an app to the right edge of the last 
Home screen. The dots above the Dock show how many Home screens you have, and which one 
you’re viewing.
You can also customize the Home screen using iTunes when iPod touch is connected to your 
computer. In iTunes, select iPod touch, then click Apps.
Start over. Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Reset Home Screen Layout to return the 
Home screen and apps to their original layout. Folders are removed and the original wallpaper 
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Organize with folders
Create a folder. While arranging apps, drag one app onto another. Tap the name of the folder to 
rename it. Drag apps to add or remove them. Press the Home button when you finish.
You can have multiple pages of apps in a folder.
Delete a folder. Drag out all the apps—the folder is deleted automatically.
Change the wallpaper
Wallpaper settings let you set an image or photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen or Home 
screen. You can choose from dynamic and still images.
Change the wallpaper. Go to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper.
When choosing an image for new wallpaper, the Perspective Zoom button determines whether 
your selected wallpaper is zoomed. For wallpaper you already set, go to the Wallpaper setting, 
then tap the image of the Lock screen or Home screen to see the Perspective Zoom button.
Note:  The Perspective Zoom button doesn’t appear if Reduce Motion (in Accessibility settings) is 
turned on. See Reduce screen motion
 on page 141 .
Adjust the brightness
Dim the screen to extend battery life.
Adjust the screen brightness. Go to Settings > Display & Brightness, then drag the slider. You can 
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Type text
The onscreen keyboard lets you enter text when needed.
Enter text
Tap a text field to see the onscreen keyboard, then tap letters to type. If you touch the wrong 
key, you can slide your finger to the correct key. The letter isn’t entered until you release your 
finger from the key.
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Tap Shift to type uppercase, or touch the Shift key and slide to a letter. Double-tap Shift for caps 
lock. To enter numbers, punctuation, or symbols, tap the Number key  or the Symbol key 
. If you haven’t added any keyboards, tap  to switch to the emoji keyboard. If you have 
several keyboards, tap  to switch to the last one you used. Continue tapping to access other 
enabled keyboards, or touch and hold , then slide to choose a different keyboard. To quickly 
end a sentence with a period and a space, just double-tap the space bar.
To type an alternate character, 
touch and hold a key, then slide 
to choose one of the options.
If you see a word underlined in red, tap it to see suggested corrections. If the word you want 
doesn’t appear, type the correction.
As you write, the keyboard predicts your next word (not available in all languages). Tap a word 
to choose it, or accept a highlighted prediction by entering a space or punctuation. When you 
tap a suggested word, a space appears after the word. If you enter a comma, period, or other 
punctuation, the space is deleted. Reject a suggestion by tapping your original word (shown as 
the predictive text option with quotation marks).
Predictive text
To type an alternate character, 
touch and hold a key, then slide 
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Hide predictive text. Pull down the suggested words. Drag the bar up when you want to see the 
suggestions again.
Turn off predictive text. Touch and hold 
 or , then slide to Predictive.
If you turn off predictive text, iPod touch may still try to suggest corrections for misspelled words. 
Accept a correction by entering a space or punctuation, or by tapping return. To reject a correction, 
tap the “x.” If you reject the same suggestion a few times, iPod touch stops suggesting it.
Set options for typing or add keyboards. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
You can also use an Apple Wireless Keyboard to enter text. See Use an Apple Wireless 
Keyboard
 on page 27. To dictate instead of typing, see Dictate on page 27.
Edit text
Revise text. Touch and hold the text to show the magnifying glass, then drag to position the 
insertion point.
Select text. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Or double-tap a word 
to select it. Drag the grab points to select more or less text. In read-only documents, such as 
webpages, touch and hold to select a word.
Grab points
You can cut, copy, or paste over selected text. With some apps, you can also get bold, italic, 
or underlined text (tap B/I/U); get the definition of a word; or have iPod touch suggest an 
alternative. Tap  to see all the options.
Undo the last edit. 
Shake iPod touch, then tap Undo.
Save keystrokes
A shortcut lets you enter a word or phrase by typing just a few characters. For example, type 
“omw” to enter “On my way!” That one’s already set up for you, but you can also add your own.
Create a shortcut. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Shortcuts.
Have a word or phrase you use and don’t want it corrected? Create a shortcut, but leave the 
Shortcut field blank.
Use iCloud to keep your personal dictionary up to date on your other devices. Go to Settings > 
iCloud, then turn on iCloud Drive or Documents & Data.
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Use an Apple Wireless Keyboard
You can use an Apple Wireless Keyboard (available separately) to enter text on your iPod touch. 
The keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must first pair it with iPod touch. 
Note:  The Apple Wireless Keyboard may not support keyboard features that are on your device. 
For example, it doesn’t anticipate your next word or automatically correct misspelled words.
Pair an Apple Wireless Keyboard with iPod touch. Turn on the keyboard, go to Settings > 
Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth, then tap the keyboard when it appears in the Devices list.
Once it’s paired, the keyboard reconnects to iPod touch whenever it’s in range—up to about 33 
feet (10 meters). When it’s connected, the onscreen keyboard doesn’t appear.
Save your batteries. Turn off Bluetooth and the wireless keyboard when not in use. You can turn 
off Bluetooth 
 in Control Center. To turn off the keyboard, hold down the On/off switch until the 
green light goes off.
Unpair a wireless keyboard. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap 
 next to the keyboard name, then 
tap Forget this Device.
See Bluetooth devices
 on page 36.
Add or change keyboards
You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or off; add keyboards for writing in different 
languages; and change the layout of your onscreen keyboard or Apple Wireless Keyboard. 
Set typing features. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard. 
Add a keyboard for another language. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add 
New Keyboard.
Switch keyboards. If you haven’t added any keyboards, tap 
 to switch to the emoji keyboard. 
If you have several keyboards, tap  to switch to the last one you used. Continue tapping to 
access other enabled keyboards, or touch and hold , then slide to choose a different keyboard.
For information about international keyboards, see Use international keyboards on page 15 0 .
Change the keyboard layout. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, select a 
keyboard, then choose a layout. 
Dictate
If you like, you can dictate instead of typing on iPod touch. Make sure Enable Dictation is turned 
on (in Settings > General > Keyboard) and iPod touch is connected to the Internet.
Note:  Dictation may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary.
Dictate text. Tap 
 on the onscreen keyboard, then speak. Tap Done when you finish.
Tap to begin dictation.
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Add text. Tap  again and continue dictating. To insert text, tap to place the insertion point first. 
You can also replace selected text by dictating.
Add punctuation or format text. Say the punctuation or format. For example, “Dear Mary 
comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” becomes “Dear Mary, the check is in the mail!” 
Punctuation and formatting commands include:
 •quote … end quote
 •new paragraph
 •new line
 •cap—to capitalize the next word
 •caps on … caps off—to capitalize the first character of each word
 •all caps—to make the next word all uppercase
 •all caps on … all caps off—to make the enclosed words all uppercase
 •no caps on … no caps off—to make the enclosed words all lowercase
 •no space on … no space off—to run a series of words together
 •smiley—to insert :-)
 •frowny—to insert :-(
 •winky—to insert ;-)
Voice Control
Make FaceTime calls and control music playback with Voice Control, if you have Siri turned off. 
(For information about using Siri to control iPod touch by voice, see Chapter 4, Siri, on page 41.)
Note:  Voice Control and Voice Control settings aren’t available when Siri is turned on.
Use Voice Control. Turn Siri off in Settings > General > Siri. Then press and hold the Home button 
until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep.
For best results:
 •Speak clearly and naturally.
 •Say only Voice Control commands, names, and numbers. Pause slightly between commands.
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Change the language for Voice Control. By default, Voice Control expects you to speak voice 
commands in the language that’s set for iPod touch (in Settings > General > International > 
Language). To use Voice Control in another language or dialect, go to Settings > General > 
International > Voice Control.
Voice Control for the Music app is always on, but you can keep Voice Control from dialing 
FaceTime calls when iPod touch is locked. Go to Settings > Passcode, then turn off Voice Dial.
For specific commands, see Siri and Voice Control on page 66. For more about using 
Voice Control, including information about using Voice Control in different languages, see 
support.apple.com/kb/HT3597 .
Search
Search apps
Many apps include a search field where you can type to find something within the app. For 
example, in the Maps app, you can search for a specific location.
Spotlight Search
Spotlight Search not only searches your iPod touch, but also shows suggestions from the 
App Store and the Internet. You may see suggestions for movie showtimes, nearby locations, 
and more.
Search iPod touch. Drag down the middle of any Home screen to reveal the search field. Results 
occur as you type; to hide the keyboard and see more results on the screen, tap Search. Tap an 
item in the list to open it.
You can also use Spotlight Search to find and open apps.
Choose which apps and content are searched. Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search, 
then tap to deselect apps or content. To change the search order, touch and drag 
 to a 
new position.
Limit Spotlight Search to your iPod touch. Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search, then tap 
Spotlight Suggestions to deselect it.
Turn off Location Services for Spotlight Suggestions. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location 
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Control Center
Control Center gives you instant access to the camera, calculator, AirPlay, control and playback 
of currently playing audio, and other handy features. You can also adjust the brightness, lock 
the screen in portrait orientation, turn wireless services on or off, and turn on AirDrop. See 
AirDrop
 on page 32.
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Open Control Center. Swipe up from the bottom edge of any screen (even the Lock screen).
Open the currently playing audio app. Tap the song title.
Close Control Center. Swipe down, tap the top of the screen, or press the Home button.
Turn off access to Control Center in apps or on the Lock screen. Go to Settings > Control Center. 
Alerts and Notification Center
Alerts
Alerts let you know about important events. They can appear briefly at the top of the screen, or 
remain in the center of the screen until you acknowledge them.
Some apps may include a badge on their Home screen icon, to let you know how many new 
items await—for example, the number of new email messages. If there’s a problem—such as a 
message that couldn’t be sent—an exclamation mark 
 appears on the badge. On a folder, a 
numbered badge indicates the total number of notifications for all the apps inside.
Alerts can also appear on the Lock screen. 
Respond to an alert without leaving your current app. Pull down on the alert when it appears 
at the top of your screen.
Note:  This feature works with text and email messages, calendar invitations, and more.
Respond to an alert when iPod touch is locked. Swipe the alert from right to left.
Silence your alerts. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb. You can also use Siri to turn Do Not Disturb 
on or off. Say “Turn on Do Not Disturb” or “Turn off Do Not Disturb.”
Set sounds. Go to Settings > Sounds.
Notification Center
Notification Center collects your notifications in one place, so you can review them whenever 
you’re ready. View details about your day—such as the weather forecast, appointments, 
birthdays, stock quotes, and even a quick summary of what’s coming up tomorrow. Tap the 
Notifications tab to review all your alerts.
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