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Open Notification Center. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen.
Set Today options. To choose what information appears, tap the Edit key at the end of your 
information on the Today tab. Tap + or — to add or remove information. To arrange the order of 
your information, touch 
, then drag it to a new position.
Set notification options. Go to Settings > Notifications. Tap an app to set its notification options. 
For example, choose to view a notification from the Lock screen. You can also tap Edit to arrange 
the order of app notifications. Touch 
, then drag it to a new position.
Choose whether to show Today and Notifications View on a locked screen. Go to Settings > 
Passcode, then choose whether to allow access when locked.
Close Notification Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button. 
Sounds and silence
You can change or turn off the sounds iPod touch plays when you get a FaceTime call, text, email, 
tweet, Facebook post, reminder, or other event. 
Set sound options. Go to Settings > Sounds for options such as alert tones and ringtones, and 
ringer and alert volumes.
If you want to temporarily silence incoming FaceTime calls, alerts, and sound effects, see the 
following section.
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb is an easy way to silence iPod touch, whether you’re going to dinner or to sleep. 
It keeps FaceTime calls and alerts from making any sounds or lighting up the screen. 
Turn on Do Not Disturb. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, 
then tap 
. When Do Not Disturb is on,  appears in the status bar.
Note:  Alarms still sound, even when Do Not Disturb is on. To make sure iPod touch stays silent, 
turn it off.
Configure Do Not Disturb. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.
You can schedule quiet hours, allow FaceTime calls from your Favorites or groups of contacts, and 
allow repeated calls to ring through for those emergency situations. You can also set whether Do 
Not Disturb silences iPod touch only when it’s locked, or even when it’s unlocked. 
						

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Sharing
Share from apps
In many apps, you can tap Share or  to choose how to share your information. The choices vary 
depending on the app you’re using. Additional options may appear if you’ve downloaded apps 
with sharing options. For more information, see App extensions
 on page 21 .
Use Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Vimeo or other third-party apps with sharing options.  Sign in to 
your account in Settings. The third-party sharing buttons take you to the appropriate setting if 
you’re not yet signed in.
Customize the different ways you share, view, and organize your information. Tap the More 
button, then touch and drag 
 to move items to new positions.
AirDrop
AirDrop lets you share your photos, videos, websites, locations, and other items wirelessly 
with other nearby devices (iOS 7 or later). With iOS 8, you can share with Mac computers 
with OS X Yosemite. AirDrop transfers information using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth—both must be 
turned on. To use AirDrop, you need to be signed in to iCloud using your Apple ID. Transfers are 
encrypted for security.
Tap to share with 
a nearby friend 
using AirDrop.
Share an item using AirDrop. Tap Share , then tap the name of a nearby AirDrop user.
Receive AirDrop items from others. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open 
Control Center. Tap AirDrop, then choose to receive items from Contacts Only or from Everyone. 
You can accept or decline each request as it arrives.
Family Sharing
With Family Sharing, up to six family members can share their iTunes Store, App Store, and 
iBooks Store purchases, a family calendar, and family photos, all without sharing accounts.
One adult in your household—the family organizer—invites family members to join the family 
group and agrees to pay for any iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases those family 
members initiate while part of the family group. Once set up, family members get immediate 
access to each other’s music, movies, TV shows, books, and eligible apps. In addition, family 
members can easily share photos in a shared family album, add events to a family calendar, 
share their location with other family members, and even help locate another family member’s 
missing device.
Children under 13 can participate in Family Sharing, too. As a parent or legal guardian, the family 
organizer can provide parental consent for a child to have his or her own Apple ID, and create it 
on the child’s behalf. Once the account is created, it’s added to the family group automatically.
Tap to share with 
a nearby friend 
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Family Sharing requires you to sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID. You will also be asked to 
confirm the Apple ID you use for the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store. It is available on 
devices with iOS 8, Mac computers with OS X Yosemite, and PCs with iCloud for Windows 4.0. Y ou 
can be part of only one family group at a time.
Set up Family Sharing. Go to Settings > iCloud > Set Up Family Sharing. Follow the onscreen 
instructions to set up Family Sharing as the family organizer, then invite family members to join.
Create an Apple ID for a child. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, scroll to the bottom of the 
screen, then tap Create an Apple ID for a child.
Accept an invitation to Family Sharing. Make sure you are signed in to iCloud, and that you can 
accept a Family Sharing invitation from your iOS device (iOS 8 required), Mac (OS X Yosemite 
required), or PC (iCloud for Windows 4.0 required). Or, if the organizer is nearby during the setup 
process, he or she can simply ask you to enter the Apple ID and password you use for iCloud.
Access shared iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases. Open iTunes Store, iBooks 
Store, or App Store, tap Purchased, then choose a family member from the menu that appears.
When a family member initiates a purchase, it is billed directly to the family organizer’s account. 
Once purchased, the item is added to the initiating family member’s account and is shared with 
the rest of the family. If Family Sharing is ever disabled, each person keeps the items they chose 
to purchase—even if they were paid for by the family organizer.
Turn on Ask to Buy. The family organizer can require young family members to request approval 
for purchases or free downloads. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, then tap the person’s name.
Note:  Age restrictions for Ask to Buy vary by area. In the United States, the family organizer can 
enable Ask to Buy for any family member under age 18; for children under age 13, it’s enabled 
by default.
Hide your iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases. To hide all your purchases from 
family members, tap Settings > iCloud > Family > [your name], then turn off Share My Purchases. 
On your computer, you can also hide specific purchases so they aren’t available to other family 
members. See support.apple.com/en-us/HT201322.
Share photos or videos with family members. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared album 
called “Family” is automatically created in the Photos app on all family members’ devices. To share 
a photo or video with family members, open the Photos app, then view a photo or video or 
select multiple photos or videos. Tap 
, tap iCloud Photo Sharing, add comments, then share to 
your shared family album. See iCloud Photo Sharing
 on page 76.
Add an event to the family calendar. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared calendar called 
“Family” is automatically created in the Calendar app on all family members’ devices. To add a 
family event, open the Calendar app, create an event, then choose to add the event to the family 
calendar. See Share iCloud calendars
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Set up a family reminder. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared list is automatically created 
in the Reminders app on all family members’ devices. To add a reminder to the family list, open 
the Reminders app, tap the family list, then add a reminder to the list. See Reminders at a 
glance
 on page 96.
Share your location with family members. Family members can share their location by tapping 
Settings > iCloud > Share My Location (under Advanced). To find a family member’s location, 
use the Find My Friends app (download it for free from the App Store). Or use the Messages 
app (iOS 8 required). For more information about using Messages to share or view locations, see 
Share photos, videos, your location, and more on page 46 .
Keep track of your family’s devices. If family members have enabled Share My Location in 
iCloud, you can help them locate missing devices. Open the Find My iPhone app on your device 
or at iCloud.com. For more information, see 
Find My iPod touch on page 39 .
Leave Family Sharing. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, then tap Leave Family Sharing. If you are 
the organizer, go to Settings > iCloud > Family, tap your name, then tap Stop Family Sharing. For 
more information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT201081 .
iCloud Drive
About iCloud Drive
iCloud Drive stores your presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images,  and any other kind of 
document in iCloud so you can access these documents from any of your devices set up 
with iCloud. It allows your apps to share documents so you can work on the same file across 
multiple apps.
iCloud Drive works with devices with iOS 8, Mac computers with OS X Yosemite,  PCs with iCloud 
for Windows 4.0, or on iCloud.com. To access iCloud Drive, you must be signed in to iCloud using 
your Apple ID. iCloud Drive is integrated with Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, and some 
iCloud-enabled third-party apps. Storage limits are subject to your iCloud storage plan.
Note:  iCloud Drive is automatically turned on for new accounts and users (iOS 8 or later).
Set up iCloud Drive
If iCloud Drive is not turned on, you can set it up using Setup Assistant when you install iOS 8, 
or you can set it up later in Settings. iCloud Drive is an upgrade to Documents & Data. When 
you upgrade to iCloud Drive, your documents are copied to iCloud Drive and become available 
on your devices using iCloud Drive. You won’t be able to access the documents stored in iCloud 
Drive on your other devices until they are also upgraded to iOS 8 or OS X Yosemite.  For more 
information about upgrading to iCloud Drive, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6345.
Set up iCloud Drive. Go to Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive, then turn on iCloud Drive and follow 
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Transfer files
There are several ways to transfer files between your iPod touch and your computer or other 
iOS device.
Transfer files using iTunes. 
Connect iPod touch to your computer using the included cable. 
In iTunes on your computer, select iPod touch, then click Apps. Use the File Sharing section to 
transfer documents between iPod touch and your computer. Apps that support file sharing 
appear in the File Sharing Apps list in iTunes. To delete a file, select it in the Documents list, then 
press the Delete key.
You can also view files received as email attachments on iPod touch.
With some apps, you can transfer files using AirDrop. See AirDrop on page 32.
AirPlay
Use AirPlay to stream music, photos, and video wirelessly to Apple TV and other AirPla y-enabled 
devices. If you don’t see your AirPlay-enabled devices when you tap , you may also need to 
make sure everything is on the same Wi-Fi network.
Display the AirPlay controls. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control 
Center, then tap 
.
Stream content. Tap 
, then choose the device you want to stream to.
Switch back to iPod touch. Tap , then choose iPod touch.
Mirror the iPod touch screen on a TV. Tap , choose an Apple TV, then tap M irroring. A blue bar 
appears at the top of the iPod touch screen when AirPlay mirroring is turned on. 
You can also connect iPod touch to a TV, projector, or other external display using the 
appropriate Apple cable or adapter. See support.apple.com/kb/HT4108.
AirPrint
Use AirPrint to print wirelessly to an AirPrint-enabled printer from apps such as Mail, Photos, and 
Safari. Many apps available on the App Store also support AirPrint.
iPod touch and the printer must be on the same Wi-Fi network. For more information about 
AirPrint, see support.apple.com/kb/HT4356.
Print a document. Tap 
 or  (depending on the app you’re using). 
See the status of a print job. Double-click the Home button, then tap Print Center. The badge on 
the icon shows how many documents are in the queue.
Cancel a job. Select it in Print Center, then tap Cancel Printing. 
						

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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 distractions 
that could lead to dangerous situations, see Important safety information
 on page 15 3 .
Note:  The use of certain accessories with iPod touch may affect wireless performance. Not all 
iPhone and iPad accessories are fully compatible with iPod touch. Turning on Airplane Mode may 
eliminate audio interference between iPod touch and an accessory. Reorienting or relocating 
iPod touch and the connected accessory may improve wireless performance.
Turn Bluetooth on or off. Go to Settings > Bluetooth. You can also turn Bluetooth  on or off in 
Control Center. 
Connect to a Bluetooth device. Tap the device in the Devices list, then follow the onscreen 
instructions to connect to it. See the documentation that came with the device for information 
about Bluetooth pairing. For information about using an Apple Wireless Keyboard, see  Use an 
Apple Wireless Keyboard
 on page 27 .
iPod touch must be within about 33 feet (10 meters) of the Bluetooth device.
Return audio output to iPod touch. Turn off or unpair the device, turn off Bluetooth in Settings > 
Bluetooth, or use AirPlay 
 to switch audio output to iPod touch. See AirPlay on page 35. Audio 
output returns to iPod touch whenever the Bluetooth device is out of range.
Unpair a device. Go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap  next to the device, then tap Forget this 
Device. If you don’t see the Devices list, make sure Bluetooth is on.
Restrictions
You can set restrictions for some apps, and for purchased content. For example, parents can 
restrict explicit music from appearing in playlists, or disallow changes to certain settings. Use 
restrictions to prevent the use of certain apps, the installation of new apps, or changes to 
accounts or the volume limit.
Turn on restrictions. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions, then tap Enable Restrictions. You’ll 
be asked to define a restrictions passcode that’s necessary to change the settings you make. This 
can be different from the passcode for unlocking iPod touch.
Important:  If you forget your restrictions passcode, you must restore the iPod touch software. 
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Privacy
Privacy settings let you see and control which apps and system services have access to Location 
Services, and to contacts, calendars, reminders, and photos.
Location Services lets location-based apps such as Maps, Camera, and Passbook gather and 
use data indicating your location. Your approximate location is determined using available 
information from local Wi-Fi networks (if you have Wi-Fi turned on). The location data collected 
by Apple isn’t collected in a form that personally identifies you. When an app is using Location 
Services, 
 appears in the status bar.
Turn Location Services on or off. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services. You can turn it off 
for some or for all apps and services. If you turn off Location Services, you’re prompted to turn it 
on again the next time an app or service tries to use it.
Turn Location Services off for system services. Several system services, such as location-based 
ads, 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
 •Calendars
 •Reminders
 •Photos
 •Bluetooth Sharing
 •Microphone 
 •Camera 
 •Health
 •HomeKit
 •Twitter
 •Facebook
You can turn off each app’s access to each category of information. Review the terms and privacy 
policy for each third-party app to understand how it uses the data it’s requesting. For more 
information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT6338.
Security
Security features help protect the information on your iPod touch from being accessed by others.
Use a passcode with data protection
For better security, you can set a passcode that must be entered each time you turn on or wake 
up iPod touch.
Set a passcode. Go to Settings > Passcode, then set a 4-digit passcode. 
Setting a passcode turns on data protection, using your passcode as a key to encrypt Mail 
messages and attachments stored on iPod touch, using 256-bit AES encryption. (Other apps may 
also use data protection.)
Increase security. Turn off Simple Passcode and use a longer passcode. To enter a passcode that’s 
a combination of numbers and letters, you use the keyboard. If you prefer to unlock iPod touch 
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Allow access to features when iPod touch is locked. Go to Settings > Passcode. Optional 
features include:
 •Today (see Notification Center on page 30 )
 •Notifications View (see Notification Center on page 30)
 •Siri (if enabled; see Siri settings on page 42)
 •Passbook (see Chapter 26, Passbook, on page 11 6 )
 •Reply with Message (see Make and answer calls on page 68)
Allow access to Control Center when iPod touch is locked. Go to Settings > Control Center. See 
Control Center
 on page 30 .
Erase data after ten failed passcode attempts. Go to Settings > Passcode, then tap Erase Data. 
After ten failed passcode attempts, all settings are reset, and all your information and media are 
erased by removing the encryption key to the data.
If you forget your passcode, you must restore the iPod touch software. See Restore iPod touch on 
page 16 0 .
iCloud Keychain
iCloud Keychain keeps your Safari website user names and passwords, credit card information, 
and Wi-Fi network information up to date. iCloud Keychain works on all your approved devices 
(iOS 7 or later) and Mac computers (OS X Mavericks or later).
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 info, making login easy. See Fill 
in forms
 on page 57 .
Note:  Some websites do not support AutoFill.
iCloud Keychain is secured with 256-bit AES encryption during storage and transmission, and 
cannot be read by Apple.
Set up iCloud Keychain. Go to Settings > iCloud > Keychain. Turn on iCloud Keychain, then 
follow the onscreen instructions. If you set up iCloud Keychain on other devices, you need to 
approve the use of iCloud Keychain from one of those devices, or use your iCloud Security Code.
Important:  If you forget your security code, you have to start over and set up your iCloud 
Keychain again.
Set up AutoFill. Go to Settings > Safari > Passwords & AutoFill. Make sure Names and Passwords, 
and Credit Cards, are turned on (they’re on by default). To add credit card info, tap Saved 
Credit Cards.
The security code for your credit card is not saved—you have to enter that manually.
To automatically fill in names, passwords, or credit card info on sites that support it, tap a text 
field, then tap AutoFill. 
To protect your personal information, set a passcode if you turn on iCloud Keychain and AutoFill.
Limit Ad Tracking
Restrict or reset Ad Tracking. Go to Settings > Privacy > Advertising. Turn on Limit Ad Tracking 
to prevent apps from accessing your iPod touch advertising identifier. For more information, tap 
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Find My iPod touch
Find My iPod touch can help you locate and secure your iPod touch using the free Find My 
iPhone app (available in the App Store) on another iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, or using a Mac or 
PC web browser signed in to www.icloud.com/find. Find My iPod touch includes Activation Lock, 
which is designed to prevent anyone else from using your iPod touch if you ever lose it. Your 
Apple ID and password are required to turn off Find My iPod touch, or to erase and reactivate 
your iPod touch.
Turn on Find My iPod touch. Go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPod touch.
Important:  To use these features, Find My iPod touch must be turned on before your iPod touch 
is lost. iPod touch must be able to connect to the Internet for you to locate and secure the 
device. iPod touch sends its last location prior to the battery running out when Send Last 
Location in Settings is turned on.
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, then select your device.
 •Play Sound:  Play a sound at full volume for two minutes, even if the ringer is set to silent.
 •Lost Mode:  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:  Protect your privacy by erasing all the information and media on your 
iPod touch and restoring it to its original factory settings.
Note:  Before selling or giving away your iPod touch, you should erase it completely to remove all 
your personal data, and turn off Find My iPod touch to ensure the next owner can activate and 
use the device normally. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. See 
Sell or give away iPod touch on page 16 0.
Charge and monitor the battery
iPod touch has an internal, lithium-ion rechargeable battery. For more information about the 
battery—including tips for maximizing battery life—see www.apple.com/batteries/.
WARNING:  For impor tant safety information about the battery and charging iPod touch, see 
Imp ortant safety information
 on page 15 3.
Charge the battery. Connect iPod touch to your computer using the included cable. You can 
sync iPod touch with iTunes at the same time. It may take longer to charge, however, if you sync 
or use iPod touch while it is charging.
Unless your keyboard has a high-power USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, you must connect iPod touch to a 
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Important:  The iPod touch battery may drain instead of charge if iPod touch is connected to a 
computer that’s turned off or is in sleep or standby mode.
Charge the battery using a power adapter. 
Connect iPod touch to a power outlet using the 
included cable and a USB power adapter (available separately). 
Note:  Connecting iPod touch to a power outlet can start an iCloud backup or wireless iTunes 
syncing. See Back up iPod touch on page 15 9 and Sync with iTunes on page 16.
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 on power, the display may be blank for up to two minutes before 
one of the low-battery images appears.
Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be 
replaced. The iPod touch battery isn’t user replaceable; it should be replaced only by Apple or an 
authorized service provider. See www.apple.com/batteries/service-and-recycling/.
Travel with iPod touch
Some airlines let you keep your iPod touch turned on if you switch to Airplane Mode. Wi-Fi and 
Bluetooth are disabled so you can’t make or receive FaceTime calls or use features that require 
wireless communication, but you can listen to music, play games, watch videos, or use other 
apps that don’t require Internet access. If the airline allows it, you can turn Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 
back on to enable those services, even while in Airplane Mode. 
Turn on Airplane Mode. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, 
then tap 
. You can also turn Airplane Mode on or off in Settings. When Airplane Mode is on, 
 appears in the status bar at the top of the screen. 
You can also turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off in Control Center.