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Explore artist and friend recommendations: Tap Ping (tap More first, if Ping isn't visible) to find out what's new from your favorite artists or see what music your friends are excited about. For information, see the following section, "Connecting with Artists and Friends." Following Artists and Friends Use iTunes Ping to connect with the world's most passionate music fans. Follow favorite artists to learn about new releases and upcoming concerts and tours, get an insider's perspective through their photos and videos, and learn about their musical influences. Read friends' comments about the music they're listening to, and see what they're buying and which concerts they plan to attend. Finally, express your musical likes and post comments for your own followers. To create and explore musical connections, you need to create a profile. Create your iTunes Ping profile: Open the iTunes application on your Mac or PC, click Ping, and follow the onscreen instructions. Explore iTunes Ping on your iPod touch: Open the iTunes app, tap Ping (tap More first, if Ping isn't visible), then: ÂÂ Tap Activity to see the latest from and about the people you follow. Updates include purchases, reviews, likes, comments, and posts. ÂÂ Tap People to see who you're following and who is following you. ÂÂ Tap My Profile to review your profile information. Follow an artist: On any album page, tap Artist Profile. On the artist's profile page, tap Follow. Follow a friend: Choose your starting group of friends when you set up your profile using iTunes on your Mac or PC. After that, you can follow friends of friends using Ping on iPod touch. Go to your profile page, tap People I Follow, then tap a name. When their profile appears, you can tap to see who they're following or who is following them. If you find someone interesting, tap Follow on their profile page. When you follow someone, they don't automatically follow you. In your profile you can choose to approve or decline follow requests as they arrive, or simply accept all new followers without review (the default). Share your thoughts: As you browse albums and songs, tap Post to comment on a piece of music or tap Like just to say you like it. Your friends will see your thoughts in their iTunes Ping Activity feed. Share concert plans: Tap Concerts on your profile page to see upcoming performances by the artists you follow, and see which of your friends are going to a show. Tap Tickets to buy your own ticket, or tap I'm Going to let others know you'll be there too. 142 Chapter 21 iTunes Store

Section	Page
iPod touch User Guide	1
Contents	2
Chapter 1:  iPod touch at a Glance	9
iPod touch Overview	9
Buttons	11
iPod touch Apps	13
Status Icons	16
Chapter 2:  Getting Started	17
Viewing the User Guide on iPod touch	17
What You Need	17
Setting Up iPod touch	18
Disconnecting iPod touch from Your Computer	18
Connecting to the Internet	19
Adding Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Accounts	19
Chapter 3:  Basics	23
Using Apps	23
Customizing the Home Screen	27
Typing	30
Searching	38
Voice Control	39
Bluetooth Devices	40
Battery	41
Security Features	42
Cleaning iPod touch	44
Restarting and Resetting iPod touch	44
Chapter 4:  Syncing and File Sharing	45
About Syncing	45
Syncing Accounts	45
Syncing with iTunes	46
iPod touch Settings Panes in iTunes	47
Automatic iTunes Syncing	50
Manually Managing Content	51
Transferring Purchased Content to Another Computer	51
File Sharing	52
Chapter 5:  Music and Videos	53
Getting Music, Videos, and More	53
Music and Other Audio	53
Videos	62
Setting a Sleep Timer	65
Changing the Browse Buttons	66
Chapter 6:  FaceTime	67
About FaceTime	67
Signing In	68
Making a Call	69
While You’re Talking	69
Chapter 7:  Camera	71
About Camera	71
Taking Photos and Recording Videos	72
Viewing and Sharing Photos and Videos	73
Trimming Videos	73
Uploading Photos and Videos to Your Computer	74
Chapter 8:  Photos	75
About Photos	75
Syncing Photos and Videos with Your Computer	75
Viewing Photos and Videos	76
Deleting Photos and Videos	77
Slideshows	78
Sharing Photos and Videos	78
Assigning a Photo to a Contact	80
Wallpaper	81
Chapter 9:  Game Center	82
About Game Center	82
Setting Up Game Center	82
Games	84
Friends	88
Your Status and Account Information	90
Chapter 10:  Mail	91
Setting Up Email Accounts	91
Checking and Reading Email	92
Using Links and Detected Data	94
Viewing Attachments	95
Sending Email	96
Organizing Email	98
Searching Email	99
Chapter 11:  Safari	100
Viewing Webpages	100
Searching	103
Bookmarks	103
Web Clips	104
Chapter 12:  Calendar	105
About Calendar	105
Syncing Calendars	105
Viewing Your Calendars	106
Searching Calendars	107
Adding and Updating Events on iPod touch	107
Responding to Meeting Invitations	108
Subscribing to Calendars	110
Alerts	110
Chapter 13:  YouTube	111
Finding and Viewing Videos	111
Controlling Video Playback	112
Managing Videos	113
Getting More Information	113
Using YouTube Account Features	114
Changing the Browse Buttons	115
Chapter 14:  Stocks	116
Viewing Stock Quotes	116
Getting More Information	117
Chapter 15:  Maps	118
Finding and Viewing Locations	119
Getting Directions	122
Showing Traffic Conditions	124
Finding and Contacting Businesses	124
Sharing Location Information	125
Bookmarking Locations	125
Chapter 16:  Weather	126
Viewing Weather Summaries	126
Getting More Weather Information	127
Chapter 17:  Notes	128
About Notes	128
Syncing Notes	128
Writing and Reading Notes	129
Searching Notes	130
Emailing Notes	130
Chapter 18:  Clock	131
World Clocks	131
Alarms	131
Stopwatch	132
Timer	132
Chapter 19:  Calculator	133
Using the Calculator	133
Standard Memory Functions	133
Scientific Calculator Keys	134
Chapter 20:  Voice Memos	136
Recording Voice Memos	136
Listening to Voice Memos	137
Managing Voice Memos	137
Trimming Voice Memos	138
Sharing Voice Memos	139
Syncing Voice Memos	139
Chapter 21:  iTunes Store	140
About the iTunes Store	140
Finding Music, Videos, and More	141
Following Artists and Friends	142
Purchasing Music or Audiobooks	143
Purchasing or Renting Videos	144
Streaming or Downloading Podcasts	145
Checking Download Status	145
Syncing Purchased Content	146
Changing the Browse Buttons	146
Viewing Account Information	147
Verifying Downloads	147
Chapter 22:  App Store	148
About the App Store	148
Browsing and Searching	149
Info Screen	150
Downloading Apps	151
Deleting Apps	152
Writing Reviews	152
Updating Apps	153
Syncing Purchased Apps	153
Chapter 23:  Settings	154
Airplane Mode	154
Wi-Fi	155
VPN	156
Notifications	156
Sounds	157
Brightness	157
Wallpaper	157
General	158
\|Music	166
\|Video	166
Photos	167
FaceTime	167
Store	168
Mail, Contacts, Calendars	168
Safari	172
Nike + iPod	173
Chapter 24:  Contacts	174
About Contacts	174
Adding Contacts	174
Searching Contacts	175
Managing Contacts on iPod touch	176
Using Contact Information	176
Unified Contacts	177
Chapter 25:  Nike + iPod	179
Activating Nike + iPod	179
Linking a Sensor	180
Working Out with Nike + iPod	180
Sending Workouts to Nikeplus.com	181
Calibrating Nike + iPod	181
Nike + iPod Settings	182
Chapter 26:  iBooks	183
About iBooks	183
Syncing Books and PDFs	184
Using the iBookstore	184
Reading Books	185
Viewing a PDF	186
Changing a Book’s Appearance	186
Searching Books	187
Looking up the Definition of a Word	187
Having a Book Read to You	187
Organizing Your Bookshelf	187
Bookmark and Note Syncing	188
Chapter 27:  Accessibility	189
Universal Access Features	189
VoiceOver	190
Zoom	202
Large Text	203
White on Black	203
Mono Audio	203
Speak Auto-text	203
Triple-click Home	203
Closed Captioning and Other Helpful Features	204
Appendix A:  Support and Other Information	205
Apple iPod touch Support Site	205
Restarting and Resetting iPod touch	205
Backing Up iPod touch	205
Updating and Restoring iPod touch Software	207
Safety, Software, and Service Information	209
Using iPod touch in an Enterprise Environment	209
Disposal and Recycling Information	210
Apple and the Environment	211

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Explore artist and friend recommendations:

Tap Ping (tap More ﬁrst, if Ping isn’t

visible) to ﬁnd out what’s new from your favorite artists or see what music your friends

are excited about. For information, see the following section, “Connecting with Artists

and Friends.”

Following Artists and Friends

Use iTunes Ping to connect with the world’s most passionate music fans. Follow

favorite artists to learn about new releases and upcoming concerts and tours, get an

insider’s perspective through their photos and videos, and learn about their musical

inﬂuences. Read friends’ comments about the music they’re listening to, and see what

they’re buying and which concerts they plan to attend. Finally, express your musical

likes and post comments for your own followers.

To create and explore musical connections, you need to create a proﬁle.

Create your iTunes Ping proﬁle:

Open the iTunes application on your Mac or PC, click

Ping, and follow the onscreen instructions.

Explore iTunes Ping on your iPod touch:

Open the iTunes app, tap Ping (tap More

ﬁrst, if Ping isn’t visible), then:

Tap Activity to see the latest from and about the people you follow. Updates include

purchases, reviews, likes, comments, and posts.

Tap People to see who you’re following and who is following you.

Tap My Proﬁle to review your proﬁle information.

Follow an artist:

On any album page, tap Artist Proﬁle. On the artist’s proﬁle page,

tap Follow.

Follow a friend:

Choose your starting group of friends when you set up your proﬁle

using iTunes on your Mac or PC. After that, you can follow friends of friends using Ping

on iPod touch. Go to your proﬁle page, tap People I Follow, then tap a name. When

their proﬁle appears, you can tap to see who they’re following or who is following

them. If you ﬁnd someone interesting, tap Follow on their proﬁle page.

When you follow someone, they don’t automatically follow you. In your proﬁle you can

choose to approve or decline follow requests as they arrive, or simply accept all new

followers without review (the default).

Share your thoughts:

As you browse albums and songs, tap Post to comment on a

piece of music or tap Like just to say you like it. Your friends will see your thoughts in

their iTunes Ping Activity feed.

Share concert plans:

Tap Concerts on your proﬁle page to see upcoming

performances by the artists you follow, and see which of your friends are going to a

show. Tap Tickets to buy your own ticket, or tap I’m Going to let others know you’ll be

there too.

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