You can turn notications o if you don’t want to be notied, or if you want to
conserve battery life.
Turn all notications on or o: Tap Notications, then turn notications on or o.
Turn sounds, alerts, or badges on or o for an app: Tap Notications, choose an app
from the list, then choose the types of notication you want to turn on or o.
Sounds
Adjust the alerts volume: Choose Sounds and drag the slider. Or, if no song or video
is playing, use the volume buttons on the side of iPod touch.
Set the FaceTime ringtone: Choose Sounds > Ringtone.
Set the the alert and eects sounds: Choose Sounds and turn items on or o.
You can set iPod touch to play a sound whenever you:
Receive an email message Â
Send an email message Â
Receive a calendar event alert Â
Lock iPod touch Â
Type using the keyboard Â
Brightness
Screen brightness aects battery life. Dim the screen to extend the time before you
need to recharge iPod touch, or use Auto-Brightness.
Adjust the screen brightness: Choose Brightness and drag the slider.
Set whether iPod touch adjusts screen brightness automatically: Choose Brightness
and turn Auto-Brightness on or o. If Auto-Brightness is on, iPod touch adjusts the
screen brightness for current light conditions using the built-in ambient light sensor.
Wallpaper
Wallpaper settings let you set an image or photo as wallpaper for the Lock screen. On
iPod touch 3rd generation or later, you can also set wallpaper for your Home screen.
See “Adding Wallpaper” on page 30.
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