General, 121 general, About – Apple iPod touch iOS 6.1 User Manual

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Chapter 32

Settings

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Automatically turn on Do Not Disturb: Turn on Scheduled, then set the time when you don’t
want to be disturbed. iPod touch automatically turns on Do Not Disturb during this period
every day.

Allow some FaceTime calls during Do Not Disturb: When Do Not Disturb is on, FaceTime calls are
silenced. To allow some callers to ring through, tap Allow Calls From. You can allow calls from
your Favorites list or other Contacts groups you define. For information about Favorites, see
Chapter 27,

Contacts

, on page 95.

Allow persistent callers to ring through: Turn on Repeated Calls. If the same caller (based on
their FaceTime ID) calls you twice within three minutes, iPod touch will ring.

Turn an app’s notifications on or off: Go to Settings > Notifications. Tap an item in the list, then
turn notifications on or off for that item. Apps that have notifications turned off appear in the Not
In Notification Center list.
Change how notifications appear: Go to Settings > Notifications. You can:

Change the number of notifications: Choose an item in the In Notification Center list. To set
how many notifications of this type appear in Notification Center, tap Show.

Change the alert styles: Choose an item in the In Notification Center list. Choose an
alert style, or select None to turn off alerts and banners. Notifications will still appear in
Notification Center.

Change the order of notifications: Tap Edit. Drag the notifications into the order you want. To
turn off a notification, drag it to the Not In Notification Center list.

Display numbered badges on apps with notifications: Choose an item in the In Notification
Center list and turn on Badge App Icon.

Hide alerts from an app when iPod touch is locked: Choose the app in the In Notification Center
list, then turn off “View in Lock Screen.”

Some apps have additional options. For example, Messages lets you specify whether to include
message previews in the notification, or whether to display iMessage notifications only from
senders who are in Contacts.
Remove Post and Tweet from Notification Center: These sharing options appear only if you
have Facebook or Twitter accounts configured. To remove these buttons, go to Settings >
Notifications > Share Widget.

General

General settings include network, sharing, security, and other settings. You can also find
information about your iPod touch, and reset various iPod touch settings.

About

Display information about iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > About. The items you can
view include:

Available storage space

Serial number

iOS version

Network addresses

Legal notices, license, and regulatory marks.

To copy the serial number and other identifiers, touch and hold the identifier until Copy appears.

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