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Use Guided Access: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can:
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Turn Guided Access on or o
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Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving an
active session
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Set whether iPod touch can go to sleep during a session
Start a Guided Access session: Open the app you want to run, then triple-click the Home
button. Adjust settings for the session, then click Start.
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Disable app controls and areas of the app screen: Circle any part of the screen you want to
disable. You can use the handles to adjust the area.
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Ignore all screen touches: Turn o Touch.
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Keep iPod touch from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to any other
motions: Turn o Motion.
End a Guided Access session: Triple-click the Home button and enter the Guided Access passcode.
AssistiveTouch
AssistiveTouch helps you use iPod touch if you have diculty touching the screen or pressing
the buttons. You can use a compatible adaptive accessory (such as a joystick) together with
AssistiveTouch to control iPod touch. You can also use AssistiveTouch without an accessory to
perform gestures that are dicult for you.
Turn on AssistiveTouch: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch. To set
Triple-click Home to turn AssistiveTouch on or o, go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
Triple-click Home.
Adjust the tracking speed (with accessory attached): Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch > Touch speed.
Show or hide the AssistiveTouch menu: Click the secondary button on your accessory.
Move the menu button: Drag it to any location on the screen.
Hide the menu button (with accessory attached): Go to Settings > General > Accessibility >
AssistiveTouch > Always Show Menu.
Perform a swipe or drag that uses 2, 3, 4, or 5 ngers: Tap the menu button, tap Gestures, and
then tap the number of digits needed for the gesture. When the corresponding circles appear
on the screen, ick or drag in the direction required by the gesture. When you nish, tap the
menu button.
Perform a pinch gesture: Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, and then tap Pinch. When the
pinch circles appear, touch anywhere on the screen to move the pinch circles, then drag the
pinch circles in or out to perform a pinch gesture. When you nish, tap the menu button.
Create your own gesture: Tap the menu button, tap Favorites, and then tap an empty gesture
placeholder. Or go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Create New Gesture.
Lock or rotate the screen, adjust iPod touch volume, or simulate shaking iPod touch: Tap the
menu button, then tap Device.
Simulate pressing the Home button: Tap the menu button, then tap Home.
Exit a menu without performing a gesture: Tap anywhere outside the menu.
