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You can turn notifications off if you don’t want to be notified, or if you want to conserve battery life.

Turn all notifications on or off: Tap Notifications, then turn notifications on or off.

Turn sounds, alerts, or badges on or off for an app: Tap Notifications, choose an app from the list, then choose the types of notification you want to turn on or off.

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 effects sounds: Choose Sounds and turn items on or off.

You can set iPod touch to play a sound whenever you: ÂÂ Receive an email message

ÂÂ Send an email message

ÂÂ Receive a calendar event alert ÂÂ Lock iPod touch

ÂÂ Type using the keyboard

Brightness

Screen brightness affects 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 off. 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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