Apple ME178LL/A, MD058LL/A, MC544LL/A manual Find My iPod touch

Setting a passcode turns on data protection (iPod touch 3rd generation or later). Data protection uses your passcode as the key for encrypting mail messages and their attachments stored on iPod touch. (Data protection may also be used by some apps available in the App Store.) A notice at the bottom of the Passcode Lock screen in Settings indicates when data protection is enabled.

To increase the security of iPod touch, turn off Simple Passcode and use a longer passcode with a combination of numbers, letters, punctuation, and special characters. See “Passcode Lock” on page 160.

Important: On an iPod touch 3rd generation that didn’t ship with iOS 4 or later, you must also restore iOS software to enable data protection. See “Restoring iPod touch” on page 207.

Find My iPod touch

Find My iPod touch (not available in all countries or regions) helps you locate and retrieve your iPod touch using a web browser with an Internet connection. Find My iPod touch includes:

ÂÂ Find: Locates your iPod touch on a full-screen map on your computer

ÂÂ Display a Message or Play a Sound: Lets you compose a message that will appear on your iPod touch screen, or play a sound at full volume for two minutes, even if the Ring/Silent switch is set to silent

ÂÂ Remote Passcode Lock: Lets you remotely lock your iPod touch and create a 4-digit passcode, if you haven’t set one previously

ÂÂ Remote Wipe: Lets you erase all media and data on iPod touch, restoring it to factory settings

Note: Find My iPod touch requires a MobileMe account, and may not be available in all countries or regions. MobileMe is an online service, available by subscription. For more information, go to www.apple.com/mobileme.

To enable these features, turn on Find My iPod touch in your MobileMe account settings. See “Setting Up MobileMe Accounts” on page 20.

Use Find My iPod touch: Log in to your MobileMe account at www.me.com and go to the Find My iPhone section. Follow the onscreen instructions to locate your device on a map and use the other Find My iPod touch features.

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