Apple MD058LL/A, ME178LL/A, MC544LL/A Syncing and File Sharing, About Syncing, Syncing Accounts

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About Syncing

Syncing copies information from your computer or online account to iPod touch, then keeps the information “in sync” by copying changes made in one location to the other.

You use iTunes on your computer to sync:

ÂÂ contacts, calendars, browser bookmarks, and notes ÂÂ iOS apps

ÂÂ music, movies, and other iTunes content ÂÂ photos and videos

By default, syncing occurs whenever you connect iPod touch to your computer.

You can also configure iPod touch to access accounts with online service providers such as MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, Google, Yahoo!, and others. Your information on those services is synced over the air.

Syncing Accounts

MobileMe, Microsoft Exchange, Google, Yahoo!, and other online service providers sync information—which might include contacts, calendars, browser bookmarks, and notes (iPod touch 3rd generation or later)—via your Wi-Fi Internet connection (over the air), so that you don’t have to connect iPod touch to your computer. Syncing notes over the air is available on iPod touch 3rd generation or later.

Some service providers—including MobileMe and Microsoft Exchange—pushinformation updates. This means that syncing happens whenever any information is changed. The Push setting in Fetch New Data must be turned on (it’s on by default). Other providers sync by periodically “fetching” changes that have occurred. Use the Fetch setting to determine how frequently this happens. See “Fetch New Data” on page 169.

For information about setting up accounts on iPod touch, see “Adding Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Accounts” on page 19.

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