Apple MD723LL/A, MD717LL/A manual Assignable tones, Guided Access, Switch Control

Assignable tones

You can assign distinctive ringtones to people in your contacts list for audible FaceTime caller ID. You can also assign distinct tones to alert you of a variety of other events, including new mail, sent mail, Tweet, Facebook Post, and reminders. See Sounds and silence on page 27.

You can purchase ringtones from the iTunes Store on iPod touch. See Chapter 22, iTunes Store, on page 90.

Guided Access

Guided Access helps an iPod touch user stay focused on a task. Guided Access dedicates iPod touch to a single app, and lets you control app features. Use Guided Access to:

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Temporarily restrict iPod touch to a particular app

Disable areas of the screen that aren’t relevant to a task, or areas where an accidental gesture might cause a distraction

Disable the iPod touch hardware buttons

Turn on Guided Access. Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access, where you can:

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Turn Guided Access on or off

Set a passcode that controls the use of Guided Access and prevents someone from leaving a session

Set whether other accessibility shortcuts are available 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. Use the handles to adjust the area.

Enable the Sleep/Wake or Volume buttons: Tap Options and turn on the buttons.

Ignore all screen touches: Turn off Touch.

Keep iPod touch from switching from portrait to landscape or from responding to any other motions: Turn off Motion.

End a Guided Access session. Triple-click the Home button, enter the Guided Access passcode, and tap End.

Switch Control

Switch Control lets you control iPod touch using a single switch or multiple switches. Use any of several methods to perform actions such as selecting, tapping, dragging, typing, and even free-hand drawing. The basic technique is to use a switch to select an item or location on the screen, and then use the same (or different) switch to choose an action to perform on that item or location. Three basic methods are:

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Item scanning (default), which highlights different items on the screen until you select one.

Point scanning, which lets you use scanning crosshairs to pick a screen location.

Manual selection, which lets you move from item to item on demand (requires multiple switches).

Whichever method you use, when you select an individual item (rather than a group), a menu appears so you can choose how to act on the selected item (tap, drag, or pinch, for example).

Appendix A    Accessibility 121