Multiplayer

When Multiplayer Games is turned off, you can’t request a match, send or receive invitations to

Games

play games, or add friends in Game Center.

 

 

Adding Friends

When Adding Friends is off, you can’t make or receive friend requests in Game Center. If

 

Multiplayer Games is turned on, you can continue to play with existing friends.

 

 

Date & Time

These settings apply to the time shown in the status bar at the top of the screen, and in world clocks and calendars.

Set whether iPod touch shows 24-hour time or 12-hour time: Go to Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn 24-Hour Time on or off. (24-Hour Time may not be available in all areas.)

Set whether iPod touch updates

Go to Settings > General > Date & Time, then turn Set Automatically on

the date and time automatically

or off.

 

If iPod touch is set to update the time automatically, it determines your

 

time zone based on your Internet connection and updates it for the

 

time zone you’re in. If you’re traveling, iPod touch may not be able to

 

automatically set the local time.

 

 

Set the date and time manually

Go to General > Date & Time, then turn Set Automatically off. Tap Time Zone

 

to set your time zone. Tap the “Date & Time” button, then Set Date & Time

 

and enter the date and time.

 

 

Keyboard

You can turn on keyboards for writing in different languages, and you can turn typing features, such as spell-checking, on or off. For information about typing, see “Typing” on page 23.

For information about using international keyboards, see Appendix A, “International Keyboards,” on page 131.

International

Use International settings to set the language for iPod touch, turn keyboards for different languages on or off, and set the date, time, and telephone number formats for your country or region.

Set the language for iPod touch: Go to Settings > General > International > Language, choose the language you want to use, then tap Done.

Set the calendar format

Go to Settings > General > International > Calendar, and choose the format.

 

 

Set the Voice Control language

Go to Settings > General > International > Voice Control, then choose

for iPod touch

a language.

 

 

Set the date, time, and telephone

Go to Settings > General > International > Region Format, then choose

number formats

your region.

 

The Region Format also determines the language used for the days and

 

months that appear in apps.

 

 

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