iPod touch User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in iOS 12
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- Wake and unlock
- Learn basic gestures
- Explore the Home screen and apps
- Change the settings
- Take a screenshot
- Adjust the volume
- Change or turn off the sounds
- Search for content
- Use and customize Control Center
- View and organize Today View
- Access features from the Lock screen
- Travel with iPod touch
- Set screen time, allowances, and limits
- Sync iPod touch using iTunes
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
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- Get started with accessibility features
- Accessibility shortcuts
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Learn VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPod touch using VoiceOver gestures
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Control VoiceOver with Magic Keyboard
- Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
- Use a braille display
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Speak selection, speak screen, typing feedback
- Zoom in on the screen
- Magnifier
- Display settings
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- Guided Access
- Copyright
Restore iPod touch
You can restore content and settings from a backup, or restore iPod touch to factory settings.
If you’re asked to enter your passcode and you’ve forgotten it, see Reset the passcode. If you’re asked to enter your Apple ID password and you’ve forgotten it, see the Recover your Apple ID website.
Erase then restore iPod touch from a backup
Important: You must first create a backup of your iPod touch. See Back up iPod touch using iCloud or iTunes.
Go to Settings
> General > Reset.Tap Erase All Content and Settings.
Follow the setup assistant when iPod touch restarts.
The setup assistant gives you the option to restore iPod touch from an iCloud or iTunes backup. (See Turn on and set up iPod touch.)
Restore iPod touch from an iTunes backup
Important: You must first create a backup of your iPod touch in iTunes. See Back up iPod touch using iCloud or iTunes.
Connect iPod touch to the computer you normally back up to.
Open iTunes on the computer, then in iTunes choose File > Devices > Restore from Backup.
Restore iPod touch to factory settings with iTunes
Use iTunes to delete all content and settings from your iPod touch, restore iPod touch to factory settings, and install the latest iOS software.
Important: Restoring iPod touch to factory settings with iTunes deletes all your content and settings, but doesn’t erase it. Deleted information can’t be accessed through the iPod touch interface, but it remains on your device. For information about erasing all content and settings, see Erase all content and settings from iPod touch.
Connect your device to a computer using USB.
Open iTunes on the computer.
Click the iPod touch button near the top of the iTunes window.
In the Summary pane, click Restore iPod touch.
See the Apple Support articles Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup and If you can’t update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. For more information about iTunes, refer to the Help in the app.