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iPod touch Anyone know any Undocumented 'touch Features/Tricks?
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The least you could do is actually post an undocumented feature if you're going to start a thread with that subject...
Trick #1:
Hold the ipod in your hand with the screen in your palm. To the unsuspecting public, you're merely holding a run of the mill iPod.
Trick #2:
Sometimes, when you tab the screen a bunch of times followed by some random interface button smashing, you'll bring up the standard OS X volumn control, just like the volumn control on the iphone. Then you can say to yourself, "Yep, this is just like the iPhone.."
Hold the ipod in your hand with the screen in your palm. To the unsuspecting public, you're merely holding a run of the mill iPod.
Trick #2:
Sometimes, when you tab the screen a bunch of times followed by some random interface button smashing, you'll bring up the standard OS X volumn control, just like the volumn control on the iphone. Then you can say to yourself, "Yep, this is just like the iPhone.."
#3
If you eat the iPod touch you won't be able to hear your music unless you have headphones coming out of your mouth (or other)
#4
You can use your iPod touch as an internet browser by tapping the "safari" icon.
If you eat the iPod touch you won't be able to hear your music unless you have headphones coming out of your mouth (or other)
#4
You can use your iPod touch as an internet browser by tapping the "safari" icon.
Just put a question mark in the subject of your post next time to avoid any confusion....Some people take these forums very...very seriously...Haha, as you're finding out.
Oh, I almost forgot!
#5
If you are in need of a ruler, you can use iPod touch as a ruler. Draw a black line on the hting you want to messure, the put iPod touch depth wise on the line. draw a line on the other side of the touch. repeat this until you've reached the end of the thing you'd like to measure. Next, simply count hte lines and multiply by 8. That's the number of milimeters the thing you are meassuring is!
#5
If you are in need of a ruler, you can use iPod touch as a ruler. Draw a black line on the hting you want to messure, the put iPod touch depth wise on the line. draw a line on the other side of the touch. repeat this until you've reached the end of the thing you'd like to measure. Next, simply count hte lines and multiply by 8. That's the number of milimeters the thing you are meassuring is!
This isn't really a feature but, it's neat looking. Looking at a track playing in portrait view, flip over the album cover, then turn the iPod into landscape mode and watch the cover flip over and spin at the same time. I didn't see any video of this until I actually got mine.
Don't know if it was documented. Took me awhile to figure out so maybe just me
Purchases from WIFI store: They do not automatically sync back - even if you are on auto. You must right click on your itouch in tunes and there will be a menu to sync purchases.
Poor Mans Notes: Set up a contact in Contacts called notes. Go to edit fields and add notes as a field. You now have notes - which by the way will also sync with your mac/pc - so keep in mind you will now have a weird contact called notes!
Bookmarks/Passwords/Cookies: If you spend some time with bookmarks on your mac - you can come up with a few tabs that are mobile/touch specific. These all sync and then you have a quick way to "tab" around in your touch. If these are in your book marks and you remember cookies - you can also set your logons to the various websites and the touch will now "remember" them when you return
Documented but worth mentioning again!
Battery Life Saver/Extenders:
Turn off WIFI when not using. Turn off wifi auto ask.
Do NOT plug your touch into a mac or PC that sleeps - it will drain the battery and not charge. Turn off sleeping on your mac if using for charging your touch.
Stupid workarounds for "missing" features:
Quikie volume control - use sleep button. Will let you return to the song where you were last at, same for video. (Need to have this set up in settings)
Purchases from WIFI store: They do not automatically sync back - even if you are on auto. You must right click on your itouch in tunes and there will be a menu to sync purchases.
Poor Mans Notes: Set up a contact in Contacts called notes. Go to edit fields and add notes as a field. You now have notes - which by the way will also sync with your mac/pc - so keep in mind you will now have a weird contact called notes!
Bookmarks/Passwords/Cookies: If you spend some time with bookmarks on your mac - you can come up with a few tabs that are mobile/touch specific. These all sync and then you have a quick way to "tab" around in your touch. If these are in your book marks and you remember cookies - you can also set your logons to the various websites and the touch will now "remember" them when you return
Documented but worth mentioning again!
Battery Life Saver/Extenders:
Turn off WIFI when not using. Turn off wifi auto ask.
Do NOT plug your touch into a mac or PC that sleeps - it will drain the battery and not charge. Turn off sleeping on your mac if using for charging your touch.
Stupid workarounds for "missing" features:
Quikie volume control - use sleep button. Will let you return to the song where you were last at, same for video. (Need to have this set up in settings)
Yeah, I waisted a whole 10 seconds opening this thread. Okay, maybe I over reacted
Yeah, I waisted a whole 10 seconds opening this thread. Okay, maybe I over reacted
Naw, I have to admit, I opened this thread also with that bit of excitment of a new discovery...I found none. It sucked kind of.
You can store readable files (txt,doc,rtf,html,pdf,jpg) within Safari bookmarks, sync them to your Touch, and read them on your Touch-
http://www.insanelygreattees.com/news/?p=51
You can of course organize these via Safari folders.
Great way to read PDF's in landscape mode, though you can't create bookmarks. Pretty cool-
http://www.insanelygreattees.com/news/?p=51
You can of course organize these via Safari folders.
Great way to read PDF's in landscape mode, though you can't create bookmarks. Pretty cool-
iShark: okay boss.. in the mean time, try out the "holding the touch in your hand back side facing out" trick to make people think you're holding a 1st gen ipod instead of the state of the art Touch.. It really works! Give it a try
...yes they doDon't know if it was documented. Took me awhile to figure out so maybe just me
Purchases from WIFI store: They do not automatically sync back - even if you are on auto. You must right click on your itouch in tunes and there will be a menu to sync purchases.
Ay Mate, not trying to entertain anyone here. That job is for clowns. I'm merely providing alternate uses for our beloved iPod Touch.
Tip #12: It works as a great mirror when such a thing is not around.
#14: Place USB charger in USB charger port to keep iPod from going stale.
#15: You can't make phone calls from the Touch.
#15: You can't make phone calls from the Touch.
Alright, time for a real undocumented feature. In Safari, tapping the menu bar (the thing at the top with the time and battery) will scroll you to the top of the page to enter in a new URL/search.