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
Add or change keyboards on iPod touch
You can turn typing features, such as spell checking, on or off; add keyboards for writing in different languages; and change the layout of your onscreen keyboard or your wireless keyboard.
If you add keyboards for other languages, you can type in two languages without having to switch between keyboards. Your keyboard automatically switches between the two languages you use most often. (Not available for all languages.)
Set typing features
You can turn on or off special typing features—such as spell check, auto-correction, and auto-capitalization—that assist you when you type on iPod touch.
While typing text, touch and hold or , then slide to Keyboard Settings; or go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
In the list, turn special typing features on or off.
Add a keyboard for another language
Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards.
Tap Add New Keyboard, then choose a keyboard.
Switch to another keyboard
While typing text, touch and hold or .
Slide your finger to the name of the keyboard you want to switch to.
You can also tap or to switch from one keyboard to another. Continue tapping to access other enabled keyboards.
To switch between keyboards on Magic Keyboard, see Switch keyboards.
Change the keyboard layout
Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
Tap Keyboards, select a keyboard, then choose a layout.
See the Apple Support article About the keyboards settings on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.