Turn off auto-fill when searching apps?

We bought my 10 year old a Touch for Christmas. Is there a way to disable the auto-fill when searching for an app? I started to type in "Security Software" and as soon as I got the "SE" entered, it started offering up things like "Free Sex Jokes" or "Sex Positions". Needless to say, not exactly what I would like my 10 year old to see, much less have access to. Anyone have a solution? Does this mean someone else has used this iPod before and it saved their search history (it was purchased as a brand new iPod from Toys R Us). Thanks!

It appears that the App store is just displaying itms that start with the characters entered so far and that is different than auto-fill. It is like Google instant search. To avoid the "nasty" words you mention, placing age restrictions on the App Store and other items might solve your problem. To set restrictions go to Setting>Genera>Restriction and set the restrictions you want. You apply a passcode to prevent unauthorized changing of the restrictions. It is covered n Chapter 19 of the Users Guide.

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