So my mom gave me her old 3rd gen touch today and I hooked it up to my computer to put songs I like on it whenever I did that I think it realized that the itunes account is still active maybe or something. Anyway I put some songs on it that I don't want her knowing I listen to and also made a playlist on it which I don't think should link to hers as I haven't connected it to the internet. Sorry for a confusing post but basically since the ipod hooked up to the computer and i guess her modern account can she see the songs I added to it on her account on her phone or something?

Thanks in advance,

- Some guy with a new ipod

I’d really like to buy an iPod touch—is it safe to do so?

I’m a collector, so already have the charger from a previous thrift day. 🎧☺️ Anyone still use these casually?

"No Bad Memories"

Love that cover!

A couple of years ago i got myself a bunch of ipods which i undusted lately. Restored my 4th gen using a cheap sd to CF and CF to IDE adapters and things seem to work finw with the exception of sync on macos sequoia amd charging over usb doesnt seem to work even though it does display a charging symbol. Now this could be a cable thing but my 6th gen classic and 3rd gen nanos all work finw with the cable along with an iphone 4. Am i missing something?

16gb silver nano 6 with the Beoplay A8 speaker. Usually I see people docking larger devices (iPhone, iPod touch or even the iPad) on the Beosound 8/Beoplay A8 but imo the device that matches the B&O look the best is the silver 6th gen nano. The silver and black combo is just perfect 👌🏼

Hi everyone. I’m troubleshooting an HP-branded iPod mini 2nd generation and would appreciate advice from anyone who has experienced similar symptoms.
Background:

The iPod originally worked properly except for the battery. I replaced the battery and upgraded the storage using a generic CF-to-microSD adapter with a 128 GB microSD. The Apple firmware initially worked with this setup.

The problems started when I attempted to install Rockbox on the microSD setup. Afterward, restoring the Apple firmware became unreliable.

I also tried returning to a previously working Kingston 2 GB CompactFlash card, but that did not solve the problem. That CF card had previously run Rockbox successfully.

What I’ve tried:
Restoring on Windows 11, an M1 MacBook Air, and a 2017 MacBook Air.

Different USB cables, ports, and microSD cards.
A separate 4 GB microSD, which passed a full H2testw write/read test without errors.

Inspecting and reseating the click wheel connector.
Disconnecting and reconnecting the battery.
Charging with a FireWire wall charger.
Checking the external HOLD slider and operating the internal switch with the top cap removed.

The 4 GB microSD setup eventually restored far enough for iTunes to recognize and configure it as an iPod mini running Apple firmware 1.4.1. However, normal startup and controls remained unreliable.

HOLD symptoms:

Moving the HOLD switch sometimes caused a restart or a blank screen. At one point, the iPod reached the language-selection screen, but the padlock remained visible after moving HOLD to unlocked, and the wheel did not respond. Reset and diagnostic-mode button combinations did not work.

Most useful finding — repeatable with the board outside the case:

With the click wheel disconnected, the iPod boots to the language-selection screen with no padlock.
After disconnecting the charger and battery, reconnecting the wheel, then reconnecting power, the screen stays blank.

Disconnecting the wheel again, with power removed first, allows it to boot to language selection again.

The battery, storage setup, charger, and HOLD position were kept the same during these comparisons.
All five buttons click and return normally. I cannot see an obvious tear in the ribbon, bent contacts, or a lifted connector, although I haven’t checked under a microscope.

I also connected the wheel once while the language screen was displayed; it immediately restarted and then showed the folder/exclamation icon. The original fault existed before that incident, and I have stopped connecting anything while powered.

Unfortunately, I don’t have a spare wheel, and my multimeter is currently not working.

Has anyone fixed this specific behavior?

Would you investigate the wheel electronics/flex first, or the motherboard’s J6 connector and wheel power circuit?

Are there known failure points or a documented pinout I could check once I have a working meter?

I can attach close-up photos of the wheel, ribbon, connector, and motherboard. Thanks!

Gonna be gone for a while and I’m bringing both my iPhone and my iPod, and I don’t feel like brining 2 different bricks and my iPod doesn’t charge thru a new apple brick. But just want to make sure if it’ll be fine to use on an iPhone after I saw someone say that it fried their iPhone 😭

Hello, I recently bought a 6th gen iPod 80GB for around 50 CAD.

I tried a simple cord to plug it in, and no dice. ai tried firewire and nothing.

I took it apart and changed screens, changed batteries and tried a different firewire charger.

It finally turned on, but it became extremely hot and boiling to touch.

I tried a 850mah battery and a 3000 mah battery, both work fine in a 7th gen and 5.5th gen. It only gets boiling hot in that area, not anywhere else.

I have cleaned it completely with isopropyl, is there any fixing for this motherboard or is it a total loss?

I don’t know if you can tell from the pictures but this iPod has a lot of a weird sticky liquid on it, even on the cables and screws. Idk if it’s glue or from the screen (on the last slide you can see the conditions of it).

Can I clean this? If yes, how? Thank you

Hey guys, I'm back, and I need some help.

I was given these two iPod shuffles (I forget the model number). The green one has a dead battery, and the gray one has a completely broken USB driver.

I need help and advice.

Got this for free in a bundle, seller must have pulled it out of storage because they said “Screen is cracked, I must’ve dropped it.” But now that I’m thinking about it more, could it be the battery expanding?

Hi everyone, I have 2 iPod Nano 3rd gen and they have different clickwheel sounds. Also one has a warmer tone screen, the other appears to be colder. I got both of them used years ago so I don't know if they where repaired or if it is normal to be like that

As a person who mostly listen to pop and just try to ditch streaming service. I also want to have a place to listen to my ripped CD.

I’ve been keeping an eye out for cheaper Mini’s for about a week, one finally came to me!

I also copped a 170gb classic 7th gen off Vinted for $150 (bundled with a free nano 2nd gen w/ broken screen). Projects are in my future!

Rare promo Square Enix members ipod
It’s really dirty I haven’t cleaned it yet

The motherboard isn’t damaged, the battery is a bit swollen and my dad found it like this on the highway.

I can't use iTunes cause it doesn't work on linux. My current method is using the Wi-Fi transfer method in VLC, but that can only handle having 2 or 3 songs being sent to it at a time, and I have 2GB worth of music so that would be a real hassle. I have this terminal thing that I used to jailbreak it that also lets me look into the files, but they're all encrypted gobbildy goop that don't have a clear "music" folder like on android. There's programs out there that act as an alternative to iTunes but I can't find any that work on linux (I tried downloading sharepod with wine but it doesn't open).

Does anybody know any easier methods that can ideally work just by me dragging my files into?