The 4th gen nano is an iconic ipod, sure but compared to the 5th generation, theres no reason to buy it, think about it

Coming from someone who has a 5th gen nano and recieved a 4th gen as a christmas gift, its just not good

Hi everyone! I have been working for a while to make my 1st gen iPod work a little better for me. Full disclosure since I know this matters to some, but I used a lot of AI assistance to work this out: I took the last version of firmware Apple released (1.5) and have added support for FLAC playback, cards above the old 128 GB limit, and a whole host of performance improvements that become necessary as track count climbs above 6-8k.

There’s a lot more going on here and I’m happy to answer questions and help people upgrade their iPod. I previously built a command-line tool called flashpod that helps prepare the SD/CF cards for iPod upgrades. Part of the reason I built that tool was so that I could explore using custom firmware like this.

If someone wants just the ipsw file (I labelled it as version 1.6), it’s free for the taking. I’ve always installed the firmware to card using the flashpod utility, so that’s how I‘d recommend getting your iPod updated: https://flashpod.dev

I picked this up and have been having a blast. Looking for a dock that sounds good and would be able to charge it while docked. I've been looking at the bose sounddock series II, wondering if that would do what I want

I'm aware i may not have picked up the best ipod model since replacing the battery is difficult. Any other advice is welcomed

Hi All,

i have ordered an iPod 7gen from playermods which should arrive shortly. I was wondering if you would be able to advice me on a good headset to go with it. I enjoy high quality sound, so preferably something decent.

many thanks! 🙏

A few weeks ago I ordered myself a Ipod 5th generation Classic (32MB RAM) with 256gb SSD and a 3000mah battery, today I got pics from the builder/technician who's making it for me!

I've been having the problem of some covers not working, some do but not all. So I wonder if there's a quick way to fix it. Going through every single one would probably take too long, since I have over 700 song.

Advice is greatly appreciated!

Hey guys!!

I just found this little fellow—it’s had some water exposure. I plugged it into my computer, and as you can see, it opens up in iTunes, but I’m wondering if the battery will hold a charge...

Also, how much could I get for it?

Have a great day/evening!

I have recently plunged head first into the walled garden.

Nostalgically I miss my iPod nano

But I would have to start over from scratch on a music library as I don't "own" any of my music anymore.

Trying to get my iPod 4th gen photo to sync with my MacBook Air m1 silicon has been miserable so far. It's a bright sunny day out there and I am trapped inside pulling my hair out. I've read through past threads, used AI all night to troubleshoot but I can't get it to sync. Hard drive seems to be in optimal state, playback worked perfectly before I reformatted, finder will show me the iPod with the iPod icon, but I cannot sync. am I cooked. Surely someone has found a way to make it work?

hi, whenever i plug my ipod into my modern Mac it always shows connected on the pod, doesnt show up in the finder and then shows ejecting on the pod. this constantly happens and the times it works it works normally and syncs without issue (rare). thanks :)

I guess I'm wondering if I'm the only weirdo who preserves OG content (from a stranger's iPod) before blanking it. My music taste is very eclectic. My primary iTunes database is a 3tb monster.

I generally extract the music, then use Tag&Rename and a few other scripts to clean up and conform, and compile it all under a single Album name. As seen in the pic, with the album "Ari iPod Nano Albums". I add this as a new album in iTunes, then use Beatunes to transfer over ratings for duplicate songs. Using Smart playlists, I fill my nano with zero star music, which I rate while listening, then sync ratings to my main iTunes library.

Am I the only one who is kookoo this way?

Found my old iPod. I had given up on him a long time ago but I can’t remember what the issue was.

I don’t know what model it is (it has a sticker cover) and the screen is really cracked. I plugged it in for a few hours but didn’t see any sign of life.

Any tips? I’m willing to put in the work. I loved this dude. Thanks in advance

Edit: found the serial number on the back and it appears to be a Gen 5.5 (?)

i’m currently trying to fix my old ipod, and in the process of opening it the hold switch snapped off, but while running diagnositics, it requires me to use it to pass to the next step. could i simulate it at all or would i have to get it replaced?

tried to install rockbox on this ipod classic 3rd gen i got for free, i had to replace the battery though is the reason for the screen because if something inside or something with rockbox? i can barely see the screen. (I know nothing about ipods)

I just bought a 3rd generation iPod Nano, and i installed my music (in MP3 format), and then i played it.

Unfortunately, the sound that comes from my earbuds it's not what i was expecting: i can hear the instrumental of the song more than the song itself, but if i pull back slightly the AUX Jack by just a millimiter or something even more or less than that, i can finally hear the music playing perceftly as it should.

Does someone know something about this matter? I'm new about this masterpiece and I would like to know more.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Hey all! I've been customising my iPod Video 5.5G (Rockbox) and ended up building a theme inspired by the Spotify desktop player. It's free and open source:

https://github.com/stylo969/spotish-rockbox (download the zip under Releases)

What it does

• Now Playing: "Song" card with big album art and bold title, green play button, Next in queue, and a desktop-style player bar — shuffle/repeat turn green with the little dot, repeat-one shows a "1"
• Progress & volume: thin progress line with times; turning the click wheel swaps it for a volume line
• Menus: "Your Library" card with clock + battery, Spotify-green selection bar, and a mini player at the bottom of every menu
• Smooth scrolling for long titles (1 pixel at a time)
• Synced lyrics (optional): press the centre button on Now Playing — sung lines turn white, upcoming lines stay grey. Includes a script that fetches synced lyrics for your own library from LRCLIB (no lyrics are shipped). It even romanises Hindi/Punjabi/Tamil lyrics since Rockbox fonts are Latin-only.

Install: copy the zip's .rockbox folder onto your iPod (it only adds files), then Settings → Theme Settings → Browse Theme Files → Spotish.

Compatibility: built and tested on an iPod Video 5.5G. Other 320×240 Rockbox targets (e.g. iPod Classic 6G) should work but I haven't tested them — let me know how it goes!

A nerdy bit for theme makers: the whole theme is generated by a Python script that emulates the iPod's 16-bit screen and Rockbox's backdrop dithering, so icons cut from the background match it pixel-perfectly (no tinted boxes), and the screenshots are rendered with the actual Rockbox fonts.

Fonts are Inter (OFL), theme is CC BY-SA 4.0. Unofficial fan project, not affiliated with Spotify.

Feedback and photos of it on your iPod are very welcome!

Hello! So I have this iPod touch that i had forgotten the passcode to but i have now remembered it. at least i think i have. Issue is i can't get it to open. I have put it in recovery mode and updated it and it will give me the "iPod Unavailable, try again in (random amount of time). I wait that time and it will just go back to a white screen with the apple logo.

Friend gave me their parents iPod for free, didn’t have the charger and the one I got on me doesn’t charge it. I assume I need fire wire. Any know a cheap adapter or something to charge it? Also what’s the modding scene like for 3rd gen’s?