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iPods

VaBelle35 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 16:53:04 GMT

So I apparently missed the memo that Apple is no longer making iPods (nano, shuffle, mini, whatever).

The only option is the touch?

I still have a working shuffle and nano. I assume at some point these will no longer function with itunes.

I don't have an iPhone, I have an Android phone. I need to figure out how to get my podcasts onto the phone or stream them from the phone in the car.

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Re: iPods

Tribesters — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 17:08:26 GMT

I bought an extra nano a while back on eBay. I love my iPod Nano way better than my iPod Touch. The smaller size is great for exercising or walking. So now I have a backup in case my original one ever fails. I’ve had it for years & would be lost without it.

Re: iPods

VaBelle35 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 17:59:22 GMT

@Tribesters I love both of my iPods, too. My shuffle is so great for the gym.

I haven't updated iTunes since 12.1 I think. I had a devil of a time with the last update, so I stopped updating it.

I assume at some point iTunes won't work on these. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

Re: iPods

Tribesters — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:23:32 GMT

@VaBelle35

I haven’t updated mine in a long time. I have so many of my all-time favorite songs & videos on them. I’m sure they will stop the updates so I should probably sync it & get some more songs before it’s too late.

Re: iPods

VaBelle35 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:46:57 GMT

@Tribesters I have all of mine backed up on my click free.

Sometimes I wake up and open iTunes and my library has just vanished. Luckily google helped me find it again.

It's happened 2-3 times since then, so I back up my library every month. I don't buy a lot of music, so once a month works for me.

Re: iPods

Mz iMac — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 00:12:51 GMT

I still have & use my iPod Nano w/video 5th Generation. Before the artic air hit, I figured out how to sync it to my new car.

As long as iTunes is in existance, you will be able to use your iPods no matter how old they are.

Also, just because Apple stopped making iPods, you can still purchase them from Apple "resellers" online & off as well as Apple's own refurbished website.

FWIW, I am still using iTunes v12.6.1. It came w/my free iMac back in July. I didn't take it out the box till November.

Re: iPods

kcladyz — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 04:37:18 GMT

I have the ipod nano. The biggest wate of money. In less than a year it stopped working.

Re: iPods

Mz iMac — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 20:14:48 GMT

@kcladyz wrote:
In less than a year it stopped working.

@kcladyz

Which version????

You were/are still under warranty. Did you ever get it fixed for free and/or asked for a replacement?

Mine is still going strong after 9 yrs of constant use.

Re: iPods

Lilysmom — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 21:59:49 GMT

@Mz iMac Et al, I have an 8g nano and a 32g iPod touch 4th Gen. use them all the time! More than my phone. LM

Re: iPods

VaBelle35 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:33:43 GMT

I bought both my iPods from Apple refurbished. Never had a problem with them other than the cord needed to be replaced on one of them.

Re: iPods

Reever — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:48:32 GMT

IPods have gone the way of cassette tapes and CD players. I'm sure Apple's economists declared them to be a money loser hence they were discontinued.

Re: iPods

PamelaSue72 — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 12:59:55 GMT

I have a nasty habit of washing my iPods. After I washed my third one and then heard they were going to be discontinued, I bought two. Using one now for when I'm walking and I've put the second one away to keep until it's needed. I also plug it into the home stereo and listen to my iPod instead of CDs or the radio while doing housework or cooking.

But they're really small and I forget that I have my iPod in my shorts when I'm on the treadmill. And then on laundry day, there it goes. The last time I not only washed my iPod, but also my ear buds; the ear buds were OK; the iPod was not. (Sticking the poor thing in a bowl of rice has never, ever worked for me.)

*Knock on wood* My current iPod has lasted me now for more than a year.

Re: iPods

violann — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 13:58:13 GMT

@PamelaSue72 wrote:
I have a nasty habit of washing my iPods. After I washed my third one and then heard they were going to be discontinued, I bought two. Using one now for when I'm walking and I've put the second one away to keep until it's needed. I also plug it into the home stereo and listen to my iPod instead of CDs or the radio while doing housework or cooking.

But they're really small and I forget that I have my iPod in my shorts when I'm on the treadmill. And then on laundry day, there it goes. The last time I not only washed my iPod, but also my ear buds; the ear buds were OK; the iPod was not. (Sticking the poor thing in a bowl of rice has never, ever worked for me.)

*Knock on wood* My current iPod has lasted me now for more than a year.

I got a VERY EARLY Timex battery powered Watch as a gift about 40 years ago, loved it and washed it in a pair of jeans, and found the remains in the dryer filter. Not pretty. Some of the FitBit Smart Watches and the Apple Watch can provide walking and exercise music, but you can get 6 or 7 iPods for the price (if you can find them).

Re: iPods

PamelaSue72 — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 13:40:17 GMT

@violann wrote:
I got a VERY EARLY Timex battery powered Watch as a gift about 40 years ago, loved it and washed it in a pair of jeans, and found the remains in the dryer filter. Not pretty. Some of the FitBit Smart Watches and the Apple Watch can provide walking and exercise music, but you can get 6 or 7 iPods for the price (if you can find them).

I have a FitBit Blaze and can sync music from my phone to the Blaze, but haven't done so because I really like my iPod. I'm not sure, but I think I need my phone with me, along with the Blaze to be able to play music from the Blaze. I have no music on my phone; again there was no need because I always now have an extra iPod on hand for "laundry" days. My phone is a very old Droid Turbo....I'm going to upgrade to the Apple X later on this spring and maybe I'll put music on that phone. (My DH has an Apple X and he lovesit.) But for now, I'll just keep using the iPod and praying that I don't wash it! I also play the iPod in the car rather than listening to radio as well as I connect it to the house stereo system; I'd be lost with my little iPod.