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iPod Touch 5th Generation: How do I reset my iPod touch to its original factor setting?

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 08:43:52 -0700

My iPod is disabled for literally 5,760,000 minutes. I can't reset it because I can't find any information on how to do it. Please help me with this question.

⟐ Commented June 09, 2019 at 8:43 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: iPod Disabled:How do I fix it?

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:44:10 -0700

On my ipod screen it says "iPod is disabled connect to iTunes". What do I do to undisable it?

⟐ Commented April 25, 2019 at 14:44 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Home button is stuck and iPod won't turn on

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:55:49 -0700

The home button to my 5th gen ipod broke about two months ago, and just today the screen went black and wouldn't come back on. I know it was charged, and even if it wasn't, if I plugged it into the power adapter it would have come on, but it didn't. I read that pressing the home button and the power button at the same time usually fixes this probably, but my home button is broken so I cannot do that. is there anything else I can do?

⟐ Answered November 16, 2021 at 7:55 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: How to find an iPod touch without the app

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:43:08 -0700

My Ipod has been stolen when i was in school but i haven't downloaded find my iPod on it since i only had it for 1 and a half weeks. i was wondering if there is anyway to find it? if anyone has any ideas please feel free to say. i will try anything.

⟐ Answered October 28, 2024 at 15:43 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: My iPod Touch wont turn on and the home button is broken?

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 01:31:15 -0700

My Ipod Touch (16GB, no camera) wont turn on! It was fully charged, and I just used it and put it on sleep. I tried to turn it back on again but it wasn't responding. This has happened before, so I tried doing what I did last time, get into into recovery mode by plugging it in and holding down the home button and power button etc etc,

But

My home button has been jammed for several months. It wont click and its physically broken. I had been using assistive touch. I dont know what I can do? Maybe I could take it to an apple store and they will fix the home button so I can get it into recovery mode or is there another way? Please help.

⟐ Commented November 03, 2021 at 1:31 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: How do I get past apple id on used 5th gen touch?

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:53:03 -0700

So i bought a used 5th gen ipod touch and i didnt know you had to have the apple id to access the ipod after i factory reset it. What do i do?

⟐ Answered September 07, 2023 at 22:53 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: How do I unlock icloud password

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:18:17 -0700

how do i unlock 5th generation ipod for unlocking icloud password

⟐ Answered August 17, 2023 at 10:18 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Power charger won't charge for iPod touch 5?

Sun, 03 May 2015 16:36:25 -0700

The end of my charger is wrinkled and won't charge my iPod. It is the new one (the cord one)

⟐ Answer deleted May 03, 2015 at 16:36 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: How do I fix my iPod Touch 5th Gen from water damage?

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:08:36 -0700

So I accidentially dropped my Ipod into the toilet, don't worry the water was clean! It was working for awhile and I set it out in the sun to dry. I was at practice for a couple of hours so I couldn't put it in rice right away. After I came home I put my ipod in rice and put it under a lamp (to get all the water out) but I don't know what else to do. I plugged my ipod in and it won'turn on still. Is it completely water damaged or is there a way I can fix it? I have very important pictures on there that I can't ever get back and it was never stored onto my computer or icloud. Please help.

⟐ Commented December 08, 2017 at 21:08 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: How to Profit from iCloud Locked iPod 5th Gen

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:17:59 -0700

My goal was to fix the cracked screen and sell the device.. turns out it is iCloud locked.. what can I do to make a profit off it now, suggestions?

Thank you

⟐ Commented October 29, 2018 at 19:17 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Speakers arent working how do I repair it?

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 16:28:39 -0700

My ipod touch speakers went out no sound coming from the device, when i do put headphones i can hear sound, what can it be and how do i repair it?

⟐ Answered February 16, 2014 at 16:28 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: iPod Touch 5th Gen won't boot passed the APPLE screen

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 03:03:31 -0700

The battery on my 5th Gen Touch went bad. I replaced it and it seems to be charging and working, but it won't boot passed the Apple screen. Comes for about 90 seconds and then shuts off. Also try to connect it to iTunes to do a restore and iTunes doesn't see it.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

⟐ Commented April 04, 2023 at 3:03 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: iPod will not turn on?

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 19:02:26 -0700

I was using the iPod Touch (16GB, no camera) when it suddenly turned off and would not turn back on. Tried charging it for several hours and no change, it still won't turn on. Could it be the battery needs replacing? Seems the logical place to start but wasn't sure?

⟐ Answered February 15, 2021 at 19:02 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: My iPod 5th gen will not charge

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 07:28:45 -0700

My Ipod will not charge! Yesterday it was charging just fine then later that day it suddenly would not charge. It's not the cable because I tried two different cables including one I just bought a few days ago. I also tried resetting it holding the home and power buttons but that did not work. I also tried using several different sources I tried all three of my wall chargers, I tried my laptop, my computer, my other computer, my ps3, and my ps4 but nothing I try will work! I also tried cleaning the inside of my ipod port thinking that it could just be lint and dirt in there but that didn't work either. Any other advice without me spending money would be very helpful.

Ipod Touch!

⟐ Answered January 19, 2025 at 7:28 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Why is my iPod disabled for over 24 million minutes.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:25:29 -0700

Does anybody know how to unlock my ipod it says its disabled for over 24 million minutes.

⟐ Commented March 22, 2021 at 14:25 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: My Home Button Is Stuck In

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 18:34:52 -0700

One day I pressed down on the home button and it got stuck on the front panel. I have tried to get it out by pushing strongly on the button at different angles and that isnt working. When i took it to the apple store they told me they can replace the device but that would cost one hundred dollars for a swap. Is there some kind of fix for this?

⟐ Commented August 06, 2023 at 18:34 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Repeating songs in music app

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:20:53 -0700

I have been trying to find how to stop each song repeating itself. My iPod touch use to play one different song after another. Now it just repeats each song, unless I manually press the next song. Help! This is no good when exercising as one cannot stop every 3-4 minutes and press the next song.

⟐ Answer edited March 24, 2026 at 9:20 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Modifying storage up to 128 gb?

Fri, 05 May 2017 11:19:54 -0700

Hi, I currently have an iPhone 4S 64 GB and an iPod Classic (160 GB obviously) but I'm about to become an Android user and I don't want to miss all my apps, so I want to buy the new iPod Touch.

The thing here is that my library is way too big for 64 GB, and I know that I have several options like iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive and Box for more storage but wouldn't be easier to have an iPod Touch with 128GB storage?

So forget about my current devices and let me ask this...

Is there a way to modify the capacity of the iPod? I don't care if I have to rip it apart and lose my warranty to carefully install a new 128 GB flash.

⟐ Answered May 05, 2017 at 11:19 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Screen is popping off, is it fixable?

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:36:40 -0700

The top of the iPod screen is popped out. I can see into the iPod. It still works but my camera gets blurrier by the day and the screen is getting less responsive to touch. The only thing holding it in, is the case I have on it. I need someone to fix this for me.

⟐ Answer accepted October 09, 2013 at 21:36 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: iPod Touch 5th Wont Turn On After Screen Repair

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:17:17 -0700

Hi I just replaced my screen on my ipod touch 5th gen and i connect all the ribbon chords and every thing and when i connect one of the ribbons from the screen to the motherboard the motherboard starts to get hot! The screen isnt actually fully on, I wanted to make sure it turned on before I snapped it back in place. Any ideas? When I disconnect the ribbon the temp goes down. Screen is an OEM screen from Apple. I read somewhere, and i have personally have done it, that you can short the battery on the ipod touch 4th and it fixes it but im not sure on the 5th.

⟐ Commented March 18, 2018 at 21:17 MST