iFixit - Answers With Device "iPod Touch 2nd Generation"

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Where are my pictures stored.

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:03:56 -0700

my son tried to take apart my old iPod to get the photos off of it but he doesn’t know where the component that holds them is. if someone cold tell me it would be awesome.

⟐ Answer accepted February 22, 2026 at 11:03 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: iPod touch is disabled

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:45:33 -0700

My iPod touch is disabled it dosent do anything not even lets me connect to itunes

⟐ Commented August 27, 2025 at 18:45 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Ripped pad off when removing battery, iPod still good?

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:42:48 -0700

So I was trying to desolder the battery terminals and on the very last one, it pulled the pad off the board. Is the board still good? Can I just take the pad off the battery end and reapply it?

I have one that is missing in the middle and the other on the left. I was reading those links and it says something about scraping the green off. Do i scrape the dot off too? Would I just apply solder in the empty spot and tin the down side of the battery connections?

⟐ Commented June 19, 2025 at 13:42 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: iPod won't turn on when plugged in.

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:17:15 -0700

Hello!

My iPod touch 2nd gen was working fine, but when I unplugged it it shut straight off.

Now when it's plugged in, it won't turn on.

I have already tried holding home and power button. That didn't do anything.

Any Suggestions?

⟐ Commented September 27, 2024 at 15:17 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Can a battery be checked with a volt meter?

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:56:17 -0700

Can a battery be checked or tested with a Fluke digital volt/ohm meter? If so what terminals can i check this at the USB connector of an itouch. Would the terminal connectors be the same for all generation?

⟐ Answered November 27, 2023 at 5:56 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: iPod turns on and off while I want it to charge?

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:22:43 -0700

my ipod turns off on me when i use it. when i want to charge it, it just turns on and off and it doesn't charge. i been having that problem for a while now and i got mad c cause i dont know what is wrong with the ipod.

⟐ Commented August 09, 2023 at 23:22 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: when I plug in my headphones I can't hear any sound!

Thu, 04 May 2023 07:12:18 -0700

there is no sound coming from the headphones. i tried different headphones and it still does not work!

⟐ Commented May 04, 2023 at 7:12 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Is this battery still safe? I've damaged it a bit.

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:50:17 -0700

Hello, i damaged the battery of an old ipoda bit while removing it from the case.

I wanted to ask wheter or not this battery is still safe or if i should go the safe route and replace it.

⟐ Answer accepted April 07, 2023 at 23:50 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: why are my apps flashing then going back to the home screen when i tap

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:27:24 -0700

tap apps then flash to game then goes back to the home screen

⟐ Commented February 16, 2023 at 20:27 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Can I repair the Back light or must I replace LCD?

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:17:34 -0700

My IPOD works well but there is no back light thus the screem is very dim. I have adjusted the brightness all the way up still no back light. Can I repair the back light or do I have to replace the LCD?

⟐ Answer accepted January 18, 2023 at 15:17 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Is it difficult to change the front panel assembly?

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:46:51 -0700

ipod touch gen 2: cracked screen. Love this product - hoping fixit gets this part in. How difficult is it to change it? YouTube says "moderate"?

⟐ Answered January 18, 2023 at 13:46 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: I can hear just on one ear

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:38:24 -0700

i tried it with some headphones all working but i can hear just on the right ear the other side just dont work=how can i fix it?

⟐ Commented November 19, 2022 at 13:38 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: How do I unlock an iPod touch?

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:50:45 -0700

I have an ipod touch that is "DISABLED". This has been laying around in the lost and found for months, I've finally decided I'm going to claim it if I can get it to work.

So, I've tried all of the restore commands. It starts connecting and downloading withitunes, however it says it cannot go any further without the passcode. I've searched for firmware, downloaded one and couldn't get it to work.

Does anyone have any ideas? I don't have the original computer that was connected to the ipod either...they didn't leave that laying around...

Thanks for any help you can give

⟐ Answered August 01, 2022 at 0:50 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: How to undisable a disabled iPod?

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 04:15:13 -0700

I forgot my password and disabled it.

⟐ Commented October 01, 2021 at 4:15 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: My iPod unlock bar wont work? when I touch it?

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 06:19:46 -0700

My ipod 2 generation wont work when i try to unlock it. The bar unlock wont work. The screen is perfectly fine and also has brightness not scratches. I am concern my unlock bar wont unlock because when i got off taking a shower i touched my ipod with my wet hands and also my hair was soak in wet and touches the ipod also. Just when i was about to unlock my screen with wet hands it defenetly did not unlock also i have been using my ipod in this bad weather that is raining but when it stop working was when touch it with my wet hands, so i dry the screen and my hands try it mllion time and did not work. color of the screen is perfectly fine and also i can double click and my music shows to play but i cant press play because when i touch it doesnt work. :( pLEASE HELP.

P.S i also dont take it to the Apple store because i dont have guarantee of the ipod and also i dont have money ! :( Please helpp

⟐ Answered September 09, 2021 at 6:19 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: iPod dropped in Toilet, damaged by water, won't turn on

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 01:43:14 -0700

I have an iPod touch 2nd gen 16gb. I accidentally dropped it into the toilet. Don't ask why. It worked for 2 minutes, but then stopped working completely.

I cannot bring it to Apple support because of the water damage indicator.

If anyone could help me in the right direction on how to figure out what's wrong, and how it is fixed.

It happened in late April. I put it into rice and blow dryed it. No dice. I got a new iPod, but I would like to see if I could fix my old one. It looks fine from the outside (maybe not the insides of the ports, I don't have the best eyesight).

Thanks for your help

⟐ Answered July 23, 2021 at 1:43 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: no sound without headphones

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 03:43:53 -0700

when i have my headphones plugged in on my ipod touch 2nd generation i have sound and a volume bar but when i unplug them i get no sound or a volume bar and in my settings it says the speaker is active but still doesn't work and this is the first time this has happened since i have had it, so how can i fix this problem????

⟐ Commented April 23, 2021 at 3:43 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Do I lose my data on the iPod when I change the battery?

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 07:29:59 -0700

Hi,

I want to repair the LCD screen, the glass and the battery of my iPod touch 2G but before I start I got to know if the data (apps, etc.) will be deleted if I put out the old battery and put the new one in because there are some super rare games on this iPod which are not available in the appstore anymore amd I really want to keep them. Hopefully someone knows the answer. Thanks a lot

⟐ Comment deleted December 07, 2020 at 7:29 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Is 2nd. Gen back panel interchangeable with 3rd. Gen?

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 10:27:55 -0700

Hello,

I have a 32 GB 2nd Gen Touch and the insides are basically shot. However, there is engraving on the back panel that I would like to save. Will the 2nd. Gen back panel fit on a 3rd. Gen. I thought since I have to replace all the internal components I might as well update them as much as possible. Would like to use a 64 GB 3rd. Gen if possible. Thank you.

⟐ Commented November 22, 2020 at 10:27 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Fried iPod while working out in the gym

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 05:35:06 -0700

I am a deployed Soldier in the middle east and the heat can reach as high as 110 degrees. I was exercising with my ipod on my arm sleeve in the ac but still sweating a lot and all of a sudden it just stopped working. It doesnt turn on, it doesnt charge. its dead. The plastic on the arm sleeve was foggy and steamy. Do you have any recommendations?

⟐ Commented November 07, 2020 at 5:35 MST