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iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Screen cracked, and now black spots appearing

Tue, 10 Dec 2019 06:54:35 -0700

The device has a thin crack, no problems with how it works. After it was left in hot car, a black dot appeared on screen, and now it is growing in size, obscuring an app icon.

⟐ Commented December 10, 2019 at 6:54 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: My ipod is locked and I forgot the password

Wed, 27 May 2020 05:32:53 -0700

I need help unlocking my ipod touch

⟐ Commented May 27, 2020 at 5:32 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: 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: when I turn music onto shuffle songs same song keeps repeating

Sat, 24 Aug 2019 07:18:47 -0700

How do i stop same song being repeated when i shuffle songs on my ipod - only the first song plays over and over

⟐ Answer edited August 24, 2019 at 7:18 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 do I remove the password from my iPod Touch 2nd Generation?

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:20:27 -0700

My son put a password on my iPod Touch 2nd Generation 16G. I can't remove it. My PC & iTunes won't recognize my iPod, and I can't update or reset it. The iPod won't start up—it only displays the Apple Logo.

Appreciate any help.

THX

Dean

⟐ Answered October 09, 2018 at 18:20 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: Water Damage + Cracked Screen

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:17:17 -0700

I managed to score an ipod at a theme park for $2 ($1 for two attempts). I dropped it and cracked the top of the screen, but it worked just fine. That is, until I was ironing and listening to it at the same time. I got water on it and in the crack. I put it in rice and it seemed to work. Eventually, the screen became unresponsive and now it will not even turn on. What could be the problem, and how can I solve it? I don't want to have to take it apart unless i absolutely have to.

⟐ Commented August 02, 2019 at 8:17 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: iPod is disabled connect to itunes

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:16:56 -0700

someone tried to use my ipod and I had it locked, and now it's disabled and says to connect to iTunes

⟐ Commented January 22, 2016 at 17:16 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: How to fix my iPod touch headphone jack?

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:56:42 -0700

When I plug my headphones in my iPod I can only hear on the right side only. Is there something wrong with my iPod touch? I bought new headphones and it's still doing the same thing.

⟐ Commented October 04, 2019 at 13:56 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: 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: iPod touch working completely, but screen is WHITE! why?

Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:12:20 -0700

Hello.

I've been having this problem for some time now and I've searched everywhere for a solution.

The functionality of my iPod Touch is fully enabled, it's just that I can't see anything. whenever I turn it on, all I see is white.

I can press the screen and it will respond (slide to unlock for example, I can hear it unlocking), it will sync, shut down, whatnot, I just can't see anything.

The screen even shows different intensities of light when needed (when booting up the iPod for example, the white screen is much less bright).

Another thing I've noticed is that the bottom left side of the iPod is warming up whenever the white screen turns on.

I've tried restoring, going into DFU mode, nothing.

It's most likely a Hardware Problem, but I just don't know what exactly.

Can anyone help me out?

UPDATE:

A funny thing happened today. I plugged the iPod into my MacBook Pro today to see maybe a firmware upgrade would solve the issue. I upgraded the firmware but no cigar.

After that I left the iPod connected to my Mac for afew hours.

When I came back and turned it on, the screen WORKED!

As soon as I plugged my iPod out, counted around 5 seconds, the screen went white again just like before.

I think it has something to do with my battery being full?

⟐ Answered April 26, 2020 at 12:12 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: screen not responding when I touch it

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:11:52 -0700

I just replace my Itouch 2nd gen screen with a new glass and bezel. i put it all back together and the button works but it won't respond to my fingers on the screen. Could the ribbon cable have moved and it's not making a good connection?

⟐ Answer deleted March 09, 2012 at 18:11 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Yet another wet iPod touch

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 07:54:38 -0700

My 2nd gen went through the wash. Amazingly, a week in rice and it powered up. The problem I now have is that the touch exhibits erratic battery level and when it goes to sleep, the clock/date resets back to 1969. My first thought is bad battery, but a second opinion is welcome. I opened up the pod and there is a tiny bit of corrosion on some of the screw heads but nowhere else that i can find. Will a bad logic board (charging circuit?) present similar symptoms?

Additional detail: at first, the pod would run for a little while unplugged, now it shuts off immediately after being unplugged, even if the battery indicator reads full. also, sometimes the pod will go through a few aborted reboots when i plug in (many flashes of the apple over and over).

Will a new battery get me there, or does this look like more extensive damage?

⟐ Answer deleted April 01, 2014 at 7:54 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Charging Port Is Broken!

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:41:18 -0700

So on the bottom of any ipod (im pretty sure)there is what you would call a charging port.Thats basically where the usb cable goes. And well mine is kinda broken. Some of the little prongs(i guess you would call it)are either broken or bent. Due to that, my ipod cant be charged or updated and anything that includes the usb cable. Please help i dont know how to fix it! thanks

⟐ Commented March 28, 2019 at 4:41 MST

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Password disabled

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:48:02 -0700

I put in a password and i forgot it,so i kept on trying different things it keept on saying wait 5 min,10min ,15min,and then it went to 20min finally a red screen popped up and said your ipod is disabled please connect to itunes. I have no idea what to do,what do i do?

⟐ Answered June 12, 2020 at 11:48 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: 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