⟐ Answer edited February 11, 2019 at 5:57 MST

UPDATE: So, I let the iPod fully drain again and then plugged it into the computer and iTunes. It saw it as an iPod again and said it was in recovery mode and I was able to tell it to restore it. It went through the entire process, and as the iPod was restarting, it again called it an iPhone in recovery mode. Now I can no longer see the apps and the homepage on the computer but rather it shows the symbols to plug it into iTunes to set it up - but again, says it is in recovery mode but will not restore it.

PLEASE HELP.

Ultimately, when the ipod touch is completely dead, it will work if connected to wall charger while it is charging. But when it is has a charge it will no longer work - whether or not it is plugged in.

Someone please help! :)

⟐ Commented March 03, 2018 at 12:13 MST

⟐ Answer edited February 21, 2023 at 6:05 MST

⟐ Commented February 11, 2019 at 6:07 MST

⟐ Answered August 27, 2019 at 7:55 MST

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⟐ Commented January 19, 2020 at 12:31 MST

One day I was taking a shower & folding up my pants (don't ask why, I just was). While doing so, I forgot that the iPod was in my pocket and it quickly fell from my pocket into the toilet bowel which was left opened for it to be welcomed easily into... Sadly, even more so, the iPod was turned on and was kept on for a few seconds after the incident. After retrieving it, I promptly turned off the device, shoved it into a bag of rice, & locked it away within the confides of my closet in hopes that it would once again come alive.

About two weeks later, I turned on the device to try it out. Aside from noticing a loss of battery life (the iPod barely holds one days worth of charge now), the backlight to the iPod stopped working completely. I can see my iPod screen under bright light - the 'slide to unlock' text, the apps, everything is visible with a bright light in the background. But nothing can be seen in a dark room because there is no backlight anymore. To my dismay, I set out on a search to redeem this fallen ally of mine.

I found this place (more so, my fiancee found ifixit.com & shared it with me), and so my conquest to fixing my iPod had been resolved (or so I thought)! I replaced my LCD screen perfectly through the help of your tutorial & then restarted my iPod! But nothing changed... The backlight still remained broken & it was like I hadn't even done anything...

So my question is: Is it possible to redeem this broken iPod without throwing away more money than it's worth? Or would it be more financially appropriate to buy a brand new iPod 3rd Generation? If it's going to cost the same, why not go all out, ei?

Whatever your suggestions or advice, thank you for taking the time to answer my question! Good day to you all!

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⟐ Answer deleted July 02, 2019 at 0:50 MST

⟐ Answered January 08, 2017 at 9:10 MST

⟐ Answer deleted February 15, 2012 at 11:18 MST

⟐ Answered September 21, 2010 at 11:31 MST

⟐ Answer accepted December 08, 2013 at 4:43 MST

I am reasonably sure that the jailbreaking is not the cause off the issues, because even though I have made many modifications to the file system, and other aspects of the firmware, I have gone through both an iTunes restore and a DFU restore, which fully erases the file system, and the problem still persists.

I do not want to trade my iPod in to Apple because if they give me a new unit I will not be able to jailbreak until a new exploit is released. So I am now wondering if I need a new LCD/Digitizer, or if there is some trick I can use on my own to solve the problems.

Thank you for your time.

- A worried iPod touch user

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⟐ Commented December 11, 2017 at 8:34 MST

thanks

⟐ Answer edited March 05, 2013 at 22:18 MST

⟐ Commented August 06, 2011 at 22:10 MST

⟐ Answered September 27, 2012 at 10:52 MST

I recently replaced the touchscreen & digitizer on my iPod, but now the touch screen doesn't respond.

The iPod itself is working fine ,but it will not respond to touch...

Help here would really be appreciated.

⟐ Answer edited May 31, 2015 at 19:45 MST