iFixit - Answers With Device "iPod Touch 5th Generation"

iPod Touch 5th Generation: How do you disable WiFi on an iPod Touch 5th Generation?

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:53:56 -0700

I'm getting my kids IPod Touch 5's for Christmas, but want to disable (for the time being) all WiFi. Is this process similar to the process you have outlined for the Generation 4 model?

Thanks a bunch!

⟐ Commented February 07, 2026 at 6:53 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: How to migrate the "iPod loop" to a new casing

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:34:23 -0700

I recently bought a new casing for my iPod touch 5 and it doesn't come with that little "iPod loop". I can't figure out how to separate it from the old casing, and fixit doesn't seem to have a guide for this. Can anyone tell me how to take it off?

Edit: This thing right here. I've tried everything I can, but I just can't figure out how to remove it.

⟐ Answer edited October 16, 2025 at 5:34 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Need assistance with this fossil

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:43:34 -0700

I’ve had this thing for over a decade now, in pieces originally due to the battery going bad and tried to repair it when I was a kid but ultimately made it worse. I was wondering if there was any way to salvage the data on it if that’s possible?

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Connecting New iPod Touch Screen and Digitizer to motherboard

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:23:21 -0700

I followed the steps in the IFIXIT guide to disconnect and remove the broken LCD screen on my 5th edition iPod touch. Now, I can't figure out how to attach the new screen and digitizer cables to the motherboard. Is there a guide that shows how to do this?

⟐ Answered March 13, 2025 at 1:23 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: 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: Can an iPod touch 6th gen battery be used in a 5th gen?

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:50:06 -0700

Curious as to if a 6th generation iPod touch battery will work in a 5th generation iPod touch. I know the 5th won't work in a 6th because the 5th is taller. A 6th will fit in a 5th, but I don't know if it will work. My guess is that it will, but I'd like a for sure answer before soldering it in.

⟐ Commented November 16, 2023 at 10:50 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: 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: My screen has lines halfway on it after battery replacement

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 07:39:31 -0700

after battery replacement there are lines on 1/2 the screen.

⟐ Answer edited July 16, 2023 at 7:39 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Forgot the apple id, password, and related email. How to reset iPod?

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 20:29:58 -0700

My 7yr old niece got an ipod for her birthday last year. She somehow created an icloud account but then completely forgot it, the password and the email address she associated the account with. I’ve been trying to look for the receipt but so far I haven’t been able to find it. I called apple support and they advised that the only only ways to reset the icloud account is by either providing them with the icloud account address or proof of purchase.

Is there any way to remove the existing icloud account when the icloud information isn’t known? I’ve tried restoring the ipod with itunes but the previous account comes back up and asks for the password.

⟐ Answer accepted July 06, 2023 at 20:29 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Why does my iPod say the battery is dead?

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:41:35 -0700

I replaced the battery in my iPod touch. Before reassembling it, I made sure it turned on and everything was fine. When I reassemble it, there is no power and it says the battery is dead.

Every time I tear it down it powers on, as soon as I put the security plate on, it shuts off and says dead battery

⟐ Answer accepted April 07, 2023 at 15:41 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: Can't unlock the screen

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:33:02 -0700

How do I ulock my screen

⟐ Edited March 12, 2023 at 13:33 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: Can I move my disabled iPod's logic board to a new iPod

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:51:06 -0700

So i have an old ipod touch gen 5 that ive had disabled for roughly 2 or 3 years because i forgot the password and since im not smart i kept trying till it was disabled. I dont think ive done a backup on it so i dont wanna use itunes to unlock it as id lose all the data that im trying to recover in the first place. So i was wondering, since my sister also has a gen 5, could i get somebody to take out the board on my ipod and put it in hers? If so, would the ipod still be disabled or would i be able to enter it again? All i want are my files cause they have serious emotional value to me. So in the case it works id just move all the files from the ipod into my computer and call it a day, thanks a lot in advance :D

⟐ Commented August 28, 2022 at 13:51 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: iPod Not powering on

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:42:35 -0700

So I’ve got an iPod Touch 5th generation it needs to be on charge to work . But it’s stuck in a endless boot loop. When it is connected to a wall out let I am able to put it in recovery mode but when I connect it to my laptop it doesn’t even go on. I have 2 laptops one is on Windows 10 and the other is on Windows 11 but it doesn’t go on on either.

⟐ Commented August 22, 2022 at 23:42 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: I cant activate my iPod

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 07:58:41 -0700

I reset my ipod and i have forgotten my apple id log ins so i cant activate the ipod

⟐ Answered August 13, 2022 at 7:58 MST

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Why does my iPod Touch get hot on the charger?

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:48:34 -0700

When I plug in my device, the back always gets worryingly hot. Is this normal?

⟐ Commented April 07, 2022 at 5:48 MST