Fathers iPod 4th gen unexpectedly shut off and wont charge...
My father a few minutes ago encountered a problem were he was watching a movie and his iPod shut and turned black after it has been charging for about two hours on his computer. I now won't charge nor turn on after I prees the on/home button for a restart. What should we do? Also we purchased this during Christmas.
I read up on some warranty info apple provides, and they warrant that batteries are not replaceable for free unless it's a factory flaw. They get you with the 90-day warranty that doesn't help at all because they always find some way to make it your fault. So, I'm guessing to just bring it back to an Apple store or the place of purchase. For my father it's Best Buy. I'm really surprised this has happened to my fathers iPod. I have an iPhone and I haven't had any problems at all.
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