If I buy any iPhone can it still work as an iPod touch without the phone carrier? Will it work normal?
So what if I bought an iPhone 4 or 5 off craigslist because it was cheaper than a 5th generation iPod. Would it still work as an iPod without a phone carrier?
You will need to have a SIM in the phone to activate it. If it's still locked to a carrier, it will need to be a SIM from that carrier. This would need to be done if/when you update the software.
Make sure the phone is no longer attached to the previous owner's iCloud account. You can check that here: https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/
~Lyssa
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How do I make my old iphone work like an ipod touch without the sim card?
I upgraded to a 3G iPhone and love it. I want to be able to use my old iPhone like an iPod touch, but when I ran a sync it wouldn't let me do anything without a sim card and now it's useless and empty. Is there a way to bypass the activation and get it to sync to allow me to use the wireless functions and standard iPod functions? Thanks in advance for any help. I am new to these forums, so if this question has been asked and answered previously please just let me know.
There's ways to activate your phone to use it like an ipod, not available thru apple. It's really easy to do, if all you want to do is activate it without a SIM. Try googling for it.. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to post a link or anything or if that's against the rules because it's not supported by apple... PM me if you want I guess and I can help or answer other questions.
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TS4006 is their still away to locate my lost ipod touch without the app find my ipod being on it
is their still away to locate my lost ipod touch without the app find my ipod being on it
The Find My iPhone APP has nothing to do with setting up the service on you ipod. It's used to find other los devices.
You needed to turn on Find My iPhone service in Settings>iCloud (near bottom of page). Without that you cannot locate the device. -
Can I have more than one ipod touch on the same account, or must they each have their own ID.
If you use the same account see the following to separate Messages and FaceTime between the two iPod see:
MacMost Now 653: Setting Up Multiple iOS Devices For Messages and FaceTime -
HT204053 Can i find my ipod touch without the app?
Can I find my ipod touch without the app?
If you set up iCloud and enabled Find My iPod on your device, you can track in on icoud.com from a computer. See http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mmfc0f2442.
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i have lost my iphone can i still get all my itunes on the computer so i can re download them on my new iphone??
See Here > Download Past Purchases
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I can not pull any file from mediathek to playlist since iTunes 10.5 . I get an forbidden sign in black. I see my ipod on itunes but can not pull (iOS 5.0) (ipod touch). And I can not synchronise...
On other PC all is working.Tried to turn Avast off but the problem still there.
I created a Playlist to my iphone using the musics already on it and the next try i could add new files to this playlist (and to the iphone) but if I try to add it the way I used to do (directly to the iphone) I still get the prohibited symbol.
This is ok, since I can use it the way I want (so far, i didn´t try yet to add other files like PDF or CBR files) and find a way to add the files i want, but I cannot help to think how wierd this is...
I just don´t like the way apple choosed to make possible transfer files to my device. I really like my iphone but my friends with Nokia and Android have an easier life on that matter... -
need help
Hi there,
I'm not sure how to find your UDID without your phone, but you can find your serial number on the iPhone's packaging and potentially the invoice of your iPhone purchase. You may also find the number by reaching out to Apple or the retailer you purchased the phone from. You may need to go in person and show your payment method and ID. -
I bought this at best buy so should i go to the apple store to see if some techs should fix this or try to get a new one from best buy i bought this around the begining of april and please NO FIX IT YOURSELVES!! i am a clumsy 14 year old also, would having the headset plugged in and wrapping the wire around the ipod be bad for it because i think this could have been the cause thank you and any help would be greatly apreciated
It was not in a pouch i just simply wrap it around the ipod, thankfully my mom and i will be going to apple tommorow. I'm seriously never going to go to best buy ever again, i don't trust them because ive bought a faulty ipod nano from them so i'm going to try to avoid this store thanks lllaaass
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My ipod recenly froze with the last update. bestbuy gave me a replacement. the new one will not connect to the computer or itunes. i followed all the instructions and - nothing. It's frustrating enough as i lost all my notes and work, but now I can't connect to sync with itunes. i don't get it. i'm not a supertech so i don't know what to do. help!!!!!!
Thanks, Bob! You are correct. And, we learned this as we spoke with APPLE TECH SUPPORT by phone on Christmas day (800-APL-CARE). One of their reps spent the time to help us troubleshoot this, but the boiled down conclusion is your answer, and to repeat for the benefit of others, here is what worked:
1. With our Belkin router set to "out-of-the-box" WEP 64 bit security, we could not get wireless access of any kind. Only with the Security Mode set to DISABLED, could we gain access.
2. Changing the router's security mode setting to "WPA/WPA-2...." and entering a new min. 8 char passphrase, and then entering that same passphrase into the IPOD Touch, and restarting the router, did the trick!
Based on this, and some info found in another posting, I can only conclude that the IPODs and IPHONES do not support WEP security mode in many generic routers used by thousands of consumers. Hopefully, those same consumers can figure out how to change their wireless router setttings to WPA/WPA-2 security mode and ALSO get all their other wireless devices (PCs, laptops, WII boxes, ROKU boxes) all reconfigured to WPA mode, too.
I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT APPLE NEEDS TO ADDRESS WITH WEP COMPATIBILITY and it may also be the case that MOST CONSUMERS ARE USING WEP 64 BIT security on their home wireless routers?
In any case, it's working now, so anyone who is having problems should try changing to WPA mode and post back here if it worked for them! -
I have a laptop and the hard drive had to be replaced because it WILL NOT work (This broken hard drive will be refered to as "HD1" from now on). So I had no choice but to have HD1 replaced with a better hard drive (the new one will be refered to as "HD2" from now on). I had HD1 for about 5 years, but what is stuck on HD1 is my itunes library will all of my music, like I said before HD1 will not work so I cannot retrieve any of my itunes data, or any data to be exact. But also, my data that was synced in HD1's itunes library is also on my ipod touch, which is still functional for the time being. HD2 has been installed and working perfectly and I installed itunes on it as well. If I synced my ipod touch to HD2's itunes library, all of my music on the ipod touch will get deleted. What I'm trying to do is have all of my music on my ipod touch transfered to HD2's itunes library without having anything deleted.
Key things to remember:
-"HD1" is my broken hard drive
-"HD2" is my new and awesome hard drive
-I can't access HD1 at all because it doesn't work
-I have an ipod touch with all of HD1's music on it
-HD2 has an empty itunes library on it
-I need a way to transfer all the data on my ipod touch to HD2's itunes library without having anything deleted
Is there someone, anyone who can help me out with this?I think so when you sign in your itunes library with your apple id which you were using on HD1 the data will be transfered or simply use icloud.
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My son can't remember his passcode for his iPod touch and for some reason every time I try to restore it, the software gets updated and it starts processing it then it says there was an error and to try again later. Later, it still does and says the same thing. Is there any other way to unlock it without the passcode?
The only way to clear off the passcode is to restore the device. You could always try the restore process on another computer that has iTunes just to get the iPod working again, then you could plug it back into your comptuer to sync all of his content back on the iPod.
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How can i Reset my ipod touch without the home-button
My ipod Touch resseting all the Time with out showing the home display. An other problem is, that my guarantee is over and my home-button is not working. So what should i do? Buy a new one or is there a chance to reset my ipod without home-button?
Please Help me. Thanks in advance.
Dom- Try placing the iPod in recovery mode:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
- This program may get it in recovery mode:
RecBoot iPod-1.0.2-Mac-Jaxov.zip - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage
- DFU mode may work:
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings -
Is there any way to fix cameras in 4th generation iPod touches without going to Apple?
I just took my iPod touch's screen to get fixed by a third party because going to Apple would have been more expensive and would have taken longer; however, after getting the iPod back, I realized that neither the front nor back cameras work. I can apparently get the front one to work on FaceTime (I think?) and sometimes on SnapChat, but the back one is a lost cause in any app or any time I open the Camera option. Are there any sort of diagnostic tests or something that I can run to fix it? I have an appointment later this week with Apple but I would love to not have to pay more than I already have to fix this problem. Please help as soon as possible!!
QuinnI d not know of any troubleshooting.
What does the person who replaced the screen say? Could be a lost connection or broken ribbon cable.
iPod Touch Repair – iFixit
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How can unlock my iPod touch without the code?
I have a code to unlock the iPod, but i didn´t use it in a while and I forgot the code, how can I unlock the iPod?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
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