IPod touch 5th Gen keeps freezing

Yesterday I was using my iPod and it suddenly wouldn't turn on. My Home button has been broken for at least 6 months, so I use the Sleep/Power button to turn the screen off and on. Suddenly it wasn't responding. Luckily, the iPod was almost dead so I let it die and that reset it. Today, it has done it again. I don't know where this is coming form but I use my iPod for most of my daily life, being on the movie most of my day and having to answer emails on the fly. I do not know what to do to fix this. I can't do a hard reset because of the lack of Home button. This has happened once before, months ago. Is it an iOS issue? Or is it something else? I can't afford to replace my iPod right now but it's well past the expiration date for the warranty. Thank you!

If you restored to factory settings/new iPod via iTunes and still the problem that indicates a hardware problem besides the Home button. Repair or replacement is required.
If necessary
Turn on without Home/Power Button

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First let's find out whether the prob is with with the iOS or with the hardware itself.
Try a simple restart (Hold Power+Home for 10 secs till the logo appears)
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Hi,
I've had a new iPod touch 5th gen for about two weeks now.
I also have a laptop that runs Win7, that has had no problems whatsoever until now, and that has no problems when the iPod isn't plugged in.
Here's what happens:
I plug in the iPod Touch to update files and recharge the battery
All goes well, iTunes sees iPod, battery's charging
Lalala
Bam! Some 15-30min later:
Laptop freezes over.
I have had to manually shut down the laptop more than a dozen times in a couple weeks now.
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I love my laptop. I NEED my laptop. I otherwise love the iPod too
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If yo mean the iPod freeze and does some things when charging. other users have experienced that problem. However. I have not seen a reply concerning the resolution.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
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Try to set it up as new device, explained in this article:
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Try:
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- Reset all settings
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- Restore from backup. See:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
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CAUTION
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Periodically double click the home button and close all the apps in the recently used dock. Then power off and then back on the iPod. This frees up memory.
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- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup. See:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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Try another adopter, a genuine Apple one
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- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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Any ideas? Suggestions?
Thanks for the help in advance.

Maybe:
"Waiting for changes to be applied": Apple Support Communities
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(And yes I have disabled auto sync to device when conncected!)
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Thanks:)
Chris

Backing up an iOS device will copy some data to a backup file within iTunes, but this excludes all media. You can also transfer iTunes Store purchases from the iDevice to iTunes but, without using a third-party tool, nothing else. As long as you do not sync the iPod with your new library, the media that's on it will remain ... for as long as it keeps functioning, is not lost, stolen, eaten by the dog, ...
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Try the following to rule out a software problem:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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- Reset network settings: Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network Settings. You will have to rejoins wifi networks as well as repair the headphones.
- Restore from backup. See:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
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