My touch won't do anything, tried troubleshooting, won't charge, it's just a piece of shiney metal.

I've tried all of the trouble shooting suggestions, it does nothing. It won't even take a charge. It is not recognized by itunes. Got any suggestions ?

- After charging it for at least an hour try placing the iPod in recovery mode and then restore it if iTunes sees it. For recoverymode see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
- Next try placing the iPod in DFU mode and they try restoring it:
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- Sometimes this program works to place the iPod in recovery mode:
RecBoot: Easy Way to Put iPhone into Recovery Mode | Jaxov

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Hi, folks:
Suddenly, my 4th generation iPod Touch won't charge. I don't mean it won't hold a charge; I mean it WON'T charge. There's no (peep!) when I attach it to a Mac, a Windows box, or to the wall. I've tried not only at my place but at my doctor's office, too, on his computer. Rats.
It fell three feet onto a concrete floor a week before this happened, so I'm unsure of cause/effect there. However, chances are most excellent that I touched it while filled with static electicity (my bed is exceedingly staticky). Maybe I touched the charging port? I have no idea, but I kinda sorta have a memory of having gotten a shock while touching my pod and wondering whether that was bad.
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Oh, how I hope someone can tell me that this has happened to him, and an Apple Genius merely did something magical and handed it back intact and amazing again so Ican cry happy tears. It's been four days and I'm just sick without it (and having to look at this gigantic Mac, with its large and beautiful text in many windows, means I can't RECLINE! WAAAAH!).
Thanks for any soothing words you have, and if you have sad ones, well, I'll vag up and read them, as I've prepared for the worst anyway (sob!). Just please deliver them gently.
I appreciate it!

Wow, Kevin; that's a tantalizing theory! I don't like it (I *never* like to think about logic board damage for any piece of hardware), but it's tantalizing, as it would explain my pod seemingly charging out of thin air, and it'd also explain why my pod doesn't just DIE altogether from a dead battery.
I feel like an idiot: I have iTunes set to never sync automatically with my pod, so it never automatically recognizes the pod. I'll bet I could sync it if I clicked to "apply," as I've been downloading new apps since 2/21 (the last time I backed the pod up, mere minutes before it failed), but I don't want to risk not having a connection that's 100% and bollixing up what's on the pod now. (I'll be in the hospital for a day and will need something to read the whole time; I'll need an intact pod!)
Thanks for sticking with me, Kevin; I always like figgering things out, and your theory's interesting. I'll mention it to the Genius. It doesn't give me any hope, but not having any hope, I can always be pleasantly surprised, whereas if I go in all hopeful, someone can dash my dreams. This way, I'll prolly just have my expectations met.
I appreciate your talking it out with me a lot!

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Hello,
This just began happening about two weeks ago. The touch won't charge while installed in the car directly through the interface. I have tried three different set-ups so I know it is not the iPod cable or stereo. It seems to charge and hold said charge fine through wall plug or CP but while in the car it only seems to charge enough to continue playing and then when the car is off, it acts as though it is no longer connected and dies so when I start the car the next time, I have to wait for the unit to charge enough to play...
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Hi
I have a 1st Gen iPod Touch
the problem was
it had 10% power left
so i charge it with an AC wall charger
after about 2 mins
the ipod shutdown immediately
like without the circling thing
then i unplug the ipod
plug it in my laptop (a PC, vista, with itunes)
nothing happen
i tried holding the Sleep/Wake button & Home for 30 secs, Failed
i tried holding Sleep/Wake button to turn it on, but again failed
So i notice it has this weird respond
the wall charger has a little light, whenever it's plugged in, it green.
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contact me at [email protected]
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because i think it's confusing at first

It sounds like something fried.
If you're lucky you just need the battery replaced.
If it's still under warranty send it to Apple if it isn't then is there an iPod Doctor where you are ?
That battery replacement out of warranty was running around $75 when I last checked but if the charge is more you'll have to weigh what ever the repair cost is against buying a refurbished Touch.

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My iPod 4th gen - version 6.1.2 stopped charging midway, now not recognzed by iTunes or Finder. Battery won't charge. I have been through the diagnostics, reset, rebooted, etc. USB ports are OK...
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I saw the advice about updating software, but if the device is not connected, so how could I do that?
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- Make an appointment at the Genus Bar of an Apple store.
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- Make an appointment at the Genus Bar of an Apple store.
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