What can i do when my older ipod wont let me even download free apps

What can i do when my older ipod touch won't let me download free apps?

- If you have a 2G iPod yu can update the iOd to as high as 4.2.1. There are many apps that will work with that but some require a 3G or higher or even a lter iOS.
- What happens when you try? Error messages?

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I used a 25 dollar gift card on my account and I spent it all and now I can't even download free apps is there a way to fix this?

I used a 25 dollar gift card on my account and I spent it all and now I can't even download free apps is there a way to fix this?

Did you enter a credit card when you created your Apple ID? If you created the ID and never entered a credit card, but used a gift card from the start, you probably didn't create the account correctly. The bottom line is that you have to enter a credit card now. You don't have to use it, but I'm assuming that's why you can't download free apps. You still need to enter the credit card because you didn't creat your Apple ID the correct way for not using a credit card.
Create iTunes Store account without credit card - Support - Apple

I bought the ipod 4thgen and i cant download free apps cause i need a credit card..this bs man.....

i bought the ipod 4thgen and it wont let me download free apps cause i didnt put my credit card info down yet on my other account ipod nano i didnt need a credit card.....this is bs man...

If not this:
Why can’t I select None when I edit my payment information?
Create a NEW account/ID for her using these instructions. Make sure you follow the instructions. Many do not and if you do not you will not get the None option. You must use an email address that you have not used with Apple before. Make sure you specify a birthdate that results in being at least 13 years old
Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store account without a credit card
More details of how:
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help-tips-tricks/how-to-get-free-apps-from-the-app-stor e-without-a-credit-card/

Why does ipod does not allow to download free app free??

My Ipod touch does not allow to download anything that is free or paid apps on my ipod. even if an app is free it asks for verification which directs me to payment gallery how come this is happening if an app is free it should not charge me it should not go for verification payment info How do I rectify this problem please help as this is frustrating I cannot download anthing from the app store!!!!!!!!

To purchase anything with a normal account requires a valid payment method. Yu can however create a new account that is oly good for app. To do that see:
Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store account without a credit card

I need to completely delete my card details for purchases. How do I do it? As I can not even download free apps coz it says billing info declined or something!!

How do I remove all billing details? I cannot download free apps without being taken to billing info, then it says its declined! I'm sooooo annoyed been trying for hours..

For an account setup with a credit card, you need a valid payment method even for free apps.
Create a NEW account using these instructions. Make sure you follow the instructions. Many do not and if you do not you will not get the None option. You must use an email address that you have not used with Apple before.
Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store account without a credit card
However, you will still have to use the original account to update apps purchased with the original account.

Can i have a app store account without credit card so i can download free apps?

Hi,
So I want to download some free apps from my Mac's App Store, but i don't have a credit card. I tryied to register and i have a appleID but when then i reach a phase when i have to type the credit card's number and it won't let me go through with the registration.
For what i understand with iphone people don't need credit card to download free apps...
Can someone help me?
Thanks a lot!
Joana

The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico, Spanish is my native tongue. I do not speak English very well, however, I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
You have an Apple ID already, so unfortunately the instructions in this link will not work for you as it states that these instructions are for those users who have not yet created an Apple ID as you may easily read.
If you have not created an Apple ID yet, this article will assist you in doing so on your computer in iTunes or on an iOS device.
If you wish to create another Apple ID for use with free content, my experience with experimenting with the instructions in this Knowledge Base article have always resulted in a None option in literally dozens of different country's iTunes/Mac App stores
Those users with an existing Apple ID are redirected by this article to a different Apple Knowledge Base article which unfortunately will likely not assist you in your goal of downloading Apple content without supplying a bank card or an alternative payment method, such as an iTunes/Mac App Store gift card.
If you have registered your product or used any Apple services, you should follow this article to use an existing Apple ID with the iTunes Store or Mac App Store.
That paragraph, by way of the hyperlink, then directs users with an existing Apple ID to this article;
Using an existing Apple ID with the iTunes Store and Mac App Store
Following the instructions in this linked article will likely not offer you the None option.

ITunes Truly Epitomizes Definition of Insanity since can't download free apps due to Technical Difficulties and iTunes says to try again later and get same results

iTunes truly epitmizes the Definition of Insanity.   I can't even download free apps. iTunes says they are having technical difficulties. What an understatement. iTunes makes everyone go crazy by saying to try again later. When we try again, same result.

Ha!
I've been saying that iTunes is a "@#8*!^8 crazy *#!" ever since I reinstalled it, LOL!
I had that thing, just about *duct-taped and stuffed between the attic rafters* for the past 3 years,
and never missed it.
Then...well...I told my husband, that I must've incurred an Aneurysm during sleep...because for some reason, the %*@$! has now reappeared, and is just as OCD and Hyper, as it was when I had it
*locked up*!
But my husband keeps swearing that I re-downloaded it, because I missed hearing my favorite
pod-shows.
Anyhoo...since, I've re-inflated it, I've only used it for 1/2 an evening, before I gave a yell, and pulled the plug on it, yet again!
A.n.y.t.i.m.e I tried to do ANYTHING, that crazy &#tc+ was right there...and I swear that I could hear a hyper never-pausing-for-breath 'voice', which seemed to shrill:
                    "Can I do it, huh, huh? Can I open, huh? huh? I wanna do it, I wanna I wanna!!
                     "Prrlleaaase! I just wanna open it!! You know I can! So can I, huh huh!!"
So it's *locked-up under my porch crawl space* until....well....until... (0;
I actually just came on here to say that, during the 3 or so hours that I attempted to reason with that Demento, I was never able to access the iTunes Store, either.
                         "I can't access the iTunes Store.
                          It must be busy, so I'll try again later."
And while it was trying to convince of that, I managed to get in and out of the iTunes Store, about 3 separate times...and had managed to listen and download about 5 or so pods...but it just kept repeating that same line.
Like its dose of Lithium had worn off, and now it was just about ready to show me its
*Alvin the Chipmunk Alter-Persona*...
But it never got the chance.
I haven't heard a peep out if since, LOL!
I figure there's enough to keep me occupied on here...so if doesn't behave itself soon....
Yeah...you KNOW what I'm talkin' bout, LOL!
Well, I gots to go now, but you have yourself, a fabulous weekend!
     ~Macaholic93

What can i do to sort my ipod touch 4th gen, when ever i connect it to my laptop my itunes keeps saying, and i quote "itunes could not connect to this ipod, an unknown error has occured" please helpppppp i have not had my ipod for long either

what can i do to sort my ipod touch 4th gen, when ever i connect it to my laptop my itunes keeps saying, and i quote "itunes could not connect to this ipod, an unknown error has occured" please helpppppp i have not had my ipod for long either

- Try restoring on another computer.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

What can you do when you forget your iPod password and it locks you out?

What can you do when you forget your iPod passcode and it locks you out.

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_touch_iOS4_User_Guide.pdf

What can i do when my ipod will not turn on?

what can i do when my ipod touch will not turn on?

Try here:
iOS: Not responding or does not turn on

What can i do when my ipod 5 has problem with icloud ?, what can i do when my ipod 5 has problem with icloud ?

what can i do when my ipod 5 has problem with icloud ?

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What can i do when my ipod say no wi fi and i cant click on it

what can i do when my ipod say no wi fi and i cant click on it

See:
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One user reported that placing the iPod in the freezer fixed the problem. A trick that works frequently with iPhones:
Settings > AirPlane Mode ON, Do Not Disturb ON
Power down and wait 5-10 minutes
Power up
Settings > AirPlane Mode OFF, Do Not Disturb OFF
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Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

I am getting an error "The older version of Bonjour cannot be removed" I am trying to get rid of all of my Apple Software. What can I do? Because it will not let me uninstall iTunes either.

I am getting an error "The older version of Bonjour cannot be removed" I am trying to get rid of all of my Apple Software. What can I do? Because it will not let me uninstall iTunes either.

Akeenleyside,
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What can I do when your phone is lost in 13 days after u bought it?

What can I do when my phone is lost after 13 days of purchase?

What To Do If Your iDevice or Computer Is Lost Or Stolen
iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
If you activated Find My Phone before it was lost or stolen, you can track it only if Wi-Fi is enabled on the device. What you cannot do is track your device using a serial number or other identifying number. You cannot expect Apple or anyone else to find your device for you. You cannot recover your loss unless you insure your device for such loss. It is not covered by your warranty.
If your iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, or iPad is lost or stolen what do you do? There are things you should have done in advance - before you lost it or it was stolen - and some things to do after the fact. Here are some suggestions:
This link, Re: Help! I misplaced / lost my iPhone 5 today morning in delta Chelsea hotel downtown an I am not able to track it. Please help!, has some good advice regarding your options when your iDevice is lost or stolen.
1. Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
2. Find my lost iPod Touch
3. AT&T. Sprint, and Verizon can block stolen phones/tablets
4. What-To-Do-When-Iphone-Is-Stolen
5. What to do if your iOS device is lost or stolen
6. 6 Ways to Track and Recover Your Lost/Stolen iPhone
7. Find My iPhone
8. Report Stolen iPad | Stolen Lost Found Online
It pays to be proactive by following the advice on using Find My Phone before you lose your device:
1. Find My iPhone
2. Setup your iDevice on iCloud
3. OS X Lion/Mountain Lion- About Find My Mac
4. How To Set Up Free Find Your iPhone (Even on Unsupported Devices)
Mac Computer
       Find My Mac can be used from Find My Phone at iCloud.com and via Find
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      The following is third-party anti-theft software:
           1. STEM 2.1
           2. MacPhoneHome 3.5
           3. MacTrack 7.5.0
           4. VUWER 1.7
           5. Sneaky Bastar* 0.2.0
           6. Undercover 5.1.1
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           8. Hidden 2.0
           9. Prey 0.6.2

What can I do when my iphone 4 take too long to restore? It only has 1 song on it

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The circle in the middle of the phone has been spinning from after 4 yesterday afternoon until now. Please help me

I'm having the same problem. I got error message 21. I went to apple store. they are saying i have a hardware error. Really, my phone was working before the update. Asked me for $150 to get another one when I am due to get a new one and wanted to pass this one on to my child.
Help please,
I will be glad to go back to the older software update

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