If I cannot upgrade it I will be very unhappy with Apple.
iPod touch (2nd generation), iOS 4.2
Well, in apples defense, they are finally letting you download the most compatible version of the app with that particular iOS. This option should have always been there per the laws of computer physics. Buy hey, better late than never I guess. That was one of my major apple gripes, which was finally addressed. But it's apple, basic features that were available on other phones are slowly being incorporated into the newer and newer iPhones, so it looks like profess is being made. But it really is more like starving the consumer, then finally feeding them.
You do realize nothing newer than ios 4 will run on an ipod 2nd gen, because it physically doesn't have the right components inside of it.
Potato 16 replied You, my friend, are very ignorant. If you tried installing ios 6 on a ipod touch 2nd generation, it would render the device useless. It doesn't have the physical components to run it, because those weren't needed to run ios 4 or whichever one works on that gen ipod. It just isn't possible. Even the new devices (iPhone 6 and 6+ now and soon to be 6s) will most likely become outdated enough so that ios 12 or 13 or something will exist and not run on those devices. It just is an inevitable part of buying an apple product. Some day it will become too outdated. Thank you, for your sarcasm, almost a year and half after my initial post. Completely unnecessary ... |
Good question. I love my 2008 iPod 32gb (iOS 4.2.1) and am surprising it's worth next to nothing in trade. To begin with I was about to ditch all of my old iPods in favor of the lighter, faster Touch 5g (looks just like the new Touch 6g and operates the same apps). But after the first year, the battery life of the 5g began to diminish noticeable. And by the end of the 3rd year it was good for 30 minutes (max) on a full charge. Meanwhile, my Touch 2G, 3G and 4G have acquired renewed interest from me. They simply keep ticking, long after the new one has bitten the dust (I tried using it with an external, "permanently-attached" external power battery--not an acceptable solution.
I'm happy to keep the Touch 2g with 32gigs as a player with room to hold a considerable number of my mp3 files--weeks' worth--at any one time. And the Bluetooth--once a little-used "luxury"--is now especially handy (I've purchased decent Bluetooth speakers for $6 from Hong Kong, though the best I've heard is the Motorola EQ7 (with a JBL face-plate). It lacks a rechargeable battery, but used with ordinary batteries or AC, I have yet to find anything in its size that's comparable.
but I'd like to ask a question about getting apps for my 2008 iPod Touch without provoking criticism for my lack of appreciation for this outdated iPod. Is there any way to find compatible apps for an older model like mine without having to subject each app to a trial downloading (a time-consuming, unproductive exercise)? How can I limit my universe of potent apps to PRE-iOS5 apps? Or is there a way to check on an app's compatibility potential without having to download and attempt to install it?
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My iPod Touch 2g running 4.2.1 is superior to my iPod Touch 5g, which has a wimpy battery (after 3 years) that's good for all of 30 minutes (max)! I'd simply like to find some way to save time wasted on fruitless searches, unsuccessful downloads and failed installations of incompatible apps. Where / how can I find a universe of apps compatible with my model? Or is there a way to expedite the process of sifting through the many that appear in the app store?
You can go to www.findoldapps.com and it has a list of the apps compatible with ipod 4,2.1
So I have a 2nd gen. Ipod touch. No apps work at all because I need IOS 4.3 I guess. I click on an app and it doesn't even try to open. And if I delete it and try to re-download it, it says I need to upgrade. Is there anyway to upgrade my old Ipod?
