iPod nano 6th gen wireless charging adapter for 30-pin

ipod nano 6th gen wireless charging.


I have an Apple Watch, but I also have an iPod nano 6th gen with watch strap, did anyone ever release a wireless charging adapter that could connect to the 30 pin, and wrap and stick on the back?


Need a new 30 pin cable, but being able to use my watch/phone dock would just be easier.


i tried googling it, but found nothing.


thank you, and sorry for randomness of the question.



Michael

Posted on Aug 31, 2026 10:59 AM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2026 11:27 AM

Never heard of such a thing, and any Qi-capable cable or Qi-capable external battery pack for an iPod Nano — if such a thing even exists — would be more expensive than the 30-pin cable.


The Qi charger published reference diameter is within a millimeter of the width of the Nano 6th, too. With no mounting included. It will be wider than the Nano, factoring in any shell and mounting.


Maybe you 3D print a Nano-sized holster with a Qi charger, a 30-pin at the bottom, and lash together a charger and the necessary cabling yourself:

https://www.pchintl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PCH-Wireless-Charging-Device.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/DAOKAI-Wireless-Charging-Standard-Receiver/dp/B09WVMWSXJ


IIRC, the Apple chargers back then mostly provided up to one ampere at 5 volts, which means that linked receiver might work, with appropriate soldering.


As a left-field option, might be able to scrounge an old 30-pin iPad keyboard, and re-use that as the basis for a charger mount.


There are far better places for hardware design questions, though.

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Aug 31, 2026 11:27 AM in response to Mihalyfi

Never heard of such a thing, and any Qi-capable cable or Qi-capable external battery pack for an iPod Nano — if such a thing even exists — would be more expensive than the 30-pin cable.


The Qi charger published reference diameter is within a millimeter of the width of the Nano 6th, too. With no mounting included. It will be wider than the Nano, factoring in any shell and mounting.


Maybe you 3D print a Nano-sized holster with a Qi charger, a 30-pin at the bottom, and lash together a charger and the necessary cabling yourself:

https://www.pchintl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PCH-Wireless-Charging-Device.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/DAOKAI-Wireless-Charging-Standard-Receiver/dp/B09WVMWSXJ


IIRC, the Apple chargers back then mostly provided up to one ampere at 5 volts, which means that linked receiver might work, with appropriate soldering.


As a left-field option, might be able to scrounge an old 30-pin iPad keyboard, and re-use that as the basis for a charger mount.


There are far better places for hardware design questions, though.

iPod nano 6th gen wireless charging adapter for 30-pin

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