My ipod 6th gen just died- for no reason.

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My ipod 6th gen just died- for no reason.

So I woke up this morning and tried to turn on my new ipod 6th gen, and it didn't react at all. I was pretty unsatisfied with the battery anyways, and noticed it draining over night since you cant turn it off completely, but the battery couldn't be the problem since i just charged it yesterday night. So i hooked it up to my mac and its still not responding at all. I'm pretty ******, I always handled it with care, it wasn't in the sun, near water, or anything else. The sleep button has been unresponsive before. The only thing i could think of is that i disconnected it without ejecting it yesterday, but it didn't die then, since it told me just that- that i disconnected it and shouldn't do so in the future. HELP PLEASE

6th gen

Posted on Sep 18, 2010 8:44 AM

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Iamg

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Sep 18, 2010 1:18 PM in response to opendrol

Sorry to here that. not good news but your only course of action is to call the Apple support to be honest.

Tell them it is broken..
Good luck..

Regards

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Answer 2

Sep 18, 2010 1:27 PM in response to opendrol

How strange! My 6th Gen nano just died as well. Totally stopped working, will not turn on at all and is not recognized by iTunes. I have sent in a service request. Now I have to use my $20 Sansa until it gets repaired, but at least it works for more than a week!

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Sep 19, 2010 9:08 AM in response to opendrol

Try to reset by pressing and holding the down volume button and the sleep/wake button at the same same time. It should restart and you're good to go.

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Sep 19, 2010 11:54 AM in response to life is random

Wow, that worked! It was just frozen on a blank screen I suppose. I looked on Apple Support yesterday and could not find any way to reset it. Thank you sir, you have revived my iPod!

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jigzmom

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Nov 8, 2010 5:26 AM in response to life is random

Mine just died, too, and will not come back. I've tried everything, including holding the two buttons -- nothing. Is my only recourse taking it back to Apple (we have a local store)??

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jigzmom

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Nov 8, 2010 12:12 PM in response to jigzmom

Took the nano to the Apple Store, they could not do a "hard start" on it and said the battery was bad. Got a replacement and a USB wall adapter so I can keep the nano on a charge all the time without having to plug it into my laptop. Hope I have better luck with this one.

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anablu

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Nov 14, 2010 1:47 AM in response to opendrol

Like yes..... thats just what happened to my new iPod 6th gen nano, too. used it yesterday, plugged it into the Mac to down load run and to charge it. Which it did this, as clock work as it has done for the past two months with out fail. then unplugged it when finished ( disconnected as suggested) then the next morning I went to turn it on. AND nothing. I did the holding down the Wake/ sleep button and - for 6 seconds. Nothing. Please Help me...... I must have this to run.....

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Nov 15, 2010 4:12 PM in response to anablu

Hold down the volume down button and the sleep button at the same time until the apple logo appears. That should get you going again.

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Nov 17, 2010 7:31 PM in response to anablu

Does it show up when you connect it to iTunes on your computer? Since a reset didn't work you can try to restore the nano.

Follow the directions outlined in the link below.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339

If that does not work you should take it back to the Apple store...it's likely defective.

Good luck!

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salya21

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Jan 30, 2011 6:53 AM in response to life is random

thank u...is work...

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Kolohe1

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Feb 2, 2011 11:02 PM in response to salya21

Today I returned my Nano 6th Gen. to Best Buy for the second time.
Both units just Died within 30 days of usage.
First problem the **** battery seems to just keep running even when on stand by.
Why is there no power off button??
Second even after charging the battery life was short.
Third, the both iPods just shut off and then when I tried to recharge they overheated
Immediately. Dead as can be. Two units behaving identically.
This is no accident. I am highly disappointed in Apple for releasing such Crap.
I am a Super loyal Apple guy. And this *****!
Now what? I don't have a gym tunes now.
Totally ******.

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pcmullen

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Feb 3, 2011 7:52 AM in response to opendrol

My first iPod nano 6th gen died about three weeks after I got it. Now my second one is starting to have the same problems and I've only had it a few weeks. I'll be taking this one back to the Apple again. I think its even more irritating since the store didn't have my red Nano 8GB in stock, so I paid the difference to buy the 16GB model.

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Feb 9, 2011 10:58 AM in response to pcmullen

My new nano lasted for about 10 usages, no more than 2 weeks. It now won't charge, so even resetting it is out of the question. I am overseas at the moment so I can't run into an apple store for help. I tried charging it last night on my MacBook, and today I have it plugged into a wall adapter. I should have read about the fact that you can't turn it off before buying it, but well I was charmed by the size and the clip on the back. Last time I fall in love with a beauty queen.

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Feb 10, 2011 8:57 PM in response to opendrol

Had mine for about 3 months. It also is not recognized by itunes, the screen is blank, cannot reset it...broken. I guess the only option is to take it back to the store. I hope they will give me a replacement.

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Feb 11, 2011 10:37 PM in response to opendrol

help! just got my ipod nano in december kept it charged using my dell lap top, has been working kept it clean & dry, was listenting to it and it just stopped no warning in the middle of a song! tried ALL attempts to re-start, nothing worked; screen is still blank, itunes is not even showing its plugged in. I did nothing different since I've had it. Any suggestions?

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