If I cannot upgrade it I will be very unhappy with Apple.
iPod touch (2nd generation), iOS 4.2
basically, my main gripe is that i know how computers work, and i know when doors are being closed on you. we all know what the device is capable of and we know it is being impeaded from working at it's full potential. anyone who doesnt see taht is either is not tech savey, or in denial. but a computer/flash memory can be written and the versions of the apps that actually work on the ipod touch 2g are still out there, existing in physical data form. it didnt just vanish. so i am not buying the whole, "the device is too old" argument. i used chase and netflix and temple run as examples because those are the apps i encountered this problem with. i remember i msg from the chase app saying that i needed to upgrade and ipod/iphone 1,2,3g users are SOL basically. the message said "you will no longer be able to use the chase app". Oviously a message like that will make you ask "why? it was working yesterday with no issues" same thing with netflix, i remeber using it fine on my 2g. so theroritically, shouldnt i still be able too. same thign with temple run. i was lucky to have an old version in my itunes. but like i said earlier, you should always have access to it and not have to be "lucky". but really, this argument is moot because i doubt most ppl are rocking these old devices. the newer ones are better and you will want to upgrade anyway. i am simply arguing for the ppl who dont have the funds to upgrade and are still rocking iphone 3Gs or older ipods. ****, i have an itouch 4 and i want the 5 just to run the newer apps. none of the new stuff runs on my 4 anymore.
Hey Matt!
Next time please read more and be intelligent before you make outrages comments. So one day all developers woke up and simultaneously decided not to support devices that doesnt run 4.3? Your comment is not smart. even for an apple fanboy.
Apple released a new Xcode toolset 4.5 for developers. With this new Xcode the requirement is to have ios 4.3. Basically apple's Development Toolset stopped supporting devices older than ios 4.3.
So developers have 2 option. Either use old Xcode to write apps that cant utilize ios 5 and ios6 functions well or use newer Xcode to support newer ios versions better. This is forced on developers. Apple could make an Xcode that includes older versions.
So stop blaming it on developers.
"You are seeing the power of the market here because there is not enough demand to support the old products. So they are being dropped by both Apple and the developers."
No what you will most defiantly see, are less consumers of apple hardware. Since Steve Jobs death apple has been going downhill. Agreed you cannot use Windows program from the early 2000's, but all I truly want is to at least be able to use software that is only a couple of years old. Why should a person spend literally hundreds of dollars on an iphone, when only after a couple of years have passed., it is most likely to become too old? Obsolete not because the battery dies, the hardware fails, or the item breaks, but instead because the software isn't compatible anymore. Apple shouldn't make the new versions, of software compatible wt the old devices. All I'm saying is allow small companies, like CNET offer up these apps for free, or allow itunes users to download the older apps at a reduced cost. I mean if the older mac products are so much more inferior, then the new ones, why not allow this to occur. It's simply a sneaky kind of planned obsolescence.
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.
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?
Perhaps this may help; https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4470617?answerId=20147306022#20147306022
Does anyone know of any applications that support iOS 3.1.3, I have a iPod Touch 1st generation.
this will really help. big time. See apps that are compatible to iOS 3..... even iOS 2. Yes......
No
Do you have any idea why I can't?
Becasue the second gen ipod touch only support up to 4.2.1
Maybe its just me but thats pretty dumb.
But all of the things that I payed for on my ipod, the games, the movies, can no longer be used again. Thats kind of ridiculous if you ask me.
i agree on both accounts, both the apple and the developers should be ashamed
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?
