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My Gen 2 touch was running IOS 5 or higher but when I updated to latest version of iTunes on syncing it rolled it back to 4.2.1 so now over half my apps wont sync.
iPod touch, iOS 5.1.1
Unless your iPod was hacked, it was not running iOS5 or higher.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4962
From the above link:
iOS 4.2 is the latest version of iOS for iPod touch (2nd generation).
So why did these apps work last week pre iTunes update now after the update all I get from iTune is that I need a higher version on my touch for the same apps this week?
Most likely those were old versions of the apps and when you upgraded iTunes, it also downloaded the latest versions of the apps which now require a newer version of iOS. As Diesel said, a 2nd-generation iPod touch cannot run iOS 5. If you have backup copies of those older versions, delete the newer versions and put the older versions back, then don't update your apps.
Regards.
Did that with the apps & no luck. So I now have is an iPod & apps that I cannot fully use so where to from here, or is this the Apple way of getting me to upgrade to the latest touch?
No one forced you to update the apps on the device or in iTunes.
If you still have the old versions of the apps, delete the new versions from iTunes and put the old versions back, then sync the device. The vast majority will work as long as the app developer allows the old version to work.
But frankly, you'd be better off to upgrade to newer, more current hardware. The 3G is horribly slow and ancient at this point.
My Gen 2 touch was running IOS 5 or higher but when I updated to latest version of iTunes on syncing it rolled it back to 4.2.1 so now over half my apps wont sync.
