iPod Touch 1st generation-texting
I just purchased a refurbished iPod Touch 1st generation for my 10 year old for Christmas. Is there an app she can use on it to text for free with wifi?
iPod touch
There should be a built-in app called Messages.
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Thanks! I haven't received it yet, so I didn't know that. Can she text to ANYONE with that built-in app or just other iPod users?
I just checked on the site I purchased this from-looked at the pic of it-and there does not seem to be a pre-loaded Messages app.
so, is there an app I can add so she can text?
I'm not sure; I have a 1st gen iPhone, but not iPod touch.... This article as information about Messages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messages_(application)
The 1st gen iPod touch (like the 1st gen iPhone) can run up to iOS 3.1.3 (called "iPhone OS" back then), but not later iOS releases. If that iPod touch you purchased has an earlier release of iOS installed, you can upgrade it
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2052(The upgrade costs $4.95.)
Since you already purchased the iPod touch, I would wait until you receive it, upgrade the OS if necessary, and then see what it can do with the built-in software. You can install apps from the App Store, but it is somewhat difficult to finds apps that support the old hardware and iOS these days.
I have an app called VintApps that helps me find apps in the App Store that still work with my old iPhone. It found these that appear to be for messaging
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bulksms-sms-text-messaging/id423765990?mt=8 (BulkSMS)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hello!-ad-free-texting-messaging/id359216159?mt= 8 (Hello!)
I found this youTube video that supposedly shows how to upgrade the 1st gen iPod Touch to iOS 6.0. But you're saying it won't upgrade past 3.1.3. Take a look at this and tell me what you think.
I don't understand... This seems to show someone installing iOS 3.1.3 (although not in the official "legal" way).
I changed my mind and cancelled the order for the refurbished 1st gen iPod. I got her a 4th gen instead, because I knew she'd want the camera. It can be updated to 6.0, right? How do I do that?
Also, with the Messages app, she can only text to other Apple devices, right? Can she download an app like FreeText to be able to text to any other phone/device?
This document explains how to update iOS devices
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4623
You can do it directly from the device itself (if it has iOS 5 or later currently installed). You can also use iTunes to run the update. From iTunes, you can also run a Restore, which erases the iPod and reinstalls its software. If this is a used iPod touch, you may want to do a Restore to give it a "fresh" start.
It can run up to iOS 6.1.3, although some features (such as Siri and panorama camera mode) are not supported.
You may want to ask the question about texting with an iPod touch again. You should do so in the iPod touch category, not the Older iPod category (the current category).
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