iPod Touch 4G, unresponsive, no home button..

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iPod Touch 4G, unresponsive, no home button..

First post here as I can't find a solution anywhere to problem I am having.

The device seems to be unresponsive, the power button will not work, connecting to the AC does nothing either, neither iTunes or my PC can pick up the iPod. Normally in this situation you would do a 'hard reset' however with a broken home button, it's pretty much impossible.

I've tried RecBoot and TinyUmbrella in an attempt to place my device into recovery mode, but neither programs detect that the device is connected.

Not sure what else to do now, if anyone has a solution to this issue it would be greatly appreciated.

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iPod touch (4th generation), iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Mar 13, 2014 5:47 AM

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lllaass

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Mar 13, 2014 5:49 AM in response to FruitSaladHD

If it does not turn off let the battery fully drain and try again

Try on another computer

Try another cable

- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.

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FruitSaladHD Author

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Mar 13, 2014 5:58 AM in response to lllaass

Thanks for the fast reply, just now I've removed some dust from the dock connector, tried on 2 other PCs and another cable. I don't know whether the device is on or off, about an hour ago it pinged with a notification but now it's like it has completely died.

Any other way of resetting it? If not I'll wait for the battery to drain and try again.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the device is off, or is locked, I'm not quite sure exactly but I cannot power it back on.

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Mar 13, 2014 6:20 AM in response to FruitSaladHD

having exact same probleam (mine is the a few below this). hope we both can get it fixed

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