iPod Touch Gen 4 - Cannot change email address under iCloud Settings

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iPod Touch Gen 4 - Cannot change email address under iCloud Settings

Hello everybody,

I recently purchased an iPhone 5C, so I haven't been using my iPod Touch, which is a generation 4. I want to update the music on it, and I'm sure I can without using iCloud, but here is my problem:

It keeps asking me to sign into iCloud. I've changed my iCloud email address and password around the time I got my iPhone. It won't let me change the email, and I've tried typing in my old and new password to change it, but it's not accepting anything.

Any help appreciated. 🙂

iPod touch (4th generation)

Posted on Apr 13, 2014 12:57 PM

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lllaass

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Apr 13, 2014 1:50 PM in response to Kalleh2468

Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.

If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.

How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings

For how to restore:

iTunes: Restoring iOS software

To restore from backup see:

iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes

If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.

You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:

Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

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