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Can I use my old iPhone 4s just for music

I got a new phone and wondered if I could use my old iPhone 4s as an iPod. It seems like I should be able to if I just erase everything and add music but I don't know if iTunes will recognize it as a phone or iPod or be weird. I hope this isn't a stupid question! i just have a really really old iPod that's totally full so it would be great to use my old phone!

Posted on Jul 13, 2014 8:06 PM

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Posted on Jul 13, 2014 8:16 PM

Yes you can use it as an iPod. If you need to ever restore it or update it you will need to have a microSIM even if it is not active.

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Jul 13, 2014 9:33 PM in response to SunnyKate

Yes you can use it as an iPod. I use my old iPhone 4 as an iPod. When you restore an iPhone(on iTunes), it should still recognise the iPhone as an iPhone and go through the new phone set up process. Once you have set the phone up there is a message saying 'No sim card installed!' but you can ignore the message and use the phone as an iPod.

Can I use my old iPhone 4s just for music

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