Stuck in reset (iPod 5th Gen)

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Stuck in reset (iPod 5th Gen)

I tried to use the reset from the settings to completely reset my iPod to its factory defaults and now its stuck. Its been stuck for the last hour on the loading animation similar to what appears on the status bar when a page in safari is being loaded. It finished the part of the reset where the apple logo shows and a loading bar shows the progress of the hardware encryption being removed. I started the process while plugged into the wall with a usb wall adapter, then moved the usb to itunes- with no results- after i thought that it could be stuck, as it is now.

Gif of animation spinner: http://pinpopular.in/images/spinner_192.gif

iPod touch (5th generation), iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Jul 29, 2014 11:38 AM

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jaimiebsc Author

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Jul 29, 2014 11:54 AM in response to jaimiebsc

I found a solution and I figured if someone elses comes to this post with the same problem they'll need an answer. Just hold the power and home buttons at the same time until the loading spinner is replaced by the apple logo and wait for the "slide to unlock" screen to appear. However, this solution cancels out the reset process and boots up the same as before the attempted reset.

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lllaass

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Jul 29, 2014 1:11 PM in response to jaimiebsc

That action is the first in this Apple article:

- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on

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