My iPod Touch 5th generation won't turn on?

hey Ralph Landry

thanks man it work what happen was i was using the device alright and then i went to shut the screen off and then a little later it quit working on me so i thought that the battery was dead. Then i went to charge it and nothing happen. Till i read your post and did the rest and it finally came on. what a glitch in the system and apple needs to take note of this issue and resolve that problem so that it doesn't happen to anyone else. but thanks again for the post.

Hi my iPod turned off by it self and I can't reboot it because my home button is stuck and i would like to know how I can get my iPod to reset or come back on. I have a computer so can that help. I'm having the same problem as this person is.

Mine is doing the same thing only my home button got stuck a month or so ago and won't work anymore so I can't hold that and the start button. Am I just out of luck? I'm not sure what to do, it was working completely fine until this. Help?

Mine have never been damaged and one day it just broke., 😠 first the home button broke then the next day the thing just stoped working

I am never ever buying anything from apple again

Ipod 5th Gen ios 8

For those who cannot get their iTouch to turn on, appear in iTunes, nor will charging turn it on:

1) Plug your device into the wall [not the computer]

2) Press home and lock button for 30-40 secs [sometimes takes up to 1 minute]

----Apple Logo should appear.

Charles from Apple Support told me this trick and it worked!!

ralph you seem to be an expert on this stuff so my ipod 5th gen wont turn on and it was at about 90% charge when i left it for about an hour and so i tried to turn it on but it would not even show a power screen so i tried to charge it and it didnt show any signs of charging and so i tried to charge an ipad with the charger and it started to charge so it wasnt the charger and i tried it at another charger it did not work again so please tell me what to do because i am getting ready for a long car drive for vaction tomorrow and i need it to be charged so, please respond

I had the same issue, and what worked for me is I went to school, came back home, plugged it in to a computer, and held both the home and power buttons, it was totally unresponsive until I waited. The trick it to wait and try again.

i have tried to do what you have suggested, but all that my iPod is doing is staying black with the apple sign on the screen. I've tried to plug it into iTunes but it wont recognize it, i tired turning it on an off multiple times but it does the same thing. it has been like this for 3 days now. what do i do??

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Sarahlynn said that their home button is broken. A broken home button can't be used in this fix, now can it?

Please stop posting links to discussions that don't even answer the question of the person you're responding to. It's getting annoying.

Chrystal Kitty just what are you taking about? I replied to Livanga who said noting about a broken Home button. I was not replying to

Sarahlynn

Chrystal Kitty wrote:

Sarahlynn said that their home button is broken. A broken home button can't be used in this fix, now can it?

Please stop posting links to discussions that don't even answer the question of the person you're responding to. It's getting annoying.

I was just looking through my photos on my iPod 5th Generation and it went black, it was fully charged. I started to panic but found that pressing and holding the home and power button until the apple logo appeared and it worked! I have no idea what happened, but it seems okay now. ✅

I have the exact same problem...iPod Touch 5th gen. randomly turned off with 3/4 full battery, will not turn back on. My home button has not worked for months, so I can't use the home/power button combo to turn it on. Connected it to computer and iTunes doesn't recognize it. Tried following your instructions and downloaded ReiBoot (nothing happened when I tried to download RecBoot) but nothing happens with it - the restore button never activates so nothing happens when I click on it. It says right on it to please ensure your device is connected to the computer successfully but I can't - that's part of the problem! Can you please just tell me if I am missing something?

I had same issue today where my iPod Touch 5th Gen was dead WITH A BROKEN HOME BUTTON (I was using Assistive touch)
With a broken Home button, I can't Reset it, Recboot/itunes were not able to see it.
So here is a trick which WORKED for me (however this trick is not for those who need a quick resolution)...

Leave the iPod for about 2-5 days and let its battery completely drained out (don't connect charger/cable to the iPod during this period).
Once the battery is completely drained out , it will show a battery symbol on pressing Power button.

Once you see the battery symbol you are done, Just go ahead and connect a charger and your iPod will magically turn ON.

Hey Illaass, I've tried everything like holding the lock and home button together, plugging it into my computer, leaving it on charge for a long time, and many more things, but nothing has worked. What do you think I should do now? do I go to the apple store?