IOS 9 iPod 5G Missing Features?

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James5wins Author

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IOS 9 iPod 5G Missing Features?

What other features am I missing for iPod Touch 5G compared to iPod Touch 6G?

So far I find out that

-Password for free apps still

-No Battery mode to save me over an hr option when I hit 20% and doesn't ask me when I hit 20%

-IOS 9 Adblock - other adblock apps needs iPod Touch 6G

-New Spot Light

My best buy still has 5Gen on display to even check out the new one.

other issues:

OTA

I was on IOS 8.4.0 to iOS 9 beta 3 and felt like it didn't use to much power and faster, more responsive than ever before, after downgrading I had to use 8.4.1 due to my apps were missing and my backup wasn't restoring right from iTunes on iOS 9 beta then upgraded to iOS 9 the following day of release.

Now my battery feels like something is causing my iPod to die in 3hrs of use, feels like 2 hrs.

and my app updates hang half installed and can't redownload them bc they're stuck, when i do a hard reset, they're gone, finally got all 9 apps updated after 3 days trying to get the app installed. had issues relogging back to the App Store after logging out to see if it would fix itself. then all of a sudden my apps that weren't there is now there and installed. a bit frustrated a little.

maybe bc my apps try to install but stuck, now on 9.0.1 n some were stuck for today ap updates, they're installed now but what should i do if getting stuck again?

iPod touch (5th generation), iOS 8.1, Maverick, Windows XP, Windows 7

Posted on Sep 24, 2015 7:41 PM

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Answer 1

lllaass

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Sep 25, 2015 3:27 AM in response to James5wins

Not all iOS 9 features are for all devices. Battery saving seems to be iPhones only.

here is the manual for iPod with iOS 9. It makes some differentiation that 5G iPod does not have some feture like skeching in the Notes app.

http://help.apple.com/ipod-touch/9/#/iphcdcc4c8ab

Ihave not found a listing of what iOS 9 are on what devices

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Answer 2

James5wins Author

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Oct 8, 2015 7:28 PM in response to lllaass

ok, thx, was curious if there was a list.

found out by mistake looking through settings and found the no password for free apps on iPodT5.

--Free apps w/o password--

Setting>Restrictions>Password Settings

-nothing selected and free downloads is disabled from being Enabled.

tap one of the two options and then you be able to turn off

S>R>PS>Require Password>OFF - for free downloads

Later found out that iPodTouch did have the "Save Battery Mode" on iOS 9 Beta 1 (video included) on a few forums and found out that it got your device stuck in a power loop not able to turn back on, even if it were plugged in, it wouldn't work and best option was to DFU mode along with restoring it or using those tools to get it out dfu mode and get it back up turned on.

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