If your iPod isn’t responding, a simple force restart should unfreeze it.
This causes your music player to turn off and restart without deleting your prefs, music, or data.
Read along for a quick look at how to force restart any frozen or unresponsive iPod.
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A Stuck iPod?
Check the Hold Switch!
Unfortunately, it’s incredibly easy to lock it accidentally.
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If charging the iPod and unlocking theHoldswitch did nothing to unfreeze your iPod, it’s force restart time!
Some iPod nano models look distinctly different from others.
By contrast, the 7th generation iPod nano is two times taller.
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Apple produced four generations of the iPod shuffle before discontinuing it.
All these models featured a click wheel.
For those interested, we have a detailed guide covering thecomplete history of the iPod.
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The iPod usually becomes unresponsive or starts acting up because of a software bug.
The good news is that most software glitches can be fixed by performing a force restart.
But there are times when a soft reset won’t help.
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