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mahina

(19,051 posts) Wed Dec 18, 2019, 09:27 PM Dec 2019

iPod 5th gen with all of Obama's major speeches needs a new battery.

I can buy the kit but actually doing the repair looks really easy for me to mess up.

I’ve googled for repair shops and called Apple help but they all say the same thing nope does anybody know any place that could replace this battery for me? Thanks heaps.

PS it doesn’t help that information on the web is largely outdated. Also iPhone battery depot.com is a scam.

While we’re chatting, here’s an interpretive dance rendition of the Republicans’ behavior today at trumps impeachment votes:

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iPod 5th gen with all of Obama's major speeches needs a new battery. (Original Post) mahina Dec 2019 OP

Option 1) plug it in and use email/Dropbox etc ret5hd Dec 2019 #1

Thanks, I plugged it in and waited a week for it to power up, then another week, but nada. mahina Dec 2019 #2

Oh! May not be your battery CloudWatcher Dec 2019 #3

Thank you. You are so kind to take the time to think all this through mahina Dec 2019 #4

iPod or iPad? CloudWatcher Dec 2019 #6

Pod. The pad is fine :) mahina Dec 2019 #7

Hubby's samsung iphone died..uses for business etc etc asiliveandbreathe Dec 2019 #5

Thanks so much, I will try! mahina Dec 2019 #8

Samsung iPhone? HuskyOffset Dec 2019 #9

hahahahah....google "samsung iphone"......hahahah asiliveandbreathe Dec 2019 #10

Apple would be amused :) CloudWatcher Dec 2019 #11

ret5hd

(21,320 posts)

1. Option 1) plug it in and use email/Dropbox etc

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 09:38 PM

Dec 2019

Option 2) there are places that specialize in repairing apple stuff. One near us is called Fix-It or something like that. Apple won’t tell you about them because they are not authorized repair places, but I hear they are good

Do option 1 regardless.

mahina

(19,051 posts)

2. Thanks, I plugged it in and waited a week for it to power up, then another week, but nada.

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 09:42 PM

Dec 2019

Alas!

I looked for the fix-it guys hoping I could mail to them as I don't find anything like that here. Thanks for responding!

CloudWatcher

(1,933 posts)

3. Oh! May not be your battery

Reply to mahina (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:00 PM

Dec 2019

If it's not booting while connected to power, your problem may be something other than a bad battery!

I'd consider ...

(1) Make sure it's actually connected to power. Assume for now that the cable is bad, try a different cable between the USB adapter and the iPad and wait an hour or two and see if it comes up.

(2) It might need a force-reset. Instructions from https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-reset-an-ipad/

If you have any iPad with a Home button, such as the iPad Air, then here’s how to force restart your iPad:

Hold down the Power button and the Home button together until the iPad turns off and reboots. You can let go when you see the Apple logo on the screen.
If you have an iPad without a Home button, such as the 2018 iPad Pro, you need to:

Press and quickly release the Volume Up button.
Press and quickly release the Volume Down button.
Then press and hold the Power button until the device restarts.

Fyi, there are a few more hints over on https://www.lifewire.com/ipad-wont-turn-on-4103788

mahina

(19,051 posts)

4. Thank you. You are so kind to take the time to think all this through

Reply to CloudWatcher (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:01 PM

Dec 2019

And write it for me, and thanks too for the link. I’ll let you know what happens if anything.

Will go change the cable first. Mahalo!

CloudWatcher

(1,933 posts)

6. iPod or iPad?

Reply to mahina (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:47 PM

Dec 2019

Oh foo ... sorry I misread your post thinking iPad and not iPod. I've had my iPad (first gen!) freeze and not power up until I did a force reset. If switching cables doesn't fix it, and it's an iPod ...

There is Apple's article on force-resetting iPods: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204307

And if you need it, some help finding your model of iPod: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204217

Good luck!

mahina

(19,051 posts)

7. Pod. The pad is fine :)

Reply to CloudWatcher (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 11:09 PM

Dec 2019

I so wish I’d gotten my music and Obama speeches off of there before it hala’d on!

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

5. Hubby's samsung iphone died..uses for business etc etc

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 10:09 PM

Dec 2019

He took the cell phone to UBreak it..we fix it..took less than 10 minutes..my ipod won't keep charge ..I have some fabulous music that I don't want to lose..taking to Ubreak it- we fix it..

Call them, perhaps they know someone in your area or will accept a shipping..

https://www.ubreakifix.com/locations/superstitionsprings?utm_source=google&utm_medium=gmb&utm_campaign=superstitionsprings

Good luck..if I had all President Obamas speeches, I wouldn't want to lose them either...(I do have my Christmas Cards from the Obamas that I will pass down to family...

mahina

(19,051 posts)

8. Thanks so much, I will try!

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 11:10 PM

Dec 2019

HuskyOffset

(912 posts)

9. Samsung iPhone?

Reply to asiliveandbreathe (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 06:54 AM

Dec 2019

Sorry, I'm having trouble figuring out what that means, it's like saying "my Ford Chevy". My brain is caught in some sort of loop, I need to know: is it an iPhone, or a Samsung? I must know!

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

10. hahahahah....google "samsung iphone"......hahahah

Reply to HuskyOffset (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 10:30 AM

Dec 2019

MY whole point was to be helpful - I have the same problem with my "old" IPOD.. will be looked at today by the people at the link..just providing some context...

Sorry to cause agita...

CloudWatcher

(1,933 posts)

11. Apple would be amused :)

Reply to HuskyOffset (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 19, 2019, 12:04 PM

Dec 2019

Given how much angst ... and legal efforts ... Apple exerted trying to fight off copy-cats, referring to Samsung smart phones as iPhones is really kinda funny

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