Happens all the time.
The fact is, iPods freeze up a lot. So do iPhones and iPads. Sometimes when you first turn it on. Sometimes after it’s been playing and you go to call up a new playlist or change songs. This is very frustrating for the user. You might think that you’ve done something wrong to cause this, although you are at a loss to come up with anything you did to cause the glitch.
Don’t worry. Unfreezing or unsticking and resetting an iPod or iPhone, iPad or iTouch is very easy to do. Follow these instructions for a quick reset. And don’t worry, these instructions won’t harm your data or library, though it’s always important to make sure you have the contents backed up on your computer:
- For 1G through 3G iPods, press and hold the Menu and Play/Pause buttons simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds.
- On the 4G iPod models, Press and hold the Menu and Center buttons simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds.
- For a stuck iPod Shuffle, just turn it off. Then back on. Done.
- For the iPad, iPhone and ITouch, press and hold the Menu and Sleep buttons.
See how easy that was? A person could literally drive themselves insane trying to figure out why they can’t use their device as they normally do.
But what if there are other iPod/iPad/iPghone issues?
There are several ways to figure out what is going on, and how you can restore proper functions. Here are some ways you can find this information online.
A question and answer forum: There are online ways to get quick answers, regarding just about anything. All a person has to do is to apply a question, such as “How do I unfreeze my Nano?” in a search engine box. When they hit enter, a long list of answers will appear. At the top of this list of responses, will be links to forums, such as Yahoo answers. Yahoo answers isn’t a tech site, but it is powered by thousands of Yahoo users around the world. They will be able to answer this question in way that is based upon their personal experience. Again, having an electronic device freeze up is quite common.
A techie website: If you advice from a more authoritative source, then they would probably do well to look up some techie websites that specialize in electronic devices. These will be websites that are exclusively for electronics, or these will be websites that are online extensions of techie print magazines. Surely, there are articles and instructions contained within these resources that could help a person figure out how to make things right.
Apple’s website: There is the old adage about going to the horse’s mouth that applies in this situation. Of course, since the IPod is an Apple product, then the Apple website will be full of information, with regards to maintaining it, and about how to fix or restore it. These instructions will be available to be viewed online, but the website visitor will be able to print out the instructions, to keep for future reference as well.
Specific niche and membership forums: There are thousands of niche and membership forums that allow people to gather this type of information from other members of the forum. The forum members would be all too glad to help a fellow forum member to get their iPod working.
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