Gwendolyn Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) Apple has announced that it’s discontinuing the iPod Touch, the last remaining model in its lineup of portable music players. In a news post on Tuesday, the company says that it will sell the current Touch “while supplies last.” While Apple may be done with making dedicated music players, the company says that “the spirit of iPod lives on” in all of its devices that play music, such as the iPhone, iPad, and HomePod Mini. The iPod Touch going away marks the end of an era. As Apple notes, it introduced the first iPod “over 20 years ago.” The original FireWire-equipped model acted as just a portable music player, and Apple made models that were pretty much exclusively for listening to audio up until 2017, when it discontinued the iPod Nano and Shuffle. While the iPod Touch has been embraced by some iPod enthusiasts as the new classic music player, it also found a following for those who wanted an iPhone-like experience but didn’t actually need a phone. While the iPod Touch has had its fans, the writing’s been on the wall for a while. The model discontinued on Tuesday, the seventh-gen iPod Touch was introduced in 2019, alongside the iPhone 7. The sixth-gen model launched in 2015. Despite people like me crying for a simplistic music player designed for the age of streaming, it was clear that Apple wasn’t looking to spend much time on the iPod. https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/10/23065412/apple-ipod-touch-canceled-discontinued Edited May 10, 2022 by Gwendolyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The7thStranger Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 And I continue to use my iPod Classic daily. All formats have their place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorde Von Vok Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Ugh, end of an era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subzero Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 RIP to this legend, still have my 2nd gen iTouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khal Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Actually thought this happened since With streaming and 64gb becoming the baseline memory for phones, a dedicated device isn't necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, The7thStranger said: And I continue to use my iPod Classic daily. All formats have their place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allforyou Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I remember my brother having the iPod Nano like 11 years ago It's the right call to discontinue it tbh it's been kind of pointless since the mid 2010s with streaming being available on iphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphy23 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Thought this happened a decade ago. now I want to find my MP3 player, I have it somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attitude Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 So sad. iPod Touch 3rd gen was my first iPod, had a Zune before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gesamtkunstwerk Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 My iPod Nano 5th gen broke this year, oh lord, I had so many memories and tracks on that thing Understandable they would discontinue them by now, when I got mine like 12+ years ago, our phones could barely contain any songs, but with Spotify and everything... yeah. Although I would've kept using mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShowoff Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I still utilize my iPod in my car. That's my baby! I have damn near all of Nicki's verses only on it. Idk what I would do without it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Dean Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I still have my first iPod and I still love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Damn I remember when I got my first iPod Shuffle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shookgrande Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 iconic, that ipod touch changed my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarticle Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 time to focus on pushing out mediocre iphones each year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fauxtography Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Somewhere at my parents there's a drawer with all my ipods and ipod touches but yah, kind of a relic of the past. i switched from files to spotify in 2016 and never looked back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Аshanti Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 37 minutes ago, Gwendolyn said: the seventh-gen iPod Touch was introduced in 2019, alongside the iPhone 7. the iPhone 7 was launched in 2016, I'm pretty sure The end of an era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeferino Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) Spoiler I first used grindr in an iPod 4 Edited May 10, 2022 by Zeferino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen. Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 About time. When it first came out I remember that everyone wanted one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherish Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I’d give anything to have an iPod Classic again at a decent price they’re icons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Ampersand13 Posted May 10, 2022 ATRL Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2022 Okay but can they discontinue their delays I know it's out of their hands don't come for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 38 minutes ago, Khal said: With streaming and 64gb becoming the baseline memory for phones, a dedicated device isn't necessary. It is if you are an Android user and want your music to sync with iTunes sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted May 10, 2022 ATRL Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2022 Expected but still a bit sad that this day has finally come. The first generation iPod Touch was my first iPod so this is especially sad for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Link Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, Smarticle said: time to focus on pushing out mediocre iphones each year They don’t need to focus. The phones sell themselves. Go get yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarticle Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mr.Link said: They don’t need to focus. The phones sell themselves. Go get yours. i'm good. they add a few features (or take away a few) and call it a new iphone. they haven't been good for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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