Global InformationIPod Touch information
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 iPod Touch 6th/7th generation in Pink | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| Manufacturer | Foxconn |
| Product family | iPod |
| Type | Mobile device |
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| Discontinued | May 10, 2022[2] |
| Units sold | 100 million (as of May 2013)[3] |
| Operating system | iOS |
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| Predecessor | iPod Classic |
| Related | iPod Nano iPod Classic iPod Shuffle iPhone List of iPhone models |
| Website | www.apple.com/ipod-touch/ |
The iPod Touch (stylized as iPod touch) is a discontinued line of iOS-based mobile devices designed and formerly marketed by Apple Inc. with a touchscreen-controlled user interface. As with other iPod models, the iPod Touch can be used as a portable media player and a handheld gaming device, but can also be used as a digital camera, a web browser, for email and messaging.[4] It is nearly identical in design to the iPhone, and can run most iPhone third-party apps from the App Store, but it connects to the Internet only through Wi-Fi and uses no cellular network data, as it lacks a cellular modem.
The iPod Touch was introduced in September 2007, and around 100 million units were sold by May 2013.[3] The final iPod Touch model, released on May 28, 2019, is the seventh-generation model.
iPod Touch models were distinguished by storage space and color; all models of the same generation typically offered identical features, performance, and operating system upgrades. An exception is the fifth generation, in which the low-end (16 GB)[a] model was initially sold without a rear-facing camera and in a single color.[5]
The iPod Touch was the last product in Apple's iPod product line after the discontinuation of the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle on July 27, 2017, after which Apple revised the storage and pricing for the iPod Touch with 32 and 128 GB of storage.[6] On May 10, 2022, Apple discontinued the iPod Touch, effectively ending the iPod product line.[7] The last iOS version to support the seventh-generation iPod Touch is iOS 15, except for ongoing OS maintenance.[8]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Identify your iPod model – Apple Support". Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "The music lives on". Apple Newsroom. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Mat (May 30, 2013). "Apple: 100 million iPod touches sold since 2007". Engadget. AOL Inc. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "iPod touch – Features". Apple. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ "Apple cuts prices on iPod Touch line, refreshes 16 GB model". CNET. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Apple removes iPod nano and shuffle from website hinting at discontinuation". 9to5Mac. July 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ Clark, Mitchell (May 10, 2022). "Apple discontinues the iPod after 20 years". The Verge. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "iPod touch pulled completely from Apple's website, will not support iOS 16". The Apple Post. June 9, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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