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

[mahina]

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PS it doesn’t help that information on the web is largely outdated.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:

[ret5hd]

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

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]

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

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]

3. Oh! May not be your battery

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]

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

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]

6. iPod or iPad?

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]

7. Pod. The pad is fine :)

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

[asiliveandbreathe]

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

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]

8. Thanks so much, I will try!

[HuskyOffset]

9. Samsung iPhone?

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]

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

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]

11. Apple would be amused :)

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