2 Ways to Turn Off Your iPod Touch, Nano & Classic

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Are you done with your iPod and want to turn it off? Not only can turning your iPod off save battery, but it can prevent you from accidentally pressing buttons and turning on music or apps. This wikiHow article teaches you how to power off your iPod touch, nano, classic, or shuffle.

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iPod Touch

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    It's on the upper-right part of the iPod's housing.
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    It should appear in 3-5 seconds. [1]
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    Your iPod will power off. [2]
    • To power on your iPod, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until you see the Apple logo, then release it.
    • If your iPod is unresponsive, you may need to perform a force restart . All you need to do is hold down both the Top and Volume Down(or Home button if you have it) buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds. During that time, you'll see the iPod turn off, then the screen will display the Apple logo, at which time you can release those buttons. [3]
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iPod Classic and Nano

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    If you have a 6th or 7th Gen nano, the buttons to turn it off are different: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake buttons, then slide the button at the top. [4]
    • Instead of powering your iPod off, you can also wait for it to go into sleep mode. If you don't touch it or play music for a while, the screen will dim and eventually turn off. When the screen is black, your iPod is sleeping. While sleeping, your iPod conserves battery, as if it were off. However, it is faster to play music again since you don't have to restart it.
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    You turned your iPod off by holding the Play/Pause button, and this will ensure that the power remains off even if you accidentally hit a button. [5]
    • Slide the switch to the "Off"(white) position to turn your iPod back on.
    • If your iPod is unresponsive, you may need to perform a force restart . To do this, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home (or Volume Down) button until the screen turns off. The Apple logo will appear and you can release the buttons. [6]
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    While my iPod is on but not in use, the screen stays lit. How can you make it turn off after a few minutes?
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    You could turn it off yourself or you could go to 'settings' and make it automatically turn off.
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    What settings will allow my iPod Touch to disable the auto shut off and play music nonstop?
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    Go to Settings > General > Auto-lock and to stop playing music, simply swipe up and pause the music. Or, go to the music app and stop the music from there.
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    How can I sync my iPod without it stopping in the middle?
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    Keep your iPod charging while you sync it, or go into Settings, then Brightness, and choose the option that says "do not turn off." This will keep your phone from "falling asleep."
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      • Do you have an iPod Shuffle? There's no screen that you can use to turn it off, but you can instead use the three-way switch at the top of your shuffle to turn it off. To turn it off, you don't want to see the green coloring on the switch. [7]
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      • The button combinations that you need to hold down to force a restart differ depending on the model of iPod you have, but they are pretty similar to each other. If you're unsure of which model you have, check out Apple's help page .
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      • You can turn off shuffle when you're listening to music on an iPod Touch by dragging up on the "Now Playing" screen. Tap the red shuffle icon (it looks like two twisting arrows) until it is grey and that turns shuffle off.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/ipod-touch/turn-ipod-touch-on-or-off-iph841379c3d/ios
      2. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/ipod-touch/turn-ipod-touch-on-or-off-iph841379c3d/ios
      3. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/ipod-touch/force-restart-ipod-touch-iphcb2aa6139/ios
      4. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/102212
      5. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/102212
      6. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/102293
      7. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/102062

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