Repairing Apple's Strangest iPod - Nano 7th Generation

Making mum proud with a repair of her iPod Nano.
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[@mirgjankupi128]

Whenever a company tries to tell you that there was no space in the device for a headphone jack remember the iPod 7th generation exhisted

[@traviswalker8933]

When a company wants to put a headphone jack on a phone, they will. Like Vivo did in the world's thinnest smartphone.

[@muhammedensarevci5625]

bro its to sell their more expensive bluetooth headphones, my new gigantic tablet dont even has a headphonejack, it makes no sense to me

[@cjxgraphics]

Long time ago I had a little pocket radio. The radio itself, was thinner than its headphone jack. Yeah, that removing the headphone jack BS was all about selling their own line of headphones.

[@clydemarshall8095]

The 7th? What about the freaking 6th gen?

[@mirgjankupi128]

@@clydemarshall8095 while the 6th gen is smaller height I used the 7th gen as it's thinner

[@mdukasa]

"A brand new nugg..."

[@marclapin]

na-no

[@nein_nein_]

NUGGGGGGGET

[@nazthelizard122]

Craig

[@smiletrap27]

One grit

[@dedevianx5394]

Heck no im singing it with dankpods sound aowkwowk

[@derpdude32]

You know that you are an official repairman when mum starts going to you for help with devices

[@DJBla2e01]

I've also done repairs to my mum's devices; most recently the battery in her iPhone 8 Plus 😁

[@mumujibirb]

true achievement

[@RisingRevengeance]

Anyone whos a bit of a nerd can probably confirm that they are the go to tech in the family, even if they know nothing about such things.

[@realcyphox5919]

no, its just the fact that you're a guy and women usually dont know sh.... about tech stuff at all.

[@quinspranger4880]

​@@realcyphox5919 Thats pretty sexist bro

[@person8675]

Hugh, I just want to thank you, you are the only reason I repair tech,as of posting this, I fixed a 2014 MacBook Air that had all of my family’s photos, the Mac was water damaged and corroded, thanks to you, I fixed it.

[@qazmko22]

good job.

[@eth1111]

could've just taken the hard drive out

[@nicolebrown1874]

I had this nano growing up, and while I prefer the 5th gen nano to it, I'm def nostalgic for the 7th gen.

[@Diabeetus.]

My father has the 2nd gen, bought it brand new in 2006.

[@pietrocavicchioli6128]

I have been using a 3rd gen for two years now, great device

[@Happyfaceshock]

@@pietrocavicchioli6128 3rd gen was my favourite. If they still made them (perhaps now with bluetooth) I'd totally buy one for the gym

[@hellozhenchong3079]

I have the fifth gun, I prefer it over the 7th too

[@peterhodgkinson5095]

This 7g iPod was a replacement for my 5th gen one because of the battery not holding enough charge and of course the 30 pin cable getting outdated. The touchscreen was not as nice as using the wheel

[@mirkopacchioni4158]

This device is so small, repairing it could generate more damage than you wanted to fix, but you solved it well and without too many additional costs, you were very good. Nice video as always.

[@Bad_at_English]

I tried to replace battery from my 5th gen Nano, but I ended up broke Its click wheel, then I just threw it to trash can.

[@mrallan8063]

I'm surprised you didn't swap out the battery since you had it open already.

[@MrMega200]

Because it would be too much of a pain to try to get the ribbon style cable undone without ruining the pads on the logic board. Then you have to get the new battery pads on there. Too much risk on an already working battery.

[@kosmokramer9502]

@@MrMega200 Too much of a risk? Are you kidding me? I’ve replaced batteries on IPod nano 2/3rd Gen models. It isn’t that difficult. Hugh was just lazy.

[@janvingst]

also just removing the mesh of the ear buds does not seem to be a quality level repair...

[@fluente]

That battery suffered some serious bending while he removed it. It seems dangerous to just put it back in

[@SayAhh]

@@MrMega200 can you post some videos to your channel?

[@clydemarshall8095]

The iPod Nano 5th, 6th, and 7th gen all had built in FM radios that used your headphone cable as an antenna.

[@lachlanlau]

0:26 is when he says it

[@clydemarshall8095]

@@lachlanlau I thought he was referring solely to the 7th gen. I'm mentioning that the feature existed at least as far back as the 5th. It's amusing to think about now given that most people use wireless earbuds which negate the radio on these devices. Heck, the 7th gen might be the sole one with blue tooth capability.

[@Lexan_YT]

I believe you don't need certain headphones to use the radio on the 7th Gen

[@sealwheel]

no, with the 7th gen (maybe 6th too) had a built in radio with some of the other ipods you needed a specific radio cable to use the radio feature

[@sealwheel]

@@clydemarshall8095 weird.. when i used mine it said i needed a radio remote

[@muhammadsaeed6849]

No one else does it better. Well done Mr. Hugh. I am from 🇳🇬 and I don't miss your repair videos since I subscribed ❤️❤️

[@jacksong6226]

Btw FM radios were the included in all the nanos from 5-7 and all the classics 3-7 can use a special apple in-line remote that connects to the dock connector that gives it an fM radio (plug it in and the hidden radio UI will appear on the main menu) also ALL the Nanos can use this attachment aswell

[@MatchRugz]

since the iPod nano 4 it was internal fm receiver

[@SianaGearz]

The flat flex that separated from the touchscreen was likely Z-taped in place. It's an adhesive tape which has conductive strands running perpendicular to the surface and the adhesive is heat activated. The mesh piece is part of acoustic tuning of the earbuds and should ideally be washed out in a suitable solvent and reinstalled back.

[@scottls]

I don't think this is the only other iPod with built-in FM tuner. The 6th Gen iPod Nano that some wear like a watch with its aftermarket watch band case also has an FM tuner. I was one of those geeks that wore mine on my wrist and though the wire to the ear pods acted like the antenna, the reception was not very good but that was my Apple watch before there were Apple Watches.

[@90210xyz]

I have a 5th gen nano with a radio as well.

[@randomblock1_]

I also have a 6th gen, I also used it as an Apple Watch haha. The radio worked quite well for me

[@alexalston3001]

6th gen was great for running. I’m sure it did use the headphone cable as an antenna.

[@everythingships8153]

some classics also have one when you use the radio remote on it.

[@IntriguedLioness]

This was one of the few versions I didn't purchase by this point I was listening to shuffles and then the iPod touch. I only listen to one radio station and that's NPR as most radio and all commercials annoy me, but I borrowed one at one point and I really liked the radio station option. I remember some geeks(!) Wearing the 6th generation as a watch.. but I had no idea that it had radio. The crux for me would be that you would have to have wired headphones and wearing it on my wrist would be.. weird?? That's why I just love channels like this where we can talk about our favorite parts of apple/ipod years afterwards... And if you're talented, even resurrect them! Cheers!

[@00SNIVY00]

The 6th gen had a built in radio as well, the headphones you use serve as the antenna. I bought both the 6th and 7th gen on OfferUp just to have them because they're so neat! I really wish the 6th gen had lightning though. The 30-pin is fitting, but you could probably get a bump in battery with the smaller lightning port.

[@00SNIVY00]

@KAAN CAN I know, it's just a shame. I wish it could've been a similar era to the 7th gen and gotten lightning, or maybe been updated with it, it's a really neat little design.

[@AnthonyMediaHD]

The home button makes it look like a knock-off; I was surprised when I saw what the home button looked like

[@alexalston3001]

The nan 6th gen was great for running, with it’s built-in clip. It also had a radio.

[@johndrocky4377]

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! THANK YOU 🙏 HUGH JEFFREYS FOR ALL THE AWESOME VIDEOS!! 👏🔥🥊

[@cool_6624]

hope you have a good one to

[@johndrocky4377]

@@cool_6624 ☮️❤️

[@enoll218]

0:28 it isn’t the only apple device with a radio the 6th generation nano had a radio and the 5th generation

[@CrayCrayslab]

Oh god this just reminded me of the absolute nightmare that was replacing the LCD of this model was for me. Luckily I thought ahead for once in my life and bought an extra digitiser because I knew I could very easily fuck up the display too. (Spoilers, I did) I'm not sure how you're supposed to do this without obliterating the LCD, the old one practically turned into dust. And to top it all off, the frame got bent last second as I was fitting the display assembly back on. So now it's collecting dust and shit inside. For the life of me I CANNOT find a replacement midframe anywhere online which is so incredibly annoying as I've abused the current one a lot and I wouldn't feel confident reusing it. So yeah, now I'm left with a cute nano that has a lifted display which I REFUSE to reopen unless I have another LCD or just some extra parts with me. Dealing with nanos results in complete CARNAGE. To the general viewer, please avoid working with those if you can, it's absolutely horrible, it's not a fun repair, and you'll end up with a working (hopefully) but very mangled tech sandwich

[@jml2343]

The 4th 5th and 3rd gens are doable repairs in my experience but any of the others end up with carnage

[@CrayCrayslab]

@@jml2343 4 and 5?? Doable?? Deary me, I must be dealing with a repair god here, I bow down to you

[@jml2343]

@@CrayCrayslab as long as they don't have an expanded battery it's possible. However I do agree that they are super hard and the screws are so tiny that they strip ALOT so watch out for that

[@i-.45]

Bro we’re not in school anymore don’t be writing essays for fun

[@CrayCrayslab]

@@i-.45 you ain't a teacher dawg, why you be reading them?

[@sixty6chevy]

Thanks for the video! My first iPod nano 7th gen got washed in the machine after about a year of use. I put it into a box of rice for a week, it then worked fine for many years but the screen never worked after the washing. Just plug into a stereo or computer to set it on random, play and skip songs you didnt want with the toggle. It finally tanked, and as a guy that can fix anything I am thinking about taking the plunge. I have a couple more 7th gens, one that had a new battery installed by the seller, but it's bad after 6 months... and my current 7th gen with a badly broken screen and lcd but it still works when set on random and control with the toggle. Going to give repairs a shot after I order some supplies and tools. Thanks HUGH !!

[@re-fix9678]

Never seen thank for video😘😘

[@alvzcizzler]

0:28 if you mean FM Radio then nope, the iPod Nano 5th generation had radio already, idk about 6th gen since it removed a few features cause of the form factor I guess but the 5th gen had radio.

[@Aldo.flores]

Yes the 6g also have built in radio, and it’s very interesting how battery can last, I still using mine for jogging with the watch case and works great

[@upperairs]

This was my last mp3 player before moving to a smartphone for music etc. I cracked the screen and was able to replace it, but I bent the frame badly and it was never the same again... I'm sure Mum will be very happy. :)

[@DrKoneko]

My cousin had a nano 7th and I never saw it, but i did see the box with the manuals and pictures and stuff and I wanted to use one so badly, simply because the icons were circular. I haven't seen footage of one of these in action until this day and I'm super excited for it.

[@davidkonec1626]

My friend had the same issues with his unit, and I wonder if it would work on this one too. He basically drained the battery completely flat and leave it in the drawer for a few weeks, and boom it was back working again

[@ginopumadera4265]

As always, a wondrous job Hugh!!!! I admire your meticulous work !!!

[@IAmArnold2003]

Your restoration and repair videos inspired me to order the parts to repair my old Nintendo dsi

[@dodoo86]

hey.. nice video, just one remark about the earbuds. i had the same issue about the volume, i removed the grills , but noticed that the bass was pretty much gone after that. I think since theres a thin layer of plastic behind the grill i assume that part was responsible for it.... i wonder does anybody els had the same experience after this fix?

[@Anoalekontrieger]

I just bought some decent headphones from audio Technica, the sound was much better from the get go. I don't bother with apple headphones anymore and yes too have had the bass issue.

[@realcyphox5919]

@@Anoalekontrieger wow, some over-ear headphones from a company specialized in audio equipment really do sound better than some cheap-a** in-ears from a company that usually rips their customers off?? get out of town.

[@peterthebricky]

I've cleaned mine twice now with some alcohol in a small bottle with needle a tip

[@hereticyes1380]

You are correct, the mesh he removed is part of the acoustic tuning of the earpods and should not be taken off. Best course of action would be soaking it in a bit of IPA and using something like a Watchmaker blower to suck up the melted earwax

[@anilxtr]

+1 this is bad way to fix it

[@will_it_work]

Earlier iPods had a FM radio. What made the 7th Gen Nano unique was the Lightning port and Bluetooth. It was the only traditional iPod with these features.

[@martinf9626]

Good job sir , Why didn't you change the battery while the iPod was open ?

[@bravelittleabacus]

i still have one of these, albeit dinged up in some corners. i love this gen of nano because of how thin it is, but the lack of storage and slightly difficult repairs stinks :(

[@stephensnell5707]

Well if you hate the lack of storage you should get rid of it altogether

[@antic1022]

I love it when you say „ Soo This is it“

[@spicyroo4429]

My nano that was the little square version had a built in radio

[@jamesthedragon2344]

I will say this, I recently found this channel, and the content is great

[@worldhello1234]

@6:49 Exactly, that's why you are such a great guy.

[@Sb129]

Replacing the power button ribbon cable is more fun in the iPod Nano 6th gen, Lol. I bought two just in case and good thing I did.

[@archechme]

This is an excellent display of skill. Truly amazing. Nice work. That looks finicky.

[@alisonsmith4436]

Hugh I love your videos l love the fact you breathe new life into technology

[@Ngamageramya]

Great Video Hugh .

[@Ngamageramya]

Great Video Hugh .Love Your Videos .

[@MylesMusic94]

I just found one of these at a flea market today, too funny

[@archy234]

that earphone fix. Just what i needed. Thanks!

[@lnnx3725]

For a second I thought you were dankpods, but then I clicked on the video

[@OtherWorldExplorers]

Hugh Could you put the earbuds face down on your heating table with a little bit of paper towel to pick up the wax instead of having to remove the mesh? Just an idea..

[@erfelipe]

This iPod is really awesome. Beautiful.

[@anilxtr]

8:56 NO! If its sound is sound lows or one side is not working, it will be restored if you drop a drop of cologne or alcohol and blow it strongly from the side. I'm always doing it and it's getting better, try it, it will be fix :)

[@stephensnell5707]

You mean fixed You are clearly a person that has awful grammar,you need to improve it

[@justingalasso1850]

The first nano with the camera was the first ipod to have a radio and the smaller touchscreen nano you could use as a watch had a radio as well

[@jordivilagarci2]

The 5 and 6 generation ipod nano also have a build in radio. And the 1, 2 and 3 generation and also the 5, 6 and 7 generation ipod classic with an accessory could you have fm radio too

[@marymadigan9707]

Omg what what a fabulous job you really know what you are doing you even went above and beyond by redoing it a second time hope your mum is happy fabulous job 👏😎🇮🇪

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

That explains why my non-Lighting EarPods are so quiet!

[@WujekKafar]

How much heat shout you give the iPod before opening? What temperature?

[@sesukun2064]

Yeah, my first gen nano just expanded and cause i have little to no solder experience, i kinda just had to bend the wires off, and up until i learn how to solder, its going to just sit on my shelf

[@stalwartcomputers5182]

Great vid as always, We love little jobs like these don't find it as difficult as some have stressed much like yourself but I suppose when used to them you don't realise it after a while We sell a special adapter to allow better liquid adhesive precision application with less mess or overshoot than just using the needle on the tube for jobs just like this makes life SO much easier too🤝🏻.

[@TheSpotify95]

Nice repair! Seems like this one was much better than that other iPod you tried repairing.

[@cgarby]

excellent work as always. such an interesting iPod

[@Mergatroid]

I got one of those iPods for free recently in perfect shape. It's so fun to use as a radio and the signal is great with any 3.5mm cable connected.

[@ShayanQuanta]

I have same model With broken glass. Can be replaced? ( display and touch is fine) only cracks glass.

[@shefinhabeeb7613]

Thank you for all the little infos

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

iPod nano 6th and 5th gen also have radio!

[@MrWargw]

I have this model the only issue I have ever had with it is the battery meter will go from red to half full once I plug it in and unplug it the battery bar will show full for an hour or so even when plugged in for a few minutes

[@jubear1493]

Got the same problem. Ever find a fix? The meter never appears to give a accurate reading.

[@MrWargw]

@@jubear1493 had to replace the battery

[@jubear1493]

@@MrWargw Ah, thought that might be what would be needed seeing as you were here. :) Hoping that worked for you. Think I'll have to have a go, or throw it at Apple and get them to do it, (looks as if they'll still replace 7th gens battery's, for a rather large cost!) Cheers for getting back to me my man :)

[@MrWargw]

@@jubear1493 yes it worked i took it to battery depot 30 bucks with battery

[@jubear1493]

@@MrWargw Good to know! Bloody annoying not knowing the right charge on it! (mostly as it'll shut down if it thinks the meter is dead) Looks like you got it done cheaper than I will here in the UK, 60 Quid at least here. 😬 which is why DIY might be a better idea for me, if I'm feeling brave enough! Shedloads of people when they bought the thing brand new had similar problems to us. Apple had to deal with quite a few unhappy customers bringing the 7th gen back, whom they'd tell to calibrate and reset it. Which sometimes would work, sometimes not. Old Apple forums are full of folk saying the battery meter kept messing them about and they thought it might be a software issue or duff battery's.

[@windowsfan95]

The first iPod to feature a radio was the iPod Nano 5th generation, which also was the only iPod outside of the touch series to feature a camera.

[@deltacx1059]

0:44 this is like the stupid camera bumps, just make the thing thicker so everything fits.

[@Reedman27Official]

At 0:29 he says this is the only iPod to have a built in radio. I am pretty sure 5th and 6th gen had built in radios. Don’t know about 4th and under

[@theironscorpion2128]

Man you must really love your mom, I would have just got mine a different one.

[@peterhodgkinson5095]

Was my iPod nano 5g replacement in 2013 - defo felt not satisfying using the touchscreen as I got with using the 5g wheel. The 7th gen was used up till 2019 when I caved into Spotify

[@lightbringer502]

4:04 That's what he said.

[@imalimabeanyay]

Built in radio? Like the touch had with headphones in?

[@MWTD]

Mum will be sooooo happy

[@drakegarcia3106]

Plot twist: the screen not working as it was locked by apple and needs to be unlock by only apple

[@mcch1n]

My lcd panel on mine also had those black lines, I used it normally for a while and it went away

[@sol_xz]

this is the vid i was looking for, my ipod 7th gen has the same issue, ill fix it :) btw are that screen from ifixit?

[@gilles111]

Nano 6th generation also had a radio build in (the 5th had a radio build in too). And imho that was also a stranger iPod than the 7th gen.

[@Gearsandco]

I remember having one as soon as it came out, I had the greening with 16gb.

[@lamardoss]

I love my iPod nano 7th gen. I use it in my car on my radio daily.

[@jorgeo1492]

I jist bought a gym bag and there was a green 7tg gen nano in there!

[@deairreoh]

The nano with the camera had a radio and iPod touch I think

[@cuhd4970]

I hate that these replacement screen boarders are slightly off-white. It doesn't match the home button anymore. I had the same issue when I repared my iPhone SE back in the day.

[@spectronewcastro]

Happy Saturday Hugh jeffrys and powerfull Like for you 👍👍👍😉😉😉

[@jtb52]

Good you're looking out for mum.

[@steveholland1163]

why didnt you change the battery why you were in there since it is a pain to open ?

[@HH-mf8qz]

How many hours did this take you and how many hours do you think it would take a beginner whose most complicated work was putting together a gaming PC from individual parts?

[@air_]

Took me about 4 hours

[@oinkey]

One of my favorite iPods to exist.

[@stephensnell5707]

You mean favourite

[@nik321nik43]

Ohhhh looks cool rip for the ipod i would use one if i had a chance to have one sadly never had one and i saw just one in my life a 7th generation ipod video

[@VJYOFX]

Can that earpod trick of removing the mesh can be done on airpod?

[@dariocarafa3788]

I have that iPod that needs a replaced battery would you be willing to do that? If so how much would you charge?

[@dotpoint05]

Any recommendations on who would do repairs such as these? Can't find anyone to fix any of my ipods and I can't bear to throw them out lol. Even through they are a decade old they still look good now as they did back then

[@001Debjeet]

is the grill mesh of earphone can be used again or you have buy it

[@stephensnell5707]

Do improve your gramnar as others will not understand what you are saying

[@jazzypenguin4401]

I commend your patience and skills

[@RavMotorsport]

I fix these nano in daily basis and i love fixing these iPods ^_^

[@ABCis123]

I had the same issue but 12 year old me decided it was a good idea to push against the glass which somehow worked and fixed the dead leds

[@Ebolachicken]

linda parkers ipod is fixed what an amazing job

[@CornetAuBlanc]

k, so theres an unboxing video posted by the man himself of this exact ipod. i just love filtering out the most popular and recent videos and leaving the oldest there.

[@amnottabs]

videos like these reminds me why I consider mine a lost cause just because of a dead battery

[@LightningCat124]

0:32 actually the iPod nano 6th gen also had a built in radio

[@speedfreak-ke]

i thought i was the only person still using an iPod to this day but I can see am not alone. i have an iPod 5th generation

[@AustinAllen]

Are there good replacement batteries for this model?

[@DanielsTechVideos]

What kind of glue did you use?

[@Alberto.81]

I was looking for how to replace the battery since mine does not hold the charge. After all these years I guess the battery is gone. But looks like too much effort for me

[@miraydacruz2697]

If I don't see that mini phone from 2012 I would've never known that there was a iPod that SMALL and AMAZING

[@masonr1666]

I wonder how long the repair took. I am assuming that it was edited down. Why is this important? Well, the costs of parts, + repair time could be more than what the value of this iPod is worth. It may be less expensive just to get a new one. [This, as it seems is how companies design their products these days.]

[@Moon_Presence]

There is obvious editing, yes. I'd say it took a little over an hour to repair.

[@Parker307]

He is repairing it and filming the repair so it would not be an accurate gage of how long it would take just doing the repair without filming

[@mangosfx]

Well… that’s the thing. A majority of the repairs Hugh does would be unreasonable for your average technician considering the amount of time and money needed to be put into these devices. Normally, it wouldn’t really make much sense to even repair such devices like the ones Hugh does for such a small profit margin-if any at all. But the reason as to why Hugh specifically is able to go to the extent of repairing something to the point of a loss in profit just so it’s cosmetically appealing is because it’s not the device that makes him the money. It’s the videos. He doesn’t need to worry about those factors since the videos are where all of the profit comes from. Either way, as for the device in this video, iPods aren’t in production anymore. Every model other than the Touch was discontinued a number of years ago but even recently was the Touch also discontinued. They’re highly sought after and, depending on the condition, are worth anywhere from $80 - $300. Very much worth repairing.

[@stephensnell5707]

​@@Parker307you mean gauge

[@04ramtin_juzi48]

دایی جان واقعا مادر خوبی داری❤

[@krishn13tv]

The iPod nano 6 also had a build in radio