r/ipod • • Aug 25 '26

r/iPod and r/iPodClassic Guidelines for Sellers, Product Reviews, and Customer Support

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Version 1.0.0, released 2026-08-25

The following guidelines are in place to ensure that r/iPod and r/iPodClassic remain a safe and fair place for discussing iPods and iPod modding, as well as to protect sellers and buyers. These rules will come into effect on the 25th August 2026 and apply to all posts made on or after that date.

1. Separation of Business and Moderation

For the sake of fairness and neutrality, moderators of r/iPod and r/iPodClassic may not operate their own for-profit businesses selling devices, device parts/accessories, or offering repair/modding services. Conversely, users who own or are employed by for-profit businesses selling devices, device parts/accessories, or offering repair/modding services are not eligible to apply to be a moderator of r/iPod and r/iPodClassic.

2. Advertising

Advertisement posts for the sales of goods or services are not permitted on r/iPod or r/iPodClassic, this applies to both businesses as well as private sales. We want these places to be about discussing owning, using, or modding iPods however this is not free real estate to advertise your store. If you wish to advertise on Reddit in general, you must enrol through Reddit's advertiser program. Please note this is not the same as post boosting, if you sign up for paid post boosting this does not make you eligible to ignore this rule even if the post is tagged as a "Brand Affiliate". Reddit ads are not the same as Reddit posts.

Posts by sellers advertising their goods or services will be deleted, and repeat offences will result in a ban. Using alt accounts to recommend your store while acting as a third party is also prohibited and will result in post deletion and a ban.

There are other subreddits that permit the advertising of device sales, such as:

r/AppleSwap

r/HardwareSwap

3. iPod Vendors List

While advertising posts are not permitted, our community features a pinned FAQ with a list of verified vendors. Reputable sellers may apply to be added to this list. In order to be eligible, your store must have a valid warranty and returns policy, as well as contact details for customer support. To apply, please send a modmail.

4. Product Reviews

Product review posts are permitted, however you are strictly required to disclose whether you purchased the goods or services yourself or if they were provided by the vendor for review purposes. If you are affiliated with the vendor, you are also required to disclose this. Reviews with undisclosed affiliations with vendors will be deleted.

Reviews must be made in good faith and reflect your personal opinions, vendors must not influence the contents of your review. If a review is found to be made in bad faith (either by a vendor influencing the reviewer for a dishonest positive review for them or a negative review of competitors), it will be deleted and repeat offences will result in a ban.

Vendors may not use alt accounts to post reviews of their own stores or of competitors while posing as a third party, anyone found doing so will have their posts removed and may be blacklisted from the verified vendor list.

Vendors also may not request the removal of legitimate negative reviews. A legitimate review should describe personal experiences of the purchasing process or the goods/services, but cannot contain personal grievances or targeted attacks. Reviews must not contain any AI-generated content. Reviews will only be removed if they contain content that breaks the subreddit rules or false claims, however legitimate negative reviews will remain to help buyers make informed purchasing choices. Vendors who abuse the reporting tool in an attempt to remove legitimate reviews may be blacklisted from the verified vendor list.

5. Customer Support

r/iPod and r/iPodClassic are discussion forums, we are not direct representatives of vendors and cannot provide customer support. Posts enquiring about specific orders will be locked and we will provide contact details for the relevant vendor. In general, while these posts will be locked they will not be deleted as they may provide useful information about buying experiences from vendors that may help others make informed buying choices. The two exceptions to this are if the posts contain personally identifiable information or if they devolve into unnecessary drama, in which case the post will be deleted.


r/ipod • • Jul 29 '26

Helpful Links

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Applications:

iTunes (Windows)

iPodWizard (Windows) (Software Modification)

iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project

Guides:
Yuuiko's iPod Guide: Fantastic guide which can be used to Identify iPod Classic & Mini models.

Opista iPod Classic Guide: Fantastic Guide to modding 5th, 6th, and 7th generation iPod Classics.

michiko iPod guide: Fantastic guide that can be used to identify EVERY iPod Model.

iPod Vendors List

iflash.xyz

AliExpress (Mostly based in China)

Parts Plus Pods (Australia)

PlayerMods (Ukraine)

Elite Obsolete Electronics (USA)

Elite Obsolete Electronics iPod Randomiser <- useful for inspiration!

iDemiGods (Canada)

Resalefirm (USA)

moonlit.market (UK)

WyMod Labs, (USA) (Bluetooth & Firewire Dongles, Really Cool Project -Lucy)

Amazon (Worldwide) (Milage May Vary)

Ebay (Worldwide) (Milage May Vary)

Vinted (Australia and most of Europe) (Milage May Vary)

For any sellers wishing to be added to our iPod Vendors List. Please read this post for instructions on how to do so.


r/ipod • • 4h ago

Help Every single track is showing Michael Jackson’s Bad album art

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Guys, I’ve imported a handful of music to my Music app on my Mac (running Tahoe 26.7.2), each one with its correct metadata and cover art.
However, after syncing all my music through Finder, every single one shows the same cover art (Michael Jackson’s Bad) despite the fact the files have their corresponding cover arts.
How can I fix this?


r/ipod • • 4h ago

Picture USB-C & Taptic Engine iPod mini!

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With some help from a friend, I finally finished building my custom iPod mini! I removed the original 30-pin port and replaced it with USB-C, added an iPhone 7 Taptic Engine, 256GB of flash storage, and a 700mAh 573040 battery. I love how it looks like a little sibling to my other modded iPod classic!

The left button on the modified click wheel is a bit less responsive, and I accidentally damaged the LCD during assembly, so I had to use a spare. I also had to remove the rubber padding around the LCD bezel, which makes me a little worried about its shock resistance.

Still, almlst everything works pretty well! It’s not quite 100% perfect, but I’d say it turned out about 90% the way I wanted. I’m really happy with the result!


r/ipod • • 10h ago

Picture Wanted the nano back in 2006 as a kid but couldn’t afford it. Today 20 years later I got it

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Never too late


r/ipod • • 17h ago

Advice iPod vs Walkman?

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I’ve modded IPod 5 recently and it’s been amazing. But the sound of Sony Walkman is so much better and clearer. I don’t know if I should keep both because it seems excessive. Have you found that the IPod doesn’t sound as good some of other DAC? Do you still prefer IPod?


r/ipod • • 1h ago

Picture Collection

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r/ipod • • 12h ago

Picture new case and earbuds for 5th gen :p

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+ added some new stickers before putting it on 🙂‍↕️

feels waay less fragile now, which is great because this case feels impossible to take off lmfao


r/ipod • • 22h ago

Picture hacked the iPod 5G firmware

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now it plays Kraftwerk’s “Pocket Calculator” on the piezo buzzer


r/ipod • • 12h ago

Picture Here's my setup

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7th gen iPod 120GB with master and dynamic mh40s. I have been daily driving this in highschool for the past 4 years and it has served me well.


r/ipod • • 21h ago

Meme This AI slop is killing me

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Since when did the 4G nano have a square screen?!

EDIT: you cant swipe by the way, the dots at the bottom are a remnant of fb marketplace!!


r/ipod • • 23h ago

Picture Got gifted a Nano 3g and found my childhood iHome in a shop!

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My partner gave me their old iPod Nano 3 after finding it in storage. 1615 songs on it. The battery is shot, so I'm getting that replaced, but I'm loving it. I had the first Gen shuffle and Touch 3 at one point. Went thrifting to find my ​childhood iHome and found the same model at my second thrift store stop. Lucky lucky! ​


r/ipod • • 18h ago

Picture finally gave my 5.5 the protection it deserves 🥹

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r/ipod • • 11m left

AI-Generated Content So I got the Apple Music 404 iPod working with my own music.

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So I got the iPod easter egg from Apple Music working locally with my own music.
Thank you Claude.

idk how many songs it can have saved to it at once, but it’s been working pretty well for me.

also added support for atmos mixes since i had stuff saved that just didn’t work.

to add music: go to settings > import > add songs
it saves everything locally and it can be saved as a PWA to work offline.

please lmk if there are any bugs or issues!
enjoy!


r/ipod • • 11m ago

Review New Subreddit for iPod Transactions!

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Hi everyone! Since buying, selling, and trading aren’t allowed here, I created r/iPodDeals as a dedicated place for iPod listings and trades.

The subreddit is ready to go, so feel free to post your iPods there. I’m also looking for one or two moderators to help out when life gets busy. If you’re interested, send me a DM!


r/ipod • • 10h ago

Help is this a sign of a dying drive?

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i have a ipod 5.5 gen, and sometimes the songs wont load or take several attempts in order for them to play. For example, with this song, it took 3 tries for it to play. I only play ALACS from this ipod and was wondering if it was the format of the songs or just my drive dying lol


r/ipod • • 13h ago

Question what on earth happened to the 5th gen screen market

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screens used to be 20 to 30 dollars and now they’re bare minimum 50 from aliexpress? what kind of price gouging is going on. are we in hell


r/ipod • • 6h ago

Help Case IPod 5.5, 80 gb

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Alguien sabe donde puedo encontrar un case para mi iPod?


r/ipod • • 3h ago

Help Ipod files management and downloads and metadata and soundcheck is driving me mad!

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Listen I'm pretty familiar with iPod modding and all this. Recently upgraded my iPod bigger battery Iflash solo. The process to get my music to work properly has been insane. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or generally everyone has this hard of time. My problems are metadata not matching and splitting albums into different ones. Biggest one I feel is audio levels are all over the place and also songs on playlist just skipping but will play fine on its own. Someone please help!


r/ipod • • 8h ago

Help where to find ipod nano 4th gen cases?

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I’ve tried looking everywhere and i can’t find any good ipod nano 4th gen cases :( especially in pink .. does anybody know where i could find some?


r/ipod • • 1d ago

Picture Gem find

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After scouring the internet for months and months, always finding listings after they had sold, or sold while I was still planning on buying (did not want to pay obscene reseller prices). I finally found a mint condition, 7th Gen 160gb from my local pawnshop with the original packaging: box, unopened dock converter even the apple pamphlet, device plastic wrapping. The iPod only has smudges and no visible scratching on the mirror finish. The best way is I underpaid for this gem😭


r/ipod • • 5h ago

Question Looking for good condition iPod under 8k if someone is selling, pls DM - Bangalore seller preferred

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r/ipod • • 11h ago

Meme This made me laugh

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I figured out the problem which is a weak port so I move it to my laptop USB but I couldn't help but to laugh at this


r/ipod • • 17h ago

Help Help with this hdd

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So i got this dual microsd card hdd from aliexpress for my classic 5.5 gen and i keep getting the ipod with the sad face and the apple support url screen. I‘m not sure if i‘m putting it in the wrong way? I have been putting it in with the sd cards facing the logic board and thats when i get the apple support screen. Im not sure if i should flip the hdd because i dont want to possibly break the ribbon cable.

I also know the ribbon cable is fine because i put the original apple harddrive back in and it works, but i can‘t use the old one anymore because it won‘t fit in with the new battery. Anyone know how to fix this?


r/ipod • • 10h ago

Help iPod Touch Gen 2 Brown Spot?

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Hi guys!! I need a little help as I'm having trouble finding anything online matching my description.

My iPod Touch (my first time turning it on, i bought it secondhand and its been stored away for some time) has this odd brown blotch. It doesn't change upon pressing at all. concerningly, the iPod seems to only heat up in that corner/general area when charging. I've decided to not charge it any longer for now just to get some opinions first. Practically died the moment I removed it from the charger. Any advice or input would be very helpful, thanks :)