r/ipod 9d ago

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)

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.

Stores: (Source: Opista iPod Classic Guide)

iflash.xyz

AliExpress (Mostly based in China)

Parts Plus Pods (Australia)

PlayerMods (Ukraine)

Elite Obsolete Electronics (USA)

iDemiGods (Canada)

Resalefirm (USA)

Amazon (Worldwide) (Milage May Vary)

Ebay (Worldwide) (Milage May Vary)

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

Many thanks to u/Reluctant_Anonymous for suggesting this idea on r/iPodClassic, why this wasn't a thing here yet baffles me

ETA: If there are any links missing please leave them down below
ETA2: Amazon and Ebay
ETA3: iTunes and iPodWizard


r/ipod 2h ago

Picture New clear case for my iPod 4g

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67 Upvotes

Really happy to have a new clear 4g hard case, really allows a clear view of the iVue frontplate


r/ipod 3h ago

Review Base/stand and remote control purchased for $30

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76 Upvotes

I can now control music playback from my office.


r/ipod 13h ago

Picture Which interface do you prefer

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r/ipod 6h ago

Question Modding help?

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Bought this off eBay yesterday nd I’m so excited for it to come 🥹🥹 been searching for an iPod for a couple months now. I paid about $120 for it after taxes and shipping. Did i get a good deal? My original goal was to score one for less than $100 but that’s nearly impossible with the iPods becoming more popular lately. I do want to do a couple mods on it but i have absolutely no tech experience so im a bit nervous for that. Any advice for modding as a beginner? I wanted to put a new battery, more storage, and a new front and back shell on it. Watched a couple YouTube videos but it looks a little complicated.


r/ipod 44m ago

Help Finished 5th gen mod - battery issues!

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Took a few months and a replacement motherboard due to an unseated DAC, but finally up and running.

Running the very nice FreshOS from yuuiko

One thing I’ve noticed is the battery capacity isn’t anything like what I was hoping for. Got a 2000mAh from EOE.

I have configured the battery capacity in the settings so Rockbox knows what is in there

But it’s running down fairly quickly. Even in the pic it’s at 64% without what I would call super heavy usage.

I’m aware the theme is a little more resource intensive that the usual ones in the available themes on Rockbox (requires its own separate download etc.)

Could this be it? Or do I have a crappy battery from EOE


r/ipod 13h ago

Question Nueva adquisición

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47 Upvotes

Ya tenía más de 400 canciones del dueño anterior pero me gustaría cargarle mi música, ¿saben cómo puedo hacerlo?


r/ipod 9h ago

Meme Lost exclusive ipod touch minecraft version found (fake)

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20 Upvotes

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r/ipod 10h ago

Advice Can you help me figure out how to add movies to my iPod classic 5?

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25 Upvotes

Frankly, I have no idea anymore; I feel like all the resolutions are too big 😭.

Btw here's my baby (I removed rockbox today because I didn't get used to using it👉👈).


r/ipod 4h ago

Advice How to fix this ?

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9 Upvotes

So the battery connector broke and I'm new to this so I don't really have any idea on what to do now it just came of with e ribbon cable I live in india any idea how can I get it fixed ?


r/ipod 11h ago

Picture my ipod is NOT cursed

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16 Upvotes

r/ipod 20h ago

Question Am I the first to do this specific kind of mod?

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62 Upvotes

Ipod mini 2nd gen clickwheel + ipod classic 6/7th gen middle button. It took me forever to get the middle button to fit inside the mini 2nd gen clickwheel! I love how the icons on the clickwheel match the middle button.

I would love to know/see if anyone else has done this too!


r/ipod 13h ago

Picture Travel size

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13 Upvotes

r/ipod 1d ago

Picture iPod sound and image quality is soo good…

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130 Upvotes

That I watched the odyssey on it. Like how Nolan intended hehhee.

In all honesty, this thing is so good. To my knowledge it’s the iPod nano 6th gen. It’s my dad’s and I’m so lucky he keeps all his stuff so well kept.

I love it. The sound quality is absolutely phenomenal and the battery life is long lasting.

It’s so easy how it clips onto my bag strap or onto my jean pocket. It reduces the weight and fear from carrying your phone in your hand or even in your pocket.


r/ipod 19h ago

Picture My Snow Leopard Setup that I use to sync my iPods

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r/ipod 1d ago

Picture iPod Touch 7 Amateur Photography

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147 Upvotes

Ive seen tech reviewers say the iPod Touch 7 Camera is terrible, but so long as you don’t zoom in alot I think mine takes pretty good photos, especially when something isn’t far in the background. This is by far my favorite iPod ive ever owned and has actually motivated me to take up photography specifically on the iPod. For photos meant to be taken at face value and not inspected I think it even does better than my iPhone 14, the only thing lacking at times being the vibrancy of the colors

Attached are some photos ive taken with my iPod (excluding the photo of the iPod)


r/ipod 3h ago

Question Is it possible to convert a thin back ipod 5th gen to a thick back?

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Hello, I'm looking for the most battery I can get out of my ipod. I was thinking of using an iflash CF mod and getting 3000mah as well, but apparently I need a thick back for that. The ipod I purchased is a 30 Gb thin back and I'm just asking for advice regarding if there's any way to mod it with those components using another kind of back mod?


r/ipod 21h ago

Question Rockbox pre-installed

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28 Upvotes

Bought an clean iPod 7 and discovered it’s already got a real ugly version of rockbox on it.
Can I remove it or is it worth actually getting to grips with other themes as it’s already there.

It also seems not to connect to battery or time/date settings.


r/ipod 18h ago

Advice My FireWire charger bought in January crapped out

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13 Upvotes

As title says... Bought a FireWire wall charger with cable in January from eBay and it's now dead so need options before purchasing from a different seller since the one I used ( FullCirclePod in case anyones interested or if you're here ) doesnt respond to messages ( not that there's any warranty listed but still didn't hurt to try or to respond to a customer).

When plugged into iPod, the iPod lights up as it recognizes something but nothing happens on the battery display. Have tried different iPods and I know cable " might not " be the issue since it was plugged to a dock and it almost never moved. I only took out the insert and used it without if the device I wanted to charge didn't fit in the insert ( Lazy of me because I own almost all inserts.)

For those with experience with this cable ( picture)... I will be using it with 3rd Gen and up and mostly plugged to a dock ( Apple iPod Universal Dock )..

- Does this cable currently sold by EoE works?

- Build quality decent?

- No special wall blocks needed?

- Works with anything that has a USB A port?

And another question... Is there a way to determine if a FireWire wall charger is original or fake? Guessing I got a fake..

Thanks in advance..


r/ipod 13h ago

Question Video Converter for Android

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I've been working on a video converter for both windows and Android and I'm keen to hear what features people would be interested in seeing. I've built in every feature I could need for myself but I'm sure someone clever out there has something challenging for me to add. Conversion in the video was done on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Elite phone and took <5 minutes for a 40 minute video. Let me know!


r/ipod 11h ago

Advice First time iPod purchase, some tips?

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4 Upvotes

Hey y'all,

I've been thinking about it for a while, and I finally wanna get myself the iPod I've been wanting for ages. Specifically I'm looking for an iPod Nano 4th Gen in blue.

But I have no clue where to start! I was planning on just buying one on eBay, but I have no idea if I'm buying a good one or not. If anyone has any tips, things to look out for, or even a link to a recommended purchase, you would be my hero lol.

Some important wants for me:

-Must be 4th gen, and blue with white click wheel

-Great condition/Like new, I'm looking for the closest experience to brand new

-Earbuds and Charger included

-Sealed/Original packaging would be nice, the experience of opening it new but this is really just a "would be nice"

Thanks so much and I hope I'm not asking for too much haha!


r/ipod 23h ago

Question Finally got an iPod Hi-Fi in CIB condition for 150€!

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26 Upvotes

Managed to score this complete in box iPod Hi-Fi for just 150€ shipped. Came with everything: original box with all the styrofoam inlays, the Apple Remote, original power cord, and the complete set of dock adapters. Asked the seller to double-box it, and it arrived without a scratch.

Paired it with my blue iPod mini 2nd Gen for maximum contrast and took off the front grille.

Sound-wise… let's say it’s definitely tuned for 2006. With heavy modern tracks it can get quite muddy, but acoustic stuff sounds surprisingly decent at lower volumes.

A couple of questions for fellow Hi-Fi owners:

  1. Did I get a solid deal for 150€ CIB, or what did you pay for yours?

  2. What genres or artists do you think sound best on this thing? Any specific albums that really shine on it?


r/ipod 1d ago

Question Scored 2 working Classic 3rd gens for $45 😁

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112 Upvotes

They were sold as untested for parts but booted right up when connected to my firewire dock!

Batts on both are pretty much out of it on both so I will be swapping those, also plan to do a basic flashmod with the green adapter and some 32GB Sandisk CF cards (I have one in my mini 2nd gen and it works great)

Looking for some pointers on using the green adapters since I've seen very mixed results with other people using the adapter about 2-4 years ago.


r/ipod 6h ago

Help My iPod Photo isn’t “bricked,” but I’m all out of ideas.

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