iPod The ending of the iPod is a disgraceful decision

[jaytv111]

Pretty sure internet signals are still not great on Airplanes and in many many places. The hotel I was in a few years ago only had wifi in the reception and not in the reception.

I guess I will have to shop around in time for a music player that has the ability to store lots or otherwise buy a phone and never activate its sim and just use the phone for storage. What ones would people recommend? they doesn’t seem to be many on sale anymore. I don’t like being on the internet all the time. I like to detox and disconnect. And I bet sooner or later IPhone will be wireless headphones only when some of us often end up breaking headphones and only want cheap ones not expensive ones. And can’t use earbuds due to odd ear shape.

Well you can use offline music on iPhones. So if you have no internet you’re still covered. In fact it’s super easy to download whole playlists in Apple Music then you can listen offline.

But even if you’re using ripped CDs you should be able to rip them on a Mac or PC then transfer to the iPhone.

You have a 64 GB collection, you can use a 256 GB iPhone just fine.

But regardless, there are dedicated music players out there, check out Dankpods on Youtube who has videos on the latest and greatest dedicated players, especially if you want high-res audio and built in headphone jacks. Even one with a full-size connector.

Also I’m curious, if you use an iPod Touch do you get the same detox if you’re gonna be near your normal WiFi hotspots anyway (home, work, school/college)? And if you’re just gonna disconnect from WiFi, what stops you from disconnecting on the iPhone from WiFi and cellular, the extra button push to turn off cellular? Or are you on the older iPods that didn’t have Wifi or iOS?

 

[ouimetnick]

Use a Apple watch they can store allot of music.

Even though the current Watch has 32GB, only 8GB is reserved for music.

OP, there’s plenty of iPods on the. 2nd hand market. Just buy a gently used device and move on. I have an iPod collection (like 5 iPods) and the nano is pretty cheap.

 

[Richu]

Does no one else agree with this. I mostly use my iPod when my phone is either charging or when I am out and don’t want to or don’t have access to internet. Even the best phones don’t have no where near as much storage space as an IPod does if the phone has to have lots of apps on it. What is someone like me meant to do. I love having a wide variety of music to listen to on a plane or beach without any wifi and inna few years I will simply lose that. How is this progress?

1. Buy a phone with decent storage
2. Remove/hide all apps
3. Turn off wifi and mobile network
4. Add your songs

There you go, an iPod ?

 

[DaveP]

Pretty much no matter what decision a company makes, some customers will be negatively impacted. The number of customers negatively impacted by discontinuing the iPod is very small. And the negative impact experienced is also very small. It's actually surprising that the iPod wasn't discontinued a couple years ago.

 

[Macative]

LOLOL. No.

 

[iamMacPerson]

People that want to store gigabytes of music on an unconnected device are not in the majority anymore. I used to be in the own my music camp…but having Apple Music has changed the way I find music and given me access to tons of stuff I never would have listened to if I was buying CDs. I typically listen to XM radio in the car, find something I like and Shazam it, then find all kinds of related stuff. Having the ability to get any music anywhere is much better. I travel all the time and have been able to stream music without issue. I miss the iPod days, but don’t want to relive it. Any song at my fingertips is a major win. Goodbye iPod, thanks for the memories.

I was very anti-streaming for eons. I loved iTunes Radio for exactly this reason, discovering new music. And idk what algorithm they had for it but it worked flawlessly for me. I could go days and days listening to it. When Apple Music came out I signed up for the trial. I wasn’t thrilled. Radio was no longer using the same algorithm. I didn’t like the idea at all, and paying $10/mo for glorified Pandora wasn’t very appealing.

Now that I’m back in college I get the individual plan for $4.99. It’s totally worth it. It’s come such a long way, and the algorithm for Radio is as good - if not better - than iTunes Radio. I have discovered gobs of music I otherwise wouldn’t have using regular FM radio or buying from iTunes/physical stores.

However, for select artists I do still buy CDs so I can have the FLAC files locally. That might be a dozen artists I do that with.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

Does no one else agree with this. I mostly use my iPod when my phone is either charging or when I am out and don’t want to or don’t have access to internet. Even the best phones don’t have no where near as much storage space as an IPod does if the phone has to have lots of apps on it. What is someone like me meant to do. I love having a wide variety of music to listen to on a plane or beach without any wifi and inna few years I will simply lose that. How is this progress?

Asking Apple to bet on two horses, iPhone and iPod, when one went on life support almost a decade ago is not fair.

Yes, it’s disgraceful to see the iPod go this way knowing how essential it has been for Apple’s survival and later market dominance.

But despite how important iPod has been for Apple, Apple could only have kept iPod feasible in 2022 if it had implemented music streaming into iTunes/iPods and put SIM-cards into iPods.

Then again, I’d like to see the demographic who buys a $199+ iPod and pays for cell service only to be able to stream Apple Music(iTunes) and do streaming for apps while on the go.

It’s almost as if an iPod with streaming would make a lot more sense if it doubled as a phone, like an “Apple Phone” or something like that. I don’t know. /s

 

[Yebubbleman]

Does no one else agree with this. I mostly use my iPod when my phone is either charging or when I am out and don’t want to or don’t have access to internet. Even the best phones don’t have no where near as much storage space as an IPod does if the phone has to have lots of apps on it. What is someone like me meant to do. I love having a wide variety of music to listen to on a plane or beach without any wifi and inna few years I will simply lose that. How is this progress?

You can spec an iPhone 13 to have 512GB of storage or an iPhone 13 Pro to have 1TB. The iPod touch capped at 256GB. Unless you're talking about someone who fills an iPhone to the brim, I'd say the storage argument isn't the one to make. That said, there being no headphone jack, having the experience of using both line-out and charging through a splitter being terrible, them costing a ton more money, and the experience of setting one up sans a phone plan being a needlessly clunky experience (compared to doing so with pretty much any Android phone) are the real reasons to be bummed about the notion of using an iPhone instead. Were it not for those things, I'd be totally fine with the iPhone supplanting the iPod touch and the entire iPod line with it. That said, the Apple Music app is utter trash on anything that isn't a Mac, an iPad, or, oddly enough, an Android phone, so maybe that killed the iPod touch (and, with it, the iPhone's viability as an MP3 player) on its own.

 

[MajorFubar]

Gonna be honest...I was surprised to find they were even still being sold. I didn't know they were still a thing until I saw the headline they were being discontinued. Honestly who's buying an iPod in 2022 when your phone does basically the same job and more? It's just another device to carry.

 

[bushman4]

IPod was great in it’s day however times have changed and the function of the iPod lives on in Apples music app which is available on iPhones, iPads Macs, and ipads
The only advantage of the iPod in todays world is the price. So for those that really want it it’s still available until supplies run out

 

[UltimateSyn]

If an iPod dies in the woods but nobody's there to buy it - did it really die?

 

[Larsvonhier]

It’s not good for those of us who listen to a lot of music and really struggle sometimes when things are charging. It’s not exactly a good look to be sitting with a portable charger because they is no other way of charging and the battery is draining

You could hop over to the aWatch and have at least some of your music with you. Works great while being active or when "other devices charge". BT audio support also robust (as long as not standing near running microwave oven ;-)

 

[Duncan-UK]

It’s not good for those of us who listen to a lot of music and really struggle sometimes when things are charging. It’s not exactly a good look to be sitting with a portable charger because they is no other way of charging and the battery is draining

Buy a second iPhone - you know it's what Steve would have wanted...

 

[Duncan-UK]

I can only find MP3 players up to 64gb on sale here in the UK. How do they even get the music on them?

And again I would lose all the songs I’ve brought from ITunes over the years.

This all sounds like what has worked well for me for over 14 years is being changed despite it being more and more money and way too technically challenging.

Seriously - has your iPod got a big red stick of dynamite that is about to blow up just because they have been discontinued?

Re putting music onto an MP3 player - have you ever heard of google....

How can you be so lacking in common sense and initiative?

 

[House3344]

Seriously - has your iPod got a big red stick of dynamite that is about to blow up just because they have been discontinued?

Re putting music onto an MP3 player - have you ever heard of google....

How can you be so lacking in common sense and initiative?

I’ve tired Googling but honestly some of it is beyond my technical understanding.

 

[House3344]

Use a Apple watch.

And have to spend hundreds on wireless headphones? Once again how is that progress?

 

[House3344]

Do people on here realise wireless headphones are very expensive - can’t get any for under £50. My current headphones are £19. And i can’t use ear buds. I have an odd bump on one ear that makes them too painful.

Progress seems to basically be make things worse.

 

[Juuro]

I just want something that plays all my cd’s. My current collection is just under 64gb but it will pass it soon. What would psople on here do?

For now: Get an 256 GB iPod touch while it is available. If you really want to use it für listening to music only it is your cheapest option to stay in the Apple universe. The iPod will last you probably for many many years.

In the future: Just get the cheapest iPhone and use it in flight mode. Like that you basically have an iPod touch. It might even last longer because the batteries and processors got better over the years, let alone in five years from now when your iPod touch maybe starts to fail.

I think almost nobody will miss the iPod. It was a great time back in the early 2000s but now its a product for an extreme niche.

 

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

Do people on here realise wireless headphones are very expensive - can’t get any for under £50.

this is just a straight-up lie. I honestly can't tell if you're trolling here or just a bit slow. All of your concerns are ridiculous and have fairly easy solutions, yet you keep adding more and more non-problems to your list.

 

[MajorFubar]

I don't think I'm understanding the problem here.
No one is taking your existing iPod away.
Or your £19 headphones.

 

[laptech]

Ironic isn't it, when it comes to technological progress, the minority do not matter but when it comes to human progress, the minority matter.

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Does no one else agree with this. I mostly use my iPod when my phone is either charging or when I am out and don’t want to or don’t have access to internet. Even the best phones don’t have no where near as much storage space as an IPod does if the phone has to have lots of apps on it. What is someone like me meant to do. I love having a wide variety of music to listen to on a plane or beach without any wifi and inna few years I will simply lose that. How is this progress?

There’s literally so many options for everything you listed or are just wrong. If you’re this set on old tech you must be scared of magical rocket shaped objects flying through the air with people inside.

 

[BellSystem]

Pretty sure internet signals are still not great on Airplanes and in many many places. The hotel I was in a few years ago only had wifi in the reception and not in the reception.

I guess I will have to shop around in time for a music player that has the ability to store lots or otherwise buy a phone and never activate its sim and just use the phone for storage. What ones would people recommend? they doesn’t seem to be many on sale anymore. I don’t like being on the internet all the time. I like to detox and disconnect. And I bet sooner or later IPhone will be wireless headphones only when some of us often end up breaking headphones and only want cheap ones not expensive ones. And can’t use earbuds due to odd ear shape.

I don’t know where you travel, but I travel all over the US multiple times a month usually and I don’t have issues with WiFi in hotels or planes. Plane wireless is not blazing fast, but it’s enough to buffer some music. If you have a 64GB or larger iPhone I don’t see how you can’t load it up with enough music in advance of the flight to get you through it. I usually have stuff locally just in case the wireless is down on the plane. Even at the height of the iPod days I couldn’t fit my entire collection on one, so I’ve never been accustomed to having my entire collection with me. SanDisk and Sony are the only players I know of that are still around that can take SD cards. The larger Sony players are $$$$. The reality is the more time that passes the fewer standalone options there will be.

 

[Wizec]

Use a Apple watch they can store allot of music.

Not really. 8GB is currently the max amount of combined music, audio books or podcasts you can store on any Apple Watch, and that’s only if you have a 32GB model. The limit is approximately 25% of overall storage.

 

[CraigJDuffy]

Nah, it was disgraceful they continued to sell it despite it being neglected for years. Plenty of 2nd hand options for yourself if you’re desperate to hang onto one.