iPod touch 2nd generation update?

[CBillups1]

when i plug my brothers 2nd gen ipod touch its on some old software. 2.0? how do i get 4 or 5 on it?

 

[Liquinn]

when i plug my brothers 2nd gen ipod touch its on some old software. 2.0? how do i get 4 or 5 on it?

What software? iOs?

 

[CBillups1]

software 2.2.1

 

[AdrianK]

You can't get iOS 5 on it, the last update for the second gens is 4.2.1.

Just plug it in to a computer running iTunes, select the iPod on the left hand side and click update.

 

[CBillups1]

You can't get iOS 5 on it, the last update for the second gens is 4.2.1.

Just plug it in to a computer running iTunes, select the iPod on the left hand side and click update.

i clicked update but it says 2.2.1 is the current software.

and damn i wanted to download an app but on the iphone it requires 4.3 so im guessing it wont work

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actually i think it might be first generation lol

 

[AdrianK]

actually i think it might be first generation lol

Then 3.1.3 is as high as you can go.

 

[CBillups1]

damn, thanks for the help then

 

[yanmoyiie]

damn, thanks for the help then

Just plug it in to a computer running iTunes, select the iPod on the left hand side and click update.

 

[NZed]

or you could try whited00r
but its slow

 

[Comeagain?]

ITunes won't let you go past what it will support. Just try.

 

[CBillups1]

or you could try whited00r
but its slow

whats white door? i mean i just want to download an app, i dont really care if its slow.

 

[NZed]

whats white door? i mean i just want to download an app, i dont really care if its slow.

then never mind.

 

[CBillups1]

um i already tried downloading it. it wont let me download an app from the store?

 

[nickn]

What generation is the iPod? The first gen does not have a speaker and is limited to 3.1.3. You can get that through a paid upgrade. The 2nd gen does have a speaker, and is limited to 4.2.1. Please post a definite answer to what you have.

 

[Ivan P]

How to distinguish between a 1st and 2nd gen iPod touch:

1st gen:

Black aluminum border at the very edge of the screen
No speaker (just a clicker that plays basic sound effects for locking/unlocking)
Backplate is completely flat
Wi-fi antenna is rectangular, in very corner of device
No volume buttons

2nd gen:

Curved backplate that curves around to the front of the screen
In-built speaker
Wi-fi antenna is a stretched oval, located near the corner of the device
Volume buttons

 

[APlotdevice]

whats white door? i mean i just want to download an app, i dont really care if its slow.

WhitedOOr is custom firmware for the first and second generation iPod touch (as well as the iPhone 2G/3G) that gives you many of the features available in newer iOS releases. However from what I understand it won't let a first generation run apps which require iOS 4.0 or later.