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iPod touch iPhone owners, What do you use iPod touch for?

My primary use of iPod Touch is for reading, like rss, ebooks and manuals as I spend two hours on the train everyday, needs something to break off and it must be portable. Music and movie are the other regular uses.

Bought a kindle paperwhite for better reading, the screen of ipod is just too small, not good for eyes.
 
Developer devices. I have a lot of older devices plus I usually pick up the new models when money permits.

If I wasn't a developer, then possibly an Apple TV remote and streaming device since my phone goes where I go, I could leave the touch in the living room for others to use.
 
I primarily use my phone for work, and when I'm out I need the battery to hold up.

After sitting on a train one day for a couple of hours not being able to listen to music or read on the Kindle App I went and bought a Touch. I use it primarily for those two things and I never have to worry about my phone battery.

It also meant that I only needed a 16gb phone when I upgraded it, rather than 64gb, which saved about half the cost of the Touch on that purchase.

I could do without the Touch, but I reckon that a couple of times a month I can read or listen to music on it when wouldn't have been able to do if I was relying on the phone alone.
 
I use my 5g 64gb model listening to for music mostly. Some light web browsing but mainly for music.
 
Universal Remote

I was looking for a programmable universal remote. After searching among many alternatives, I decided to get the L5 remote. In my opinion it is the best device to plug into a 4th gen iPhone or iPod touch. Finally I can design the layout, the look and the function of each button and device I own.

However, after a while I realized that it is somewhat inconvenient to use my iPhone as a remote controller. So I decided to get a refurbished iPod touch to use it as a dedicated remote controller.

I bought an 8gb iPod touch (4th gen because the L5 remote is not available for the Lightning connector) from the refurbished store for about $150. L5 remote device is about $40 from Amazon. So, for under $200 I have the neatest smallest and the most capable universal remote controller. You can program as many devices as you want and get rid of a table full of remotes. You can mimic the original remote layout and use custom labels with custom graphics.

Some may think that spending close to $200 on a remote is excessive but it is the only device I need for my home theater media server. Plus it still functions as a regular iPod for reading emails, quick web surfing and using the Apple Remote program to control iTunes etc.

The only negative thing about this setup is the fact that L5 seems to have come to the end of its life cycle because there is no Lightning version on the horizon and the development seems to have stopped. :mad:
 
KeithJenner said:
I primarily use my phone for work, and when I'm out I need the battery to hold up.

After sitting on a train one day for a couple of hours not being able to listen to music or read on the Kindle App I went and bought a Touch. I use it primarily for those two things and I never have to worry about my phone battery.

It also meant that I only needed a 16gb phone when I upgraded it, rather than 64gb, which saved about half the cost of the Touch on that purchase.

I could do without the Touch, but I reckon that a couple of times a month I can read or listen to music on it when wouldn't have been able to do if I was relying on the phone alone.
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is 16gb enough for you? with all those apps and games.....surely you need more!
 
boateng said:
is 16gb enough for you? with all those apps and games.....surely you need more!
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Yep, 16gb is more than enough for my iphone. I only have a couple of timewaster games on it, and the Apps I need for it only take up a couple of GB.
 
bobbyjames said:
I have a 32gb Iphone and a 64gb iPod Touch. The iPod has nothing but music on it, while the iPhone has a small number of albums on it along with all the various apps/games I have/use. I mainly use the iPod for use around the house (plugging into docks/stereos) and for travelling. Because of the size of my iPhone, I couldn't fit all my music on it so I kept hold of my iPod when I got the iPhone.
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I have the same setup (32GB iPhone / 64GB iPod Touch) and pretty much do the same thing.

I prefer to have separate devices because it is too frustrating to use the iPhone as a music player and then start stressing out about the battery level when needing to use the iPhone as a...phone.

The nice thing about having a 4G iPod Touch is that I've been able to get some screaming deals on docks and speakers since many stores are clearancing out accessories with the 30 pin connector.
 
sracer said:
I have the same setup (32GB iPhone / 64GB iPod Touch) and pretty much do the same thing.

I prefer to have separate devices because it is too frustrating to use the iPhone as a music player and then start stressing out about the battery level when needing to use the iPhone as a...phone.

The nice thing about having a 4G iPod Touch is that I've been able to get some screaming deals on docks and speakers since many stores are clearancing out accessories with the 30 pin connector.
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its true that....i am in the same situation...
thinking of purchasing a nano or classic....
 
To add to this, besides being a universal remote (due to 30-pin connector accessory), the 4th gen iPod touch is a great device for gaming for youngsters. My nephew is around 2 years old and because his grandparents and parents (blame on it them right?) spoiled him, he's always asking for iPads and iPhones. I'm not giving him a $500+ device. Instead, I hand him the iPod touch. He really can't tell the difference except for the screen size. I lock the iTunes and appstore, so he can do whatever he wants on it.

The metal casing is rugged, and we haven't had any problems with him dropping it anytime soon. Its battery life is mediocre, but if you don't want your kid to use all the battery in your phone, this is the ideal device.

I really think Apple should put an iR blaster on the iPod Touch so it can be a universal remote without the accessories, but that's just me. Other than that, it's just a very expensive-kid-occupying-device.
 
iPod Touch & Classic

I use my classic iPod as a backup to my music and photos. It is great to have if you wish to hold all of your music and photos along with other media.
iPod Touch is used basically for listening to music and checking e-mails, etc. iPhone is used for business calls and emails.

Having more than one iPod comes in handy if it's in the budget. A lot will depend on that but if you can swing it there are benefits.:)
 
I mainly use mine to store almost all of my music to play on wireless speakers, so i can surf and play on my iPhone 5 while listening to whatever on a bluetooth wireless speaker from a 4th gen iPod Touch, that way music doesn't take up a ton of room on the iPhone.
 
Gaming...and browsing web.

I have a new iPhone 5c. I try to save battery on my iPhone so I always have my iPod touch with the games on it. Unfortunately my iPod touch 4g battery has lost nearly half of its capacity. I also use my iPod touch for web browsing.

Also, I try to keep open space on my iPhone for obvious reasons and open space on my touch because it's only 8gb. So I always have my iPod nano 7 with my music and Star Trek, Star Trek into darkness, Star Trek the wrath of khan and Star Trek space seed(episode)
 
I had a iPod touch 64 gb 4th that I was very happy with. Have a 32gb iPhone 5c. I decided to get the 5th generation Touch because iOS 7 is much smoother. I gave my other touch to my son. I use apps that I need wifi on my phone and the apps that don't need wifi such as my meditation apps, audiobooks, kindle, music, games and movies on my touch. Oh and I do have an iPad mini and iPad 3; 128 and 64gb respectively. And I use them ALL.

I clearly didn't need to upgrade but I'm glad I did.
 
I notice a lot of people who carry an iPod touch so they can do things without wasting their iPhone's battery.

You should all consider a portable charger battery. It would likely simplify your life to do things on one device, and the portable battery packs do a great job of topping off your phone when the battery gets low.

You're already carrying two things around, might as well change one of them and make things simpler :)
 
I just ordered a 64 GB iPod Touch 5 to handle all of my music and podcasts. I have a 32 GB iPhone 5 that I have been using for everything but found that I needed something else. I use Keynote a lot and have been having to use my iPhone to connect to the projector and I use my iPad Air to change the slides. So now I will use the iPod to run the Keynotes via the projector. I also have been unable to getthrought the day on a single iPhone charge so hopefully using the iPod for music will save some battery life.

I also think with the 64 GB iPod I can get away with only buying a 16 GB iPhone 6 when it is released this year.
 
iHeartsteve said:
Judging just from the answers on here so far, the itouch is really not needed at all. It seems just like those who can afford to just buy an extra iPhone or something,buy this. But if you can do that I'd rather have an extra iPad lying around.
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It isn't that people already have an iPhone and have extra money so they buy an iPod touch...most people get their iPod touch first then get an iPhone. And most of the time if they do buy an iPod touch after they buy an iPhone it is because they need more space for music or apps...it isn't really that useless
 
zorinlynx said:
I notice a lot of people who carry an iPod touch so they can do things without wasting their iPhone's battery.

You should all consider a portable charger battery. It would likely simplify your life to do things on one device, and the portable battery packs do a great job of topping off your phone when the battery gets low.

You're already carrying two things around, might as well change one of them and make things simpler :)
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I actually have a portable charger for emergencies but personally, I wouldn't want to have to use it while I'm actually typing an email or reading or playing or something. Just feels awkward. That said, the iPhone's battery is enough to last me a workday with moderate usage. I got the iPod Touch so when I get home, I can just charge my iPhone and use the iPod Touch in lieu. Another reason I got one, it's my test dummy. I've had a number of times when a firmware upgrade or an app update would be unstable or crash until a patch is released. The iPod Touch is my test box so my production unit (iPhone) doesn't get messed up. :)

Granted, with the iPads and the Kindles, I don't find myself using either the iPhone or iPod Touch all that often nowadays.
 
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