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The iPod Touch (2nd gen) was released in 2008. The iPod series was discontinued in 2022.
Software and Apps
The iPod Touch ran the same software as the iPhones at the time. However, prior to iOS 4, iPod users were required to purchase any software update that came out, unlike iPhone users who received all updates for free. It was only after the release of iOS 4 that software updates became free to both iPhone and iPod users. The version I am reviewing in this blogpost is iOS 4.2.1.
| iOS 4 on the iPod came with a variety of stock wallpapers - the same ones that came with any iPhone running the same iOS version. |  |
| The notes app has the well-known pre-iOS7 3D look and feel to it. Though opinions vary, this look was certainly iconic at the time and was frequently replicated by many (unofficial) app-makers on other operating systems.
This iPod running iOS 4.2.1 did not have an emoji keyboard. |
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The ability to surf the web on the iPod 2 is limited, but there. Google searches can be made, even loading the images most times. However, bigger sites like YouTube or Internet Archive do not load.
| Apple Maps still works on this iPod in 2024, though I have not tested its accuracy and reliability. |  |
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The iPod 2 uses a 30-pin connector charging cable. To unplug the phone, the connector must be pushed from both sides to unclasp the locking mechanism that prevents the iPod from getting pulled off unintentionally. |