Hey,

does anyone have experience with using an iPod Shuffle in 2026? Just got my hands on one, and I couldn't really find any information on dealing with all the issues it seems to have with using it with current computers.

I would be thankful for any kind of information! :-)

This is my original iPod Classic that I bought in 2007 in high school. It was originally an 80GB silver 6th gen classic.

I first replaced the battery in 2012 during college, and mangled it so badly it was held together with duck tape.

In 2015 after college I replaced the battery again and got a new back and front plate (still silver).

In 2019 I replaced the battery with a 2,000mah battery, purple front plate and thick back. I also swapped the screen with a new one since the original broke, and added a black clickwheel. This was also when I first flash-modded it with an iFlash board and SD card.

In 2024 I replaced the back again, upgraded to a new 3,000mah battery, and got a new headphone port.

The only original parts left are the board and frame. 😂

I've just recently got my hands on a Video and put an iFlash Quad in it. I intend to use it as a music source in my car and I normally put my phone on one of those magnetic mounts that you shove in the air vent (like this) so I'd like to do the same with my ipod so it's accessible to replay/skip songs while driving. This in mind, my question is whether it's safe to put the ipod on the magnetic mount without borking the ipod? I know electronics used to be sensitive to this but my knowledge of tech tells me it should be fine now that there isn't a spinning metal disk inside it but I'd prefer to not find out the hard way.

I have a 3rd Gen iPod (classic). It came with a firewire cable and charger which seems to charge it fine, but it doesn't seem to charge over USB. Is that typical of these devices or is there something wrong with mine? Its just inconvenient to charge with the firewire cable, I wish it could use any 30 pin to USB cable.

EOE is what everyone recommends but he is just drop shipping from Chinese manufactures. Can save 90% of the cost!

I’m hoping to get more involved in Lemmy and the iPod community! There is a lot of fun to be had in rebuilding old iPods. I hope to foster that community here. I enjoyed the subreddit but do not see a presence here.

i have it since 2008, planned to replace the battery