Ipod Tips And Tricks

Ipod Tips and Tricks - Ipod Troubleshooting guide.

This blog provides iPod tips and tricks, Apple Ipod Troubleshooting, How to restore iPod and how to reset iPod touch. Ipod tips for nano, shuffle and many other video ipod tricks for troubleshooting.


First and biggest problem iPod won't start up.

Ipod Tips to troubleshooting iPod won't start

1) First before starting troubleshooting fully charge your iPod.

2) Secondly and most common mistake is - User by mistake make iPod in hold position. So it will not work. Make sure hold switch is off. If hold switch is on then you will see lock symbol on screen. Move hold switch to off position. If it shows hold switch is off. Even then toggle hold switch on and off for couple of time. If remote control plugged into it, make sure that its hold switch is off as well.


3) if you can mount iPod on computer. Then restore it with latest software updater according to your model. You can find latest software on Apple website. To start iPod restore process read this post about how to Restore Ipod. I will explain this in details.

Note :- If you Restore iPod, all your data like calendar, music and contact will be erased. So take back up before restoring.
4) if it wan’t charge or you are not able to charge it, make battery completely dry. Take out battery from iPod and put outside for 24 hours. It will dry completed and again fully charge the battery.

5) if it is 18 months old and you have used it extensively. It may possible that battery is completed dead.

This Ipod Troubleshooting tricks will solve almost all problems in most off the cases or else contact technician for repairing.

Ipod Tricks - iPod doesn't mount or not appear in iTunes.


1)iPod will not be recognized by low power USB port. Make sure to plug in usb2.0 port or fire wire port.
2) It needs all the power a fire wire port can deliver. If it is connected with chain of fire wire devices. It will not get required power and it will not appear in iTunes.

3) reset iPod, I have explained it in last post how to reset ipod.

4)If you are using MAC system. Then restart PC while holding a shift key of keyboard. This will disable start up items and if iPod respond to this treatment should be restored.

5) For first three generation i pods, hold next and previous button. And for mini and fourth generation play and the Select button to place the iPod in Disk Mode. If iPod mount only with this disk mode. Then it should be restored.

Update : Many people search on google and yahoo how to transfer music from ipod to computer, PC or iTunes. Here is steps for transfer music from iPod to computer and how to transfer music from ipod to itunes.

Ipod Tricks for The iPod displays a folder with an exclamation point when it starts up.


1) Fully charge it. It may possible that iPod is confused by some process.
2) Make sure it is updated with latest version of software which is compatible. An incompatible software may cause this problem. So restore your iPod.
3) If it is formatted with some windows or mac disk utility which are incompatible. If you have done this, then restore iPod with latest updater available on apple.
4) If none of this iPod tricks steps work. That means hard drive is dead. Try diagnosis hard disk with diagnosis test or contact service center.

Ipod Tricks for The iPod displays a battery with an exclamation point.


1) make sure you are charging from working power source. It will not charge, if it attached to sleeping computer. And also USB 2.0 connection won't charge a third-generation iPod.
2) iPod locked up then try to unlock it by resetting. For first three generation iPods simultaneously hold Menu and Play button and for forth generation and mini press Play and Select button for about 7 to 10 seconds.
4) If it does not charge. Even you plugged it with power receptacle for longer time. Then try to use another cable. As damaged cable also prevent it from charging.
5) If none of these treatments work, that means iPod battery is dead.

Ipod tricks for The iPod displays the image of a spinning disk and magnifying glass.

 
1) This indicate that it performing disk scanning test. This icon appear in first three generation iPod, not available in mini and fourth generation iPods. If you don’t want to perform this test reset iPod. If you like to complete the scan then plug iPod for charging. As this test takes lots of power and take long time about 15 to 20 minutes to complete.

These Apple iPod tips and tricks are common for different types of video iPod, iPod touch or shuffle.

How to Transfer Purchase from IPad IPhone to Computer

How to transfer purchase songs, album, books, apps from iPhone to computer iTunes and without iTunes software.

 

        Your apps downloaded from iTunes store to iPhone saved at app library. Book downloaded to book library. Purchased TV show saved in TV show library.

Step for how to transfer purchased films from iPhone to computer iTunes.

 

     1)  Connect iPhone to computer. IPhone will appear in this PC.

      2) You need to authorize PC.

     3)  You can authorize maximum 5 computers. And to authorize computer you need to install iTunes.

 

   Open iTunes. There are file, edit, view, control, store and help tab. Click on store tab. In that menu click on authorize this computer. Now it will prompt for apple login. Log in with apple id. You can create apple id for free. You can also deauthorize computer.

 

Transfer purchase film from iPad to computer

 

    4)      Open iTunes –click on file tab – – then devices tab.   

 
Transfer purchase item iPad to computer

            Now you will find TRANSFER PURCHASE FROM and you will find iOS device name which are attached to computer. Select the device, this will transfer all purchased albums, movies to computer iTunes library. This is the other way for how to transfer all video from iPhone to computer iTunes.

 

    2nd method for transferring purchased content from iPhone to computer.

       Open iTunes / on left hand side, you will find the apple iOS device – right click on apple device. Select transfer purchase from. This also copy all purchased to computer.



TRANSFER PURCHASE IPHONE TO IPHONE

3rd method to copy purchased iPhone to computer.

     Open iTunes - edit menu – there is a last option preferences. Under preferences – new windows will open. Click on store tab just next to sharing.

 

                  Select automatically download content. There are four option music, movie, apps and books. You can also choose video quality of purchase item that you are downloading. You can also select always check for available download.

 

    Transfer purchase without iTunes software.           

 Step 1) First finds the location of music, films on iPhone.

 Open this PC - under portable devices and drive – find iPhone icon. Under internal storage–folder iPhone_control. Under that there is music folder. You will find many folders named as music001, music002 etc.

       You can also find content here /private/ var / mobile /media /iTunes_Control / Music or films or purchased library.

 

  Step 2)    Location of iTunes content and iTunes library is C:\Documents and Settings\ username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media.

You can change the location of iTunes content and iTunes library by this way.

Open iTunes - edit menu- preferences – then advanced – iTunes media folder location- select change or reset.

Steps 3) Select those contents and paste on computer.

 

You can also sync iPhone with iTunes vie Wi-Fi.

 There is an option on iTunes. Open iTunes – click on device and select sync this device iPhone over Wi-Fi.

Ipad Won’t Start up Bong Noise Alert Sound

Troubleshot IPad won’t start up giving bong noise and when iPhone power on no display beep alert every 2 to 5 second or alert sound for specific time interval.

 

Various reasons for iPhone won’t startup blank screen and steps for repairing iPhone stop working non responsive LCD.

 

       In brief there are few reasons which can cause iPhone stop working. Those are iPhone power failure like battery, power port, iPad LCD display screen problem, software or iOS firmware problem and proximity sensor. But first go through my post for apple ipod / iphone won’t turn on and black screen troubleshooting. Then you have much better idea how to resolve this problem.

 

1. When you turn on iPhone and screen remain black and giving bong noise. It indicates that some initial required hardware is failed and it gives system sound alert.

For example if you remove computer ram from its slot and start computer. It gives beep noise while booting. And there is no display only black screen. This is called booting hardware failure. Similarly for apple iPhone require some basic hardware to boot. If any needy hardware fails, than it gives beep alert sound.

 

2.  Sometime iPhone digitizer not working and it also gives bong noise alert. And iPhone would not turn on and remain black screen.

 

3. IPhone LCD is not working, it gives bong noise. It is not damaged display LCD which cause such bong beep noise. But actually the soldering connectors are teared off or dry soldering cause such problem. If you are a professional hardware expert than check on back side of iPad logic board. You can judge that soldering is proper or not. Don’t try yourself.

 

4. Sometime it happens that iPhone turn on when you use charging cable, but iPhone won’t turn on with battery. Here also check battery's 3 connector point soldering whether it is proper or not. Or to confirm that whether problem with battery or connector. Use another iPhone battery and turn on. If iPhone boots, then there is a problem with battery. But even with new battery problem remain same. Than its better to check iPhone battery connector point.

 

5. Sometime iPhone display LCD connector got damaged during inserting display cable to PCB slot. It results in iPhone non-responsive LCD screen.

 

6. Sometime you upgrade iPhone firmware to latest version. And you bought older LCD screen and installed it. It also results in iPhone won’t start up no display. So replace with compatible LCD display.

 

7.  To exactly identify the problem, use crash log of iPhone.  Whenever you synchronize iPad to iTunes, the log file will be transferred to iTunes. To find log file in windows computer.

Type %appdata% in run command – this will open a folder – click on apple computer folder – logs folder - crash reporters folder. Inside crash reporter folder there is a separate folder for each apple devices.

Windows 10 and windows 7 :

Find crash log on windows 10 computer. Type eventvwr on run command. This will open even viewer box and hen application. On right side of panel there are list of application log. You can find iPhone crash log there.

 

 Those crash logs are very difficult to understand. So use XCODE or any other crash reporter tool. This will convert crash log to human understandable names and organize crash log. Which is very useful for iPhone troubleshooting. In this crash reporter view, if you find defunctScreen. Then it says that there is iPhone LCD screen display attached. It means LCD screen is not working.  As iPhone boots, it does not detect LCD screen. Because of that  iPhone start with blank screen.

 

8. Your proximity sensor wrong working can make iPhone screen blank. That can cause continuous beeping.