Apple has bid farewell to the iPod after announcing that the only model that resisted the sale, the iPod touch, will cease to be sold when current stocks are exhausted.
The iPod is already history. What was Apple’s best-known device for years, one of its big hits and the dream of many of us who now have gray hair, will no longer hit shelves in the Apple Store. is the chronicle of an announced death that we have all been waiting for for years. The current iPod touch has not been renewed since 2019, and the previous model took 4 years to renew.
The arrival of the iPhone began to cast doubt on the need for a music player like the iPod, especially after Apple’s smartphone became so popular and more affordable models arrived. Yet many users still preferred a dedicated music player without having to carry a full smartphone with them. The lace was given by streaming music, since the iPod touch had WiFi connectivity, but not mobileso to listen to music from your streaming services without a Wi-Fi connection, you had to download it to the device.
For many, it was our first Apple device, for what it meant, for its price and for its advantages. I bought my first iPod nano in 2008, and the battery still holds despite having been in the drawer for years and I only charge it when I’m homesick and want to see how it works its touch wheel, an element that had been the Apple icon for more than a decade. In fact, the iPhone was said to include a touch wheel like the iPod. As Apple says, the spirit of the iPod will live on in every Apple device you can listen to music with.
