

On iPod nano 6th generation: Press both the "Sleep/Wake" and "Volume Down" buttons for over 8 seconds. Wait for a few seconds, your device will reboot.Ģ. On iPod nano 7th generation: Touch and hold down "Sleep/Wake" and "Home" button until the screen shut down. Just try to soft reset to unfreeze an iPod.ġ. Soft reset always happens when your iPod is frozen or not responding. Hard reset, in contrary to soft reset, is to factory reset iPod. Soft reset, which works similarly to reboot your computer.

Soft reset (restart) iPod to fix frozen iPod Pro tip: Restore data from iPod after factory reset.Factory reset iPod without iTunes/password Factory reset iPod with iTunes without updating iPod Factory reset iPod without iTunes (password required)

With or without iTunes, without or without computer or password, you can easily find the solutions here. This post collects the most practical 4 ways to help you. Whether you want to fix a frozen iPod touch, or wish to factory reset iPod shuffle for data wiping, the only road is to reset iPod.
