How to Update an iPod Touch
The iPod Touch is a portable media player that Apple created that has many of the same features as an iPhone. The device allows users to connect to a WiFi network, surf the Internet, send and receive email, and download and watch movies or listen to music. Similar to personal computers, the Apple engineers are constantly making corrections and adding functionality to the iOS that runs the software applications installed on the iPod Touch. When enough upgrades are created, the company releases a software or firmware update for the device. When this occurs, a common task for users is updating the iPod Touch.
How to Update the iPod Touch
Step 1 – Open the iTunes application on the computer synced with the iPod Touch.
Step 2 – Check whether the version of iTunes on the computer is the latest one by selecting the “iTunes” and “Check for Updates” menu options from the “File” menu bar.
Step 3 – Select the “Click Download iTunes” menu option if an update is available on the subsequently displayed screen. The computer’s “Software Update” screen will then open, displaying other applications that have updates available. It is not required that programs other than the iTunes program is downloaded from this screen.
Step 4 – Exit from iTunes and install the new version of iTunes on the computer (if required).
Step 5 – Start iTunes after the installation is complete, then connect the iPod Touch to the computer using the white data cable that came with the device.
Step 6 – Select the iPod Touch on the left hand side bar.
Step 7 – Select the “Check for Update” menu button under the “Summary Tab.”
Step 8 – Click the “Update” menu button if a new update is available.
Step 9 – Leave the iPod Touch connected to the computer while the new update is installed. After the update is complete, disconnect the device and it will be updated.
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