Basically, I want to know what would be needed to replace the glass. I found a part on Amazon, but despite owning iDevices for years, I've never had to repair one so I have no idea what I'm actually looking for.

If this will do the job, I'd be over the moon, but the fact that the 4th Gen has a higher resolution screen, and presumably a higher resolution touch sensor thingymajigger, I wasn't sure. Any help would be great!

⟐ Edited maio 26, 2016 at 17:14 GMT-7

Thanks in advance to anyone that can point me in the right direction for this issue.

I have an iPod touch (4th Gen) that has a completely blank (dark) screen. Connecting the device to my computer, I do hear the alert from the iPod to tell me a device is connected, and then iTunes notifies me it recognizes the iPod is in recovery mode and needs to be restored.

What I've tried:

• Resetting. held sleep/wake and home button wile connected to power. nothing happens
• Restoring in iTunes. Restore appears to complete. (no error messages)
• DFU mode restore

As soon as restore completes, iTunes gives me the same message about detecting ipod in recovery mode.

Anything else I can try before cracking this thing open? Even then I still wouldn't know what to look for hardware-wise to fix.

⟐ Commented outubro 31, 2019 at 3:20 GMT-7

I have a White iPod Touch 4th generation 32GB that will not recognize wifi networks at all. I have tired everything! I have restored the iPod, rest the network setting, rest the iPod. I have also installed 3 different wifi antennas and still nothing. And before anyone asks there is nothing wrong with my wifi network or my router I can connect all of my other devices to it with no problem.

I have tired to search the internet to figure out what may be causing this problem and how I can fix it with no prevail. I have not been able to find anything about this issue and how it can be fixed.

I am open to any suggestions as I would really love to learn what is wrong with this iPod. Someone please help me!!

⟐ Commented setembro 17, 2017 at 11:50 GMT-7

⟐ Answered março 17, 2026 at 18:17 GMT-7

⟐ Commented fevereiro 14, 2024 at 7:06 GMT-7

⟐ Answered janeiro 10, 2017 at 14:58 GMT-7

Do's and don'ts

⟐ Answered maio 01, 2018 at 12:33 GMT-7

Do you guys know what could be the cause and if it can be repaired?

Photo:

http://i.imgur.com/7NaAkca.jpg

Thanks!!

⟐ Commented fevereiro 12, 2018 at 8:11 GMT-7

⟐ Commented setembro 09, 2015 at 16:26 GMT-7

So I wonder what others are doing with the adhesive and if they move the latch over to the new screen. I have a feeling the latch helps keep the screen in place better than adhesive alone.

Also I always take the small pad under the digitizer cable from the broken cable to the new one. You can see it in step 13 in the same guide. It puts some pressure on the connection I think. This should have been in the guide.

Take a look at this picture: https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/943721/1...

You see the metal bracket on the top of the original touch screen. I have not been able to find anyone selling a touch/LCD with this bracket. So I always have to move it over from the broken one.

And regarding the adhesive I found out that I can use the same adhesive used for iPhone 3G/3GS except the top sticker which you cant't really use. At the top you need to get on the bracket from the old screen and put a thin line of adhesive (i.ex. cut from the top iPhone sticker) along the edge. And you need small strips along the sides of the screen. You can easily cut that out yourself. I am going to buy a roll of the 3M 300LSE like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/3M-Sticker-tape-Adhe...

Not sure if I need the 3mm or 2mm. Anyway there doesn't seem to be much instruction or help on replacing the screen assembly although there are some good instructions on disassembly like on ifixit.

⟐ Answer accepted agosto 06, 2018 at 4:28 GMT-7

It seems like no one have had this problem before. I've done a lot of research, but i couldn't find a site that could help me. I've had my iPod for exactly one year, and about a week ago I dropped it from about 1 foot (30 cm). After that happened I checked if everything was working, and it was. The next day the lock button didn't work.

It looks like it's crushed and it wont come out. It is stuck inside the aluminium housing. What can I do to fix this?

⟐ Answered setembro 13, 2015 at 21:03 GMT-7

⟐ Commented agosto 27, 2023 at 12:35 GMT-7

⟐ Answer accepted julho 26, 2018 at 7:30 GMT-7

⟐ Commented fevereiro 23, 2020 at 18:27 GMT-7

http://puu.sh/iZLdh/c8415d76c1.jpg

After that the WiFi connection ceases.

The wifi itself is working fine, my sister is using it without problems on her laptop currently so no resetting of the router is needed.

I've restarted the device and reset the network information.

I'm entering the password right.

I'm currently wiping the device clean.

Apple Customer Service was about as stupid as a pile of rocks. "Herrderr it's your WiFi that's the problem because if you wiped it clean it can't be a software issue."

⟐ Commented julho 15, 2015 at 7:49 GMT-7

⟐ Answered agosto 22, 2023 at 0:03 GMT-7

Warranty is useless so I've got nothing to lose. I haven't found a "6R8 coil" like repair for the 4th Gen Touch.

If I need to replace an entire board, which one? If there is a component to replace, which one? I have the skills to do the work, just need an idea where to start.

Thanks!

@oldturkey03 Depends on what you mean by the backlight or LCD. I see no backlight at all in this Touch. If I put a flashlight on the screen I can see the icons on the LCD, can navigate through different apps and settings, and verified that the brightness settings are at max with auto brightness both off and on. Any settings here change nothing and seeing what is on the screen is unchanged.

I appreciate any ideas you have. Believe me, you aren't going to hurt my feelings. The IC that you have pointed me to is a good idea, unfortunately the pics point show locations on an iPhone, not the iPod (if it exists).

With nothing to lose, I took the unit apart tonight got out the alcohol and cleaned like a mad man. Got it all back together and no change. Unfortunately I failed to see your post until after I got the unit back together. Had I read up beforehand I could have looked for a similar IC. Too bad it's unmarked.

Again, other ideas are appreciated. I wish there was a way to determine if the LCD/LED sandwich was faulty or a component on a board was bad. I have sent this unit into iRESq and they said it wasn't worth the repair. Had I been smart I would have asked for more details, was it the mainboard or the LCD. I should call them back tomorrow and find out. I'd presume the mainboard.

It's kind of a bummer how little info there is on these units when the iPhones and previous gens of the Touch have tons of info.

Thanks again!

⟐ Commented março 04, 2019 at 21:42 GMT-7

Thanks so much.

-Travis

⟐ Commented janeiro 31, 2017 at 16:30 GMT-7

⟐ Commented julho 28, 2024 at 18:05 GMT-7

⟐ Answered novembro 28, 2017 at 18:01 GMT-7