{"id":396091,"date":"2017-09-04T01:50:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T17:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/09\/03\/ipod-nano-sixth-gen-now-obsolete\/"},"modified":"2017-09-04T01:50:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T17:50:51","slug":"apples-watch-sized-ipod-nano-is-officially-obsolete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/apples-watch-sized-ipod-nano-is-officially-obsolete\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s Watch-Sized iPod Nano is Officially Obsolete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth-generation iPod nano is officially obsolete, meaning Apple will no longer repair or service the portable media player.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/09\/ipod-nano-6g-6th-sixth-gen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-586082\"\/><br \/>Apple added the sixth-generation iPod nano to its internal vintage and obsolete products list on August 30, according to a memo distributed to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers seen by MacRumors.<\/p>\n<p>Apple repairs and services products for up to five years after they are no longer manufactured. The sixth-generation iPod nano was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2010\/09\/01\/apple-announces-new-ipod-models\/\">released in September 2010<\/a> and discontinued in September 2012.<\/p>\n<p>As required by statute, sixth-generation iPod nano owners in California may still obtain service from Apple Stores or by contacting AppleCare at 1-800-APL-CARE. The extended coverage period will likely end in September 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The sixth-generation iPod nano was notable for its square-shaped design. A number of third-party straps and accessories were released that essentially turned the device into a very early version of the Apple Watch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2017\/09\/ipod-nano-6th-gen-watch-strap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-586083\"\/><br \/>Unlike the fifth-generation iPod nano, the sixth-generation model lacked a click wheel, video camera, and speaker. Instead, it had a touchscreen and adopted the iPod shuffle&#8217;s clip to make it wearable on the go.<\/p>\n<p>Apple returned to a rectangular design for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2012\/09\/12\/apple-announces-4-ipod-touch-multitouch-ipod-nano\/\">seventh-generation iPod nano<\/a>, and added a Home button to the device. The design remained the same until Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/07\/27\/apple-removes-ipod-nano-ipod-shuffle\/\">discontinued the entire iPod nano and iPod shuffle<\/a> lineups in July.<\/p>\n<p>Apple has yet to list the sixth-generation iPod nano on its public <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT201624\">vintage and obsolete products<\/a> list, but the device will likely be added soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth-generation iPod nano is officially obsolete, meaning Apple will no longer repair or service the portable media player. Apple added the sixth-generation iPod nano to its internal vintage and obsolete products list on August 30, according to a memo distributed to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers seen by MacRumors. Apple repairs and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":396092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,69,59,26],"class_list":["post-396091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-macrumors","tag-media","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=396091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/396092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=396091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=396091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}