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First-generation iPod touchPhoto: Guess Who / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

2007 - 2022

iPod Touch

“The iPod touch brought a touchscreen app experience to a device without the normal cellular-phone role.”

Birth year
2007
Shutdown year
2022
Lifespan
15 years
Peak era
Company
Apple
Category
Devices

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What Was It?

The iPod touch brought a touchscreen app experience to a device without the normal cellular-phone role. It could become a music player, games device, and portable internet companion at once.

The end of the line also closed the last chapter of Apple's iPod hardware family, after years of overlap with smartphones.

The Story

  • 2007 The product era documented here begins in 2007. The iPod touch brought a touchscreen app experience to a device without the normal cellular-phone role.
  • 2022 The iPod Touch hardware line was discontinued in 2022. Online-service and support dates may differ from the end of hardware production.

How It Died

The iPod Touch hardware line was discontinued in 2022. Online-service and support dates may differ from the end of hardware production.

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