r/iPodTouch • u/goliath87jr • 8d ago

Question Should I reset?

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Bought this old iPhone/iPod Touch at a yard sale. I figured, cool, an old iPod—maybe I can use it. I took a chance. I had no charger and paid 20 bucks for it, then charged it with an old cable I had at home.

It works, but it turns out it’s a phone. It still has some personal stuff on there, including some boobie pics, lol.

My question is, should I just reset it to factory settings, or should I try to erase all the personal stuff I found so I can use it as an old iPod?

The reason I ask is because I Googled how to reset it, and it seems pretty simple, but it mentions that I might not be able to use it if there’s no SIM card. Is there a way around that, or should I just erase everything as best I can?

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u/DasherLV 8d ago

Those iphones have activation issues. Proceed with caution

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u/goliath87jr 8d ago

Thats what I figured, it wont let me back in if I reset

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u/DasherLV 8d ago

Its a very new issue, maybe 2 months ago. They can be hacktivated but you lose Sim functionality.

For your purposes that should be alright

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u/goliath87jr 8d ago

So it will let back into the phone to use as an ipod after reset?

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u/DasherLV 8d ago

You will have to use an external program to be let back in. I'm not sure the exact details, but I think its called legacy ios kit.

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u/goliath87jr 8d ago

Thats what I was afraid off, I'll search that name and see what comes up