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I found my 7th gen iPod Touch running 15.8.2. This device is no longer supported by Apple so I can’t Sign in with Apple ID to do anything useful. Any ideas of how I can save this device from becoming e-waste? I was trying to add Delta emulator to use it for roms but no luck.

Any ideas/suggestions?? πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Try turning off Advanced Data Protection for iCloud on a new device: https://support.apple.com/en-us/108756

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Instead of reducing your iCloud security across all your devices and services which is a bad idea, I might recommend opening a second free iCloud account just for use with the iPod.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm able to sign in and use mine???

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Yeah, but what iOS version?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What happens when you try to sign in?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Message: your Apple ID can only be used on devices running iOS 16.2 or later. This iPod can’t be updated to the latest software.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What happens when you connect it to a PC/Mac and open the corresponding Apple Devices management app?

EDIT: That means you have turned on Advanced Data Protection on another device with the same Apple ID

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Weird, this page says the minimum for the Touch is iOS 15 https://support.apple.com/en-us/118308