The iPod Touch is a portable media player produced by Apple that has many of the same features as an iPhone. The device allows users to connect to a WiFi network, surf the Internet, send and receive email, and download and watch movies or listen to music. Similar to personal computers, the Apple engineers are constantly making corrections and adding functionality to the iOS that runs the software applications installed on the iPod Touch. When there are enough upgrades created, the company releases a software or firmware update for the device. When this occurs, a common task for end-users is updating the iPod Touch.
Steps to Update the iPod Touch
Step 1 – Open the iTunes application on the computer that you synch with the iPod Touch.
Step 2 – Check to ensure the version of iTunes on the computer is the latest version by selecting the “iTunes” and “Check for Updates” menu options from the “File” menu bar.
Step 3 – Select the “Click Download iTunes” menu option if an update is available on the subsequently displayed screen. Your computer’s “Software Update” screen will then open displaying other available applications that have updates available. You do not have to download other programs other than the iTunes program from this screen.
Step 4 – Exit from iTunes and install the new version of iTunes on your computer (if required).
Step 5 – Start iTunes after the installation is completed and then connect your iPod Touch to the computer using the white data cable that came with the device which connects to the USB port on your computer.
Step 6 – Select the iPod Touch on the left-hand side bar.
Step 7 – Select the “Check for Update” menu button under the “Summary Tab.”
Step 8 – Click the “Update” menu button if a new update is available.
Step 9 – Leave your iPod Touch connected to the computer while the new update is installed. After the update is complete, you may disconnect the device, and it will be updated.