From iPhone to iPod - the best thing you can do with an old iPhone

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• How to turn an iPhone into an iPod?
• Step by step guide to turn iPhone into iPod
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Every year we follow the news from the world famous company Apple. New smartphones win the hearts of apple fans with lightning speed, and they are eager to get the latest flagship released as soon as possible.

With the release of new iPhones, older models gradually become obsolete and do not provide for updates. In this regard, users are selling old, but still up-to-date phone models. As a rule, the cost of previous generations decreases and there are a lot of options for buying used devices.

Nevertheless, selling the old model allows you to slightly reduce the planned cash costs for the new iPhone. But what to do if the iPhone model is too outdated and has a low cost?

For such a task, it is not necessary to be an engineer and understand the basics of physics. Of course, some steps require adherence to strict instructions. One of the important and valuable investments is the investment of time in the creation of new and useful devices. An old smartphone can be turned into an iPod that will be as functional as the latest generations of the iPod Touch.

Before proceeding with the reincarnation of the iPhone, you must do the following:

• Check the health of the smartphone and make sure that it turns on smoothly.
• Create a data backup.
• Make sure the battery is good.

Important! For the ultimate goal of turning a phone into an iPod, namely using the device as a "family gadget" (to be shared with family and friends), it is necessary to sync users' personal data by disabling the "Find My iPhone" feature. You should also sign out of iCloud. Such an operation will avoid possible blocking and help in creating an independent account for further use (Apple ID).

For this it is enough:

• Open settings options.
• Enter the main settings.
• Click on "Reset".
• Then "Erase All Content".

Apple Smartphone Makeover Guide:

• You need to place a SIM card in the iPhone slot for a new activation.
  If you use the device without a SIM card, then its absence will constantly annoy the user with a reminder, and the SIM card will also allow you to restore the smartphone in emergency situations.
• Connect your old iPhone to a computer that has iTunes installed.
• Launch iTunes on the PC and wait for the device to be detected by the system.
• If there is an attempt to identify an iPhone with a suggestion to enter a password and pass identification, you must re-unbind your account from your Apple ID and reset the settings again.
• Then you need to follow the instructions displayed on the screen until the full update of iOS.
• Turn off mobile Internet (if it will not be used).
• Connect to WiFi.

These steps will help you independently make another device out of one, namely the iPod.

After the transformation work, you can use your smartphone as a player to listen to your favorite music, watch video content. One of the pleasant results is an increase in the operating time of the device (the device does not waste power on receiving calls, does not use communication modules and continuous operation of the processor in the background).

For full comfort, you can replace the old iPhone battery. You can also do it yourself by following the step by step guide.

The experience gained after the experiments carried out helped to improve the device and prevent it from gathering dust in the box. The iPhone 5S has become a powerful and functional iPod, like the previous 4 and 4S smartphones.

These models did a great job with basic playback functions, as their iOS operating system did not lose the ability to perform tasks.

System limitations may be in version 9, which is the last device to support updates.