And if you like to browse on the move, you also have the iPad (9th generation), which gives you a much bigger screen for $329. AssistiveTouch can also be added to the Accessibility Shortcut for quick access from Control Center, or you can. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut, then turn on AssistiveTouch. Use 'Hey Siri' to say, Turn on AssistiveTouch. Then of course when the iPhone 13 mini was released. You can: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch, then turn on AssistiveTouch. So, why would people buy an iPod solely for listening to music, especially when their smartphone can do it just as well?įor listening to music at home, you have products like the HomePod mini that only costs $99, with which allow you to stream the entire Apple Music library using just your voice. It didn’t make much sense to me but I ended up with an iPhone instead and sold my iPod touch. However, almost everybody-including teenagers-owns a smartphone nowadays, which they can use to listen to music.
IPods and other portable MP3 players peaked before smartphones took off and reached mainstream adoption. Thats Apples first big favor to the wireless carriers, and itll never. That begs the question: Why have people lost interest in the iPod? The lack of 3G connectivity means that the iPod touch is no anytime, anywhere device. But, it’s safe to assume the iPod touch’s rapidly declining sales over the past decade are mainly the reason for the discontinuation. At this point, we can only speculate as Apple has been silent about why it’s discontinuing the iPod lineup, besides the announcement in an Apple Newsroom post.
