Firmware/iPod

To determine your iPod device model, refer to the lists of iPod classics, iPod minis, iPod nanos, iPod shuffles.

Some iPod firmware has a "display" firmware version and/or build number reported to the user that differs from the actual internal version and/or build number. The "true" version information is in parentheses.

Information relating to revisions of iPod mini (1st generation), iPod nano (2nd generation), iPod shuffle (2nd generation), iPod shuffle (4th generation), and iPod with video (5th generation) is not yet fully verified. If a firmware doesn't work for your iPod, try other revisions listed.

iPod classic (6th generation)
iPod classic (6th generation) models have been given many unofficial names by the community in order to differentiate them from each other. To identify which model you have, refer to iPod classic.

Musicmatch Jukebox Plugin
Early iPods (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation) sync with a Windows computer by way of a Musicmatch Jukebox plugin. Use right click &rarr; Save Link As… to save this file, as it is incorrectly served as a plain text file by Apple's servers.