Ipod charger not working

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by watchntv, Jun 15, 2013.

  1. watchntv

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    When I plug in my ipod into the charger I've used for months, I get a messages saying charging is not supported with this accessory.

    Please help

    oh I should add in its an apple IPOD charger and it has worked since I bought the ipod, only now is the same charger, I just used this morning/yesterday to charge my ipod,
    so why the change?
    I dont know?
     
  2. watchntv

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    what bugs me the most is I have a car charger that I got for $15-$20 and it chargers my IPOD fine
    it is not an APPLE product, yet it still works
    my Apple brand USB adapter attached to my Apple brand IPOD charger does not work

    so does the IPOD charger not work because Apple wants me to buy a new charger?
    why else would it not be working?
     
  3. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Apple, in all it's infinite wisdom, will do updates on their products that will create issues with other accessories, such as an older charger. We've had a couple of chargers that were original ones that would stop working after an update. So, if you have updated your ipod lately, that is most likely the cause. If not, I'm not sure why it would stop working.

    You don't have to buy apple chargers. Just use their usb cords and buy a usb wall/plug adapter of any brand and it should work.
     
  4. watchntv

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    that's exactly what I thought as welll, due to an update, it now doesnt work
    yet my non-apple charger works fine.
    the problem is the nonapple charger is in my car! so I have to charge the ipod in my car, because the inside apple brand charger no longer works

    I dont know how to get the apple charger to work again., any idea?
     
  5. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    No...since Apple also does not allow you to reverse an update (as every other company I've dealt with does) you won't be able to get it working again. This type of crap has affected me with bigger things than chargers in relation to that company. I've had it happen with a Bose docking speaker and with my car usb stereo system. Its one of the many reasons I can't stand Apple. I've never found a way to fix this.
     
  6. watchntv

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    dang it!
    I suspect you know what you are doing, I'll likely see a apple store and stop in and complain at some point. If you have any tips about what to say or not to say, please share
    My ipod doesnt have wifi service like an iphone does, it can use the wifi, so I have wifi at my home, but I can't charge my ipod in my home.
    I get to charge it with my cheap car charger.

    I have never been able to stand apple and yet everyone seems to love apple. the only thing I like about apple is their stock, I would never buy anything made by apple. the ipod was a gift and I have a Rumor2 phone while the rest of my family has iphones.
    Im not sure why people buy apple? peer pressure? its too difficult to find a less popular item at a cheaper price that has the same/more options than apple?

    thanks for the knowledge you've passed on:(
     
  7. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    I've had one of these for more than a decade
    http://file.walagata.com/w/perk/ACDC-Adapter.jpg
    My first phone was a big analog bag phone and it was very hard to charge in the house. I bought this and used it to charge with the car charger in the house.
     
  8. watchntv

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    yeah, so I guess this apple USB-IPOD charger is just worth tossing, since the ipod is the only apple product I'll ever get.
    One of my friends, a camera affinicado, loves her high priced digital camera and was happy to be able to edit the picture on her IPAD. It was extremely easy to use. but then she had no way of getting the picture off the IPAD. no sd card and if she saved it to "the cloud", and downloaded it elsewhere, or emailed it to herself, she said the picture lost the resolution that she took the picture in with her "34TB digital camera" with automatic red eye reduction+foot massager*.

    I think this old article applies to all apple stuff
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberth...ored-my-advice-and-bought-an-iphone-5-anyway/

    *she has a fancy-dancy camera, which I've heard too much about,
    I've repeatedly asked for a photographs of the same picture to compare; one taken with her ultra$$$ camera and one taken with my Rumor2 camera phone or a cheap digital camera.
    She insists she needs to extra resolution/pixels to "edit" the pictures. Even though I havent been given a picture in years and she averages 24 pictures a day(as of last year) she has 1000+ pictures to "edit". Why do some people not understand time in life is finite and priority should be given to things that you will look back on 1-50 yrs from now and be glad you did?
     

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