How to Unfreeze Your iTouch
An iPod Touch, also called just "iTouch," can freeze up whenever you attempt to run multiple applications, download multiple files from iTunes or while playing a game on the device. An iTouch that is frozen is essentially unusable, as you cannot open any media files or run applications until you unfreeze the device. Just as there are several reasons why an iTouch may stop working as normal, there are also numerous methods to unfreeze the player.
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Instructions
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Close the application that's running on the iTouch. Hold down the "Home" button on the face of the iTouch until the application closes. Release the button after ten seconds if the application does not shut down.
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Turn the iTouch off. Hold down the "Power" button located at the very top of the iTouch. Wait for the red "Power" slider to appear on the iTouch's screen. Use your hand to move the slider to the right. The device turns off. Hold down the "Power" button again until the iTouch turns on. The device will be unfrozen.
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Reset the iTouch. Hold down the "Home" and "Power" buttons simultaneously until the player turns off. Turn the player back on if it doesn't automatically reboot. The player is unfrozen.
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Charge the iTouch utilizing either an MP3 player/iPod charger or a computer. The device unfreezes if it begins to charge.
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Install the most recent iTunes software onto the computer. Connect the iTouch to the computer, and open the iTunes software. Click "File" in iTunes, and choose "Sync iPod" if the iTouch doesn't automatically sync with iTunes. The player unfreezes once it syncs with iTunes.
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Tips & Warnings
Take your iTouch to an Apple Store or the store where it was purchased if none of the fixes listed above work, as there's likely a serious problem with the device that you can't fix.
