Editing IPod (section)

{{Short description|Line of portable media players by Apple (2001–2022)}}
{{distinguish|iPad|AirPods}}
{{redirect|IPOD}}
{{about|the series|specific versions of the iPod|iPod Touch|and|iPod Classic|and|iPod Mini|and|iPod Nano|and|iPod Shuffle}} 
{{for|the music player app formerly called iPod|Music (software)}}
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{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
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{{Infobox information appliance
| name = iPod
| logo = [[File:IPodlogo2017.svg|frameless|upright=0.7|class=skin-invert]]
| image = IPod family.png
| caption = The final iteration of each iPod product. From left to right: [[iPod Shuffle]], [[iPod Nano]], [[iPod Classic]] and [[iPod Touch]].
| developer = [[Apple Inc.]]
| type = [[Portable media player]]
| units sold = 450 million (as of May 2022)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mickle |first=Tripp |date=2022-05-10 |title=Farewell to the iPod |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/technology/apple-ipod-phasing-out.html |access-date=2022-05-11 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202214236/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/technology/apple-ipod-phasing-out.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| storage = 512&nbsp;MB—256&nbsp;GB
| related = {{flatlist|
*[[iPad]]
*[[iPhone]]
*([[List of iOS devices|comparison]])
}}
| website = [https://apple.com/ipod/ apple.com/ipod] redirects to [https://support.apple.com/ipod-touch/ support.apple.com/ipod-touch]
| releasedate = {{Start date |2001|11|10}}
| discontinued = {{Start date |2022|05|10}}
}}
{{iPod models}}
The '''iPod''' is a series of [[portable media player]]s and multi-purpose [[mobile device]]s that were designed and marketed by [[Apple Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Mitchell |title=Our Memories of the iPod |date=May 14, 2022 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/14/23071036/ipod-memories-20-years-discontinued-mini-shuffle-classic |publisher=The Verge |access-date=14 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.askdeb.com/technology/what-is-an-ipod-how-does-the-ipod-work/|title=What Is an Ipod? How Does the iPod Work? How to Use an iPod|date=August 7, 2016|website=askdeb.com|access-date=March 26, 2021|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606094217/https://www.askdeb.com/technology/what-is-an-ipod-how-does-the-ipod-work/|url-status=dead}}</ref> from 2001 to 2022. The [[iPod Classic#1st generation|first version]] was released on November 10, 2001, about {{frac|8|1|2}} months after the [[Macintosh]] version of [[iTunes]] was released. Apple sold an estimated 450 million iPod products as of 2022. Apple discontinued the iPod product line on May 10, 2022. At over 20 years, the iPod brand is the longest-running to be discontinued by Apple.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/10/apple-discontinues-ipod-touch/|last=Miller|first=Chance|date=May 10, 2022|publisher=9to5Mac|title="Apple discontinues iPod touch, ending 20 year run of iconic 'iPod' brand"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510161032/https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/10/apple-discontinues-ipod-touch/|archive-date=May 10, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some versions of the iPod can serve as external [[USB mass storage device class|data storage devices]], like other digital music players. Prior to macOS 10.15, Apple's iTunes software (and other alternative software) could be used to transfer music, photos, videos, [[iPod game|games]], contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars to the devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of Apple [[macOS]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] operating systems.<ref>{{cite web |author=[[Apple Inc.]] |title=iTunes system requirements. Apple iTunes software runs on Mac OS X 10.3.9 or OS X 10.4.9 through to macOS 10.14 and on Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or later |url=https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ |access-date=May 28, 2008 |archive-date=September 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905124649/https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McKillop |first=Ross |title=10 Alternatives to iTunes for managing your iPod |url=https://www.simplehelp.net/2007/07/08/10-alternatives-to-itunes-for-managing-your-ipod/ |publisher=Simple Help |date=July 8, 2007 |access-date=May 28, 2008 |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728040209/https://www.simplehelp.net/2007/07/08/10-alternatives-to-itunes-for-managing-your-ipod/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Before the release of [[iOS 5]], the iPod branding was used for the media player included with the [[iPhone]] and [[iPad]], which was separated into apps named "Music" and "Videos" on the iPod Touch. As of iOS 5, separate Music and Videos apps are standardized across all iOS-powered products.<ref>{{cite web |title=APPLE IOS 5 IPHONE/IPAD HANDS-ON (screenshot of iPhone home screen with iOS 5 preview) |url=https://www.bgr.com/nggallery/page-320/album-all/gallery-186/image/2403/ |work=[[Boy Genius Report]] |date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609010733/http://www.bgr.com/nggallery/page-320/album-all/gallery-186/image/2403/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While the iPhone and iPad have essentially the same media player capabilities as the iPod line, they are generally treated as separate products. During the middle of 2010, iPhone sales overtook those of the iPod.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dediu |first=Horace |title=Turning up the volume: iPhone overtakes iPod |url=https://www.asymco.com/2010/10/21/turning-up-the-volume-iphone-overtakes-ipod/ |publisher=asymco |date=October 21, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2013 |archive-date=December 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206054709/http://www.asymco.com/2010/10/21/turning-up-the-volume-iphone-overtakes-ipod/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>