Is the original iPod Touch worth upgrading?
The first-generation Apple iPod Touch.
(Credit: CNET Networks)Owners of the original Apple iPod Touch are at a disadvantage when it comes to upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0. The OS upgrade comes with a $10 fee and adds improved features such as copy and paste, landscape keyboard, Spotlight searching, Shake-to-shuffle, Safari autofill, and improved Wi-Fi hot-spot log-in. Unfortunately, desirable new features such as Voice Memos and Bluetooth audio streaming won't work on the first-generation hardware.
To add insult to injury, some first-gen users (including CNET's own Antuan Goodwin) are reporting slower system performance after making the upgrade. Symptoms such as choppy gameplay, longer App launches, and sluggish menu scrolling seem to be the most apparent.
Any first-gen Touch owners out there having similar issues with OS 3.0?
Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
Donald Bell is an electronic musician, a veteran record store employee, and a fearless hardware hacker. He's also CNET's Senior Editor for MP3 and digital audio.
Jasmine France is CNET's resident digital audio doyenne, writing and editing product reviews, crave blogs, and feature stories on all things MP3. And if you need advice on headphones, she's your girl.
But then again, this is Apple...their primary interest is in NEW cu$tomer$...er..customers.
The new features are useful to have although I find the cut/past feature obtrusive when trying to scroll on webpages. Is there a way to switch off cut/paste?
otherwise I am happy with OS3.0.
I hope 3.0.1 comes soon with some fixes.
I think that the overall benefits of shake to shuffle, landscape in all apps, cut and paste, and the other items listed in Donald Bells video are good enough to upgrade. Plus that is the risk of buying a 1st gen of anything right?
Apple Product Specialist after my third call to Apple support. He advised me to wipe out the iPod Touch
via Restore. Reinstalling everything took an additional 45 minutes. When it was finally functional, I realized
that all of the data in my Notes app was gone. I was not happy. Also, all of the files that were stored in
File Magnet were also gone. My Wi-Fi signal only had one bar and for some reason I'm not able to upgrade to
the 3.0 version of certain apps, unless I want to pay for them..... again.
I wish I would have never upgraded.
I have the 1st generation iPod Touch and have no plans on upgrading the software.
I figured out Apple's scheme. You buy it once, pay for it as frequently as they snap their fingers.
Well, they can keep on snapping their fingers and I will continue to ignore them.
I paid for it, I own it, I am not paying again.
I will use it until it dies, then I may chose a different iPod completely. Perhaps the Nano. I don't care for games or apps. Just a simple music and video player with a calendar fits my needs, thank you!
if you have volume buttons, you have the 2nd generation. if you DON'T have volume buttons, you have the 1st generation.
i haven't updated mine yet, and so far, it seems like i can't. I live in Panama (i'm a U.S. citizen, from when the U.S. Military was here), but iPod-Touches here cost $450.00 AND UP. stupid, isn't it???
I think a lot of people have forgotten just how little the iPod Touch did when they bought it, and how much it does now. Would I like a newer one? Sure, Apple wouldn't be doing a very good job if I didn't, but that doesn't mean I'm unhappy with them. Their job is to make stuff I want to buy, Apple do that better than anyone!
Tim.
Unlike others here I haven't had any problems with the update, in fact when using Safari, web sites load faster and even the map runs and loads smoothly.
I just hope Apple comes out with an iPod touch that has a camera, as alot of apps I have also use the camera so having a camera would be nice. I don't need or want a phone be it iPhone or any other phone as my iPod touch with the exception of a camera does all I want it to do.
For those that don't know, if you find a picture you want to save while web surfing all you have to do is press and hold on the picture and a screen pops up with the option to save the image. No need to take a full page screen shot just for a picture now.
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by centex54
June 19, 2009 1:48 PM PDT
- I've got a 1G 32GB filled up with music and I upgraded to 3.0 mainly for the spotlight search. I really like the search and if you have a large library you will want this. It didn't seem to break anything, I down loaded an app and it automatically connected to my home network. But I mainly just use it in my car as MP3 player, wired but never worry about charging.
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