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Nearly empty metal case (Apple iPod Touch 4th Generation (2010) Teardown)

No wifi antenna pics?

One of the changes/differences between prior gen and 4gen is the wifi antenna and the elimination of the plastic window seen in 3rd gen.

Wow. Now lets see you put it back together...:)

Unfortunately, we lost this iPod Touch on the operating room table.

I've cracked open dozens of gadgets for TechRepublic and always been able to put them back together in working order.

This one stumped me.

I tore one of the internal ribbon cables--not really sure how. And, I accidentally insert the tip of my opening tool between the display and front panel--damaging the display.

Bill,

I honestly can't believe they pay you to do this, lol. I've searched high and low, I see no similar job advertised anywhere.

Just kidding, nice work, I enjoy some of these disassemble galleries... too bad this iPod will never work again (at least not without volume control).

T.

apple has achieved some degree of customer trust but must concentrate on rebranding

Can you put it back together?

"Apple clearly DID NOT design the 4th generation iPod Touch to be user-serviceable." Image #35

All I want to be able to do is change the battery without breaking the Touch! The battery in my 1st gen Touch is soldered inside. iPods and phones "break" when batteries die. Happens often, but opening their devices "voids the warranty". My smart phone opens to change the battery and SIM card. Glad it's NOT an Apple.

In a real first, Apple actually made the iPhone 4's battery very easy to replace. It's the only iPod/iPhone/iPad model I that I would currently suggest an average user attempt a battery replacement on.

Thanks so much, my IPod wouldn't work from water damage and i managed to fix it using this as a guide! Cheers!

My iPod 4th gen. fell on the concrete and the glass screen cracked pretty bad.. How would i go about fixing it and what places are trustworthy sites to buy parts these days??? It's a black ipod but I figured why not make it white while I'm at it. So i guess what I'm asking is, where should I go to get both the white glass for the ipod, a new white home button, and what procedure should I follow when going about the switch?

OK, To remove the volume button contact shield, IF you haven't damaged/torn the ribbon cable, how would your get to the screw directly under the ribbon cable? (beside desoldering the cable, that is)

Are you still working with digital images? The print I sent you to have enlarged was the only copy I had, since everthing on the sim card has vanished. In addition, I found a print of my parents I would also like to have restored. The serif program is finally up and running.

When changing cell phones, I removed the sim card and loaded it in the new phone. Albeit, there's " No " data. I put it back in the original cell and still no data. Where did it go? Is there another way to retrieve it ?

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Col