So I’m broke and I buy the cheapest stuff. I bought an iPod Touch 6th Gen off eBay with a cracked screen and a bad battery for about $15. However, what I didn’t know was that apparently the battery was soldered to the Logic Board, which I should’ve looked up I guess… what can I do to tinker a bit with this device, make it a fun tech project, and still make it usable? It says working condition other than the bad battery…
If OP indeed has the 6th gen iPod Touch, not the classic, it won’t be as rosy as most of the comment here suggest. From my experience replacing the battery on one, you need a hair dryer to loosen the glue and pry off the screen, then a soldering iron to replace the battery since its ribbon cable is directly soldered to the logic board. No storage expansion or custom firmware is available for such iOS devices, as far as I am aware.
Also watch out for low-quality replacement batteries, the first replacement I tried only lasted around an hour on a full charge.
6th gen battery isn’t soldered it’s a connector. Check iFixit. Replacements are pretty cheap. Even with a cracked screen and dead battery 15$ is a killer deal for a 6th gen!
Does that happen to be a variant? I replaced the battery in my aunt’s iPod Touch 6 a few years ago and did have to desolder the battery ribbon cable as it was directly soldered to the logic board. Took a lot of patience just getting to the battery too (screen is held on by glue unlike the clips/tabs in an iPhone).
Also interested to hear other people’s thoughts on reusing these old iOS devices, got one sitting around just collecting dust.
Thank you!!! Someone said “It’s literally soldered onto the board” so it makes me happy to hear that’s not true
Not sure what they’re on about, it’s soldered.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPod_Touch_6th_Generation
With that being said, it’s not a terribly difficult part to desolder/resolder. Use flux, take care not to short the positive side to anything else while you’re working.
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Super easy to replace the battery
I’d be more concerned about the cost of the equipment to heat up and take the thing apart. Is that a concern?
I don’t think they were using glue yet. You just use a plastic pry tool to get the case open.
