The second-generation iPod Touch (marketed as "the new iPod touch", and colloquially known as the iPod Touch 2G, iPod Touch 2, or iPod 2) is a multi-touch mobile device designed and marketed by

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with a touchscreen-based

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. The successor to the

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, it was unveiled and released at Apple's media event on September 9, 2008. It is compatible with up to

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, which was released on November 22, 2010.

History

The second-generation iPod Touch was only sold in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB models. Two revisions of the device exist, one with an old bootROM exploitable with steaks4ce with a larger device capacity label on the back. In late 2009, Apple introduced a revised version of the second-gen iPod touch under the MC model name, which was only available in an 8GB variant. It featured a newer bootROM version which patched the steaks4ce bootROM exploit and has a smaller device capacity label similar to that of the iPod touch 3rd gen.

Features

Software

It fully supports iPhone OS 3 but has limited support for

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and did not get support for home screen wallpapers, multitasking, or Game Center, and it never received iOS 4.3.

References

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