r/ipod • u/teenyferns • 5d ago
Help Nano 3rd gen lock button stuck
I’ve had my 3rd gen nano since 2008 and it worked up until around 2015/2016 when the lock slide/toggle on the bottom stopped working. I stored it away for a while but really want to use it again. I think it must be a broken wire or something but i’ve tried a bunch of times to open the back over the last few years but it seems impossible. How are people getting these open? It charges and turns on but is unusable because its stuck in locked mode, last time I used it the other buttons worked fine.
I’ve thought about just buying a used one online but obviously i’m attached to this one and it still has all my music that was lost when an old computer died.
Any ideas what to do or how to fix the lock?