How to Turn off Every Model of the iPod nano

Instructions apply to the 7th Generation iPod nano and earlier models.

A progress wheel appears on the screen.

Hold theSleep/Wakebutton until the screen goes dark.

The nano is now off.

To turn the nano on, hold theSleep/Wakebutton until the screen lights up.

They cannot be turned off.

The Hold switch is at the top of the iPod nano.

On the 1st through 5th Generation models, slide theHoldswitch to theOnposition when you put the iPod away.

On the 6th and 7th generation nanos, the Hold button doesn’t slide.

Instead, press it (similar to the Hold button on an iPhone or iPod touch).

This is particularly tricky because so many models of the iPod nano look similar.

Apple discontinued the iPod Nano on July 27, 2017.