Apple has killed off its sixth generation iPod Nano model. While the Cupertino based company is gearing up to introduce the new-generation iPhone model next week, the company has abandoned the iPod Nano sixth generation. This is as per its own repair and servicing policy which states devices are only supported for 5 years after production ends.
The iPod Nano was officially introduced in September 2010, but which reached end-of-manufacturing in September 2012.
According to reports, Apple had sent a memo to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers on August 30 to inform that the sixth-generation iPod Nano has been added to the vintage and obsolete products list, which means it no longer receives repairs and servicing at its own stores.
On the contrary, Apple users in California can have their 2010 iPod nano models repaired at Apple for another 2 years, as per the local regulations which require companies to provide two additional years of servicing.
The sixth-generation iPod nano has long been considered the first-generation Apple Watch, mostly because of the design that Apple rolled out on the model.
With a square screen and the size of a typical watch, many third-party accessory makers created special bands that allowed the iPod nano to be worn on the wrist, just like a traditional watch.
And given the touchscreen, the iPod nano was more or less considered to be the first-generation Apple Watch, even though it obviously lacked the more advanced smartwatch functionality that’s currently available to customers of Apple’s wearables.
