īefore the release of iOS 5, the iPod branding was used for the media player included with the iPhone and iPad, which was separated into apps named 'Music' and 'Videos' on the iPod Touch. Prior to macOS 10.15, Apple's iTunes software (and other alternative software) could be used to transfer music, photos, videos, games, contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars to the devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Some versions of the iPod can serve as external data storage devices, like other digital music players.
At over 20 years, the iPod brand is the oldest to be discontinued by Apple.
Apple discontinued the iPod product line on May 10, 2022. Apple sold an estimated 450 million iPod products as of 2022. The first version was released on October 23, 2001, about 8 + 1⁄ 2 months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. The iPod is a discontinued series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices designed and marketed by Apple Inc.
